Sundowners in Spitalfields at Alfi
As Cilla Black didn’t quite sing, “What’s it all about, Alfi?” The answer is a…
Author Alex Larman
Empire Empire
It’s always an unorthodox start to a lunch when Larry turns up, panting and looking…
Guys and Dolls at The Bridge Theatre
In musical theatre, there is a phenomenon known as “the 11 o’clock number”. Some musicals…
The Parakeet
I have learned, through bitter experience, to treat the label of ‘the best neighbourhood restaurant’…
HUMO
Last year, when I reviewed Casa in Bristol, I wrote that it was the best…
Roka Mayfair
Very few restaurants in London last five years, let alone two decades. And so, when…
The Marylebone
When you’re sauntering around Marylebone – for my money, one of London’s most salubrious and…
The Chesterfield Mayfair
Unlike its more raffish neighbour Soho, Mayfair has always had a reputation for genteel sophistication;…
The Best London Restaurants for January
It’s miserable, wet and cold in January, and you’re still thinking wistfully/shudderingly (delete as appropriate)…
Paro
As regular Arbuturian readers will know, there is little that I enjoy more than a…
Faber, Hammersmith
What is the perfect neighbourhood restaurant? It varies according to taste, budget and, indeed, the…
The Return of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh, a poem supposedly dating from some time between 2100 BC and…