A Cigar Dinner at The Montague
“Linen-draped table, sparkling glasses, bottles of inky wine, a pastoral outlook and a full humidor. That’s a recipe for success.” Nick ‘Monty Cristo’ Hammond dines and puffs at The Montague on the Gardens.
Browsing: Food
Stars Under Stars at Jumeirah
“Pleasure knows many boundaries. Dubai, a food desert, where water, ingredients and workforce are shipped in, and septic tanks pumped far out, has something of the pyramids about it.”
The Flavours of New Orleans
“Anxiously eying the turtle soup laid out on the table before me, I was hesitant to sample my first spoonful. It was a first, let alone at breakfast time, but it was only one of many exotic entrées to pass our lips…”
Demarquette: The Marc of Distinction
“Marc Demarquette has been the recipient of so many accolades it’s beginning to frustrate the competition.” Larry meets the renowned chocolatier; plus a tantalising reader offer is enclosed…
Simply the ‘Best’
I’m not interested in the best restaurant on a budget or the world’s coolest or most democratic. I’m looking at the idea of the ‘best’, something that pulls at the heart strings, shocks, delights and nurtures in equal measure.
Sicily Unpacked at Refettorio
Refettorio, 19 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6DB. Tel. 020 7438 8052.
Something’s Flesh
There was one event in my youth that left me enthralled by the genus Lepus; one cold autumn night that remains clear in the memory, scented with the sharp musk of braising hare.
Debauchery in Dorset
A group of adventurers, drinkers and bon viveurs gathered for the trip down to Lyme Regis for a foraging expedition with chef extraordinaire Mark Hix and a whisky dinner hosted by Talisker…
Epicurean Empire
Shana Ting Lipton meets Tim and Nina Zagat, founders of the internationally renowned, iconic restaurant survey and guidebook series, which has humble beginnings in sixties Paris as the hobby of two ambitious solicitors dodging the chaos on the Left Bank.
Unique Italia
Here are antipasti that you’ve never had before, as you’ve never had them before. This is genuine Italian fayre, as it would be served, unadulterated and without the need for preparation.
Pierre Hermé: Master of the Macaron
With girls resting Longchamp bags on their laps as they sip coffee in pavement cafes, Knightsbridge’s chic Lowndes Street is an apt setting for another French classic to set up shop. Welcome, Pierre Hermé.
Jun Tanaka’s Seafood BBQ Masterclass
It was a warmish, sunny-with-a-chance-of-showers day in July when Jackie Lee and I arrived at the Chancery Court Hotel for an afternoon which, we were promised, would change our attitude to barbecuing forever.