GILBERT SCOTT: BY GEORGE?
Much as I’d like to believe that the slew of restaurant openings in London will raise the bar by providing more competition à la New York I fear it has instead diluted a dining scene that is, despite...
View ArticleMASSIMO: WHERE'S THE SPIRIT?
What is it about hotel restaurants that make them suck all the joy out of the dining experience? Mostly cavernous spaces with decor that tries to be tasteful but ends up being tasteless; the circuitous...
View ArticleJOSÉ: UNA ESQUINA ESPAÑOLA
When people realise you’re a bit more interested in food and restaurants than would be considered normal in polite company the first thing they do is ask you what your favourite restaurant is. To be...
View ArticleDINE WITH DOS HERMANOS: A GOODMAN/ O'SHEA/HERDERMAN/WRIGHT BROS JOINT
It all started out as a vague thought in my head as I spent a lazy afternoon in Los Angeles wistfully pondering on all the things I missed most about living in London. There were enough things on the...
View ArticleROCKSALT:VOYEZ/CES OISEAUX BLANCS/ET CES MAISONS ROUILLÉES
My favourite time of all to visit the seaside is when the promenades are quiet, the skies are grey and rain-flecked and the kiss-me-quick hat shops are shuttered. An English seaside town in the low...
View ArticleHOME COOKING: OI! TWO MORE LAMB BHUNAS HERE
In the last few weeks, as much for my own enjoyment as any other reason, I have been undertaking research into the all too familiar cast of dishes that appear on British curry houses.While some of...
View ArticleHEDONE: MY PLEASURE
To call Mikael Jonsson an ingredient obsessive is to do him a disservice - it’s a bit like saying that footballer Lionel Messi can play a bit. I’d already crossed paths with him (Mikael not Lionel,...
View ArticleCHICKEN KORMA: THE PRINCELY DISH OF PERSIA
Foreign influences on Indian cuisine are legion.In the Southern state of Goa, you will see the influence of their former Portuguese overlords in the use of chilli, garlic and vinegar in dishes such as...
View ArticleLAMB BIRYANI: A SEALED POT OF PURE PLEASURE
My quest to catalogue some of the most popular dishes in Indian restaurants around the world continued this week with an attempt to create the perfect Biryani.It’s no easy matter as this glorious dish,...
View ArticleDINE WITH DOS HERMANOS: THE BEST OF SPANISH COOKING WITH JOSE PIZARRO
Those of you who have been following DH for a long time will know that Jose Pizarro has long been our "go to" chef in London when it comes to matters of Spanish cuisine. Quite frankly, no one in the...
View ArticleCUT: THE MUSTARD?
Cut to the chase: It's a Steakhouse. It's expensive. Rich people and Americans will love it. (Cheque to the usual place please).Oh. Ok. Much as I'd like to believe Wolfgang Puck has always wanted to...
View ArticleMORE PIG THAN POSSIBLE WITH MY FILIPINO RELATIVES
Can I just say, for the record that I love being married? Not just because the blessed and very patient Sybil puts up with my many Bengali quirks, but also because it means I have inherited a huge...
View ArticleROAD TRIP USA 2011: THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED
It has been a long while since I posted here on DH. There is, however, a very good reason. For the best part of the last month, I have been on the road as part of my journey to visit every corner of...
View ArticleROAD TRIP USA 2011: ARE WE NOT MIDDLE AGED MEN?
Our original plan had been to spend no more than one night in each city. However, one morning, about three weeks before Road Trip 2011 was due to begin, I received a slightly giddy e-mail from Neal...
View ArticleROAD TRIP USA 2011: ONE NIGHT IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST
I am going to warn you right at the beginning of this post that there is not going to be a lot of food discussion or many photographs of amazing meals to make you jealous and hungry in equal measure....
View ArticleROAD TRIP USA 2011: PORK CHOP JOHN'S TO MOUNT RUSHMORE
A crack of dawn alarm the next morning, gave us the chance to catch a cracking view of the sun rising over the fields of Idaho. I had persuaded Neal to make such an early start as one of the few food...
View ArticleDINE WITH DOS HERMANOS @ JOSE PIZARRO
I am sure that everyone in London is now aware that Jose Pizarro’s new gaff in Bermondsey will stake a strong claim to be the best Spanish restaurant in London. Two weeks ago, however, it looked a...
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