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Champagne Duval-Leroy at The Greenhouse lunch
Menu from a lunch at the Michelin-starred The Greenhouse to sample and explore champagnes from Duval-Leroy with food created to match the champagnes: Canapés - mushroom/foie gras/margarita Fleur de...
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The Rookery, Clapham, Review
69 Clapham Common South Side, London SW4 9DA www.therookeryclapham.co.uk With a seriously busy bar and the feel of a converted pub, The Rookery doesn’t immediately seem like somewhere to eat. Packed to...
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Wahaca’s Day of the Dead
Wahaca‘s Day of the Dead festival opened at the Old Vic Tunnels last night, until 3rd November. The festival is an annual holiday celebrated throughout Mexico to honour, remember and send prayers to...
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Humphry’s, Buckinghamshire, review
Stoke Park, Park Road, Stoke Poges SL2 4PG www.stokepark.com A short train and taxi ride takes you, within the hour, to the charmingly secluded Buckinghamshire country club Stoke Park. Part luxury...
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Potato gnocchi with chorizo, basil oil and tomato salad
It might be wintry outside but it’s mighty hard to forget the summer. I’ve been invited to create a “winter-warmer” recipe using Good Natured’s Splendid Spuds so here it is, with a side serving of...
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Mallorca Week at Boqueria, Brixton, Review
192 Acre Lane Brixton, London SW2 5UL www.boqueriatapas.com Despite the substantial number of British tourists who visit Mallorca each year, its cuisine isn’t well-known in the UK. Owing to the large...
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Wine Grapes and Art of the Restaurateur launch
Wine menu from an evening at Caravan King’s Cross to celebrate the joint launch of Wine Grapes (Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding, José Vouillamoz) and Art of the Restaurateur (Nick Lander) where Swiss...
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Juxtaposition of life and death in food and wine
Every now and then, the polarity of life and death approaches something akin to poignant. As I got ready for my friend José Vouillamoz’s book launch at Caravan King’s Cross (he co-authored Wine Grapes...
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Grower Champagne, fromage and French Bubbles
It’s fast approaching Christmas and there’s one word on everyone’s minds – celebration. And nothing says celebration quite like champagne. Most of the champagnes that I’ve been drinking this year have...
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42Raw, Mayfair, Review
6 Burlington Gardens City of Westminster W1S 3EX 42raw.co.uk London’s restaurant scene isn’t short of Scandinavian influence, and this is another concept to hail from Copenhagen. Recently opened as a...
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Brancott Estate Curiosity Club at Gauthier Soho dinner
Menu from a dinner at Gauthier Soho for the launch of New Zealand winery Brancott Estate’s Curiosity Club with a selection of wine to match the food: A selection of hot and cold canapés Brancott Estate...
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Pays d’Oc IGP wine tasting dinner
Menu from an evening at Gauthier Soho to taste a selection of the best wines from Pays d’Oc IGP in the South of France followed by dinner prepared by the chef: Mas des Dames Blanc 2011 Domaines Paul...
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L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Covent Garden, Review
13-15 West Street London, Greater London WC2H 9NE www.joelrobuchon.co.uk It’s hard to pinpoint the L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon experience – it’s so overwhelming. Let’s start with the concept. L’Atelier...
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Opium, Soho, Review
15-16 Gerrard St, London W1D 6JA opiumchinatown.com With history in mind, one might find a restaurant named Opium in Chinatown to be somewhat bad taste. As it goes, this is anything but. Like its...
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Tonkotsu, Soho, Review
63 Dean St London W1D 4QG www.tonkotsu.co.uk Tonkotsu is the sort of place you can follow your nose to; the bubbling stock-pot by the window is surely designed to lure in passers-by. Owned by the...
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Bo London, Mayfair, Chef’s Special Lunch
Menu from a lunch at Alvin Leung’s Bo London in Mayfair to sample the new Chef’s Special: Dead Garden – green onion, lime, avocado, enoki, morel Bed and Breakfast – smoked quail egg, crispy taro nest,...
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Languedoc wines at the Games Room, Ampersand Hotel, dinner
Menu from a dinner in the Games Room at The Ampersand Hotel with Languedoc AOC to sample wines from Corbières Boutenac AOC, La Clape AOC and Minervois La Livinière AOC: Baked scallops with seaweed...
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Brancott Estate at The Modern Pantry lunch
Menu from a lunch at The Modern Pantry in Clerkenwell to try the latest release from Brancott Estate, the Chosen Rows, with a selection of Brancott Estate wines to match the food: Coconut marinated...
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Nino Franco prosecco at Babbo, Mayfair, dinner
Menu from a dinner at Babbo Restaurant in Mayfair with Nino Franco Prosecco to sample some Italian food matched with the wine (rough English translations bold and in brackets): Tagliere di bresaola...
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Bubbledogs Kitchen Table dinner
Menu from a tasting dinner at Bubbledogs Kitchen Table in Fitzrovia: Mackerel – tartare, apple, celery, Balfour Rose granita Chicken – skin, rosemary mascapone, bacon jam Crab – purple sprouting...
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