Dabbous

I am pretty sure that unless you have been hiding under a gastronomic stone for the last couple of years you will have heard of Dabbous. Opened in early 2012 to immediate critical acclaim, chef…

Tom Aikens

I have to start out with an apology. I’m rather conscious that here I am merrily writing about somewhere that has closed down (albeit with a potential replacement in the pipeline). Jolly annoying I know…

Gordon Ramsay – Royal Hospital Road

Life is so often a case of feast or famine isn’t it? As the saying goes, you wait ages for a bus then three come along at once. I can think of so many aspects…

The Hind’s Head, Bray

When you mention the name Heston Blumenthal to most people they tend to think of crazy scientific gastronomic experimentation. Neither the Fat Duck nor Dinner are exactly ‘normal’ restaurants are they?  So what have we…

Afternoon Tea at Sketch

From the outside Sketch could be just another one of Mayfair’s private member’s clubs. You know the sort; well kept white painted, stucco fronted Georgian townhouses, guarded by the obligatory bowler hat adorned doorman. Take…