Prix fixe @ Little Social
Category: Brasserie (£££) 
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April 18th, 2013  @ Yashin Sushi Category: Brasserie (£££) Admittedly, Yashin Sushi had a lot to live up to. I had my last sushi at the wonderful tiny sushi bar Sushi Tetsu, generally agreed to serve the best sushi in London. To add insult to injury, I was treated to a stellar meal at Zuma a couple of weeks back, which again convinced with its selection of non-sushi Japanese dishes. Yashin Sushi could only lose, and lose it did. While the sushi there was really quite good, it did not reach the level of Sushi Tetsu in regard of quality, attention to detail and presentation. Based on the sushi, I would nonetheless have awarded a green light. What however disappointed were the non-sushi dishes which were too expensive for what was offered and actually not that good. April 13th, 2013
 Lamb Rump (15.5) @ Hereford Road Category: Bistro (££) St. John in Clerkenwell is the quintessential British restaurant in London and has been awarded a Michelin star for its achievement to put British food and rare cuts back onto the culinary map. Several chefs who have cooked at St. John’s have done very well for themselves, spreading the love for British cuisine throughout the country. Tom Pemberton, former head chef at St John’s, is one of them and has cooked at Hereford Road since its opening in 2007. He has followed the St John’s principle: weird and sometimes not all that appetising sounding (at least to the foreign ear) British dishes, unusual and often cheap cuts and a whole lot of offal. April 11th, 2013  Tom Yum Soup @ Busaba Eathai Category: Bistro (££) I was never very keen on the Thai restaurant chain Busaba Eathai. Several years ago, when the first Soho outpost had newly opened, I ate there a couple of times, and I never quite understood what made people queue in rain and cold for this in my opinion rather mediocre Thai food. Time passed and with it the memory faded. April 7th, 2013  Salt and Pepper French Beans @ A Wong Categorie: Budget (£) The area around Victoria train station is not exactly a destination where one would usually head in pursuit of culinary delights. All the more intrigued I was when I read about a new restaurant, serving ‘inventive’ Chinese cuisine, that had opened just a stone throw from the busy station. The rather odd choice of location is explained by the fact that A Wong took over his father’s traditional restaurant, and relaunched it as a bright and friendly place serving modern and creative Chinese. February 10th, 2013
 Bonito @ Sushi Tetsu Category: Brasserie (£££) Sushi Tetsu is an intimate, miniature sushi bar just down the alleyway from The Modern Pantry in Clerkenwell. It was opened by the ex-Nobu chef Toru Takahashi in June, 2012; I would have eaten there far earlier, if it hadn’t been for my pregnancy and the unanimous medical recommendations to avoid all raw fish while incubating a little human. It was a difficult 9 months without sushi — I remember salivating over instagram pictures and blog posts of beautifully crafted nigiri or perfectly fresh sashimi and I honestly couldn’t wait to dive in myself. February 5th, 2013  Faultless pub food @ The Enterprise
Category: Brasserie (£££), very good value set lunch
January 25th, 2013  Miso-glazed Salmon I recently for the first time bought miso paste (shiro miso or white miso paste) in a Japanese supermarket and have since been experimenting with miso-based recipes. I am amazed what wonderful things you can make with miso paste! My first try of Miso Aubergines was just delicious (recipe to follow) and this Miso-Glazed Salmon would be the star of any dinner party. Miso is a staple ingredient of Japanese cooking and is basically a seasoning paste made of fermented soy beans and rice. It has a very unique, sweet, salty and nutty flavour and is very tasty indeed. January 24th, 2013  a plate worth almost 15 pounds? @ Baity’s Kitchen
Category: Brasserie (£££) I have always enjoyed going to Jak’s in Walton Street for their fresh salads and delicious strawberry cheesecake (although I confess that Jak’s is currently in the midst of a renovation and they are in temporary digs and have increased pricing so beware – I might qualify my greenlight shortly). All things considered, Jak’s at least in the past seemed rather fairly priced for being in Knightsbridge/Chelsea, just a stone-throw away from the department store from hell, Harrods. |
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