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November 9th, 2012
 Venison @ Kitchentable
Category: Haute Cuisine (££££) In a back room of the very much en vogue champagne and hot dogs place Bubbledogs, separated only by a heavy curtain, is the recently-opened Kitchen Table. While Bubbledogs is the brainchild of the beautiful and charming Sandra Chang, her husband James Knappett has fulfilled his dreams by starting up Kitchen Table in the back room. That’s what I call a relationship compromise! November 4th, 2012  Providores and The Tapa Room
Category: Bistro (££) I found myself on Maryelbone High Street on a work day during lunch time (I usually don’t do lunch breaks, so this was a happy occasion indeed) and happened to walk past Providores and the Tapa Room. What a great opportunity to finally eat at this well-established and celebrated split-level restaurant, the brainchild of the New Zealand -born chef Peter Gordon. Peter was one of the first chefs to bring fusion cuisine to London and is also co-owner and head chef of Kopapa in Covent Garden, runner-up for the Time Out New Restaurant Award in 2011. His Marylebone joint consists of two separated restaurants: On the first floor, there is The Providores, more formal and pricier, and downstairs is the casual and breakfast bar/cafe/restaurant The Tapa Room. October 28th, 2012
Recently, together with a bunch of other bloggers and food media people, I was invited to the launch of nibblr at he Mayfair restaurant Avista, situated at the Millenium Hotel. On their website, nibblr describes itself as “the social dining network. Getting offline and back into the ‘real world,’ it’s all about bringing together good food and good company.” October 25th, 2012  French comfort food @ Colbert Category: Bistro (££) The area around Sloane Square is notoriously rubbish for finding decent food. That’s apparently also what Earl Cadogan thought when he ate at Oriel, a brasserie directly on Sloane Square. He hated the experience so much that he refused to prolong Oriel’s lease (the powers of a landlord). I am totally with Earl Cadogan. Oriel was an appalling place – the food was pricey and bad, the atmosphere stuffy and the waiting stuff an arrogant bunch of xxx. I remember with shame the day when I had a first date with someone from match.com at Oriel and ended up knocking over my glass of white wine. It suffices to say that the guy did not exactly defend me against Oriel’s waiters (he was a complete waste of time) and after this episode I refused to ever set foot again into dreadful Oriel. October 20th, 2012  Stromboli there in the background – Salina Once in a while you find a little piece of heaven on earth (forgive me for being schmaltzy here, it’s entirely appropriate in this context!). I found my paradise in Salina and because I am nice I shall share it with you. Salina is one of the Unesco-protected Aolian Islands off the North-Eastern coast of Sicily. With its population of barely 2000 people and a diameter of around 4 km, it’s small and intimate and lovely. There are more famous Aeolian islands, such as Stromboli well-known for its volcano and black beaches, more exclusive and glamorous ones, like Panarea and livelier ones, such as Lipari. October 17th, 2012  Quinoa – another ‘superfood’? I have been intrigued for the longest time. Some people in my instagram feed ( such as @cattylicious and @torihaschka) seem to be living on Quinoa and the pictures always look so appetising. So I finally decided that it is about time to find out what all the fuss about Quinoa (pronounced kinwa) is about. ’The mother grain’, as it was named by the Incas who cultivated quinoa already hundreds of years ago, originates in Southern America. October 15th, 2012  So many champagne truffles! Once in a while you get a PR invite you just can’t say no to. I mean would you say no to a chocolate and champagne reception at Harrods with the purpose to introduce William Curley‘s new Laurent Perrier champagne truffle creation, to mark Laurent Perrier’s 200th birthday? I thought so. Jealous?  Laurent Perrier anyone? October 14th, 2012  Cheers! I am in celebratory mood. You may have realised that my blog was not working for the past 5 or so days. The reason was that I accidentally deleted it. Yes, these things happen… October 7th, 2012
My first stop at my recent trip to Sicily was the East Sicilian coastal town of Taormina. Taormina is a charming and chic medieval hillside village and is one of the islands busiest tourist destinations. Still, it has managed to keep its charm and sophistication and is definitely worth a visit. October 1st, 2012  Hand-pulled noodles (La-Mian) Category: Budget I would have never ever thought of eating at Noodle Oodle, if I hadn’t stumbled upon this review on Time Out.  The really cheesy name as well as its location at the cheap end of Oxford Street, together with the not very appealing, overly bright exterior, promised culinary disaster. But once you have made your way past the picture-laced menu and the dragon waitress who welcomed us with a “no tables” and again “no tables” while we were standing in the door looking confused at the empty tables behind her in the small dining area, you will be pleasantly surprised. |
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