London

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Ruben’s Bakehouse

After buying a loaf of their cracking sourdough at the Surbiton Farmer’s Market the other week, my Partner in Crime and I were delighted to be informed that they have a restaurant that does pizza and is BYO. Needless to say, we were there the first available opportunity we had. […]

Ceviche

I had never had Peruvian food, as such. But on eating at Ceviche in Soho, I had certainly had eaten very similar things before, so I’m not quite sure how authentically Peruvian their dishes are, or whether I eat a bit of Peruvian food on a regular basis without knowing […]

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Grain Store – Cocktails

With some welcome and exciting news, My Partner in Crime and I make our way to the bar at Dishoom in King’s Cross, as someone has told us they serve the best old fashioned in London… It’s 6.30pm on a Thursday and the queue is outrageous. We don’t do queues. […]

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The Rivoli Bar

For my birthday, we had made the plan to go to The Rivoli Bar and have the Iron Lady cocktail in honour of the great Margaret Thatcher; a woman significant to us for several reasons. The menu describes the drink thus: Here we pay tribute to a peerless figure of […]

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Mien Tay

Hailing from Sydney, I’m a bit spoilt, as fresh, cheap, authentic (I’m always a little hesitant to use that word, as what actually constitutes authenticity?) Vietnamese cuisine is everywhere. Not so much in London. Thankfully, I’m now in the know that there is one in walking distance. Boom! Mien Tay […]

Enoteca Turi

Enoteca Turi is an Italian restaurant in Putney, that came highly recommended by a couple of foodie lads, and is referred to by the more handsome one (sorry Mr Harris) as arguably the “best Italian in London”. Big shoes to fill, Phil. When a bread basket that damn fine looking […]