Today we’re heading into the elegant Westminster/St James area for a classic pub dinner at the Blue Boar Pub. This stylish modern take on a classic London pub is just a stone’s throw from Westminster Abbey. How I love a London pub. And we’re going for dinner! Gosh that seems like a real luxury – […]
Today we’re heading into the City of London to Sushisamba. The City or Financial District is a unique part of my home town with myriad skyscrapers reaching upwards adding a distinctly futuristic feel to the historic city. Which also means great views from on high. Sushisamba is on the 38th and 39th floors of the […]
Summer has arrived! The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming in my garden and it’s time for some tasty picnic food. And where better to start your picnic with a chilled bottle of Prosecco. And not just any Prosecco. The award-winning Ca’ di Rajo Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore DOCG is made in the province of […]
At last it’s time to head back to Rick Stein Barnes. I’m a huge Rick Stein fan – have travelled around the world with him through his fabulous TV programmes and cooked many recipes from the books that go with them. So it will surprise you to hear that I wasn’t aware he even had […]
Today it’s time for brunch at Dishoom. Based on the old Irani cafes of Bombay which were opened last century by Zoroastrian immigrants from Iran. These cafes were the first places in Bombay where people of any culture, class or religion could come together over food and drink. There were almost four hundred of them […]
So today’s the day restaurants can open up inside again. It’s been so lovely to be able to go out but with it being a somewhat chilly (and rather rainy lately) spring to deal with it hasn’t been the most comfortable eating experience. Except in Covent Garden’s Henrietta Street where the whole set up has […]