So I’m continuing my journey around London seeking out exciting eating experiences. This week I’m in swish Mayfair at the legendary Nobu. “You know how kids dream of being soccer players or actors? Well, my dream was to be a sushi chef.” From the minute he walked into his first sushi restaurant, aged 11, Nobu […]
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Shopping for exotic ingredients
I love food shopping. There, I’ve said it again! Whether it’s in the local supermarket or a bustling market abroad, for me there’s something about choosing all your goodies, filling up your trolley and maybe even getting some inspiration along the way. My husband, on the other hand, hates food shopping and will avoid large […]
Recipe book: Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey
Published in 2009 (so it’s been around for a while), this is one of my a regular go-to recipe books when I’m looking for inspiration. It accompanied the TV programme where Rick visited restaurants, markets and farms in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Bali, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. I love Asian food, though I have only […]
Recipe: Moroccan-style roast lamb
Roast dinners have got to be one of the most satisfying of meals ever. I crave roast chicken at times, almost like a drug, and adore sitting down to a steaming plate of perfectly cooked meat with roast potatoes, veg and thick gravy. I’m salivating just thinking about it! Our friends Christa and Candy have […]
Fabulously fresh flavours at Orchid Vietnamese Kitchen
So my quest to try different areas of London every week continues. Today we’re moving from Belgravia to Chelsea. Orchid Vietnamese Kitchen is a small, cosy restaurant near the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in Fulham Road, where my nephew Daniel was born (though Orchid wasn’t there then!). So I have very happy memories of the […]
Christopher’s in Covent Garden
It’s time to go back to a Covent Garden favourite. Christopher’s is one of London’s original American restaurants, paving the way for many. It opened in 1991 and very quickly became a firm favourite just down from the Covent Garden piazza. Having closed for renovation, it reopened this May so of course I couldn’t resist […]