It’s always wonderful to return to an old favourite. We’ve visited La Mouette pretty much every year since it opened in in 2010, wow that’s a 10-year anniversary then (coming up in May)! Chef Henry Vigar produces such genius, inventive dishes on his ever-changing menu using seasonal local ingredients in a way you simply couldn’t imagine […]
Today we’re heading to London’s iconic Battersea Power Station. Those striking towers are one of the most distinctive landmarks on London’s skyline. At its peak the power station supplied a fifth of London’s electricity – including to the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace. From the 80s it’s been sitting derelict, waiting for redevelopment which […]
I do eat out a lot and in London there’s so much choice it’s mind boggling. But I don’t often go Michelin Star, generally preferring more casual and well priced options. Today’s an exception as I’m heading for beautiful Notting Hill and the fabulous CORE by Clare Smyth. CORE opened in August 2017 and has […]
So today we’re heading for the Charing Cross bit of Covent Garden – by that I mean Charing Cross is the closest station. It took me years of living in London before I realised the one vital Covent Garden truth – avoid using Covent Garden tube station. It’s something a nightmare to get in and […]
Today we’re heading for the sparkling Atlantic Seaboard – and what is usually our Cape Town home of Sea Point when there aren’t broken ankles to deal with. It’s for lunch at La Mouette who are offering what sounds like a mouth-watering winter special – and it’s a first as we are usually long gone […]
I’ve been markedly absent from Blogland for a while. Apologies for that. April was not the best of months for me with the death of my mother and a careless fall on a slippery floor resulting in me breaking my ankle. Luckily for you I had managed to squeeze in a couple of restaurants before […]