Category: Food and Wine

Union Street Cafe, London

I am undoubtedly behind the curve in planning a write up of the Union Street Café a year and half after it was opened by the Gordon Ramsay group. At the time the restaurant, not café, generated a tremendous buzz amongst London’s foodies and seasoned restauranteurs which was undoubtedly linked […]
L’atelier de Joel Robuchon, London

L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, superlative gastronomic experience for the serious foodie The Taste Maker had an exceptional gastronomic evening at L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon in smart Covent Garden, London, UK. The name is already synonymous with culinary excellence throughout the world, something that attracts both the serious foodies and those […]
Royal China, London

Dining at the Royal China restaurant in Fulham is not likely to be an experience you forget in a hurry. All too often, Chinese cuisine in London seems to be either your standardised, bastardised sticky rice with chilli and soy encrusted defrosted prawns (and a side of chips if you’re […]

Seven Park Place, London

I wouldn’t call it fine dining, I’d call it exceptional dining. I visited Seven Park Place, the 1 Michelin Star restaurant in the St. James Hotel & Club and overseen byWilliam Drabble, curious as to what to expect. Ostentatious? Overwhelming? Understated? After all, Michelin Starred restaurants in London have fierce […]
The Botanist, Sloane Square, London

More than just a pretty bar The Botanist, Sloane Square A beloved haunt of Sloanies and bankers, this brasserie gets positively mobbed, especially during summer months when the clientele spills over onto the pavement outside. Having always assumed the restaurant area beyond the bar is nothing more than a light […]
MeatCo. Restaurant, Westfields, London

If you are a hardcore carnivore, then MeatCo. is for you. Do you feel like a 300g New Yorker, or even some Kangaroo? Then you’ve inevitably come to the right place as The MeatCo., occupying a prominent stretch on the Westfields coast of shops, gives a Cornucopian promise of plenty […]