The first time I visited one of Tom Aikens’ restaurants (Tom’s Kitchen Chelsea) was not that long after the debacle where the talented enfant terrible of London’s kitchen scene was alleged to have held a hot palette knife to a junior chef’s cheek in a fit of anger. With this story still fresh in our minds, […]
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Sunset on The Palm, Jumeirah – Dubai, September 2013
Click here for a full portionSmashed pea, feta and mint crostini
Familiarity breeds contempt – so goes the well-known saying. And it is true: things which we find terrifying or awe-inspiring or in any other way remarkable, quickly lose that remarkableness the more time we spend in close proximity to them. When I visited London as a tourist, I thought the Tube was the most astonishing, […]
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You know it’s summer in London when: you can barely walk ten steps in Waterloo Station on a Saturday morning without bumping into ten women in vertiginous heels and fascinators everyone starts to complain about the heat after spending the previous 9 months complaining about the cold you can barely walk ten steps in the […]
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A few years ago, Nick and I were having drinks with friends in Soho. As the evening wore on, our bellies started rumbling and we decided that we needed to find somewhere to eat. One of our friends suggested an excellent Indian restaurant that he had been to and called Directory Enquiries to get their […]
Click here for a full portionMargherita pizza grilled cheese sandwiches
My colleagues tell me I am weird. Nothing truly dysfunctional, mind you – I don’t keep mice in my filing drawer (or tequila, for that matter); I don’t hum tunelessly to myself all day; and I don’t eat salt cod casserole, durian fruit or Epoisse cheese sandwiches to work. I don’t clip my nails at […]
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