Fertile ground Karpo is the Greek goddess of fruit of the earth, the concept which isn’t only materialised in the restaurant’s own rooftop vegetable garden but also its living wall of mostly inedible plant. The interior – a mixture of mix-and-match ivy, wood, granite and graffiti art – was that of serenity vis-a-vis buzzing hip-ness. …
Happy New Year to You All ^_^ My 2012 started with a cancelled holiday, a lukewarm winter, a depressingly lukewarm washer-dryer, a cat that shuns me and no bloody decent restaurant opened during those festive days. No resolutions. Not too much to look forward to in 2012, apart from the grand opening of Pitt Cue …
Old world.. Everybody will have different views for Delaunay. The Michael Winner type will probably feel besotted even before stepping their feet in, and so it seemed with many suited gents and Mulberry-ed ladies that dined side by side me today. You know, it’s Jeremy King. You know, it’s (nearly) the exact replica of The …
A Jewish Dream … that he[Ezra Mishkin] might make it to London, England and that he might realise his dream of one day having his own restaurant… Ezra Mishkin, I don’t care if he is fictional, historical, pseudo-historical, historical-fictional, fictional-historical. All I knew was this Jewish man from Ukraine sparked thoughts in Russell Norman’s head …
Breakfast can be exciting.. (really?) I love my breakfast and that’s the statement I am going to prove in my few upcoming breakfast posts. But, until then, I give you these…. BREAD STREET KITCHEN Gordon Ramsay’s new joint at One New Change, opposite Jamie Oliver’s Barbecoa, was massive but stood majestically fake, a kind of …
Has the Covent Garden Market just gone well too posh? First, there is the largest Apple Store in the world. Following suit is the Burberry Brit and now Laduree!! (There are still Natwest, Llyod’s and HSBC around the corner if you are in need of an overdraft) Looking tiny from the outside but Laduree at …