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 …
Another of the kind.. At first glance Fornata struck me as another Italian addition to London’s now exhausted “cicchetti/ small plate” scene that mighty Russell Norman of Polpo started a couple of years back… But, if you could get over that, Fornata does boast a good pedigree. Opened by the team behind Babbo – a …
A novel idea it was that once you get out of the Tube and on your way to London’s brand new Olympic Park you’ll have to walk across.. *ahem* a shockingly vast maze of shopping mall. Westfield Stratford City, it is. I won’t bore you with my impressions, but I only want to tell you …
Roti.. Chai.. Catchy name. Ironically, at present, there was no “roti” on the menu and my “chai” tasted not delectably milky or outstandingly spiced. So? What was Roti Chai? Say, a hybrid of a cafe and a snack bar (as there was a commendable list of alcoholic drinks). From the outside it appeared a little …
Recently when the words “Thai” and “street” are mentioned, my heart heaves and my aching memories of anti-government protests in Bangkok rush back. I somehow stop associating Thai food simultaneously with street, so my two trips to Suda Rice Bar did bring back some good memories of Thai street and specifically of Rama I Road, …
Two so-so meals at Cafe Pushkin could already have shattered my expectation of the Pushkin’s and we could have given Confectionery Pushkin (just next door to the restaurant a miss). NOPE. This did not happen. I had Pushkin cakes half a year back in Paris, at a small Cafe Pouchkine – very annoyingly Francocentric spelling …