41° Experience There is so much brilliance I can recall about this meal, but I have decided not to put all into writing. Lazy blogger, no. Necessity, yes. The “elements of surprise” are crucial, according to FAQ. When it was first launched, 41° Experience (or 41 Grados) by El Bulli-famed Ferran and Albert Adria was …
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 …
We decided to take a detour to Shinok because we wanted to take the piss out of it. This, we heard, was a “fake” farm restaurant where you could pet animals. Not clear enough? … While it’s not extraordinary that Russians do love theming their restaurant, they – the restaurateurs behind Cafe Pushkin and Turandot …
Restaurants in Moscow fall into two categories.. roughly. They are either heavily themed (I’m talking big trees, farm animals or a recreation of the Versailles!) or merely “places to be seen” (I’m talking mafias swinging luxury watches that could bail out Greece economy). Vogue Cafe, just opposite Moscow’s prestigious department store Tsum (imagine classy, spacious …
Many paparazzi were awaiting my arrival at the May Fair Hotel. NO.. They were there for the first night of Silvena Rowe’s Quince? NO… After spending two years living next to the St Martins Lane Hotel I learned Paparazzi only feast on celebs. The May Fair Hotel itself is a prime …
I was astounded walking down Holloway Road at about 7pm and seeing advertisements of value meals starting at £2. Was I really in London? Was this really part of London? The road, as well as the shops on both sides, appeared positively foreign. Tbilisi, my destination tonight, did not make me feel any less alienated. …