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Novikov “Pan Asian” Restaurant: Chinatown of Mayfair!?

This is LOVE.. I bloody love Arkady Novikov. If you look into the list of restaurants and chain restaurants the guy owns in Russia, you know he surpasses the definition of a successful restaurateur, more.. perhaps ..of a Russian restaurant mafia. When in Moscow, I visited two of his places (Vogue Cafe and Uzbekistan) and …

Spice Market London: Style or Substance?

The W London Hotel has arrived at Leicester Square on the V Day and with it came Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s London outpost of Spice Market, the restaurant much raved about in NYC’s Meatpacking District. What’s to expect? Hip black-gold-contrast interior design. There is a well-stacked bar and an elegant sushi bar on the ground floor and …