BAO LONDON RATING: 4/5 Bao London stands for the new breed of quality “street food” in London, serving up “xiao chi” (小吃), traditional Chinese street snacks found at market stalls. The fare here is Taiwanese; the bites are small; the team – comprising Shing, Ting & Er – is currently mobile. (I caught them at …
New kid on the block.. The ever popular Balthazar brasserie has been THE place-to-be of New York City and recently emulated its uber-glam vibe to Covent Garden occupying the Flower Cellars, the corner of Russell Street and Wellington Street. Annexed to the restaurant (soon to open) is Balthazar Bakery, an amalgamation of an authentic-looking all-day …
*TASTE DISCLAIMER* I have a preference for clean-tasting, not so greasy burgers and used to be on the hunt for them. But, ever since the arrival of much trusted Burgerac and Burgerapp! I just eat according to their rating. But for this post.. I ate for you, for my own indulgence point of view. Please …
Bubbly and pretty hot! Bubbledogs& is the two-part venture by husband-and-wife team James Knappett and Sandia Chang, both from the prestigious kitchen clans of Redzepi and Keller. The full frontal “Part One” prides itself a champagne bar that shuns Beluga in favour of gourmet NYC-style hot dogs only. No reservations (unless for a group of …
Ticking many boxes Don’t expect too much from this Malaysian place. Tucked in an alley off Rupert Street in Chinatown, C & R Cafe is one of those cheap, sterile-looking oriental eateries that don’t always get everything right. BUT. I was not dissuaded by the glaring fluorescent lights or the cobalt blue tables. During my …
Xingjiang Xinjiang Uyghur is (to my understanding) a culturally grey area of China. Situated in the North West, it was known in the old days as Chinese Turkestan, and given the region’s being bordered by Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan and India as much as by China, the influences from these non-Chinese regions have been …