interior of Thoumieux brasserie in the 7th arrondissement I was back in Paris last weekend, and of course had to eat. Thoumieux is one of these places that’s been around for a hundred years and is too close to a tourist attraction (Les Invalides)...

baked eggs with chorizo, mushrooms, spinach (£9.50) Lantana Cafe is much loved by the pros and punters alike.   I, however, am not a fan. Two Saturdays ago, wanting a centrally-located brunch-y place to meet a friend, Jon and I showed up at...

Despite living and working in the easterly bits of central London, I visited two restaurants in Kensington over the last seven days: Kitchen W8 and Launceston Place. I thought the former was pleasant and worth visiting when already in the area, but...

game hotdog with a mug of game consomme and bacon cream (£8) Bloggers Dos Hermanos panned Kitchen W8. But this week, Bloomberg’s Richard Vines raved about it. With my friend BK, I gave the place a go this past Wednesday, curious to see with whom...

interior of Dragon Castle Chinese restaurant in Elephant & Castle A month ago, Jon and I went to see the highly-entertaining (popular, even) Pop Life exhibit at the Tate Modern, and afterwards, we somehow reasoned that because Elephant & Castle was so...