I love JK Rowling, the Harry Potter series is damn near perfect and the Cormoron Strike series introduced me to crime fiction in the best possible way. She’s a fantastic author, no one can doubt that but did you also know she had great taste in restaurants? No, me neither but apparently she does as… Read More Mango Tree, Belgravia

It was Victoria’s birthday last week and she came to London as part of her celebrations so I treated her to dinner at one of my to visit restaurants Sake No Hana. OK no that’s a little bit of a lie. I’m one of those people who never remember my friends birthdays until it’s too… Read More Sake No Hana, Mayfair

Another foodie post for you today, this time a restaurant I’ve been wanting to try for ages but have never gotten round to because most of my friends aren’t fans of Japanese food. Chotto Matte isn’t strictly Japanese though, it’s a Japanese/Peruvian fusion restaurant serving up high-quality Nikkei cuisine. And boy did it deliver! Holly… Read More Chotto Matte, Soho

Y’all know I love a good deal so when LastMinute.com were offering a combined deal of a meal and a ticket to a show for £24 I couldn’t help but add it to my birthday week celebrations list. To be honest it was the choice of restaurants that swayed me on the deal more than… Read More Inamo, St James

It was the Canalway Cavalcade last weekend in Little Venice so I popped along to see what it was all about. The Summerhouse had been recommended to me as a place to pop into for brunch while I was there and given that they can get quite busy I made a reservation for noon in… Read More The Summerhouse, Little Venice

I don’t have any pictures of the food at Polpo for you I’m afraid as I went here with my boss when he was down from Aberdeen for a couple of days and I thought it would be rude to take them so you’ll just have to imagine the deliciousness of it all. Polpo has… Read More Polpo, Covent Garden

Another new start at work and the imminent return of one of our ladies who has been off on maternity leave since before I started allowed for another ladies lunch last week. This time we headed to Orso in Covent Garden, a hidden little Italian just a few doors up from the Lyceum Theatre on… Read More Orso, Covent Garden

Last Monday saw the Bleecker St Burger van take up semi-permenant residence on the Southbank where they’re going to be parked for the next 43 days. Better than that as it was their first day they were offering 50% off all hot food to mark the occasion. Having read nothing but good reviews on blogs… Read More Bleecker St Burger, Southbank

It was my friend Steve’s birthday last week so before we headed out for a night of karaoke at the Richmond Arms a group of us popped in by Urban Diner for a quick bite to eat. For 7:30pm on a Thursday evening the place seemed pretty dead with only two other tables of two… Read More Urban Diner, Richmond

In the basement of a building on the Strand, tucked away out of sight of the tourists and the shoppers is Smollensky’s grill back where just last week I happened to have my office’s Christmas lunch. Inside it was a lot bigger than I was expecting and buzzing with festive cheer. There were a number… Read More Smollensky’s on the Strand