If you're a fan of jazzing up dinner time, then be sure to book tickets to The Chambers of Favour. I first went to the wacky underground dining experience a couple of years ago and I'm pleased to say that it still retains the joie de vivre I remember. Writing about the event is a little tricky, as all diners are sworn to secrecy. But to the best of my ability, I will offer a little insight... After booking tickets for the event, you are not told the exact location until the night you dine. I received a text message with an intriguing set of instructions, which led me through a kind of buil...
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If you're a fan of gin then Gintonica in Notting Hill is a MUST. The restaurant is part of a unique distillery-hotel complex, which is brimming with character and west London low-key flair. Expect a chilled atmosphere, tasty tapas and top notch drinks. We hit the upstairs eatery on a Sunday evening. The sun was streaming into the double height ceilinged room and we took a table next to one of the windows overlooking the quaint bricks of Portobello market below. The music was good, there was a nice buzz and the open-air kitchen was a visual delight, as was the corner bar with libations con...
Read more →I offered to take my friend Toby out for dinner. At first he took up the invitation with enthusiasm but this excitement soon waned after he Googled the restaurant to discover it was vegetarian. No meat on the premises. 'Guess I'd better get my bacon fix beforehand,' he jibed before our outing. Knowing Toby was a big fan of all things meat - turkey, bacon, steak and I even recall him talking about eating chicken feet on one occasion - I had purposely left out the minor fact that we were venturing to a herbivore's paradise. The Gate restaurant - which started in Hammersmith, London, and...
Read more →If you go down to Hoxton today you're in for a big surprise. For hidden away from the main thoroughfare of bustling bars and eateries is a new gem of a restaurant serving up an array of playful dishes that will get your tastebuds tingling. Chriskitch Hoxton is the second restaurant from Christian Honor, a chef who worked in some of the most prestigious kitchens in the world, from the 5 star Oberoi hotel in Egypt, to Gordon Ramsay in London and The Dorchester. The Sydney-born cook set up his first restaurant in London's Muswell Hill in 2013 but his latest venture really steps the game up ...
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