Coal Rooms Peckham is no more, but its replacement is far better. Continue reading
Category Archives: Eclectic
Everyday People review – ramen that’s not daylight robbery, but it’s not quite a steal either
Everyday People review – Nottingham ramen that’s not daylight robbery, but it’s not quite a steal either Continue reading
Acme Fire Cult review – smoke but no fire in the backstreets of Dalston
Vegetables finally get the barbecue treatment… or do they? Continue reading
Brunswick House review – outdoor feasting at a Georgian mansion
An oasis of calm and good taste makes this Georgian mansion a fine choice for outdoor feasting. Continue reading
Eating my way across the Brecon Beacons
Nothing builds up an appetite like walking 140km across Wales. Continue reading
Lupins review – the Southwark restaurant gem that’s easy to miss
The best thing about Flat Iron Square isn’t the street food stalls I’m sometimes asked how I pick which restaurants to review. The number and range of possible criteria is large and diverse, respectively. Some of the most important is that a restaurant has to be interesting and it should be in some way indicative … Continue reading
Volta do Mar review – Portuguese food that isn’t just from Portugal
Big issues on small plates from a Salt Yard alumnus Volta do Mar is an unusual restaurant in more ways than one. Founded by an alumnus from the storied yet troubled Salt Yard group, Volta do Mar’s Portuguese-themed menu has influences from all over the former Portuguese empire – or the Lusosphere if you prefer. … Continue reading
Trap Kitchen review – affordable seafood swims into Balham via Instagram
This crab dinner has legs, but it’s running before it can walk The potential of Instagram to power and propel businesses from mere photographic ideas into actual money making businesses is well known. It’s one thing to read about it though and quite to another to sit in a restaurant that has its origins in … Continue reading
Where The Pancakes Are review – Flat Iron Square’s pancake house falls flat
London Bridge sweet and savoury pancakes I’ve always suspected that the food of our childhoods casts a long shadow, forming and influencing our tastes long after we’ve graduated into adult life. In its most primal form, the comfort foods we turn to for succor when adulting gets too hard are the ones most intimately tied … Continue reading
Homeboy Bar review – this Irish bar in Islington is perfect for brunch or dinner
To Eat Like A Girl is an aspiration, not a slight Update 27/10/2019 – added detail that this is a pop-up at Homeboy I’ve been writing about London restaurants for close to a decade now, so I’d like to think I’m at least a passable writer with decent judgment in what you should and shouldn’t … Continue reading
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