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I had a stroke in Nepal and this is what I ate while I recovered
These are the delicious (and not so delicious) meals that I hope you never have to taste. Continue reading
Café François review – the French brasserie that’s not French enough
Crowd pleasing isn’t always a pleasure Continue reading
Jerk Yard review – the Deptford hole-in-the-wall trying to be the jack of all trades
If necessity is the mother of invention, then not having enough space must be its midwife. Continue reading
Begging Bowl review – the mother of all nu-Thai restaurants isn’t what it was
Long-lived isn’t always the same thing as top-notch. Continue reading
Plaza Khao Gaeng review – a trippy taste of Thailand on Tottenham Court Road
The punchy restaurant hidden away on top of a food court. Continue reading
Lahpet West End review – a taste of Burma in Covent Garden
I challenge you to try the salads, fritters and fish dishes at Lahpet and think that they are in any way inferior to anything from anywhere else. Continue reading
Lao Café review: a taste of Laos in Covent Garden
From the people who brought Rosa’s Café to London, a som tam by another name would be as spicy Continue reading
Kaieteur Kitchen review – a taste of Guyana in Elephant and Castle
Its menu of Guyanese dishes, which changes every week and sometimes everyday, has some similarities with other Afro-Caribbean traditions, but it’s still very much its own thing – especially if you’re fortunate enough to nab one of the Friday specials. Continue reading
Mackerel Sky review – this seafood bar achieves lift-off, but doesn’t quite soar
This review of a Newlyn/Penzance restaurant is a break from The Picky Glutton’s usual London-based coverage. For an island nation, the UK is collectively quite neurotic about what it does and doesn’t eat. Despite the prominence of fisheries in the UK’s increasingly bitter relations with its continental neighbours, we’re a surprisingly seafood-averse bunch. In 2017, … Continue reading
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