Gordon Ramsay at Claridge’s, London

June 5, 2009

Hotels and sex. They go together like hand in glove, peas in a pod. No matter where you travel in the world the two are intimately linked. Hotels tend to operate with a faux innocence of knowing ‘nod-and-wink’ discretion, where no-questions-asked yields least embarrassment for all. Such an approach fosters in many establishments an embassy-like [...]

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11 The Quay, Ilfracombe, Devon

May 22, 2009

It may surprise the female fatbankers out there that a boy’s weekend in Devon playing golf could contain any degree of sophistication but that’s exactly what was added to our Tour when we ate at 11 The Quay in Ilfracombe on Sunday evening. Buried among the mass of golf, beer, curry and karaoke this restaurant [...]

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Wednesdays aren’t that bad!

May 14, 2009

I quite like Wednesday, but some people seem to think they are quite ‘offal’! Apologies, a very poor joke. Spotted this at the Ginger Pig in Borough Market yesterday and it made me smile. Good selection of offal, but I was looking for rabbit kidneys after a friend of mine flash-grilled some that he’d been [...]

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Top Secret Hotels, lastminute.com, Hilton London Tower Bridge Hotel

May 14, 2009

Quick post here. Had a very satisfying experience with lastminute.com’s Top Secret Hotels service on Thursday, and just wanted to mention it. With tickets to see oh-so-middle-of-the-road Razorlight in the temple to corporate entertainment that is the O2 and a very early start the next morning, my gorgeous date and I were hoping to break [...]

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Interview: Fred Sirieix, General Manager, Galvin at Windows, London

May 8, 2009

Imagine, if you will, a restaurant. One of London’s best, most respected, and most popular chefs is at the helm producing beautiful, award winning food; the setting is a stunning location that boasts one of the best views in London; and the backing of an international hotel chain is in place – everything’s covered to [...]

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Current Top-10 Restaurants: May 2009

May 1, 2009

A few tussles in the Top-10 this month, with Marcus Wareing taking a deserved top spot and a new entry from Per Se and The Stanton Social, after our trip to NYC: Marcus Wareing Trinity Per Se The Fat Duck Tom Aikens The Square Galvin at Windows Les Trois Garcons The Glasshouse The Stanton Social

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