Scott’s, Mayfair, London

April 28, 2009

There are some fictional places that you wish existed in real life. Fantasy settings and locations that grab your imagination, their essence and the idea of them remaining with you over the years; an attic with a wardrobe leading to Narnia, Tom Wolfe’s 80′s New York, Rick’s Bar in Casablanca. Occasionally, just very occasionally, life [...]

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Allens of Mayfair, butchery masterclass

April 23, 2009

It looks a bit macabre when I write it down, but yesterday I spent the afternoon in the heart of London’s Mayfair cutting up dead things…and I really enjoyed it.

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Whole Foods, Time Warner Center, New York

April 17, 2009

I coat myself with a cynical exterior; I’m a banker, it’s my job to appear world-weary and bitter (apparently).

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6 Columbus Circle, Hotel, New York

April 16, 2009

Thoughts on our stay in 6 Columbus Circle, Hotel, New York

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Hix Oyster & Chop House, London

April 4, 2009

Clerkenwell feels right. For all my wanderings across this diverse city it is probably the area where I feel the most comfortable, where it feels that London has it most ‘right’ in terms of being a proper city. It’s here, an in the surrounding streets, that you find some of the oldest (and best) history [...]

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Current Top-10 Restaurants: April 2009

April 4, 2009

Hibiscus dips out as Galvin at Windows makes a deserved entry, and one holiday restaurant replaces another: Trinity Marcus Wareing Tom Aikens The Fat Duck Les Trois Garcons The Square L’Edelweiss Restaurant The Vineyard at Stockcross Galvin at Windows The Glasshouse A list for lists sake!

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