In January I started the Two Term Diploma at Leiths School of Food and Wine. It seems that after 12 years at school, three years at university and six months training to be a...Read more → 
Degò, Portland House, 4 Great Portland Street, London W1W 8QJ www.degowinebar.co.uk An exploration of wine led me to Degò; an Italian restaurant and wine bar that’s so far removed from its Oxford Circus surroundings...Read more → 
55 Marylebone High Street, London W1U 5RB www.orrery-restaurant.co.uk In the first floor of a converted stable block is an airy French restaurant, Orrery, which overlooks Marylebone Church Gardens. The perfect blend of décor and view takes you somewhere that’s very...Read more → 
A potted tale of how it came to be that I made it to the S. Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards last night… 11.39am The phone rings: “is anyone...Read more → 
Absolute Taste at Harvey Nichols, 109-125 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7RJ www.absolutetaste.com Last week I was invited to try my hand at making a few “F1 quality” nibbles at Absolute Taste at Harvey Nichols. The F1 quality...Read more → 
12a Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London W1J 6BS www.benaresrestaurant.com Writing about a Michelin-starred take-away is surprisingly hard, especially when I can’t quite decide if it exists. You see Benares at Berkeley Square, the Michelin-starred Indian restaurant...Read more →