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Tuesday, 25 November 2014

Here's a local view of the madness in Ferguson

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I couldn't resist penning this letter to the BBC this morning when their coverage asked "are you in St. Louis?" Yes, I am. A...
Friday, 21 November 2014

GrEAT carries off the British Brasserie challenge; Holborn Dining Rooms fail badly

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I've been at two restaurants in the past week that are both trying to capture the British Brasserie magic Jason Atherton does so well ...
Monday, 17 November 2014

Berrys, BBC Food Show anchor an indulgent weekend

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Truth is, most of our weekends revolve around good food and wine.  But this one was a bit more festive than usual.  I'm abandoning my h...
Tuesday, 11 November 2014

A very special Remembrance Sunday as London marks milestones

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It was always going to be a special season of remembrance. In a year that marked 100 years since the start of World War 1, 70 since the...
Friday, 7 November 2014

Atherton's Berners Tavern, Little Social elevate comfort food to high art

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Look past all the media and marketing, and I suspect Gordon Ramsay's greatest contribution to the culinary world will actually be his pr...
Sunday, 26 October 2014

A masterpiece of ancient Rome in a Bucks stable … for just one more week

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 Tucked in the Buckinghamshire countryside, for just one more week, you can see one of the finest complete mosaics of the Roman Empire.  ...
Sunday, 19 October 2014

Tower's poppies best part of day of too-expensive restaurants & plans gone astray

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Restaurant Reviews:  Gaucho, Tsunami You would have to have unplugged yourself from all national and social media over the past few month...
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