I went to meet my new friend Maggie yesterday evening. As a wine writer I knew the very mention of the ‘S’ word would have her heart racing and she was behind me all the way when I suggested The Marquis of Westminster in Victoria.
Someone who knows about this sort of thing had told me [...]
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Marquis of Westminster
Posted in Discoveries, tagged London, pubs on March 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Pinchito…at last!
Posted in Discoveries, tagged London, restaurants on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I headed East to Whitecross Street the other day – to give my friend Simon a hand in his Mexican food van. The business is called ‘Luardos’ but the van’s name is Jesus – it’s what everyone says when they see it because it’s such a stunner. ‘Jesus!’ they cry as they surge towards the [...]
Dehesa opening
Posted in Discoveries, tagged London, restaurants on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is a new addition to the UK’s growing stable of great sherry hotspots – Dehesa is the handy work of couple and business duo Simon and Sanja Mullins who invited me to its opening night on Monday. Salt Yard’s new sister has only been open a couple of weeks but already has that rather [...]