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Luxury Sunday Brunch at the Blue Boar (CDCLifestyle)

Service was efficient and friendly … there was live music a la an acoustic guitarist … and just about everything pertaining to my brunch was pleasant and relaxing. The Blue Boar’s main dining room is especially comfortable. Beyond the dining area, an expansive bar and maze of cosy Chesterfield nooks await. Continue reading

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Sophisticated Indian Flavours at Zaika (CDCLifestyle)

Dishes are as attractively presented as the setting and taste just as gorgeous. Head chef Navin Prasad’s kitchen delivers refined and delicate dishes that nonetheless check the boxes for filling and yummy. Continue reading

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Luxury Brunch at the Blue Boar Smokehouse & Bar, Intercontinental Westminster

Chef Jon Ingram of the Blue Boar Smokehouse & Bar at the Intercontinental Westminster has done a bang up job taking a (barbe)cue from foodie trends around town and refining them to a five star standard while making sure keep his menu fun and yummy. Indulging in the Blue Boar’s Sunday only luxury brunch is an excellent way to taste what I’m talking about. Continue reading

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Sophisticated Indian Flavours at Zaika Restaurant, London (OneTravel)

Head chef Navin Prasad’s kitchen delivers refined and delicate dishes that nonetheless check the boxes for filling and yummy. Case in point is the hearty yet dainty starter, pan-seared spiced scallops with sautéed cavolo nero and pumpkin sauce. Equally delicious, a main course of king prawns simmered in a rich coconut cream sauce flavoured with lime leaf proves curry prowess and gourmet subtly needn’t be mutually exclusive attributes. Continue reading

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Sophisticated Indian Flavours at Zaika, Kensington High Street

Dishes are as attractively presented as the setting and taste just as gorgeous. Head chef Navin Prasad’s kitchen delivers refined and delicate dishes that nonetheless check the boxes for filling and yummy. Continue reading

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Recipe: Michel Roux Jr’s Crushed Garlicky Rooster Potatoes in Their Skin

With only these six ingredients (okay, eight if you count the salt and pepper) and just a handful of basic steps to follow, I found this recipe offered especially tasty value for minimal effort. Not much clean up afterward either. As the name implies, this dish is a garlic lover’s treat. I reckon you could tone down the amount of garlic suggested and still be happy with the results. An additional splash or two of the pastis wouldn’t be such a bad idea. Continue reading

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Michel Roux Jr Breakfast Event at Whole Foods Kensington, Monday 28 January

BBC 2’s Masterchef: The Professionals presenter, Michel Roux Jr, will appear at the Whole Foods Market in Kensington on Monday morning for a cooking demo, Q&A and book signing. Michel will be joined by Gerry Beck, head chef at Whole Foods Market. … Continue reading

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Moreno at Baglioni London Hotel Review (CDCLifestyle)

The newly launched Moreno at Baglioni restaurant situated inside Kensington’s lush Baglioni London Hotel sees two Michelin star Italian chef, Moreno Cedroni, share his avant garde Italian cuisine for the first time outside Italy. Read my complete review at the Comte des … Continue reading

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10 Best London Restaurants of 2012

2012, what a delicious year for London! This city – this big old convoluted mess of a city – kept improving its flavour profile and coming up with new and better ways to offer locals and visitors alike more choice … Continue reading

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Moreno at Baglioni: Playfully Exquisite Italian Fine Dining

One of the most noteworthy meals of the year as well as one of the better restaurants I’ve visited in quite some time, I thoroughly enjoyed my dinner last night at Moreno at Baglioni. This newly launched restaurant situated inside Kensington’s lush Baglioni London Hotel sees two Michelin star Italian chef, Moreno Cedroni, share his avant garde approach to Italian cuisine with his first venture outside Italy. Continue reading

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Shetland Night in London (Great British Chefs)

Shetland Night in London was the brainchild of Shetland native, Helen Nisbet. As so many of us Londoners can relate, Helen loves her life in London but misses the charms of life ‘back home’. The day after the dinner, I … Continue reading

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Jean-Christophe Novelli’s Christmas Menu

Priority Moments from O2 has teamed up with Ocado and top chef Jean-Christophe Novelli to help you create the ultimate Christmas feast. In the first of four sponsored episodes, Michelin star chef Jean-Christophe Novelli shows us how to make a … Continue reading

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Amazing Autumn Recipe: Paul Heathcote’s Mushroom Risotto with Parmesan and Truffle Oil

Without ever having visited his restaurants or sampled any food actually prepared by him, I think I’ve started to become a serious fan of Paul Heathcote. Back when this year’s so called summer was in full swing, I followed his … Continue reading

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Recipe: Monkfish Biryani

As mentioned last week, I had a lot of fun attending a recent Curry Club at pan Indian restaurant and lounge, Carom, in Soho. As I also wrote in last week’s post, I learned a great recipe for a tasty … Continue reading

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Making Josh Eggleton’s Venison Burgers (Great British Chefs)

I’d recommend trying these burgers or your own variant of them at your next barbecue. But don’t tell anybody they’re venison. I think it would be fun to see … Making Josh Eggleton’s Venison Burgers Great British Chefs, 30 May … Continue reading

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Morgan M? Mmm! – Meunier’s New Bistro Reviewed (Great British Chefs)

Morgan M? Mmm! – Meunier’s New Bistro Reviewed Great British Chefs, February 11, 2012 If you want to splash out for Valentine’s Day but your budget doesn’t stretch to full Michelin star dining, why not try the next best thing … Continue reading

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Lunch at Nuno Mendes’ Corner Room (Great British Chefs)

Lunch at Nuno Mendes’ Corner Room Great British Chefs, 26 October 2011 How can a ‘no phone, no email, no bookings, just walk-ins’ policy work for a fine dining restaurant?  Great British Chefs guest blogger Chris Osburn, walked into Nuno Mendes’ Corner Room … Continue reading

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Chefspective: Keith Shearer, Group Executive Chef of Bistro du Vin (Londonist)

Interview with Hotel du Vin’s Group Executive Chef, Keith Shearer Continue reading

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Chefspective: Allan Pickett, Head Chef at Plateau (Londonist)

Chefspective: Allan Pickett, Head Chef at Plateau Londonist, November 26, 2010 at 14:00 PM A few months back, Allan Pickett became Head Chef at Canary Wharf mainstay Plateau. With a challenge to create dishes that rival or exceed the quality … Continue reading

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René Redzepi – chef at the Best Restaurant in the World (Locally Sourced)

René Redzepi – chef at the Best Restaurant in the World Locally Sourced, 23 November 2010 Much of the success behind this nouveau Nordic restaurant seems to stem from Redzepi’s pared down innovation and keen interest to adhering to what … Continue reading

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Review: Noma Chef René Redzepi @ Freemasons’ Hall (Londonist)

Review: Noma Chef René Redzepi @ Freemasons’ Hall Londonist, November 15, 2010 4:55 PM We’d never heard the word “shitty” used so many times in 90 minutes, but that’s how famed chef René Redzepi of Noma in Copenhagen, purportedly the world’s best … Continue reading

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Preview: Top Chef René Redzepi @ Freemasons’ Hall (Londonist)

Preview: Top Chef René Redzepi @ Freemasons’ Hall Londonist, November 9, 2010 1:00 PM Following his appearance on BBC2’s Masterchef and celebrating the launch of his new book, NOMA: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine, chef and restauranteur René Redzepi will be at … Continue reading

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Chefspective: Theo Randall, Chef Patron @ Theo Randall at The InterContinental (Londonist)

Chefspective: Theo Randall, Chef Patron @ Theo Randall at The InterContinental Londonist, October 1, 2010 3:00 PM From his “very happy time” at River Cafe to his current role as Chef Patron at the reigning “Italian Restaurant of the Year”, … Continue reading

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Chefspective: Vivek Singh, Executive Chef @ Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen (Londonist)

Chefspective: Vivek Singh, Executive Chef @ Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen Londonist, September 24, 2010 2:00 PM Londonist has been an appreciative fan of Executive Chef Vivek Singh since reviewing his Anglo-Indian brekkie menu little more than a year ago. His … Continue reading

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Chefspective: Nacho del Campo, Head Chef at Camino (Londonist)

Chefspective: Nacho del Campo, Head Chef at Camino Londonist, September 17, 2010 12:00 PM Originally from the Basque Country as Head Chef at Camino, Nacho del Campo now has the duty of heralding and preparing dishes from throughout Spain. With … Continue reading

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Preview: Jun Tanaka and Mark Jankel’s Street Kitchen (Londonist)

Preview: Jun Tanaka and Mark Jankel’s Street Kitchen Londonist, September 14, 2010 11:52 AM Jun Tanaka, Executive Chef at Pearl Restaurant, and Mark Jankel, chef and founder of The Food Initiative, have hired an airstream, kitted it out with a … Continue reading

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Chefspective: Flori Johnson, Executive Chef at Melrose and Morgan (Londonist)

Chefspective: Flori Johnson, Executive Chef at Melrose and Morgan Londonist, September 3, 2010 3:16 PM As a child, Flori Johnson learned firsthand about “old fashioned” cooking on her family’s farm in Zimbabwe. Add to her upbringing Flori’s first professional gig … Continue reading

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Chefspective: Katarina Todosijevic, Head Chef At Portrait Restaurant (Londonist)

Chefspective: Katarina Todosijevic, Head Chef At Portrait Restaurant Londonist, August 26, 2010 2:30 PM Our latest Chefspective interview offers the opinions of a chef with a view: Katarina Todosijevic, Head Chef at the National Portrait Gallery’s Portrait restaurant. With a world … Continue reading

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Chefspective: Karam Sethi, Patron Chef at Trishna (Londonist)

Chefspective: Karam Sethi, Patron Chef at Trishna Londonist, August 19, 2010 11:47 AM To be just 26 years old Karam Sethi, Patron Chef at Trishna, exudes the confidence and cookery know-how of a chef who’s been at the helm of … Continue reading

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Chefspective: Tom Aikens (Londonist)

Chefspective: Tom Aikens Londonist, July 20, 2010 12:18 PM This weekend, Tom Aikens will be on hand cooking at the Cloudy Bay Shack (a kitted out airstream pop-up thingy). Parked at Parsons Green for Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 8pm, … Continue reading

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Chefspective: Samir Sadekar, Executive Chef at Imli (Londonist)

Chefspective: Samir Sadekar, Executive Chef at Imli Londonist, July 16, 2010 2:50 PM Did our recent Chefspective interview with Alfred Prasad, Executive Chef of Tamarind, leave you hankering for quality Indian cuisine but fretful about splashing out at his Michelin starred Mayfair … Continue reading

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Chefspective: Alfred Prasad, Executive Chef of Tamarind (Londonist)

Chefspective: Alfred Prasad, Executive Chef of Tamarind Londonist, July 2, 2010 12:10 PM At just 29 years old, Alfred Prasad was the youngest Indian chef to receive a Michelin star. Joining the team at Tamarind as a sous chef in … Continue reading

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Chefspective: Rajesh Parmar, Head Chef at Silk (Londonist)

Chefspective: Rajesh Parmar, Head Chef at Silk Londonist, June 25, 2010 2:00 PM Michelin-recommended restaurant, Silk, is located at the Courthouse Doubletree by Hilton in what was once the Great Marlborough Street Magistrates Court, which witnessed the trials of Oscar … Continue reading

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Chefspective: Simon Cottard, Executive Chef at Le Café Du Marché (Londonist)

Chefspective: Simon Cottard, Executive Chef at Le Café Du Marché Londonist, June 18, 2010 2:10 PM Executive Chef Simon Cottard has been working at Le Café Du Marché for 20 plus years. With three venues under one roof, his top … Continue reading

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Chefspective: Muir Picken, Executive Chef at Belgo (Londonist)

Chefspective: Muir Picken, Executive Chef at Belgo Londonist, June 11, 2010 11:28 AM With five Belgo restaurants to look after here in London, Executive Chef Muir Picken is a busy man, which made us just that much more impressed to … Continue reading

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