I was on my way to the 'powder room' when I suddenly realised I was in the 'Bon Vivant' swing of things (in French the phrase roughly translates to someone who knows how to live life well). I'd had a couple of deceivingly heady Dirty Pink cocktails - a mix of gin, Chambord raspberry liquor, lemon juice, sugar syrup and egg white - and I was just about to settle in for dinner. The lights had dropped, with the glow of candle light setting the tone, and the restaurant was abuzz with chatter and funky music. I had to admit, when I Google Street Map imaged the address of Bon Vivant I was s...
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Blanchette East is all set to bring a slice of Soho to Brick Lane with the announcement of it's second restaurant now open in East London. Brothers Maxime, Yannis and Malik Alary (who lovingly named the restaurant after their mother), will continue to celebrate all that guests have come to love about the Soho original but with a few distinct variations.
Read more →L’Escargot, of Greek Street Soho, is London’s oldest French restaurants. Since the mid 90’s it has been in the hands of Marco Pierre White, which of course helped it to safely established itself as one of London’s top French restaurants.
Read more →Using their geographical tools as bait, the Three Compasses have managed to lure some of the tastiest cuisines from across the globe into their pub in Dalston.
Read more →Social buns, chatty chips, garbing gourmet, it seems everyone’s driving conversation, even the most delicious amongst us.
Read more →If for you eating an Indian incorporates shouting at the TV screen whilst wearing your pyjama bottoms think again. La Porte Des Indes, set just back from Marble Arch, have recently turned 18, which in restaurant years is (similar to dog years) is some what of a golden oldie. The restaurant notes their culinary mainstay as "The Gallic influenced dishes representative of Pondicherry, a former French colony of India, dating back to the nineteenth century", with spice infused french plates such as Cassoulet Des Fruits De Mer, a rich seafood stew simmered in vindai spices or Poulet Rouge, shr...
Read more →Following on from last year’s hugely successful Rumble At The Deli, Rumble: Part Deux has big boots to fill… and that’s exactly what it does. Presented by Shuttlecock Inc. the exciting and creative quartet of cousins who brought us the intrigue of pop ups such as Mile High, Vieux-Québec, The Great Indian Peninsula Railway and Rumble at The Deli. Their ethos is simple enough - combine food with art, music and interactive theatre and you have a memorable evening. They’re not wrong, and what they do, they do with spectacular flair. The night kicks of at 7 o’clock – a civilized time, at Hoxton ...
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