Category: Restaurant reviews
France
As well as attending the mind-bogglingly awful Serge et Co. (there are only torrents of invective that can describe that place) we also visited two much better places. I …
France
You could only enjoy Serge et co. if you had a spoon fetish; they kept bringing them and taking them away with incredible frequency. For everyone else, it is …
Finland
Which is to say, it shines out like a shaft of gold when all about is dark; the culinary scene is so very, very dark in Helsinki. If you …
London
Someone replied to my ad, Peter Sidebotham of Hand Picked Burgundy, and we went out for lunch. I can fault neither the lunch nor the company. The first thing …
France
After the total shite of a Saturday, Sunday lunch was a complete treat. Le Buffet at Isbergues, an hour away from Calais provided excellent food and wine at complete …
France
We are in France to pick up cheap Champagne and stopped off at the hamburger chain Quick for a much-delayed lunch. I thought I was so hungry I could …
France
After our hearty but unchallenging lunch at Chez Yvonne we moved distinctly upmarket to the two-star Au Crocodile. This venerable restaurant (opened in 1971) was all kitted-out to advertise …
France
Four of us traveled to Alsace for a weekend’s dining, what better place to start than one of the most traditional dining establishments in Strasbourg? Chez Yvonne S’Burjerstuwel is …
France
We’ve been here before. The owner/chef’s obsession with eating many different breeds of chicken continues to great effect. The first course was a poached egg served in a broth …
London
So after weeks of chucking chunks I managed to go out and eat food! And I didn’t even blow bits repeatedly throughout the meal. My stomach is still in …
