Category Archives: food
Fable Bar: lunch in the City
Lunch in the city could rarely be described as quirky or even fairytale-esque. So The Fable Bar – on Farringdon Road – looked more appealing than most. I don’t get out much (at lunch time) as I’m either chained to … Continue reading
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Restaurant review: Chiltern Firehouse
The audience is in their seats. Squirming and twitching with slight status anxiety, as these seats are priceless and a little inaccessible. The stage is set. A stunning 1889 Grade II-listed Victorian-gothic fire brigade building with a discreetly gated garden … Continue reading
Restaurant 1701, Bevis Marks Synagogue
It’s a funny thing to seek out a kosher restaurant when I’m not in the least bit kosher. But the truth is that the news of a fine dining kosher restaurant came to me via a sister-in-law I love to … Continue reading
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Review: Attendant (what was a men’s public lavatory)
I first heard about Attendant and the ridiculous idea of drinking coffee in a toilet when the Victorian loo first opened its door a little over a year ago. It had been empty (mothballed) for more than 50 years … Continue reading
