Eating out – London

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A vicarious visit to The Ledbury

As an Australian it’s almost a patriotic duty to go and visit The Ledbury. This is where Brett Graham has collected two Michelin stars and a slew of praise. This pristine corner of Notting Hill  is a fair distance for a chef who grew up in Williamtown and had his first job at Scratchleys on […]

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Viajante

I do like a restaurant with a sense of whimsy.I do like a restaurant where I’ll often look down at a dish that could double as an installation and mutter ‘there’s no way I could do this at home’.I do like being taken by surprise by flavour pairings and quirky ingredients.  I do like floor […]

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Wahaca

For some, Mexican food is a rag tag tumble of mush, best eaten when you’re landlocked or stuck for something to drag to the table. Thomasina Miers’ series of restaurants; Wahaca crushes that vision of Mexican food like it was a troublesome piñata. If you answer yes to any of the following; there’s a good […]

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The Sportsman

Sometimes it’s about the food. Sometimes it’s about the people. And sometimes you’re lucky enough and the best of both collide in one meal. This is the story of the best pub lunch in the world. Yes, that’s right, the world. I’d heard nothing but good things about The Sportsman, from some pretty darn trustworthy […]

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Zucca

I’m auditioning for a new local Italian. Somewhere close to home where you can easily pop past for a bowl pasta and a glass of red, or a collection of antipasto that will help tame the hunger beasts. The kind of place that you walk in, feel at home and you think- ‘my mum would […]