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Pondicherry: a former French colony in India and a unique cultural, architectural amalgam of these two seemingly disparate motherlands. As well as being incredibly interesting and beautiful, the region also holds the plus of being that, most important of things,…
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Whilst the Oxford Street area of London has a number of fabulous, destination restaurants to sit in and scoff, sometimes I feel a lack of places that are more casual and not ‘dirty food’; somewhere where I can head to…
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The brains behind hot Shoreditch bar Reverend RW Simpson, Blitz Party and Prohibition have continued in their streak of exciting, tremendously cool venues and have launched a new gem in Clerkenwell, the Bourne & Hollingsworth Buildings. Don’t let the name…
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Leeds seems to be undergoing somewhat of a regeneration at the minute. With the new Trinity Centre and countless new restaurants and bars springing up, Leeds I dare say is becoming exciting again. There’s a new (ish guy) in town….
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If, like me, at times the green fields beyond London call to you and a vacation from sweaty Oxford Street beckons, I know just the place. Head north of London; head out along the West Way past Harrow and into…
Continue readingThis year’s stars for London are:3 Stars:Restaurant Gordon Ramsey – Kensington/ChelseaAlain Ducasse at the Dorchester – Mayfair2 Stars:Ledbury – KensingtonMarcus – BelgraviaDinner by Heston Blumenthal -Hyde Park and KnightsbridgeSketch – MayfairHelene Darroze at the Connaught – MayfairLe Gavroche – MayfairSquare – MayfairGreenhouse – MayfairHibiscus –…
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Sous vide: the technique and gadget that has come to grace today’s menus and modern kitchens. For those of you unfamiliar with this, sous vide is the process of taking food, sealing it (seasoned or not) in a vacuum pack…
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