Peckham Rye is a foodie hub that has seen a wave of pioneering restaurants opening from the Italian Artusi and the Thai flavours of The Begging Bowl, to the Peckham Refreshment Rooms and the Balkan influences of Peckham Bazaar. One of its main attractions is neatly painted blue Pedler, which I’d been meaning to try … Continue reading Pedler
Month: December 2016
Carousel
I’d meaning to go to a supper club for a long while so when my foodie companion suggested a tasting menu by Carousel’s current chef-residency, Toshio Tanahashi, I seized the opportunity. Carousel is a new pop-up venue near Baker Street with an open kitchen home to an ever-changing line-up of talented chefs from around the … Continue reading Carousel
Homeslice
Nearing the top of my list of London’s best pizza is Homeslice. Like Pizza Pilgrims, Homeslice began life as a market stall, serving slices fired in a homebuilt wood-fired oven at street food markets across east London. Following two nomadic years, they brought their wood-fired pizza from the streets to their first permanent home in … Continue reading Homeslice
Franco Manca
Having feasted on many pizzas at Franco Manca, a post-facto review of this iconic and immensely popular pizzeria is on the table. If you thought great pizza began and ended in Italy, think again. Indeed, my first pizza at Franco Manca was a sort of “pizza awakening” for me and inspired me to begin my … Continue reading Franco Manca
Tozi
Having dined, celebrated birthdays, and enjoyed many wine tastings at Tozi, this is a retrospective and long overdue review of this Venetian-Italian restaurant and bar. So many times have I enjoyed visits here that I’d even like to say that Tozi would consider me to be one of their “regulars”, though I’ve haven’t been back … Continue reading Tozi
Wokit
Specialising in healthy fast-food noodles and rice, with fresh local produce and home-made Asian flavours, a trip to Wokit definitely appealed. The menu is DIY-friendly, offering the opportunity to build your own bowl by choosing the base, the mix (protein and extra veg), and the flavour, as well as highlighting some of their own favourites. … Continue reading Wokit
Rosa’s Thai
Searching for a vege-friendly Asian eatery for a large family dinner, I chose Rosa’s Thai. From a humble street stall on Brick Lane in 2008, Rosa’s Thai has grown into a much-loved chain of London restaurants in Spitafields, Soho, Westfields, Carnaby, Chelsea, Angel and now Victoria. Hoping to enjoy authentic Thai fare as much as … Continue reading Rosa’s Thai
Ethos
Next on my healthy London eateries to-go-to list was Ethos, an entirely vegetarian self-service café. Although I say Ethos was on my restaurant list, my friend was deciding on where we’d meet. This really is a first for me – normally, my companions consider me to be the “restaurant guide” and allow me choose our … Continue reading Ethos
Blixen
Newly launched Blixen, in the heart of Old Spitalfields Market, is a fashionable take on the timeless brasserie concept and is just one example of the culinary regeneration around Liverpool Street. What once was an illustrious old bank branch, typical of so many Square Mile buildings, has been given a grand café sprucing up by … Continue reading Blixen
Juicebaby
Juicebaby is a healthy eatery on the King's Road which opened in October 2014. Its philosophy is "little by little" as ultimately, it's the little changes and choices that we can make in our eating habits that can make a big difference. Perhaps it's because my of own experiences and the game-changing role that diet … Continue reading Juicebaby
Yumtini 