Posts in the Restaurants category

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A not-too-hedonistic lunch at Heddon Street Kitchen

Back in the days of my misspent youth, before I was a sensible (!) married woman…my friends and I used to head to the rather appropriately named Heddon Street for a night out. The hedonistic night would often begin with cocktails at a bar called The Living Room, and once suitably inebriated (and I hang… Read more »

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Bloggers’ Breakfast at the Wolseley

In 1921 William Curtis Green was commissioned to design a rather illustrious car show room for Wolseley Motors Limited. He created an incredibly grand interior, resplendent with Venetian-style pillars and archways and towering stairways. In 1926 Wolseley Motors went bankrupt and Barclays Bank acquired the building, opening a new branch in April 1927. In 2003… Read more »

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The Test Kitchen: The Best Restaurant in South Africa

It’s always my aim to feature the very best restaurants that I can and when I was doing my research of Cape Town, one name kept coming up. According to the San Pellegrino restaurant awards The Test Kitchen is voted No. 48 in the world and No.1 in Africa. The Eat Out guide, which was an extremely… Read more »

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Happy Birthday Susan SilverSpoon with lunch at Rivea at the Bulgari Hotel

My mum is often my dining partner in my restaurant review blog posts, but I’ve never really told you much about her. She’s quite a private person and doesn’t like her photo splashed across social media or for me to give lots of background information about her. I’ll say just that she is a wonderfully… Read more »

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Cape Cuisine at Camissa

One of my favourite aspects of visiting a country is trying out the local cuisine especially ingredients and dishes that are totally new to me. The Table Bay Hotel had invited Mr Silver and I to check out their restaurant, Camissa and sample some authentic Cape cuisine. Though The Table Bay is a big hotel,… Read more »

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Jew-ish Food at Jago

When I first heard Jago, a restaurant with a focus on Ashkenazi dishes was opening, I was intrigued. My heritage is Ashkenazi Jewish, which means my roots can be traced back to Central and Eastern Europe as opposed to Sephardi Jews, who mostly originate in Spain and Portugal, among other places. The Ashkenazi and Sephardi… Read more »

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Celebrity Spotting at Manicomio

As we took our seat in the buzzy surrounds of Manicomio in Duke of York Square, I literally expected someone from the cast of Made in Chelsea to step in the door at any minute…it had that perfect location, look and atmosphere that you see on the show all the time… Mr S and I… Read more »

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Breakfast at The Dorchester #TheNewGrill

The Grill at The Dorchester has been a family favourite for years, back in the heady days of the infamous bread trolley, Yorkshire puddings the size of your head and retro desserts such as sherry trifle and black forest gateau…But the iconic grand dame has had a luxe face lift and there is a brand… Read more »

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Something for Everyone at Riccardo’s

As my friend’s regard me as the London restaurant guru (translate as general group PA), I’m often tasked as the person to choose and book a restaurant. Nowadays, this is rather hard job with different tastes, dietary requirements and the need for somewhere child-friendly…enter Riccardo’s the one size fits all, perfect place to please everyone!… Read more »

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Dining at Altitude in Istanbul: Mikla and Vogue

Despite my fear of heights, many of my favourite restaurants are at high altitude: places like City Social, Gavin at Windows and SushiSamba in London. What is it about eating in a tall building with a great view of the city that makes the food taste so much better? In Istanbul, Anna and I visited… Read more »