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Blog Archives

World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2012: Were three British restaurants enough?

World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2012: Were three British restaurants enough?. A great piece about the lack of British restaurants on this year’s list.  Still, the British restaurant scene is to be envied with all it’s variety from Supper clubs to Street food to Michelin stars and all.  The sheer number of eateries opening daily is

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Moshi Moshi London…Sushi while the trains go by….but you’d never know it

I consider myself to be a proper East Londoner, a know it all of the streets of London, lived here all of my 41 years and worked in and around the capital for over 25 of those years. So, shockingly and embarrassingly I confess that I had never been to Moshi Moshi, in Liverpool Street

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Novikov – outnobbling Nobu?

Arkady Novikov is no shrinking violet. Head of a huge 50 restaurant empire throughout Moscow as well as one of Russia’s most successful businessmen with an organisation including Supermarkets, florists and even a 15 acre farm, as the website (http://www.novikovrestaurant.co.uk/ ) states, “he is the man with the midas touch.” So it’s no surprises that he has finally

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A Chef’s Tale

Life as a chef may not be a necessarily glamorous one (no killer heels here darlin) but it’s certainly colourful, full of interesting moments and of course great food (not that we ever really get to eat any of it but I’ll come to that).  It is also a good opportunity to meet lots of

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The Savoy London….darling!

If you follow me on Twitter (@Madebythechef) then you'll know that the weekend before last was all about celebrating my big 40! And I was doing it in style!

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Tom’s Terrace – alfreso dining in London

On a blustery summer’s day, it was time for a spot of lunch in one of London’s newest eaterie’s and 2 Michelin starred chef Tom Aikens latest venture, Tom’s Terrace, at Somerset House. Probably not the best day to eat at an outdoor restaurant but I braved the elements anyway. From a very limited menu

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