Afternoon Tea at One Aldwych
A ruby red ‘Cocktail Charlie’, bubbling away under a cloud of smoking dry ice in a teapot, made up of a mixture of whisky, cherry marnier, chocolate bitters and champagne.
Tapas Revolution, Shoreditch
A tapas bar goes hand in hand with a plate of pulpo, and the octopus here is steamed to a good texture and served with new potatoes and smoked pimentón.
Smokehouse Comes To Chiswick
The spuds start off well - boiled so that they are fluffy first, then mercilessly roasted to form a hard exterior, and later crusted with a thin layer of solid caramel that cracks in the best way.
Desserts-on-fire at The Drift, Liverpool Street
The Drift has the unmistakable vibe of a Drake & Morgan restaurant, with the same sort of feel as its sister restaurants The Folly, Anthologist, The Parlour and Refinery.
A Stunning Lunch at Dysart, Richmond
Confit leeks with 36-month aged Comté is a proper little number, insistently salty and impossible not to ravage, balanced with risotto and buttery strands of spring-green leek.
Sunday Roast at 64 Degrees, Victoria
The original restaurant opened up in Brighton a few years ago to great reviews, and has been regularly referenced as one to watch for an elusive Michelin star.
