Matthew

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Date registered: 11 September 2011

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Review: Jikoni, Marylebone

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London, Restaurant Reviews

15 December 2022

Jikoni

So I think effectively Jikoni‘s sensibility comes from Kenya, but specifically the Indian diaspora that settled there a few generations ago and adapted their cuisine a bit. There’s also a scattering of modern British ingredients and ideas. The prices are totally out of whack with the dishes they put in front of you. Please don’t …

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Review: Noodle and Snack, Fitzrovia

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Cafes etc., London, Restaurant Reviews

15 December 2022

Chongqing noodle

I’ve never been to northern China, but with Chinese cinema gradually spreading I’ve built an impression of giant anonymous housing complexes, warrens of neon-lit shophouses and eateries, huge brown rivers snaking through vast plains covered in crops under chilly grey skies. Feels like the kind of place you need simple, heart-warming and flavour-packed starch. Noodle …

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Review: Sushi on Jones, King’s Cross

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London, Restaurant Reviews

29 November 2022

Sushi on Jones

Mysterious and tricky to find, this one. Tucked away upstairs in the corner of a little food court near the canal, with no signs outside. Feels like a secret. Maybe that’s the idea? The concept at Sushi on Jones is nice and Japanese-y, a tiny twelve-seater that offers a 12 or 20 course omakase sushi …

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Review: Pham, Barbican

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London, Restaurant Reviews

29 November 2022

Eel spring roll concoction

Pham is a little Japanese restaurant, useful to know in the culinary wasteland around the Barbican. It’s nothing special though. One of those very typical UK-Japanese restaurants that offers everything; sushi, tempura, donburi, teppenyaki. The chicken karaage is okay, a light batter and nice enough chicken within. Their yasai tempura is also pretty good, a …

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Review: Tonkotsu, Battersea Power Station

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Cafes etc., London, Restaurant Reviews

25 September 2022

House ramen

So we like a bowl of ramen occasionally, and among the ever-increasing food options around the new Battersea Power Station riverside (ignore the cynics, this is gonna be a really nice place when it’s all done) is Tonkotsu. I go for their signature ramen, Maureen goes for the really hot one, and we order a …

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