Matthew

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Date registered: 11 September 2011

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  1. Review: Laxsa, Soho — 7 May 2025
  2. Review: The Horse Guards, Petworth — 26 April 2025
  3. Review: Chet’s, Shepherd’s Bush — 19 April 2025
  4. Review: Mamapen, Soho — 15 April 2025
  5. Review: The White Horses, Rottingdean — 5 April 2025

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Review: Maison Rostang, Paris

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Fine dining, Michelin, Overseas, Restaurant Reviews

10 May 2022

Maison Rostang

We couldn’t have a trip to Paris without a Michelin-starred meal. Well… or perhaps we could. I’ve become a bit jaded about Michelin star cuisine in France; far too many provincial French restaurants who have been awarded a star for being able to put out a hit-and-miss menu of dishes ten years behind many great …

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Review: Lahpet, Covent Garden

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London, Restaurant Reviews

10 May 2022

Fritter box

I can’t remember the last time I got to try a completely new cuisine. Oh, I must be getting old and jaded! But luckily I’ve found Lahpet and had my first introduction to Burmese food. This is something I want to tell any foreign tourist visiting London for a holiday: the whole point of London …

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Review: Five Little Pigs, Wallingford

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Cafes etc., Rest of UK, Restaurant Reviews

10 May 2022

Big piggy brunch

Serendipity. We decided to walk a section of the Thames Path starting in Wallingford, and then up popped a review by Jay Rayner of the Five Little Pigs in Wallingford. So we decided that brunch at the ‘Pigs would be a great start to a six hour walk! Wallingford is an odd town. It looks …

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Review: Mirazur, Menton, Cote d’Azur

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Fine dining, Michelin, Overseas, Restaurant Reviews

10 May 2022

Beetroot rose

The important question to answer: is a meal at Mirazur worth 380 euros per head? That’s just the menu, no drinks. Although this being France, the wine list had options all the way down to 60 euros! Anyway, the answer is “no” by any objective measure. I’ve enjoyed two or three tasting menus every bit …

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Moilee with roast monkfish

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6 May 2022

Start by frying… * 1 big shallot finely chopped * 2 garlic cloves * 1cm piece of ginger * 12-15 curry leaves * 1 tsp mustard seeds Once the shallot is soft add in… * 1 tsp turmeric * ground up kaffir lime leaves * 1-2 red chilli, finely chopped * 1 tsp ground coriander …

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