Matthew

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Date registered: 11 September 2011

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  1. Review: Row on 5, Mayfair — 5 February 2025
  2. Review: Asador 44, Cardiff — 13 January 2025
  3. Review: Heaneys, Cardiff — 13 January 2025
  4. Review: Crispin, Clapham — 22 December 2024
  5. Review: Cinnamon Bazaar, Covent Garden — 13 December 2024

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Review: The Pack Horse, Hayfield

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Pubs, Rest of UK, Restaurant Reviews

10 March 2022

Pieeeeee!

We’ve got a new vice. It’s this: self-catering stays attached to National Trust properties. Okay, not as exciting as you were hoping. But so far it’s been great, staying in a historic building, in what have been huge and well-equipped apartments or cottages, and with free access to roam around the grounds (when no-one else …

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Swede gratin

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3 January 2022

The combination of brassica, cheese, vinegar and chilli work really well (think: kimchi toastie) and this gratin is just the best. 1 big swede (4-500g?) 1 onion 1 garlic clove 80g cheddar 180ml double cream 1dsp of little pickled Brazilian chillies Slice the swede thinly and par-boil for 4 mins in salted water. Slice the …

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Review: Da Terra, Bethnal Green

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Fine dining, London, Michelin, Restaurant Reviews

19 December 2021

Caviar for pudding

Tacos are definitely the fine dining cliche from the last 2 or 3 years. It’s the strangest thing, but I’d swear that three quarters of the tasting menus I’ve eaten lately have included some form of taco. There’s no real point I’m heading for here, I can’t really mock the trend or fall in love …

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Review: Manteca, Shoreditch

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London, Restaurant Reviews

28 November 2021

Pigs head

We dropped into Manteca for a pre-theatre bite and it turned out pretty perfect; good food and brisk service, we told them we only had just under an hour and they looked after us. Manteca is another modern no-fuss Britalian restaurant along the lines of Padella or Bancone. Yes, I’m coining a new word! This …

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Review: Aulis, Soho

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Fine dining, London, Michelin, Restaurant Reviews

28 November 2021

Lamb belly

It’s great when you come away from a meal inspired. In this case I’m both inspired and armed because chef Charlie Tayler has taught me how to make herb flavoured oils! Take equal parts of herb and oil, then whiz them in a blender. Whiz them long enough that the blender heats up, gets really …

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