Matthew

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Date registered: 11 September 2011

Latest posts

  1. Review: The Garden Cafe, Waterloo — 29 October 2025
  2. Review: The Barbary Next Door, Covent Garden — 29 October 2025
  3. Review: Rockfish, Brixham — 16 August 2025
  4. Review: The Club House, West Bexington — 16 August 2025
  5. Review: Da Mario, Kensington — 16 August 2025

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  3. Review: Noma, Copenhagen — 10 comments
  4. Spaghetti alla carbonara, essentially — 10 comments
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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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Herb flavoured oils

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Recipes, Showing off

15 April 2022

These are really easy to do, so thanks to chef at Aulis for explaining how! Take a great big bunch of your herb, chop it roughly and throw it in a blender. Add plain olive oil, or you could try rapeseed oil, maybe 200ml for a big bunch. Oh: if your herbs need washing first, …

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Review: The Loch & The Tyne, Old Windsor

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Fine dining, Pubs, Rest of UK, Restaurant Reviews

3 April 2022

Tarte tatin

The signature dish at The Loch & The Tyne, Adam Handling’s big rambling dining pub in Old Windsor, is a starter called ‘Mother’. It’s a splendidly savoury dish of thin slices of baked celeriac formed into a package around a creamy-gooey interior that includes the warm earthy flavour of truffle, the odd zing of apple …

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