Matthew

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Date registered: 11 September 2011

Latest posts

  1. Review: 27 Harbour Street, Broadstairs — 9 January 2026
  2. Review: A La Russe, Windsor — 9 January 2026
  3. Review: Fatt Pundit, Covent Garden — 9 January 2026
  4. Review: Khao-So-I, Fitzrovia — 14 December 2025
  5. Review: Bistro Union, Clapham — 8 December 2025

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  3. Review: Noma, Copenhagen — 10 comments
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Review: L’Amarante, Paris

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Overseas, Restaurant Reviews

10 May 2022

Pork

I love this kind of find (reader: its not really a find, we saw it on a list of places to try in Paris). Wander away from the busy streets and grand squares near the Bastille, down an unlikely looking side road with an odd nightclub and a couple of shops selling household supplies, and …

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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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