Matthew

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Date registered: 11 September 2011

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Review: Fiume, Battersea

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London, Restaurant Reviews

12 November 2021

Aubergine n radishes

The river front at Battersea Power Station is a very nice place to be now – as you’d hope, given the number of multi-million pound apartments surrounding you on all sides. It has an array of places to eat and we’ve been recommended No 29 and Wright Bros to try, but on this occasion we …

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Review: Kolamba, Soho

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London, Restaurant Reviews

12 November 2021

Typical. You wait ages for great Sri Lankan food, and then two come along at once. Kolamba is on Kingly Street. That weird back alley behind Regent Street that really should just be full of the wheelie bins and detritus of all the big flagship stores whose staff exits emerge onto it, but instead is …

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Review: Cornerstone, Hackney

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Fine dining, London, Michelin, Restaurant Reviews

28 July 2021

Oysters

I’ve been wanting to get to Cornerstone for a while, but it’s in Hackney. And I’m south of the river. Pretty much always have been. For those who don’t know, there really do seem to be two worlds in London and you either belong to one or t’other. I can tell you all about Clapham, …

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Review: Mana, Manchester

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Fine dining, Michelin, Rest of UK, Restaurant Reviews

28 July 2021

Mana

My favourite thing at Mana. They made a fudge by reducing down 120 litres of cucumber juice to a mere dollop. It no longer tasted of cucumber exactly, but still had a green note along with a deep sticky-sweet flavour a bit seaweedy. This blob made a superb relish for some insanely well cured sea …

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Review: District, Manchester

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Fine dining, Rest of UK, Restaurant Reviews

25 July 2021

District

It’s all about the vibe at District, a modern Thai tasting menu place in Manchester. Seriously. If you’re not into the vibe, you’ll hate it no matter what the food. And if you’re into the vibe, you’ll love it and maybe overlook the odd missed beat in the cooking. The vibe is cyberpunky. You’ve got …

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