[singlepic id=466 w=280 h=210 float=right]Rumours of the death of fine dining are much exaggerated. In fact, I’d say that in dining rooms up and down the land fine dining is getting busy exploring new ways to stay relevant and special. I’m going to remember cooking my own steak at the Savoy Grill for a long …
Category: Fine dining
White linen, silver service, but not in Mr Michelin's book
Review: Purnell’s, Birmingham
[singlepic id=460 w=280 h=210 float=right]I struggle to love Birmingham. It’s handsome in parts, ugly in others, and sits in that uneasy size bracket where a city is too large to be friendly but too small to be metropolitan. Someone give me a list of reasons to love Birmingham and I’ll check them all out next …
Review: Cambio de Tercio
[singlepic id=426 w=210 h=280 float=right]This bastion of Spanish cuisine in London has been around for a few years and has a great reputation. It doesn’t really need reviewing by me, as every major critic has sung its praises at some point. So let’s call this a check-up, just to make sure they’re still dishing up …
Chef’s Table at Savoy Grill
[singlepic id=414 w=280 h=210 float=right]Having never booked a chef’s table before I have nothing to compare with, but I still think the experience at The Savoy Grill is a bit special. See what you think… The room is a cosy little booth for no more than eight, all of whom have a great view out …
Review: Lumière, Cheltenham
[singlepic id=366 w=280 h=210 float=right]Something trivial bugged me about our lunch at Lumière in Cheltenham. Bear with me, there is arithmetic. We arrived intending to have the lunch menu (£22 two courses, £26 three courses) but the a la carte menu was so full of intrigue that we splashed out (£42 two courses, £47 three …