It seems an unlikely place to find an independent Portuguese restaurant linked to a farm and wine estate in Portugal: inside a modern leisure quarter rubbing shoulders with Zizzi, Cote, Pizza Express and the Odeon. But that’s where Santos & Co live, in Dorchester’s rather pleasant Brewery Quarter. It’s a big dining room and gives …
Impala is dark, modern, sharp-yet-relaxed and loudly buzzing. Proper shout-across-the-table to be heard kind of buzzing. So I’d suggest you only go when you’re in that kinda mood. If you do, you’ll be very happy because the food is splendid. The menu is definitely meant for sharing, and you’ll need to trust the staff to …
I love going to the coast. One of the main reasons I love it is the explosion of shabby-chic seaside shack restaurants that serve up smashing fresh seafood hauled out of the sea nearby. I don’t know who exactly started it and where, but we’ve found them from Pembrokeshire to Kent, Northumberland to Devon and …
They do a good thing at The Water House Project, a small touch but it feels generous and indulgent; with each of the wine pairings, they come along after and ask if you’d like a little more of the wine. Don’t mind if I do! Although, of course, it’s daft to overdo it on the …
Way back in 2010, in the middle of our year-long trip around the world, we found ourselves in Singapore for three days. This was a wonderful city, both quite alien in many of it’s habits and customs, but also completely modern and comfortable to be in (okay, except sometimes for the heat on the street!). …
