

LONDON - AN 80 YEAR OLD RIOJA AT MEDLAR IN CHELSEA
I had been looking for a reason to drink this special wine for some time. It came a few months ago when I was looking through some of my...


LONDON - HEDDON STREET - SABOR
SABOR One Michelin star Sabor, founded by Nieves Barragan and José Etura, is just off Regent Street in the little foodie enclave of...


LONDON - MAYFAIR - JOSÉ PIZARRO @ THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS
JOSÉ PIZARRO @ The Royal Academy of Arts November 2021 This is José Pizarro's first foray into central London, in what is, amazingly, ten...


LONDON - BERMONDSEY - ANDANZA
ANDANZA June 2021 This small tapas/pintxo bar/restaurant opened,. just before the start of the Covid-19 lockdown, so they have had a...


ENGLAND - MANCHESTER - EL GATO NEGRO TAPAS
EL GATO NEGRO TAPAS Michelin Bib Gourmand Simon Shaw opened El Gato Negro Tapas in an empty former pub in Ripponden in 2005. With a view...


LONDON - SOUTH KENSINGTON - CAPOTE Y TOROS - HAM & SHERRY BAR
CAPOTE Y TOROS HAM & SHERRY BAR This little offspring of Cambio de Tercio, just along the road, is a lively little tapas bar specialising...


UK - LONDON - CANARY WHARF - IBÉRICA VILARNAU CAVA TASTING
In October 2021 we went to a Vilarnau cava tasting evening with tapas at Ibérica Canary Wharf, London. A brief history of Vilarnau cava....


LONDON - SOUTH KENSINGTON - CAMBIO DE TERCIO
CAMBIO DE TERCIO April 2021 After months of eating at home and for a bit of normality after the latest covid-19 restrictions were eased,...


UK - ENGLAND - MANCHESTER - CANTO
CANTO We came to Canto, which is a recent creation of Simon Shaw of El Gata Negro Tapas fame, on an unusually sunny Sunday Lunchtime In...


LONDON - SOHO - BARRAFINA
One Michelin Star BARRAFINA Barrafina has moved to a new address in Soho, from Frith street to 26-27 Dean Street, Soho, London. We...