There seems to have been an Aussie/NZ invasion in the London food scene of late: a slew of laid-back eateries popping up with a focus on fusion food made for sharing, great ingredients, and good coffee. Of course I’m totally in favour of this because it’s produced some brilliant new cafes and restaurants – Caravan [...]

The Riding House Cafe has been on my to-try in London list since its April opening, and since we found ourselves in the area on Saturday we popped in. Photo above by Richard Lewisohn It’s much more chi-chi than I was expecting from the name, with the feel of a classy brasserie rather than ‘caff’. [...]

Since the wonderful London Overground train route opened, it’s a lot easier for us to get over to West London — previously held in my mind as a posh suburb miles away from the ‘real’ part of town. But there are some lovely places to explore over there, like Chiswick, which rather reminds me of [...]

I appear to have accidentally eaten my way around London this weekend! Micro-reviews follow… It might be derided as a poncy hipster hangout, but Dalston Superstore serves a yummy eggs on toast with friendly non-pretentious service. Killed my Saturday morning hangover. Delicious Monmouth coffee and baked goodies (and a sweet doggy, Bruce!) at new charming [...]

We found ourselves in at a loose end in Covent Garden on Sunday, having tried to get into a 4 o’clock cinema viewing only for it to sell out, and the next one not until six. (We saw Inside Job, a rather sobering account of the global financial crisis – recommended if you’re into that [...]

Nopi is a new restaurant from the team behind the much-loved London chain Ottolenghi, headed up by chef and Guardian columnist Yotam Ottolenghi. Poke has designed both their websites, so it seemed right that a couple of us go check out the new venture… Located NOrth of PIccadilly (hence the name), Nopi is an all-day [...]