A celebration of food: The Sopranos and its untouchable cultural impact
Having changed TV forever, The Sopranos is so much more than just a mob drama.
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Dinner at Padella is actually worth queuing for
While being herded like cattle through Gatwick airport recently, one member of a particularly raucous stag weekend roared: “England – the only country with queues longer than the entire flight home.” Like the birth right to complain about literally everything, and to make terrible decisions at the Polling Station; queuing is so ingrained into our … Continue reading
Donald Trump is no Pig
Trump is a tangerine-tinted mosquito, a bloated blobfish with a comb-over, or parasitical leech viciously sucking the life out of the free world. But a pig, he most definitely is not. Continue reading
Archway Kebab – a restaurant for the many, not the few
In this political climate, it’s sometimes easy to forget that politicians are human, too. In the lead up to June’s general election, a selection of the UK’s most prominent MPs and party leaders were quizzed on their favourite restaurants. Let’s be fair – it’s far easier to talk to journalists about food than matters of … Continue reading
London’s historic pie and mash shops are becoming victims of gentrification
Islington pie and mash shop M Manze is set to close later this year, after 106 years of trading. On announcing the closure last week, owner Tim Nicholls blamed increasing business rates as the reason for the iconic Chapel Market pie shop’s closure – something that has bereft the city of so many beloved pie … Continue reading
Restaurant Review: Duck & Waffle Local
On the way out, I notice a stack-a-box filled with innocent duck legs, awaiting the wrath of the kitchen, and want to cry. Duck & Waffle Local has its moments, but the view from the sky-high original is clearly the real unique selling point. On the ground, alas, the entire concept is simply absurd. Continue reading
Is this the most disappointing steakhouse in London?
Like most things in life, the simplest restaurant dishes are generally the endearingly memorable. So it’s hardly surprising that the ingenuous bone marrow salad at St John in Clerkenwell has been on the menu, unchanged, for the past 23 years. In turn, when presenting paying customers with something so simple, it’s crucial that each element … Continue reading
Restaurant Review – Madison
Have you ever been to a high-rise restaurant so bad, so incomprehensibly grim, that you’ve genuinely considered jumping from the top floor, if only to spite them? Continue reading
Time Out – London’s Best Pie & Mash
London’s original fast food has been around for 150 years. Jonathan Hatchman picks the best shops for the cockney classic. Continue reading
Restaurant Review – L’Espadon at Ritz Paris
It is generally accepted that France is responsible for some of the best food in the world, so where better to start a culinary excursion than in Paris – home to some of the globe’s most highly regarded restaurants? Continue reading
London’s best pie and mash shops
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