Locanda Locatelli – Stylish Italian in downtown London

Some years after eating at Zafferano Restaurant, where chef Locatelli used to work, I had the pleasure or eating his food again. For some time now, he has his own restaurant, Locanda Locatelli, based in a street parallel to the famous Oxford Street in London. When approaching the restaurant, from the outside the restaurant you…

The Social Eating House – Unpretentious good food in London

When people think of good restaurants, especially Michelin star restaurants, they often associate this with a small portions in a formal setting. Also, they assume it is going to be an expensive meal using unusual ingredients. In SoHo, central london you will find a restaurant that will prove everyone wrong that has this view of…

Pied-a-Terre – Refined French cuisine in Londen

Located at walking distance from Oxford Street, London’s best known shopping street you will find a Michelin star awarded French restaurant called Pied-a-Terre. It’s home base is a nice little street full of restaurants and shops, just outside the part flooded by tourists. Just like many or even most restaurants, the outside of the restaurant…

Heddon Street Kitchen – Simple breakfast: Nice, but not perfect

Gordon Ramsay operates a dozen restaurants in central London. One of them is located just off Regent Street, about half way between Oxford Circus and Picadilly Circus. As you pass through a little alley, you get to Heddon Street, home to Heddon Streek Kitchen. Where this is a classical British style restaurant with a focus…

Petrus – Sumptuous dining at Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay is probably best known for his ‘outspoken’ opinions on television shows that you will see all over the world. Whether you like his (tv) presenting skill or not, the man does know how to cook. His success is not only shown by the amount of restaurants that his company now has around the…

Roux at Parliament Square – Fish next to Big Ben

Coming from a culinary family, Michel Roux Jr. is a well-known chef on British television. He has been regular guest and even host on Saturday Morning Kitchen as well as MasterChef UK on the BBC . He is an established chef that operates multiple restaurants, including Roux At Parliament Square (which we visited for this…

Hutong Restaurant – Chinese lunch with a view

Most of the larger cities in the world have some high building that has a observation deck offering great views of the city. New York as ‘Top of the Rock’ and London has The Shard. This new tower is located walking distance from Tower Bridge and has multiple observation decks around the 70th floor. My…

HKK Restaurant – Refined Chinese pampering

Central London is home to many good restaurants. Where to some the obvious choice for Chinese cuisine might be found in China Town, there is at least one better alternative as we found out last week. Around the corner from Liverpool Street Station you will find HKK Restaurant, a Michelin Star awarded restaurant serving refined…

Dinner by Heston

Also available in English down below…. Heston Blumenthal is een van ‘s werelds meest bekende chefs en de chef die ik het meest bewonder. Hij komt regelmatig terug als gast chef in Masterchef Australie en de executive chef van de met 3 Michelin sterren bekroonde restaurant ‘The Fat Duck’, waarvan een diner met het prijskaartje…