Category Archives: United Kingdom

The homelands

forgive me London – a Manchester city guide

16 Nov ’12

A visit to the Narf but a hardcore London who loved it despite himself Continue reading →

perfection lives here – Roganic

12 Oct ’12

Roganic – the best meal I will eat in London in 2012. Continue reading →

seafood that challenges Hong Kong in England – the Sportsman in Whitstable (1*)

9 Oct ’12

Now this is a restaurant which I am going to rave about which may make you question why exactly I have taken a picture of some unflashy toilets and used that as a header? The reason being is that the … Continue reading →

the classics and more – London October 2012

4 Oct ’12

Apart from the dinner at Heston’s Dinner our week back in London was food and London affirming in the extreme. Whilst I’ve been back to London pretty much every six to nine months since leaving around three years ago, all … Continue reading →

how to get it very wrong – Heston’s Dinner in the Mandarin Oriental (1*)

27 Sep ’12

Dinner restaurant in London. No Heston magic. No service. Don’t go. Continue reading →

The Ledbury in Notting Hill – best in London (2*)

3 Dec ’10

The Ledbury – the best meal I have had in London bar none. Move over Gordon Ramsay, Angela Hartlett, Claude Bosi, Alan Yau, Marcus Wareing, Tristan Welch, Jason Atherton, Shane Osbourne etc. Continue reading →

Nordic Bakery in Soho, London

1 Dec ’10

Nordic Bakery is where I put on a lot of extra weight many years ago when I worked in St James’s. It was also one of the first places I revisited when I was in London last week for one key reason – … Continue reading →

Barbecoa in the City of London

29 Nov ’10

A look at Jamie Oliver and Adam Perry Lang’s new venture in the City of London – Barbecoa. Continue reading →

Restaurant Review: Launceston Place in West London

24 Nov ’10

A visit to Tristan Welch’s Launceston Road for an insanely good Sunday roast lunch at bargainous prices Continue reading →

Cream Tea at Palm Court in the Langham Hotel (redux)

23 Nov ’10

London’s best cream tea – Palm Court at the Langham Hotel Continue reading →

North Road in Clerkenwell, London

22 Nov ’10

North Road – Christoffer Hruskovais thinks he is René Redzepi of Noma. He isn’t. Continue reading →

New Blog and Thanks to All

29 Sep ’10

When Jen came home one day and I said I had started a blog on Blogger called “Tom Eats Jen Cooks” I didn’t think it would turn into this. All I really wanted to do was to get back the … Continue reading →