The Perfect Bloody Mary

An alternative guide to bars and restaurants in the UK and abroad.

Monday, 10 October 2011

The Folly, The City

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"Tuesday is the new Thursday," said the hunky Australian waiter as he took us to our table. And judging by the number of people ou...
Saturday, 10 September 2011

The Hospital Club, Covent Garden

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Covent Garden is a funny place. If you venture into the tourist trap that is the market square, you will find many of the worst pubs, bars a...
Thursday, 25 August 2011

HIX, Soho

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I love Soho. While other areas come in and out of fashion (Islington and Notting Hill being noticeably out, and Shoreditch on its way), Soho...
Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Poppies Fish & Chips, Spitalfields

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I put it down to the Mad Men effect. The advertising-based story set in Manhattan seems to have inspired a new wave of retro in recent years...
Monday, 15 August 2011

The White Swan, Fetter Lane

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I am pleased to report that salt is making a comeback. For years it seemed this staple seasoning (for most of us of a certain age) was on th...
Monday, 1 August 2011

The Drift, Bishopsgate

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Isn’t London just so New York nowadays? And I’m not just talking about the increase in diners, coffee shops and Jewish-styled delis, but the...
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Wednesday, 20 July 2011

One New Change Champagne Bar, St Pauls

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It shows the regard in which we hold Champagne in that we so often use it to describe an aspirational lifestyle. By which, we normally mean ...
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Arriving in the UK in 1994 as a penniless immigrant set on conquering the new world, I subsequently regressed to a life of telling stories and socialising whilst earning my way in the heady world that passes for the financial markets. Some of my stories are occasionally true, and relate to real events. These will form the vast content of this blog. Any other content I would treat with suspicion. Disdain even.
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