The River Café, London
The other River Café. Founded by Ruth Rogers and Ruth Gray, the restaurant has been the training ground of a whole generation of talented chefs – and celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver, Hugh […]
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Irati Taverna Basca, Barcelona
Strolling down La Rambla, avoiding the pickpockets…the top five cities for pickpockets are all in Europe, see below*. It’s all a bit touristy here, but there are some gems. See […]
Shoe Shop, Fortress Road, London
And before you ask, it’s not a shop. Though was one once. Could be part of the trendy “find the roots” of the buildings as they become new eateries or […]
Ronnie Scott’s, Soho, London
One of the truly great jazz clubs in the world. Started in late 1959 by saxophonist Ronnie Scott, the club has hosted all the great jazz players. Our first visit […]
Cafe l’Academia, Barcelona
Nearly a disaster; you turn up [all six of you] and find a busy restaurant bursting at the seams – noisy, food arriving overhead on trays, terrific atmosphere. You check […]
Botafumeiro, Barcelona
Not ashamed of celebrating their own success… At Botafumeiro, we know what it means to be Barcelona’s top seafood restaurant. Each dish we serve is the result of painstaking work […]
The Left Bank, Glasgow
Last day of the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, settling down to watch the Men’s Road Race, a perfect course doing twelve circuits of the best of the city centre. […]
Drum and Monkey, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
We like fish. The waters of the North-East coast are a source of the most delicious fresh fish, often sourced from Hodgson’s of Hartlepool. The Drum and Monkey could have […]
Hotel La Perouse, Nice
The hotel is built on the cliffs above the sea, with the most breathtaking view of Nice and the Bay of Angels. The entrance takes a bit of finding, more like a […]
River Café, New York
There’s a very short list of our “Top Ten Settings” – well, ten actually. This has to come very near the top [we always say that, but it really does – […]
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