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 […]
Tag Archives: Michelin star
La Cognette, Issoudun
For those touring the Loire area, and looking for something a little different, La Cognette is a small 1* Michelin restaurant with rooms, roughly mid-way between Sancerre/Pouilly-Fumé to the east […]
The Black Swan, Oldstead, North Yorkshire
Have we mentioned Yorkshire before? Ah well, we make no apologies for celebrating all that’s good to enjoy in Yorkshire. And, with a population just a bit larger than Scotland […]
Gordon Ramsay Royal Hospital Road London
Wow what a special occasion – a friend’s retirement celebration. This restaurant had been on the list for a while but, sometimes, you shy away from such celebrated restaurants…better to […]
The Yorke Arms, Nidderdale, North Yorkshire
As you go further south, the Yorkshire Dales relax a bit. From Swaledale in the north [rugged and broody] down towards conurbations of West Yorkshire, each dale seems to soften, […]
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 – […]
le Bernadin, New York
It’s a bit glib to say we stumbled upon this restaurant [aka New York Institution], but we didn’t book – though it was about ten years ago. It’s had a […]
Capo la Gala, Vico Equense
Enjoying the very best of the atmosphere of the Bay of Naples but more secluded than Sorento. Vico Equense hugs the cliff top, whilst Capo la Gala, a beautiful small hotel, […]
