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 […]
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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 […]
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. […]
The Sisters, Jordanhill, Glasgow
Well, it’s definitely not going to be in the Top 10 settings…probably not the top 10,000. Down the Crow Road, under the railway bridge, turn up a side street and […]
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 […]
Endeavour Restaurant, Staithes, North Yorkshire
The sound of gulls screeching overhead as they dive across the boats and the lobster pots, the smell of the sea and the lapping of the water as the tide […]
Balthazar, New York
A veritable New York Institution. The first time we went to NYC, this was the place most recommended. It didn’t disappoint, either for lunch [brunch?] or dinner. opening from early […]
Hotel Chateau de Reignac, Loire Valley
Touring the Loire Valley conjures magical chateaux, each more decorated and architecturally extravagant as you wend your way westward towards the sea. The wine regions, stretching from Sancerre and Pouilly […]
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