Category City

ffiona’s: British food with a modern twist, London

ffiona’s is a cozy, family run restaurant that serves British food with a modern twist.  Service is friendly, attentive – don’t be surprised if you are served by Ffiona herself.  Many guests at ffiona’s seem to be regulars (or were on the evening that I visited).  Ffiona knows exactly where her meat, seafood and produce […]

Beauty and Essex, NYC

Beauty & Essex is a huge (300 seater) dining space with an entrance that looks like a pawn shop. Although it opened in NYC in late 2010 it is still very popular with large groups and late night diners.  I have had great food and service there every time I have gone with a large […]

Dock Kitchen in London

Chef Stevie Parle, a River Cafe alum, runs an experimental kitchen at Dock Kitchen that creates menus based on the best produce of the season. Dock Kitchen prides itself in using spices much like a “flavour”  / “special” of the month (e.g., Sri Lanka inspires the menu for the next 2 – 3 weeks, until […]