With the success Heston Blumenthal has achieved in the past 10 years with the Fat Duck in Bray, in 2011 he finally opened a restaurant called Dinner, inside Mandarin Oriental hotel in Knightsbridge, right in the heart of London. It was a much anticipated affair, having planned to open in late summer 2010, and then … Continue reading Dinner, London, United Kingdom
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Paul Ainsworth at Number 6, Padstow, United Kingdom
How do you squeeze in a meal when your itinerary is already jam-packed and your stomach is not able to squeeze in another full meal? Well, this was the dilemma I had in Cornwall - I had the intention of going to Paul Ainsworth at Number 6 restaurant in 2010, but there was no way … Continue reading Paul Ainsworth at Number 6, Padstow, United Kingdom
Pollen Street Social, London, United Kingdom
In terms of "making the noise", Jason Atherton (formerly head chef at Maze) and his new venture, Pollen Street Social, must be way up there at the top. It was an eagerly anticipated place to add to the London eating out scene, and that's not surprising given the high standard Maze managed to achieve in … Continue reading Pollen Street Social, London, United Kingdom