Min Jiang, Kensington

I’d never been to Min Jiang before but I’d heard plenty about the luscious views from the tenth floor dining room inside the Royal Garden Hotel. I was excited then to be invited in to try the dishes from a specially created menu to celebrate the restaurant’s 10th anniversary. The long and narrow dining room is fairly nondescript – which makes even more of “a … Continue reading Min Jiang, Kensington

The best dishes of last week 25.07.16

1. I love a scotch egg me and the prawn and chorizo scotch egg at recently opened Bronte is a fine example of one. The restaurant, designed by Tom Dixon, is a real stunner. 2. These bacon stuffed jalapeños at Texas Joe’s, the first restaurant from jerky extraordinaire and Dragons’ Den participant Joe Walters. BBQ food just round the corner from Bermondsey Street – you … Continue reading The best dishes of last week 25.07.16

Yauatcha, Broadgate Circle 

I remember my first visit to the original Yauatcha in Soho; I had some of the best dim sum I’ve ever eaten. I was excited then to hear they were opening a new one in Broadgate Circle (that new posh food court near Liverpool Street which is home to José Pizarro, Franco Manca and the soon-to-open Crab Tavern). It’s a strange layout; a huge semicircle … Continue reading Yauatcha, Broadgate Circle