A London Journal

Resto 27 Indian YMCA, Fitzrovia

At just over a tenner this was a gut-busting feast of flavour that powered through to the end of the evening's Prom of RVW. Definitely one to which to go back to.

Resto 26 La Patagonia, Camden

Credit to the guy on the grill who we could see toiling away at the back of the room - he did the beef to perfection.

Translating Octave Mirbeau – with scripts!

Cruel Comedy, a double bill of short plays by Octave Mirbeau will be playing at the Great Northern Railway Tavern on Friday 8th July at 6 p.m., on Saturday 9th July at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., and on Sunday 10th July at 6 p.m.

Resto 25 Pepito, Kings Cross

Having forgotten to take a picture of Bar Pepito a search for images for 'Pepito' brought back savage memories of childhood boredom watching mystifying variety acts on Saturday night television when I stumbled across Pepito Alvarez, juggling superstar.

Cruel Comedy

Cruel Comedy is a double bill of short plays by the French anarchist writer Octave Mirbeau from his set of Farces et Moralités, first published in 1904. Mirbeau was a pretty savage critic of the society in which he wallowed and I hope I've carried through some of the anger and incredulity that informs Interview, a satire on the press of his day which we've updated to be a take on social media as Snoop. Les Amants - which I've translated as Lovers - is on the other hand a satire on the personal rather than the public.

Resto 25 Pepito, Kings Cross

Excellent service and good food at RAS. The perfect Antwerp lunch.

Resto 24 The Bistro, Antwerp

How we came to choose The Bistro for dinner I can’t recall. But it was a good place and served me an excellent steak, well cooked. 8/10 To see where else I’ve been click on the google map below.

Resto 23 The Dusty Knuckle, Harringay

It was one of those Saturdays where you’ve been at work all day and you can’t be bothered to go out anywhere in particular, so we stayed local. The Dusty Knuckle is a recent harbinger – along with the more established and quite hilarious ‘Local Shop’ – of the (semi) g************n of Harringay. While one…