A London Journal

Review #105 Salt Yard, Goodge Street

Crocodile eyeballs and a Carol Voldemort reference? It's an IACGMOOH laden account of an excellent lunch at Salt Yard.

Review #104 Bistrot Blanc Bec, Paris

Well, we’d been in Paris for a whole weekend and had yet to go to a proper bistrot for a proper lump of cooked stuff. Across from Les Trois 8 and down the road from Les Félines le Blanc Bec was within staggering distance of two of my newest favourite bars so we did that.…

Review #103 Les Babines, Paris

Sadly without Gatting we couldn't get a carry out but Les Babines wineshop did have the best value of the weekend.

Review #102 West Country Girl, Paris

It's always a mistake to choose your restaurant from the name of a record rather than the food it serves.

Review #101 Café Charbon, Paris

On the back of one hour's sleep I break the rules with a return visit to Café Charbon.

James Ensor at the RA

Much more interesting and surprising than the overblown yanks below, who seem the most humourless bunch of po-faced canvas wasters set against the deftly humorous savagery of Ensor and his confrères.

Review #100 Diwana, Drummond Street

The third Drummond Street of the year and probably the best. But where's the chicken?!

Review #99 Pasta Remoli, Finsbury Park

Helped along by excellent service Pasta Remoli seems to be a good value option if you can't be arsed to walk the extra mile to the Stroud Green Italian Quarter.