Resto 24, Masala Essence, St Pancras
Standard at Messence.
Resto 16, Brat, Shoreditch
Eating parklife at BRAT.
Brasil! Brasil!
With nearly all of the artwork from collections not just outside of the UK but from across the Atlantic it's well worth catching this show, especially if you want to dream of tropical climes during this chilly London February.
Resto 3, Fortnum & Mason Wine Bar, Piccadilly
After a hard day hitting the books in the London Library (Edmund White’s excellent The Flâneur in prep for a March Paris trip) it was time for a bit of pre-exhibition grub. We didn’t want to go too far and Al Duca is in the middle of a refurb so we opted for F&M’s Wine…
Resto 2, Corbaçi, Green Lanes
For £15 a head I don't think you could get better value anywhere else on Green Lanes (except, perhaps Umut 2000). Recommended.
Resto 45 Bubala, Soho
We took coffee down the road at Flat White, which since I was last there in the 2010s appears to discovered that Billy Idol is C-O-O-L. Sorry kids, I was there and he was C-R-A-P. Thankfully their coffee remains superb.
Resto 41 Ciao Bella, Bloomsbury
It's a cliché but CB really is the epitome of the trad trattoria in central London, a breed that is not disappearing as much as you might think. But being in Bloomsbury it was about 20 quid more that it might have been, say, on Green Lanes. Even so, I didn't begrudge it the extra; Lamb's Conduit Street can be maddening in its Monocality but CB is keeping it real. Even if the customers aren't.
Resto 40 Folk House Zakopane, Turnpike Lane
Amazing value for what we'd had food-wise but also given the attentive service and friendly atmosphere. It's almost worth making a diversion for.
New show! Halloween double bill
It's autumn so it must be show time! This time around we're putting on a double bill by Simon A. Brown of one original play and one Edwardian classic.
Bothy is a modern chiller set in a remote Scottish bothy. Who is that banging on the door in the middle of the night? And why do they have half a bottle of whisky but no walking boots?
The Monkey's Paw is W. W. Jacobs classic telling of a careful what you wish for fable. Previously adapted by The Simpsons Simon has put his own spin on a horrific tale of magic and unintended consequences.
Show week is 30th October to 2nd November and you can get your tickets here.
Resto 39 Millbank Spice, Pimlico
All in all the perfect local Indian restaurant, may it live long and prosper.
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