A bit of repetition of a previous post but I recently wrote this for the French History Society blog:- Adapting Marivaux’s L’Ile des Esclaves in 2017 One of the things that never occurred to me until this year was that I might end up adapting a play by Marivaux for the stage. Marivaux’s L’Ile des…
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A Chinese restaurant isn't the traditional venue for a Good Friday dinner I guess but if you're in the grip of the perma-hang it's good option.
Read more Resto 22 Dragon, Crouch End
Resto 21 Norte by Bilbao Berria Meh food & service next to geriatric teenagers. Underwhelming.
Read more Resto 21 Norte by Bilbao Berria
Killing time before heading to a gig at MOTH club (one of the best ever!) we were looking for quick food. I couldn't be tempted by a steakwich at The Globe, even though the company was charming, so we pressed on to Goppa's, lured by pizza.
Read more Resto 18 Goppa’s, Hackney
Then up comes Ruscha. Was I rattled by the Ruscha? (There's one for all the Pavement fans out there.)
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I could feel myself putting on another chin as I downed the last of the wine and slithered up the stairs to the pale March sunshine.
Read more Resto 16 Brasserie Zédel, Piccadilly
Good fish in a Chipperfield beauty. Vinoteca is a winner.
Read more Resto 15 Vinoteca, King’s Cross
Is Kingsway the most functional eating street in London? It has all the chains in a relentlessly mid-range bracket and in the mid-range of the mid-range sits Bill's.
Read more Resto 14 Bill’s, Holborn
Meeting a friend at the library we were looking for somewhere new within walking distance. I’d read about Boulestin a while ago (when it had freshly revamped a classic restaurant brand) – some okay, some bad. On the whole I liked it. First impressions were good. The room feels light, a nice change from the…
Read more Resto #10 Boulestin, St James’s
Chilli ketchup, the Pet Shop Boys and the civilising influence of pizza.
Read more Resto #9 Pierino, South Ken