Kricket, London: This modern Indian is pushing all the boundaries

It’s been a while since I have written about an Indian restaurant. The problem is that I love it so much and I have always been so spoilt by my mother’s cooking that when I eat out at Indian restaurants, I can’t help but feel discontent. You will often find British Asians complaining that the restaurants in central…

Sexy Fish, London: Quite the catch…

Mr.N had a meeting in Mayfair. We hardly venture out in Mayfair, in fact, since I started working at my current firm we only seem to go out around Soho. Our plan was to meet after work and head somewhere nice for a few drinks. I booked Mr.Foggs’ Residence but they only had a table at…

MeatLIQUOR N1, London: Winging it?

MeatLIQUOR has been on my ‘must go to’ list for a while. I’m a junkie, there, I said it. No, not in the dodgy drug abusing sense but in the sense that I have an unhealthily frequent desire to binge on junk food. I love burgers, I love chicken wings, I love cheesy fries- I just love…

LIMA Floral, London: Pleasant Peruvian

This was another birthday treat. I asked for non-stuffy, non-pretentious and I got exactly that in the form of LIMA Floral. This is the sister restaurant of the Michelin starred LIMA London in Fitzrovia. Naturally, I was wondering what this younger sibling had in store for us. The restaurant itself has a tranquil and relaxed…

Salt Yard, London: Finest tapas inspired from Spain & Italy

I told Mr.N that I wanted to go somewhere fun and cool for my birthday. We always go to all these “posh nosh” restaurants for celebrations and yes, it’s lovely but we are almost always the youngest diners in the room and I just fancied something trendy and contemporary. The Salt Yard Group boasts four…

Al Qasr Friday Brunch, Dubai: Fashion Feast

The Friday Brunch is the ‘it’ thing in Dubai, from the multiple award winning French brunch at Traiteur to the opulent party brunch at Saffron, Atlantis at The Palm. It is, however, the luxurious Al Qasr that really attracts Dubai’s who’s who. Al Qasr is one of Dubai’s most majestic hotels oozing with grandeur from…