England
Zitto e Mangia, Tewkesbury
The chef is from the south of Italy, the owner from the north, and the restaurant itself is virtually in the middle of England; Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire to be precise. What could possibly go wrong? […]
Pizza
California
Oste Los Angeles
The opening of Oste brings pizza and promise… So accustomed to wincing at any alert to activate my inbox, I leaned in, closer, just to make sure my blue light glasses weren’t deceiving me. A […]
London
Pi Battersea Rise
These days if someone mentions Clapham it’s to complain about its imminent gentrification, the scourge of yuppies, and the rising house prices. However, this is an unfair reflection on the rest of the neighbourhood and […]
California
Il Piccolo Ritrovo
For a locale that is not remotely Italy adjacent, us Angelenos excel at being Italian food snobs. We like a wood burning oven, and we know our optimal wood burning temperature. We like our cheese, […]
Italy
Southern Sicily – Discovering Pizzolo
As you know dear readers, I have had some tough gigs in my time, flying to Beijing to test a new aircraft (particularly hard jetlag wise), 17 course tasting menus and off-roading across northern Argentina […]
Restaurants
Goat Chelsea
It’s a few years since I last visited Goat, then it was all new shiny, sparkly and really quite good. It seemed like a good time for a check up, restaurants are like patients they […]
Bars
Heist Bank – Paddington’s New It Place
Buried within the hectic renovation of Paddington you’ll find a new, trendy haunt offering this corner of London an impressive selection of beers and pizzas. It is apparent that this is the new ‘it’ place […]