I should probably write a series about embarrassing restaurant scenarios. Two weeks ago, I managed to (almost!) walk out of a restaurant without paying half my bill because I didn’t...
Last week, I wrote a rather dismal post about places that have fallen victim to the recession. As if in confirmation of my fears, yesterday I read in the news...
A few months ago, I discovered a wine and jazz bar called Chet’s Jazz Café. I was on what I suppose you might term a “date night”, and the combination...
It’s a mixed bag, this blogging business. Sometimes you get verbally abused by people who disagree with you, which isn’t much fun. And sometimes you get extremely appreciative emails from...
On Friday night, I went on a bar crawl. No, this was not for fun – not for fun at all. It was pure business, I can assure you: research...
On a day called Restaurant Day – in which hundreds of amateur chefs are taking to the kitchen and hundreds of non-restaurant venues are opening their doors to the hungry...
The other day, I booked a restaurant more or less entirely because it had a deal on offer. The friend I asked to come with me said I was getting...
It may surprise some of you (although probably not my fellow food bloggers) that I’m not exactly inundated with offers of free meals in restaurants. In fact, most restaurants don’t...
Picture the scene: it’s Friday night, my plans for vintage champagne tasting have been unexpectedly cancelled (I know – woe is me), I have no restaurant reservation… I ask the...
