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The Fordwich Arms

Livin’ la Vida Local “Unless you want an overpriced fancy dinner, you can now only get fancy overpriced nibbles for a lunch. No more lovely cob rolls. No sandwiches. No…

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MCK Grill

The Only Way Is Woodford? Let’s get this out of the way first: I am an Essex boy. If anyone has early dibs on taking the piss out of Essex…

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German Doner Kebab

KEBA-Brand Döner: from the Turkish ‘dönmek’ (to turn) ‘German Doner Kebab’. Say what? Spotting the sign for GDK (with an off kilter ‘G’ haunting the background) while walking along Islington’s…

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Missive from Manhattan

New York State Of Mind   Battered. Bruised. Brutal. Stepping back onto Heathrow tarmac last week, these were the three brothers running through my mind, after a delayed and nerve…

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Ellory

Nothing Amis “And a love story (I think), of all strange things, so late in the century, so late in the goddamned day.” — Martin Amis, London Fields London Fields…

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Kitty Fisher’s

Wood Grill Purrs Into Action In the fervid climate of London restaurant openings, a restaurant butterfly (who me?) is finding it increasingly difficult to go back to enough restaurants, enough…

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Mora

Roman Road Leytonstone. The not so pretty drag of Leytonstone High Road is an ancient pre-Roman pathway that linked London to the sprawl of Epping Forest, its name coming from…

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Duck&Waffle

4am Foie Gras At the top of the Heron Tower on Bishopsgate on the vertiginous 40th floor, a new narrative of London dining has begun; its success or otherwise relies…

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Cigalon

It just ain’t Cricket If you’re really clever, really rich, or really talented in any field, you don’t need to shout about it. You do your thing quietly, confidently, and…

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Oklava

Cypriot Swagger   When did all things Turkish become so hip, so coveted, so damn desirable? I remember seething with fury at primary school in the 1980s whenever anyone called…