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A gentleman who lunches.

• Why Tipping Should Be Banned [Video]

  By Doctor Lunch on January 13, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  ouch…home truths about tipping…hey, I didn’t have a dessert, I should pay less!

• The Doctor’s finest of 2014

  By Doctor Lunch on January 8, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  Naturellement, everyone is doing a retrospective at this time of year. Mes amis! one will not be outdone. So let’s whizz through some of the Doctor’s gastronomic highlights to set your taste buds atingle. Should I visit any of your favourites next year? Maybe you… Read More ›

• Who gives a hoot? – White Barn Inn – 8.5/10

  By Doctor Lunch on December 31, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Lobster, lobster and yet more lobster…In Maine one cannot escape it’s claw-like grip. It’s in gift shops and cafes, on t-shirts and sweaters. So you can guess the main(e) course at the White Barn Inn. Yes it was the signature dish served with… Read More ›

• L’Espalier (Boston) – 8.5/10 – Cheese trolley delight

  By Doctor Lunch on December 12, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Fortescue and I were seated by the window of the elegant bar of  L’Espalier in Boston, cocktails in hand. Close by, the cheese trolley was being ogled by Fortescue with a voracity that made the glare of medusa look like a smile. If Grommet were here the ensuing struggle would… Read More ›

• Cocktails in London – Beware American chums

  By Doctor Lunch on November 17, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  Cocktails in London – a warning and guide where to go for one’s American chums One is partial to the odd cocktail or two and being in America there is a veritable bonanza of choices to get a good cocktail…. Read More ›

• Cook’s recipe time – chickpea and beetroot salad

  By Doctor Lunch on October 18, 2014 • ( 0 )

  This is not a restaurant review. However one must elucidate one’s dear readers as Cook has been busy in the kitchen and found this recipe on the interweb. It really is rather good so one thought that sharing it might… Read More ›

• Flavours by the dozen – (Ottolenghi) – 7.5/10

  By Doctor Lunch on October 16, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Many moons ago one’s American chum, Remington, who is an ardent fan of good food and fine dining had been impressed after his visit to Ottolenghi in North London. So on a wet, dreary London evening Fortescue and I set off to meet up with Remington… Read More ›

• Lazy bones

  By Doctor Lunch on September 14, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Well, one might suggest that Doctor Lunch is getting lazy but one’s gastronomic friend (the Mighty DZ) from across the pond in les etas unis has sent a link to a very interesting article on the interweb.  It is written by a… Read More ›

• Ledbury not lead belly – 9.9999/10

  By Doctor Lunch on September 7, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  The Ledbury scores 9.999/10 on the Doctor’s ratings…no typo dear readers.

• ABC Kitchen – 7/10

  By Doctor Lunch on June 5, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Two distinguished looking gentlemen tumbled into the trendy ABC Kitchen clutching their petite, faux-leopardskin umbrellas. No one took a blind bit of notice, this was New York after all. Drenched from head to toe by the ravages of a New York downpour… Read More ›