My dear luncheon companions, your faithful Doctor Lunch returns! After a quiet interlude, I emerge, fork aloft, with my dashing comrade Fortescue—known to close confidants as Godfrey Jillings, a man of such savvy and good looks that Vendôme’s Loir River… Read More ›
Location
So, so Sweetings. A London Classic
Fortescue and I wandered around the Rodin exhibition at Tate Modern. It’s interesting but easily surpassed by a visit to the Rodin museum in Paris! Fat chance of going there any time soon. We decided not to venture further east… Read More ›
Into the spider’s web
I hadn’t been threatened before. Well, not quite like this and I must confess I was scared. Maybe it was the menace behind the man’s eyes that showed that he was serious that convinced me that I needed to heed… Read More ›
It’s kicking off
Hurrah! It’s all about to kick off again! And I don’t mean the football. Restaurant reservations are flying in, phone lines are jammed and restaurateurs are making their restaurants as COVID friendly as possible. The lucky ones are those with… Read More ›
Back from the dead
So…I said “this really is unfair. It’s far too early for me to go”. It was a tough argument but as I had just died and gone to heaven I was fortunate. My “death” was caused by eating lunch in… Read More ›
Itineraireisoverthaire – £££ – 9.5/10
Mes braves, mes amis! One is back to the writing slab and it is all down to a serendipitous find in the environs for Paris. It is imperative that I regale you of a wonderful restaurant on the Rive Gauche… Read More ›
French but not French..it’s Montreal
So Fortescue and your dear Doctor had a week’s drive through the beautiful countryside of Vermont to see the leaves turning some wonderful hues of yellow, red and brown.. It’s a beautiful sight and well worth a trip. The fallen leaves provide employment for… Read More ›
Steak on Air Street – 8/10 – £££
APOLOGIES…that is a burger and chips up there. Not a steak from the restaurant or even a burger from the restaurant. It’s just that one forgot to take any photos and needed something to convince you that this was a restaurant review. If… Read More ›
Bentley’s is still fishy – 8/10 – £££
When you see ice in a urinal in the gents you know you are in a classy establishment. Sorry ladies but it is something that gentleman can have fun with!..ahem. Bentley’s was one of those traditional olde worlde English fish establishments… Read More ›
Michelin but not Michelin 8/10
Clermont Ferrand is not the most glamorous of towns but it was on our route so we paid a visit. Besides it got yet another cathedral and it is not that pretty! This one is made of black rock from the town of Volvic, yes, the town famed… Read More ›
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