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  • Lacking Lauderdale

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    Gadzooks no!! for those of one’s devotees that think the dear Doctor has popped off the mortal coil, one can be assured that he is still alive and very much… eating.  One’s absence is accounted for by an extended sojourn in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  One may offend… Read More ›

  • Addesso

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    Mes Braves!  A delay in writing up this review but please afford a man in the early stages of retirement a modicum of space. One’s review of Addesso follows sans delai! A second visit to Addesso in Richmond in as… Read More ›

  • Khan’s 3/10

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    Khan’s is a renowned Indian eatery in Queensway, London. It is cavernous with large pillars bedecked with faux palms. One remembers it was a magical, buzzy, bazaar-like emporium in one’s younger days. Queuing was de rigeur unlike tonight (Sunday). One soon realised why. No queue, no atmosphere. The waiter grunted as… Read More ›

  • Opera & Food

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    Dear readers, this is difficult. A confession. After which one may question your Doctor’s fine taste. Judge me as you wish. One has been to the opera. Sadly, not the Royal Opera House, nay not not even the ENO but an eatery festooned with twirling, opera singing waiters… Read More ›

  • Been seen in Speen

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    The English countryside is the ideal retreat to pass the weekend.  Secluded villages conceal gastronomic surprises within an easy carriage ride from Londonium. Your Doctor ventured forth along the winding narrow roads of the Chilterns to find The Old Plow.  An olde 17th Century pub, now a restaurant, secreted in the village of Speen in… Read More ›

  • What a Circus!

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    Le Cirque had languished on the Doctor’s wish list for too long and so when one’s American chums Baddenoch and Cranleigh suggested  a luncheon there,  one duly accepted with alacrity. Obfuscated by a modern, yet impressive glass building one entered expectantly. The modern and eye bashing bar is the first thing one sees before… Read More ›

  • It’s all gone fishy again

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    After a long wait, the new Brady’s fish and chip emporium opened quietly last week. It is a triumph. Keeping the character of the old smaller restaurant and the convivial, lively atmosphere.  The addition of some “communal” bench tables is quite a… Read More ›

  • M. Beaudoin says “Chabrot” – Now closed

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    ALAS THIS IS NOW CLOSED One’s chum, Philippe La Rochefoucauld from over La Manche in Paris has spotted an article in his local rag where one of my erstwhile restaurant reviewers, Maurice Beaudoin has suggested that Chabrot is “a little… Read More ›

  • Green Jelly at The Greenhouse

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    Mes amis! Apologies, one has been rather remiss sharing this update with you before the yuletide celebrations. The Greenhouse restaurant has long been a favourite of your Doctor and it now has a “new” chef. (Arnaud Bignon in fact arrived about a year ago). Modern, upmarket and… Read More ›

  • Medlar – a peach? – 6/10 – £££

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    UPDATE – Since writing this review, one understands that it has lost its Michelin star. Not quite due to this review I am sure. Alas, many moons have passed since one’s first visit to Medlar in the Kings Road, London… Read More ›