Italian Archive

  • Tweet With such esteemed venues as The Arts Club, Roka and Zuma already to their name, Arjun and Peter Waney are no strangers to catering to the well-heeled and culinary...

    Banca, W1

    Tweet With such esteemed venues as The Arts Club, Roka and Zuma already to their name, Arjun and Peter Waney are no strangers to catering to the well-heeled and culinary...

    Continue Reading...

  • Tweet If any proof is needed that charity pays, then just take a look at Jamie ‘Pukka’ Oliver’s burgeoning business empire.  Jamie opened Fifteen, his first restaurant, in 2002 as...

    Fifteen, N1

    Tweet If any proof is needed that charity pays, then just take a look at Jamie ‘Pukka’ Oliver’s burgeoning business empire.  Jamie opened Fifteen, his first restaurant, in 2002 as...

    Continue Reading...

  • Tweet Some of the finest fish I’ve eaten has been along the Italian coast, so hopes were high for this Italian seafood restaurant.  Indeed, it was during a visit to...

    Pescatori Fitzrovia, W1

    Tweet Some of the finest fish I’ve eaten has been along the Italian coast, so hopes were high for this Italian seafood restaurant.  Indeed, it was during a visit to...

    Continue Reading...

  • Tweet Take a wine barrel full of irrepressible Italian charm, add an endearing pinch of comedic service and top it off with some seriously impressive food and apparently you have...

    Ilia, SW3

    Tweet Take a wine barrel full of irrepressible Italian charm, add an endearing pinch of comedic service and top it off with some seriously impressive food and apparently you have...

    Continue Reading...

  • Tweet Whilst a dining experience is ultimately about food, restaurateurs often overlook the fact that the service and hospitality side of things can be the making or breaking of a...

    Tempo, W1

    Tweet Whilst a dining experience is ultimately about food, restaurateurs often overlook the fact that the service and hospitality side of things can be the making or breaking of a...

    Continue Reading...

  • Tweet Those well aquainted with Blackadder the Third will know that The Prince Regent was not blessed with political prowess. Instead he was more of an extravagant dandy dedicated to...

    York & Albany, NW1

    Tweet Those well aquainted with Blackadder the Third will know that The Prince Regent was not blessed with political prowess. Instead he was more of an extravagant dandy dedicated to...

    Continue Reading...

  • Tweet Impressing a recently inducted City boy isn’t really as easy as one would think.  When it came to taking out my banker cousin for dinner, it turned out he...

    Babbo, W1

    Tweet Impressing a recently inducted City boy isn’t really as easy as one would think.  When it came to taking out my banker cousin for dinner, it turned out he...

    Continue Reading...

  • Tweet Whilst it may appear that the UK has adopted a healthy Italian restaurant scene, most of them are actually about as authentic as a Cornetto.  ‘Spag bol’, cheesy crusted...

    Su Sazzagoni, E9

    Tweet Whilst it may appear that the UK has adopted a healthy Italian restaurant scene, most of them are actually about as authentic as a Cornetto.  ‘Spag bol’, cheesy crusted...

    Continue Reading...

  • Tweet As far as great culinary destinations go, Sicily provided one of my best ever experiences.  Forget pretty plates and fancy presentation – it’s just about hearty, rustic dishes in...

    Mennula, W1

    Tweet As far as great culinary destinations go, Sicily provided one of my best ever experiences.  Forget pretty plates and fancy presentation – it’s just about hearty, rustic dishes in...

    Continue Reading...

  • Tweet Whilst many of his contemporary so-called ‘celeb chefs’ have been running creating failing empires, it’s telling that Theo Randall can be seen most nights sweating it out in his...

    Theo Randall @ The Intercontinental, W1

    Tweet Whilst many of his contemporary so-called ‘celeb chefs’ have been running creating failing empires, it’s telling that Theo Randall can be seen most nights sweating it out in his...

    Continue Reading...