Lima Floral: where I had one of my favourite meals of 2014

Lima Floral, the sister restaurant of Michelin-starred Lima (Fitzrovia), opened this year with the aim of showcasing Peruvian fare as authentic and as organic as possible. It’s split into two levels: a 60-cover restaurant upstairs and a Pisco bar downstairs.  It’s become one of my favourite restaurants in town. They’ve…

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The Office Christmas Do: (how work kicked out the Grinch in me)

I’ve been quite a proper grinch over the holiday period and I will chalk that up to 1) being quite ill (literally, “I want my mommy!” levels) for about a week coming up to Christmas and 2) not being able to be with immediate family this year. I suppose the…

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Ink Bethnal Green: where beautifully plated food play hit or miss

I’ve heard interesting stories about Ink, a Nordic restaurant in Bethnal Green headed by Chef Martyn Meid, and have admired the beautifully plated dishes on their Instagram feed long enough to fancy a visit. So when our friends at Zomato treated us to some vouchers to use there, I was ecstatic. Tricky…

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