Following the identification of the world’s worst lasagne (in Monreale, Sicily), I declare that the finest liver and bacon and champagne to be found this century is in the 15th Century King’s Head at the top of the market square in Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK. For just £12, the dish is elegantly presented, generously portioned and arrayed with nutritious and […]
Read MoreHH's Restaurant Guide
In my travels I eat in many strange, routine, delicious, filthy, crowded, empty, colourful, bland places. I’m going to begin listing the goof, the bad, the sickening and the moorish, together with the rude, the sensual, the exotic and the Formica. I’ll star them, too. I rank service and atmosphere as important as food.
Lasagne at the crossroads
Given the status quo of crises in economy, food security, the Korean peninsular, and others, I revive an oddball restaurant review because after many years I have had the privilege of ordering the worst Lasagne in the world. An earlier one came to light in Alliance, Nebraska in 2007 when making a film on the American Dream with […]
Read MoreKotido dining
The terrace of La Maison Hotel in Kotido, in north-east Uganda, is the finest dining place for miles around. You will be looked after by Esher who serves a choice of beef or chicken, which can be stewed or fried, and served with rice and potatoes. Drinks include a choice of partially chilled Nile or Tusker beer. […]
Read MoreOgnisko Polish Club
Before heading to New York, we dined at the Ognisko Polish Club at 55 Exhibition Road, London. I had never been before — although the club itself is a product of our Second World War alliance with Poland and stood as something of a b astion of Polish freedom during the Cold War. Its elegant high-ceilinged […]
Read MoreGlasgow Fine Dining
Two superb, but totally different restaurants in Glasgow. The first I stumbled upon because the Blythswood Square Hotel room was not ready when I arrived. So lunch at Two Fat Ladies at 118A Blythswood Street, swift, efficient service, the tables slightly too small for my liking, and an introduction into Cullen Skink — a delicious mix between a fish […]
Read MoreMango with Sticky Rice
I was recently asked by a charity to offer up the recipe of my favourite desert & here it is — the exquisite Thai dish, mango with sticky rice:- light, exotic, sexy and natural and this is how you make it. Preparation time is ten minutes. Cooking time half an hour. To serve between two […]
Read MoreThe Number One Cafe Restaurant
Unusual for London, an elegant and spacious BYO restaurant with superb Thai and Malaysian food that does not charge corkage. It’s only just opened and deserves big support. A multi-dish dinner for two, squid, chicken, tofu, beef — all freshly cooked — costs less than £30 and would be double that if you had to pay for drinks. They […]
Read MoreChryseia 2003
Tiny Provesende village with its opulent, but compact church and ancient stake for burning people to death lies in mountains high above the Douro River and boasts Papas Zaida family restaurant where we lunched on pork, clams and salad. Our amusing and knowledgeable hosts were Paul Symington, whose family vineyards bring us Graham’s, Dow and Warre’s port; Miles Edlmann his […]
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