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Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in the United Kingdom, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Studio Olafur Eliasson Kitchen at Tate Modern

01/09/2019 by .
Studio Olafur Eliasson Kitchen at Terrace Bar as part of Olafur Eliasson In real life at Tate Modern London 2

     I was expecting a bowl of sunshine brimming with steam in homage to the yellow fog tunnel which is the star turn of Olufor Eliasson’s show at Tate Modern, but the carrot soup kicking off the special menu created for the gallery’s Terrace Bar was actually bright orange. 

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Little Kolkata, Covent Garden

28/08/2019 by .
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When two close friends from Kolkata (or Calcutta as we call it in the West) decide to work together, that alone is a tough enough test of friendship.

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Legendary Wiltons Restaurant, London

27/08/2019 by .
Wiltons Restaurant has made eight moves since starting as a shellfish-mongers in 1742 in London’s Haymarket - a plenty swanky address in recent centuries, but back then, just that - a market selling hay.

Wiltons Restaurant has made eight moves since starting as a shellfish-mongers in 1742 in London’s Haymarket – a plenty swanky address in recent centuries, but back then, just that – a market selling hay.

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Novikov Restaurant and Bar. London’s best spot to be seen in.

14/08/2019 by .
Novikov Restaurant and Bar

Just around the corner from Green Park tube, Novikov Restaurant and Bar is owned by Russian entrepreneur Arkady Novikov, apparently a buddy of President Putin.

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Orient London, Chinatown

06/08/2019 by .
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Early evening at Orient London and the place is positively heaving. Not surprising I suppose when you consider it’s prime spot on Wardour Street, just a chopstick throw away from Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square.

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The Corner House, Minster. Excellent foodie destination.

23/07/2019 by .
For what looks like an unassuming little restaurant in the depths of the Thanet hinterland, The Corner House in Minster has garnered a great deal of attention over the past five years.

For what looks like an unassuming little restaurant in the depths of the Thanet hinterland, The Corner House in Minster has garnered a great deal of attention over the past five years.

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Sublime L’Ortolan Restaurant Shinfield

18/07/2019 by .

Gilbey’s Restaurant and Townhouse. Eton

16/07/2019 by .
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Andy Mossack eats and sleeps at Gilbey’s Restaurant and Townhouse, an Eton staple by the banks of the Thames.

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Compleat Angler Hotel. Experience an unforgettable Marlow destination.    

03/07/2019 by .

Gilbey’s Restaurant, Old Amersham

24/06/2019 by .