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La Fosse Restaurant. Awesome foodie heaven in Dorset.

20/10/2016 by .
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 Here, in the southern county where so much fine produce is grown, the picturesque hamlet of Cranborne fields La Fosse, a restaurant with rooms designed to delight gourmet guests.

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Avani Indian Restaurant, Radlett Herts

19/09/2016 by .
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The word is that nearly 80% of Indian restaurants in the UK are Bangladeshi. So when I hear about a new restaurant in Radlett specialising in Mumbai cuisine, naturally I want to know more about the Avani Indian Restaurant.

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Harissa Restaurant

17/08/2016 by .
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Considering Harissa is all about fresh healthy eating, it was a surprise to find it located in Sandyford, Newcastle’s student district.

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Colette’s at The Grove.

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Northcote Restaurant

25/07/2016 by .
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Not for the first time, my wife and I ventured to Northcote restaurant in the delightful Ribble valley, just twenty minutes from our home. Chef-patron Nigel Haworth, has held a Michelin star for many years for, as the Michelin guide says, ‘Refined, sophisticated cooking [that] shows depth of flavour and a lightness of touch’.

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The Balcon at the Sofitel St.James

22/06/2016 by .
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The Balcon at the Sofitel St.James is that rare beast, a French restaurant  in a French hotel which has turned its back on its upbringing and decided to go native. 

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Island Grill. Experience a New York grill on an island.

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Hunter 486 Restaurant

20/06/2016 by .
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As I walk in, Gary Durrant, Head Chef of Hunter 486 restaurant, is standing in front of the stone oven of his open plan kitchen, tucked away at one end of the small but perfectly formed restaurant. This is clearly an eatery where “tucked away” is an art form, as it is itself tucked away in the boutique Arch London Hotel, which in turn is tucked away in a quiet corner of Great Cumberland Place behind London’s Marble Arch.

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28-50 Wine Workshop and Kitchen. A restaurant that adores wine.

09/06/2016 by .

Fenchurch at Sky Garden. Discover excellent dining and Sky high views

02/06/2016 by .
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Just as well Fenchurch at Sky Garden is in the so-called walkie talkie building on London’s Fenchurch Street as security needed walkie talkies to manage the flow of people waiting to get up to the 35th floor.

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