Review: Goust-atory Pleasure, Restaurant Goust (Paris, FR)
June 11th, 2013 | by ladyparker
A new kid on the block with an arsenal of international experience fronting it, Goust sets a formidable standard for fine dining in Paris
Mayfair’s Gold: Alloro (London, UK)
April 25th, 2013 | by ladyparker
Alloro, meaning ‘of gold’ in Italian is a hot restaurant in Mayfair serving fantastic fare from the heart of Italy
Review: Truffle Season in Vaucluse & Dinner at La Beaugraviere (FR)
February 15th, 2013 | by ladyparker
The evening promised merciful temperatures as we made our way over the Rochegude mountain road at dusk. Passing over the Drome-Vaucluse boundary line, vines like witches hands writhed up through the soil ...
Review: Creating a Scene on Greek Street, Soho (London, UK)
February 9th, 2013 | by ladyparker
It is impossible to keep this little secret. I know if I mention it there’s a chance the special-ness will die like the wilting Valentine’s Day bouquet sitting on your office desk in late February
Review: The Crème de la Crème of France at Le Gavroche (London, UK)
October 17th, 2012 | by ladyparker
The Black Cab featuring an impossibly small turning circle that I have always been in awe of halted outside the Upper Brook Street address in Mayfair one Saturday night
Review: Real Cucina Tradition at Enoteca della Valpolicella (Verona, IT)
September 6th, 2012 | by ladyparker
An upsetting statistic traversed rather awkwardly across my limited, but slowly increasing Italian parlance just recently.
Review: A Hospitable Response to the Christchurch Earthquake – Saggio di Vino (Christchurch, NZ)
July 10th, 2012 | by ladyparker
Rising out of the ashes of the devastation that blankets the city of Christchurch are a whole raft of Phoenix establishments. Saggio di Vino is one.
A Roux Awakening: Haut Cuisine in the United Kingdom
June 27th, 2012 | by ladyparker
Gentlemen, a jacket please. And for goodness sake unearth and dust off your designer suedes or your patent leather cobbler creations… it’s a night of the utmost special occasion
Review: A simple but polished formula at O’Connell Street Bistro (Auckland, NZ)
May 1st, 2012 | by ladyparker
Peering into the small discreet windows, concealed teasingly by slotted blinds, the bistro seems Lilliputian. Despite its company of high-rise corporate offices however, it does not strike oneself as being out of context
Review: Consistently Satisfying: Zafferano in Knightsbridge (London, UK)
February 9th, 2012 | by ladyparker
If you are ever in wonder about London's ability to deliver cuisine of an exceptionally high standard that is not traditional British fare, step inside Zafferano in Knightsbridge, where a polished yet amiable Italian experience awaits you
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