Showing a New York chef how we do Indian here, a delectable Bombay Parsi dish of lamb brains folded into an egg veil with chilli chutney at glamorous Chutney Mary.
Heaven to have someone else trim artichoke hearts and peel broad beans, fiddly tasks done characteristically meticulously at Bellamy’s.
All pubs should have roast potatoes on the bar, as is the case at the tenth birthday party of The Drapers Arms vividly run by Nick Gibson.
At Llerena tapas bar in Upper Street where drinks are as generous as the mood is laid-back, ensalada Montánchez fielding tiny pieces of dates among the Ibérico ham and cheese.
Advised a low-residue diet (temporarily), I take away mild, coconutty Keralan kingfish moliee from lovely, reliable Ragam.
