The Worms, The Heid and I took a trip up to north the other weekend, to Edinburgh, the magical city of our misspent university days, where – no more … Read the rest

My good friend Maz-Pants has been banging on about Burger & Lobster for ages, so it was the obvious choice of venue for her to celebrate birthday number 32.

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It’s hot, cramped and crowded with bad lighting, bare walls and laminated menus with pictures on them, but Eat Tokyo is all about authenticity, and when the food is this … Read the rest

“I don’t think there is better food being cooked in London,” said Giles Coren in The Saturday Times. “Exceptionally balanced and thought out,” said Jay Rayner in The Observer. “It … Read the rest

Last week, I hardly saw or spoke to The Heid – he was in Olympic mode: camped at Stratford; parked, incommicado, in front of the TV; or frantically trying to … Read the rest

If I didn’t already know that Spain, like Greece, is in the financial toilet, spinning in a whirlpool of economic excrement that is causing job loss, home loss and a … Read the rest

Three weeks ago, when London was blissfully, stiflingly hot, I sweated my way across town to Shoreditch, to meet a very old friend from my youth in Scotland. Wee Stu … Read the rest

If you’re in the Portobello area of London this weekend and casting around for a good breakfast, lunch time salad or afternoon cake and a cup of tea, you could … Read the rest

Having abstained from a cooked breakfast, rustled up by Frave at the tardy hour of 12 noon this Bank Holiday Monday, I was in a strong position to argue a … Read the rest

Our high-flying advertising guru friend, Kelsey (a.k.a Chelsea, a.k.a Gail the Whale) flew in from Boston for ONE NIGHT ONLY this Friday prompting an old-fashioned gathering of pals in one … Read the rest