Pip’s Dish – The Barn at Islington
Catherine Faulkner lunches at Pip’s Dish, one of London’s latest pop-up eateries, hosted by chef Philip Dundas. “How much money does it take to really disappear?” This was the question posed, Thomas Crown-like, on the…
La Becasse: Michelin or not to Michelin
Catherine Faulkner attempts and succeeds to put her London food snobbery aside during a visit to the food mecca of Shropshire. Who would have thought Ludlow had two Michelin starred restaurants? Not me,…
Dinner with Heston
One year after its internationally anticipated opening, Catherine Faulkner gives in and goes for dinner at Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner, to see what all the fuss is about… Dinner at the Mandarin Oriental. It…
Pitt Cue Co.: The Restaurant
Catherine Faulkner mulls over pulled pork, January sobriety and strangely enough, death row, at one of the first meals served at the brand new Pitt Cue Co. restaurant. Photos: Paul Winch-Furness www.paulwf.co.uk Most people…
The Lady Ottoline
Catherine Faulkner investigates the food offerings at The Lady Ottoline gastropub and placates her champagne tastes with a spot of English sparkling. Despite being there for nigh on three hours we never did…
Mishkin’s: Gin, Meat and Chin Rolling Sauerkraut
Not only is Mishkin’s the latest addition to the voguish Polpo collection of restaurants, but it describes itself as a ‘kind of Jewish deli with cocktails’. The question is: does Catherine Faulkner agree?…
