Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes
As far as lunches go, this was one of the best I’ve had in recent years, held at the remarkable
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Restaurants
An almost perfect meal at Noble Rot, Mayfair (London), with Sarris, Keller and Sadie wines
I’ve been to Noble Rot’s Mayfair and Lambs Conduit Street restaurants many times, and the experience has always been good.
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Restaurants: Singburi, amazing Thai food in Shoreditch, London, and a short but great wine list
Popped into Singburi in Shoreditch this afternoon for a late lunch. Came away full, happy and itching to go back.
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Restaurants: Dear Sainte Éloise, Sydney, with three nice wines
Website: https://www.lovetillygroup.com/dear-sainte-eloise After an afternoon walking around Sydney, I popped into Dear Saint Éloise, which is a wine-focused casual restaurant
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Restaurants: celebrating 10 years of the Barbary, Neal’s Yard, with its countertop-only dining spanning southern Europe to north Africa
Website: https://www.thebarbary.co.uk/neals-yard Great meal last night at The Barbary, Neal’s Yard (London). It’s one of two locations for this amazing
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Restaurants: Heard Burger, Soho, with some lovely Lambrusco Sorbara
Website: https://heardburger.co.uk/ I’ve been to a few good Burger places of late. There’s the brilliant Gasoline Grill in Copenhagen, and
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Restaurants: Fat Rabbit, St Catharines, Niagara – so good I went twice in a week
Website: https://fat-rabbit.ca/ I was in town a day early for the WineAlign National Wine Awards in Canada’s Niagara region, and
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Yuki Bar revisited: one of London’s best spots for natural wine
We popped into Yuki Bar yesterday while we were exploring London Fields, which is one of the gastronomic hotspots of
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Restaurants: dinner at La Trompette, Chiswick, with three interesting wines
Website: https://www.latrompette.co.uk/ La Trompette is one of my favourite restaurants in London. Tucked away in Chiswick, it has an upmarket
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Restaurants: Labombe by Trivet, London
Website: https://www.labombe.co.uk/ A new star on the London restaurant scene is Labombe, the sister restaurant of Michelin-two-star Trivet, overseen by
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