Alex Haw is a nutter. But a sexy, driven, rambling, hard drinking, crazy, talented architect nutter with a split in the back of his trousers, tousled rock-star hair, and oozing with concepts and ideas. Imagine an architect version of Dennis Hopper, the caged photographer in Apocalypse Now. And I’ve linked up with him, God save…
Supperclubs
Riverford supperclub
Jerusalem artichoke tart Butternut squash and watercress salad. Very good. Had to cross a tennis court in the dark to get there. Generous with the fruit juice and the wine. Guy Watson addressing the room Not sure about this veggie main, the pie. Bit worthy. The carnivores liked the meat dishes, from Guy Watson’s brother’s…
Mama Lan Supper Club
The Menu in a scroll Ning carrying a lantern Ban Hai Dai: seaweed salad. Song Ru and the vegetarian Su Song Ru: fried Chinese five spice Chinese beef and fried vegetarian cake, both wrapped in cripsy tofu skin. Rou Bao Zi: pork buns and Su Bao Zi: vegetarian buns. Tang Yuan: sweet sticky rice balls…
Cocaine, blancmange and Suzi Q
The mysterious instrument on the stairs… Vegetable kebab Lamb Keema Rani showing off her fresh home made paneer Creamy rich Fish bhuna Cardomom blancmange Donation box Three supperclubs that couldn’t be more different but all worth visiting: the first at an Indian ‘amma’s’ in Tufnell park; the second, a chic molecular do in an architect’s…
A round up of new supperclubs
The Altenburg Kitchen Cloakroom area and skis Altenburg girls… Wild mushroom risotto Blackberry cheesecake A box to put the money in, is trustingly placed in the hallway… The architecture and layout of your house can be crucial in a home restaurant whereas most conventional restaurants are specifically designed to accommodate the cooking and serving of…
Goodbye to Berlin
Well lucky I didn’t pack my bowler hat and stockings, I really wouldn’t have found any use for them. I was obsessed with the film ‘Cabaret’ for years so a visit to Berlin was a fond fantasy consisting of intimate bars and clubs, divinely decadent people and glamour amongst the ruins… In reality Berlin is…
How to complain…
I was recently treated to a meal at a very posh restaurant with my favourite restaurant reviewer… One of the dishes wasn’t very nice. Actually, the combination of flavours meant that it was inedible. “Did Madam like her food?” asked the waiter, clearing away my uneaten dish. “No Madam didn’t” I said. They still billed…
Two nights on the trot…
One guest, @bribedwithfood, came dressed in the spirit of the evening… Colloidal silver used in the cocktails Dan @foodurchin and Claire @beetroute, who helped out, sip the conspiracy cocktails… Oh my god, Dan ate some of the monatomic gold and look what happened! MsMarmitelover boiling bagels with customary glass of vino in hand. My bagels…
Midnight Steakout
Drinks cabinet stored on the piano A few wasabi peas to start The steak. Les assures me it was good quality. In the kitchen Tuna steak and gratin dauphinoise A rainy night in London’s East End, above a betting shop, you find the supperclub of statuesque Florida native, artist and DJ Amanda. Charmingly she gives…