London Dining

Article: Viva Burrito

I don't quite remember who proclaimed that 2010 was going to be the year of the Burrito in the UK, who ever said it, is not far off the mark.  Coming from the states where there is a burrito shack on every corner of Main Street USA I went into burrito withdrawal when I moved to the UK eleven years ago.  In the last few years London has seen a few burrito outposts popping up, some of them are rolling out great burritos and some of them.... Well not so.My current favourite burrito joint is Tortilla. They have 4 locations in London serving up burritos that are filling, flavourful and excellent value.  I had the most disgusting burrito in my life from the Soho branch MexiCali. The meat was ov...

Article: More Hawksmoor Please!

When you work a crazy job that makes you work six days a week, the perfect Sunday at the end of it, is all you look forward to. I have one of those jobs, so Sunday is really my day! My perfect Sunday requires a few things; waking up from at least six hours of uninterrupted sleep,  a sun-filled rain free day, spending time in the kitchen, copious amounts of good food, something decent to watch on the TV and spending time with the bear. That is my perfect Sunday! The word on the street (read Twitter) that Hawksmoor was going to launch a weekend service (being in The City they guessed the custom was not there on a weekend). This sent my tongue a wagging! I have to admit that ...