Category Archives: UK

The Perfectionists’ Café, London UK

The Perfectionists’ Café Black Pudding Scotch Eggs – Quail Eggs from Cornwall, Black Pudding from Stornoway, served with Piccalilli Extraordinary Fish & Chips – Day Boat Cornish Fish. 3x Cooked Chips, Mushy Peas and Tartar Sauce Malt Vinegar and atomizer … Continue reading

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Gordon Ramsay Plane Food, London UK

Gordon Ramsay Plane Food Cereal Bread, White Roll, English Butter Hand Picked Cornish Crab on Toast Duck Breast, Confit Leg, Wild Cherries, Pan Jus Double Cooked Chips Originally scheduled to fly out of Gatwick only to receive a text message … Continue reading

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Marcus, London UK

Marcus Raspberry Tarragon Lemonade Gruyere Tapioca Gougeres Potato Bread with Fennel and House Churned Salted Irish Butter Foie Gras, Cherry, Granola Sweetbread, Almond, Nectarine Quail, Carrot, Cornbread, Summer Savory Turbot, Dorset Snails, Shallot, Gnocchi Anjou Pigeon, Onion, Jersey Royal Pommes … Continue reading

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Gymkhana, London UK

Gymkhana Angoor Sharbat – Spiced Grape Juice slow cooked with orange zest, black cardamom, and honey charged with siphoned soda Cassava, Lentil and Potato Papads with Mango Chutney and Spicy Tomatoes with Shrimp Duck Egg Bhurji, Lobster, Malabar Paratha Dosa, … Continue reading

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Berners Tavern, London UK

Berners Tavern Filter Coffee Stoneway Black Pudding Butter Croissant, Pain au Chocolate, Raisin Snail, Sugar Brioche with Butter, Orange Marmalade, Blackberry, Strawberry Jam Brioche French Toast and Streaky Bacon Coming off a great nights’ sleep after dinner at The Dorchester … Continue reading

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Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, London UK

Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester Gougeres Passion Fruit, Apricot, and Hibiscus Punch Bacon Focaccia and Scottish Soda Bread, Cereal Sesame with Herbs and Epi Baguette, Black Olive and White Baguette with Farmhouse Butter and Whipped Crème Fraiche Spread Scallop/Caviar Scottish Langoustines … Continue reading

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Pollen Street Social, London UK

Pollen Street Social Sugar and Salt Smoked Nuts   Parmesan Cheese Foam, Mushroom Crumbs, Mushroom Consomee / Goat Cheese Churros with Truffle Honey / Black Pudding Croquette with sauce gribiche / Black Garlic Cookie with Taramosalata    Baguette, Whole Wheat … Continue reading

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Bread Ahead Bakery, London UK

Bread Ahead Bakery Bread Pudding Almond Croissant Ginger Molasses Cake Salted Caramel and Honeycomb Donut Located within the Borough market as both a small stall and a sizable school with classes offered to aspiring chefs as well as the general … Continue reading

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Monmouth Coffee, London UK

Monmouth Coffee Almond Croissant Americano / Raisin Snail / Brownie Unlimited Bread with Butter, Marmite, Honey and Jam – Strawberry, Blackberry, Elderflower, Orange Marmalade, Fig Without a doubt spoiled by America’s artisan coffee scene and surviving largely on double espressos … Continue reading

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St. John Bar and Restaurant, London UK

St. John Bar and Restaurant Wheat and White Sourdough with Local Butter Brown Crab Meat on Toast Foie Gras with Grilled Bread Welsh Rarebit Bloodcake and Fried Egg   Half Dozen Madelines Bread Pudding and Butterscotch with Salted Caramel Ice … Continue reading

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The Crown, Bray UK

The Crown at Bray Fish and Chips with Minty Peas 3x Cooked Chips Bread and Butter Pudding Eton Mess Practically glowing as I exited The Hinds Head it was entirely at the recommendation of my server that I decided to … Continue reading

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The Hinds Head, Bray UK

The Hinds Head White Fizz – Chase Gin, Apple Liqueur, Lemon Juice, Egg White, Popping Candy Devil on Horseback / Scotch Quail Egg White and Wheat Bread with Salted English Farmhouse Butter Potted Shrimp with Cucumber Relish and Grilled Bread … Continue reading

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The Waterside Inn, Bray UK

The Waterside Inn Canapes Blood Orange and Mint Mocktail Reached via £20 roundtrip ticket from Paddington to Maidenhead and a two kilometer walk through English countryside to follow it was mere minutes before my noon reservation that I arrived at … Continue reading

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Caravan, London UK

Caravan Americano   Berry Friand Banana Loaf with Banana Caramel Yogurt Cornbread French Toast – Bacon, Rocket, Avocado, Paprika Maple Syrup Two Crumpets “and too much butter” with Honey In bed at a comparatively early hour after the Monty Python … Continue reading

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Harrod’s Food Hall, London UK

Harrod’s Food Hall Red Velvet Cupcake Banoffee Cupcake Carrot Cake Cupcake Sea Salted Caramel Brownie Black & White Cronut with Speculoos Fruit Scone / Chocolate Scone Deep Fried Butter Croissant Undoubtedly a touch touristy given its historic stature and always … Continue reading

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Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, London UK

Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Alain Milliat Apricot Nectar Sourdough, Onion Bacon Brioche, Pretzel, Oatmeal Rye Bread and Bordier Butter Baby Radish, Heirloom Tomato, Chive, and Tomato Consommé Pressed Foie Gras with Green Apples, Turnips, Watercress, Smoked Duck, Brioche Baton Ravioli of … Continue reading

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Rules, London UK

Rules Whole Wheat Bread with Butter Cured Duck Breast with Endive, Candied Nuts, Stilton Dressing Chicken, Bacon, Tarragon Pie Double Cooked Chips Americano Sticky Toffee Pudding with Caramelized Walnuts Golden Syrup Sponge Pudding with Custard Proudly presenting itself as London’s … Continue reading

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The Parlour, London UK

The Parlour at Fortnum and Mason Orange Marmalade Sample Warm Scones, Clotted cream, Preserves The Original Dusty Road – Coffee and Chocolate Ice Creams, Butterscotch Sauce, Whipped Cream, Chocolate Flakes, Chocolate Macaron Sated but not stuffed after lunch in Bray … Continue reading

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The Fat Duck, Bray UK

The Fat Duck BEETROOT – Horseradish Cream NITRO POACHED APERITIFS – Vodka and Lime Sour, Campari Prosecco Blood Orange, Tequila and Grapefruit RED CABBAGE GAZPACHO – Pommery Grain Mustard Ice Cream JELLY OF QUAIL, CRAYFISH CREAM – Chicken Liver Parfait, … Continue reading

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The Wolseley, London UK

The Wolseley Coffee Almond Croissant Canele Duo   Black Pudding Pan fried fishcake with poached egg French Toast with Fresh Berries and Pure Maple Syrup With one o’clock reservations in Bray anticipated for the past two months it was after … Continue reading

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