We were fortunate enough to dine at Pidgin once again the day before Valentine's Day and once again it was a delightful experience.If you don't know about Pidgin then it's a tiny restaurant in Wilton Way, Hackney. It has perhaps 20 to 24 covers, a microscopic kitchen open to view ...

Ok, I have been cooking turkeys at Christmas for almost 40 years so I ought to know something about it, or do I? I have to say that every year I tend to pick faults with the bird. Too dry and not enough flavour are probably the main constants.This year ...

In this day and age where “ratings” and “reviews” are pushed at us from every direction, what happened to simple customer service?I am inspired to write this following the purchase of a new Mini for Herself. The sales person was very pleasant but possibly the most unreliable sales person I have ever come ...

We have just returned from four days in Rome, what an amazing place. I went many years ago on a school trip and remember being water bombed around the Trevi fountain on a hot summer evening. I went again around 20 years ago and was entranced by the Forum. This ...

I am a big fan of “Plane Food”, Gordon Ramsey’s airport restaurant at Heathrow. The eggs benedict is delicious, the ham is so intense in flavour.So, I had high hopes for Jamie Oliver’s new place at Gatwick. Weirdly, I have never eaten in a Jamie Oliver establishment, the over hyped marketing and TK Max ...