Latest restaurants announced: Goodbye Cafe Rouge! (I won’t miss you personally…) and hello Byron! It’s still a chain, but it’s definitely a step-up, and frankly they serve craft beers which is more than most pubs in Chiswick! It’s fair to say that Union Jacks had many admirers and many dissenters. Although I was in the […]
Ever since the last time I visited one of my very favourite European cities Budapest, I was really taken with an idea they have there; a wine shop which doubles as a small wine bar where you can sit down and try something, chat about the wine, and maybe also grab a bite to eat. […]
Chiswick in blossom, new 5 screen independent cinema, Chiswick car boot, and more
The restaurant entrepreneur Antonio Carluccio this week visited the Chiswick branch of his restaurant for a book signing of his latest book: Two Greedy Italians. Here’s my portrait of the great man. His amazing pasta dish the Penne Giardiniera (see my recipe adaptation here) rose to cult status (at least in my eyes!), and Antonio […]