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Oooh yes.

On the subject of aligot….that’s a dish I’d totally forgotten about. The French really do wonderful things with spuds.

I went to the little dining room above The French House in Soho last week. It’s a small, straight forward but well executed menu. I started with oysters and a half bottle of champagne, moved onto salt cod beignets with aioli and then an 8oz rump steak with aligot. I’d swapped the frites for the...

“I’d happily bathe in the peanut sauce, sploshing it about my armpits and behind my ears, before dressing without showering’” I think I need to open the window…it’s warm in here.

Whilst it’s sad that places close down, the pandemic is providing an opportunity for others. There’s quite a few new places opening up here in spaces vacated by businesses which didn’t survive. I follow a food blog and this May the “new” section was rammed. Most are small independent businesses...

I walked past it on Friday, looked like it had permanently closed.

Did anyone else’s mind go elsewhere when they read “Shaves Thatch”?

….no anchovy cream?

Agree with this. When Rayner was celebrating 20 years as a critic he wrote about his review style. He said that he always weaves a related side story into his review, to highlight something of interest but to also make the review more interesting. I note that NSC’s answer to Jay Rayner...

I got as far as “ heat-blistered sardines with fried bread and an anchovy cream.” before thinking I HAVE TO go to this restaurant.

I do like a bit of Modern Toss……

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I may have mentioned Cin Cin once or twice. It’s good isn’t it?

Top one, nice one, sorted.....aren’t you too old for raving?

Good article by Mr Rayner about the price of eating out——> The*best way to eat out to help out? Pay a fairer price for your*meal https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/jun/17/eat-out-to-help-out-fairer-price-meal-hospitality-crisis Can’t argue with this.

Good to hear. I hope I get a chance to try it before, as you suggest, he inevitably moves onto something else.

Nice to read a review; I was wondering how it was going. His latest venture is a bit “out there”; could you tell if it’s proving popular? Where exactly in the pub is he cooking?

Has anyone tried Troll Burger/Pantry’s new offering at the Evening Star yet? Quite adventurous, and I’m very intrigued.

In an attempt to modernize the guide now includes gastro pubs, it’s political Kerridge-ness gone mad.

Also, the guide first came out in 1900 and still includes many “traditional” restaurants....it’s down with the dinosaurs so maybe give it a read and try a place out?