Andy Lynes

Not Hopkinson but one of his "disciples". The menu was cooked in Knightsbridge.

An additional dish from the a la carte should help: scallops and duck confit with bordelaise sauce

No, ex-Bibendum chef but not that one.

Very close (in terms of style, not physical location) but not quite, and its not another Conran.

No, don't recall that one.

This one should last a bit: Deep fried courgettes, basil and ricotta dressing Carre d'agneau a la diable Cherry savarin Lunch, 27 May 1995, London

That's either Champneys or Mugaritz

Well, roast duck breast with duck consomme, braised duck leg, duck confit, poached foie gras and braised turnip, savoy cabbage and choucroute is off one of his old menus which is not that far off.

Tom Aikens?

Some sort of haute hospital food perhaps?

They appear to have delcared war on the English language.

Excellent news!

I hardly eat out in Brighton at all. I do so much eating out when I'm travelling or up in London that often the last thing I want to do when I'm at home is eat out. In addition, I usually wouldn't go near Brighton town centre on a Friday or Saturday night, not because its dangerous or anything like that, but it's more for clubbers, stags and hens and serious drinkers and it all gets a bit hysterical. I liked the Preston Park Tavern http://www.prestonparktavern.co.uk/ on the one occassion we went as a family, but the cooking was really nothing to write home about. There's a bit of a gastropub thing happening in Brighton at the moment (I know, we're very cutting edge down here on the south coast) with places like The Forager in Hove http://www.theargus.co.uk/whatson/fooddrink/theforager/ and The Chimney House http://www.chimneyhouse.co.uk/ and The Wellington http://www.chimneyhouse.co.uk/thewellie/.

Gone in 180 seconds, and I thought that was going to be tricky!

This is a British restaurant that re-opened just before Christmas: calf’s sweetbreads with wine-braised sauerkraut saddle of venison with fresh goat’s cheese gnocchi Muscat crème caramel

Choose again! You couldn't find two more different restaurants than CP and Manresa - was it the four course structure that made you think of CP?

I'm right on the edge of Brighton near the M27 - anywhere near there?

I know, but the last time I was in there Paul Merton was at a nearby table, so if its good enough for him... (By the way, I nearly ate at the Ginger Pig a couple of Mondays ago but when we arrived we found the place was closed for a staff party! I'll get there eventually.)

Bardsley's is usually recommended as the best in Brighton, although you will have to venture away from the seafront and up the shabby and depressing London Road to get to it. Some mixed reviews here: http://www.brighton-eating.com/347.htm. I've never been so can't comment. I quite like the "posh" chippy on the pier although I haven't been for quite a while. We have a good takeaway just around the corner from us (not worth a special trip however) so fish and chips is rarely on the menu when we got out to eat as a family.

Holy cow, he's not messing around with his prices is he? £21 for a plate of king prawns or £20 for a lamb shank - in Brighton! Arrogant indeed. I'm making a long delayed first visit to The Meadow in Hove next week where the prices are far more bearable, I will report back.

A five star review from AA Gill on Sunday: "The chef here is Phil Howard, and for my money and, actually, for yours, he’s one of the three or four best working in the country. The Square was always good, but it’s got better. It has had two Michelin stars for some time; the lunch we ate deserved three."

L'Astrance?

Bapi's got his own brand of gin? Really!?

Hopefully it will be available to watch online here http://www.rte.ie/tv/index.html

Martin Wishart is the consultant chef at Home House http://www.homehouseedinburgh.com/theclub/dining.cfm which is a private members club. However I've checked and the restaurant is open to non-members so might be worth considering.