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  1. St John, either the two which have been about, or the new one near Les Trois Garcons. Come to think of it, Les Trois Garcons!

    Having said that I struggle to recommend any high end dining ventures in London now from an excitement point of view. The Square offers good solid cooking and a meal at Aubergine just before Christmas was outstanding, if you can make a short trip out of London try and get to the Fat Duck.

    It might be possible to arrange transportation to get to Fat Duck, but I had been under the impression that the food - while quite interesting - was a disappointment from the taste standpoint.

    I'm sorry to hear there isn't much excitement about places right now - I was really looking forward to a great dining experience for my wife and myself. Are there any other thoughts, please?

    The Fat Duck is very divisive of opinion but it does provide a different eating experience to most, it is rated as 3 Michelin Stars and whatever your thoughts on it it will provide an interesting meal.

  2. So, I've just landed from San Francisco stopping in the newsagent in the airport to pick up the new issue of Gourmet. Having chatted with Moby I was ready to hate the issue, but actually, I quite enjoyed it.

    Ignoring the "best in the world" claim (and I shall otherwise we'll be back into the Restaurant Magazine 100 best restaurants in the world discussion) let's have a look at what's actually in the magazine....

    We begin with editorial from Ruth Reichl where she says

    For days, I ate my way through London as if in a dream, thinking that at some point I'd encounter a bad meal and wake up
    There's then an A-Z which has a section on cookery schools, gastropubs, eating outdoors, markets and traditional British food. There's even a bit about the West Country (I think they might have been struggling for a W) There's the usual from Nigel Slater about his favourite places, a piece championing smaller retailers of cookware, a piece about hotels and a large section about Moro with recipes. There's also a section about Brick Lane that tells you not to eat curry there.

    If I were an American travelling to the UK and I didn't contribute to any online food forums, I'd be happy with the magazine as a pretty complete guide to some of the places I could eat at and be guarenteed a good meal. There isn't a restaurant review in there there that I thought was miles off the mark. You'd eat well if you followed their advice.

    The whole thing can be compared with the "welcome to London" piece I caught at the end of a movie on United. It suggested that Papageno was the place to eat in London and that Sloane Street was off Oxford Street.

    Sloane off Oxford? Is that literal or circumphral?

    It's nice to hear yourpositive and strong vibes via London and your homeland, Tarka.

    Cheers

    Mead

    Fabulous, all these facts, and thanks again Carolyn, please do post when you have the time-you've been such a wonderful help.

    I was just thinking about the temperature of Mead-seasonal? Did the Queen enjoy it hot or cold, or both, I wonder?

    Sake we enjoy hot and cold, but not beer or traditional wine, I wonder if it was treated like a 'hot toddy'?

    Thoughts?

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