Bapi

Alas, Nay. I have been a bit sneeky and not chosen any one the Chef's well known dishes

Sorry Paul. Ok, a clue, its not in London

No, Sorry Gavin

Sorry Jay(Lo) In the inimitable words of Roy "Catchphrase" Walker -"Its good but its not right".

Charlene, It represents how I feel today. I have successfully managed to poison myself by cooking up leftovers of Sunday's excellent Free-range chicken into an insipid mess last night. I need say no more, other than I am feeling very sorry for myself today. Here goes Traditional Lyonnaise salad Dover Sole Braised in Truffle Jus with New Potatoes and Globe Artichokes Warm Chocolate Tart with Star Anise

The Whitstable Oyster Fishery Company

Damm, the clue was a bit of a give away wasn't it ? Well done, Simon- a packet of wine gums is winging its way over to you. Your turn I believe

Hi there, I am now around afterall and I was decorating at the weekend actually- worse luck. Saving myself and my current account for this Thursday and Friday at the Fat Duck Charlene, pointed out that this one may be a tad difficult, so a quick clue. Its not in London.

surely the dessert would be 'Waffle served with lots of cheese' Miaow, a saucer of milk for Ms Leonard please. Not around next week so will PM you the answer Charlene to pass on, when some one gets it. Is that OK ? Cheers

zafferano Nope

Okay here goes....... POLENTA FRITTA WITH DOLCELATTE, ARTICHOKES AND PANCETTA MARUBINI OF PORK AND DUCK WITH ITALIAN SUMMER TRUFFLE POACHED PEAR IN WHITE WINE WITH CREMA DI MASCARPONE AND CANTUCCINI BISCUITS It's and Italian BTW !! Ciao

Rules , Covent garden

Bit of a long shot, but - Riverside Brasserie, Bray Marina, Berks?? Heston Blumenthal's latest offering.

Bloody hell Gary- "Did you eat all the pies! as well ? Whats with this vanilla pod thing both you and Andy keep mentioning????

Simon, Thanks for that. I think I have walked past Chowki, and I liked the look of it. Is it the one that's just off Shaftesbury Avenue? Can you elaborate on what you had please? I take it the talapia dish was variation on the Bengali classic Macher jhol ? Cheers

"akudjura cheese crisps, dorrigo herbed spring lamb with kumara mash and pork with orange quandong glaze (that's a joke. Surely?) " Eeeek, that sounds Spectacularly horrible

Goodbye all- between them Thom and Gary have sealed my fate. She works in the same building as I, and so I fear I have a few short minutes left, before the lift doors open and the moo-cow appears, frothing at the mouth. Bye then. Dead man walking Bapi Actually- I think you blew it with the male model thing. There is now way she would believe I would have the gumption to write that!

"Bapi, Samsi is pretty good. I think there was an earlier thread on here about them doing the 'naked sushi' thing too which may be another reason for you to visit." Thank you for that Thom! The missus reads egullet and you have just earned me the Mother of all kickings!!!!!

"Glad you had a good time, though a bit gutted that you came away with a good result. Don't event get me started on the referee..." Bring on Wednesday night and yes Thom, Graham Poll was/is an arse. Annoyed I didn't try Samsi on my original trip up there- but hurrah, I am back up there in May so will definitely give it a go after your comments Sandra. Cheers

Glad you enjoyed it and you are very welcome. You were the lucky beneficiary of my annual bout of generosity- there must have been a full moon or something when I had a funny turn and ordered the C Musar for you. Just jesting sir! We opted for the suite as well, but didn't adopt your canny( It's my birthday don't you know) method- so paid the full whack. (damm) Fantastic bathroom isn't it btw. I am glad that you had the ravioli as well (I may have mentioned this to them at WFa couple of times !!). I liked the sound of your veal dish - why weren't you that enamoured with it? And greedy you are Sir- I think he forgot to mention he is going back there this Thursday !

Miss J, I have tried this dish at the restaurant and it is rather good , but you may find the leek detracts from the "classic" dish you want to make. Hope it helps though. http://eclipse.usp.net/usp/manoir/recipedb...ORMRecipeID=191 Bapi

Sorry Jay Mrs B wouldn't allow it as I already have an altar dedicated to Kylie and she doesn't allow turn-ups in the flat either. Just kidding sir. have a gander at this http://www.zaika-restaurant.co.uk/

Ooops, it was bobbins. I bow to your sage like omniscience- Sire

Blimey - that's sounds fantastic Jay. Especially the lobster dish. I may have to reconsider the Mela meal now. Mrs Woman- I think that the Chef at Ustav was the one that Jay referred to earlier as having upped and left Tamarind to set Ustav up. Or is that bobbins?

Archana. I know what you mean? My own dear ( Bengali) mother is straight out of the "Goodness Gracious Me " TV sketches where the woman protests that she "Can make it home" for half the price, usually with aid of a "nice baby aubergine" and copious amounts of garam masala. I.e.. my parents never usually have Indian meals out willingly.I will however, be taking them to Mela when they venture down to London soon.( God help me) Zaika sounds like an excellent option though. I remember AA Gill singing Vineet Bhatia's praises, quite a while back, and at his previous restaurant, before he moved to Zaika. Definitely one I want to try. Jay- what do you recommend from your visit there?