Food Archives - Love Ireland

Roberto’s

Jim McGrath — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:34:59 +0000

A short stroll from Hampstead Heath, Pizza East Roberto’s serves rustic pizzas made from traditional, seasonal ingredients with ciabatta-style, slow-proved dough, hand-made in-house every day. The menu also offers wood oven-cooked dishes, antipasti and daily specials. The bar area is a popular destination for after-hours cocktails, beer or wine.

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Jago Food

Jim McGrath — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 17:26:04 +0000

Dishes are loosely based on Jewish cooking from the Middle East and Europe. Loosely, as a ‘Russian salad’ wouldn’t be recognised by its creator, Belgian chef Lucien Olivier, or many of his antecedents. Instead, whole green beans, large chunks of carrot, peas and potatoes were very lightly dressed with mayonnaise, and all the better for it.

The best dish was a veal cheek goulash, served with orzo and a green harissa topping; full-flavoured meat, well-spiced with paprika. Other dishes were lacklustre. Under-grilled fennel let down one offering; a heaped plate of lentils was too monotonous in another — Guy Dimond

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Paesan

Jim McGrath — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 17:20:03 +0000

‘A place to share simple and honest food’? Well, Paesan at Exmouth Market sure don’t let on that there is something very extraordinary about them. Serving you true Italian peasant dishes, lovingly prepared and created, and in a most inspiring place.

Paesan were nominated for Restaurant & Bar Awards as well as shortlisted for menu of the year, doing it all with the simple yet magic formula of aperitivo, small plates, pasta, carne and pesce.

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Think Eat Drink

Jim McGrath — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 13:26:40 +0000

Think.Eat.Drink was established in 2009 by Jamie Grainger-Smith, with the vision of developing a specialised consultancy dedicated to helping companies in the food and drinks industry be more forward-thinking and environmentally aware.

It provides guidance, advice and support on many different levels, ranging from food and drink menus, vision, strategies, sustainable design and advice, waste strategies to ethical suppliers and procurement. We have a broad range of experience managing change across a variety of organisations.

Pan fried fillet of sea bream with soft fennel and fresh herb dressing, cucumber and sesame
Herb marinated Scottish beef fillet with roasted red pepper, salsa verde, broccoli
Pearl barley risotto with porcini and truffled herb mascarpone.

For drinks, there’ll be a strong focus on biodynamic, carbon-neutral and traditional wines, organic spirits and mixers and plenty of cocktails.

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The Knightsbridge Lounge

Jim McGrath — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 16:03:58 +0000

An idyllic Hyde Park-inspired tea parlour, hot chocolate and champagne bar, The Knightsbridge Lounge at The Park Tower Knightsbridge is the perfect destination for a spot of afternoon tea. Served under a canopy of elegant magnolia blossoms, the ambience is influenced by its distinguished location in between the cobbled street of Knightsbridge and the Royal gardens of Hyde Park.

An utterly relaxing and elegant retreat in the heart of Knightsbridge, here you can steep in the experience all afternoon – and into the evening too. At dusk, the luminous chandeliers are dimmed for an intimate glass of champagne.

Here, you can drift into a different world and expect service with an emphasis on good old-fashioned hospitality with a modern touch.

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Bar Boloud

Jim McGrath — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 09:15:25 +0000

Set in Knightsbridge, award-winning Bar Boulud, London is a French-inspired bistro and wine bar at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, under the direction of renowned Lyon-born chef Daniel Boulud. The full à la carte menu, served Monday through Saturday and Sunday evenings, is based on seasonal, rustic French cooking with an array of charcuterie specially prepared onsite, as well as Boulud’s popular American transplants, the “Yankee”, “Piggie” and signature “BB Burger”.

As an excellent option for pre-theatre dining, Bar Boulud offers a £17 two course or £19 three course ‘Bouchon Menu’, changing weekly Monday to Friday, available until 7pm. New to 2015, Bar Boulud is now serving Sunday brunch from 11am to 3.30pm at £39.

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Counter Café

Jim McGrath — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 09:37:51 +0000

Although marooned in an industrial estate in Hackney Wick, The Counter is well worth a trip from far afield for its sturdy New Zealand breakfasts, perfect coffee and laidback atmosphere. Siblings Tom and Jess are the double act behind the venture. Growing up in Auckland, the pair were initially appalled by the lack of good coffee in London when they made it across the pond. Not wanting to leave us in caffeine poverty (kind souls) they took it upon themselves to set up The Counter in creative haven Hackney Wick.

Whether you’re after a croissant (£2ish), baguette with bacon and avocado (£4ish) or the full monty (around a tenner), The Counter has something for everyone. They’ve also branched out into pies, but it’s the breakfasts that keep us repeatedly traipsing across London.

http://twentysomethinglondon.com/the-counter-cafe-hackney-wick/

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The Haberdashery

Jim McGrath — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:09:18 +0000

“Our food is served on mismatched vintage dishes

Our coffee bowls are stacked higgledy-piggledy on the espresso machine.

Our wall is decorated with a mosaic of victorian fireplace tiles.”

Haberdashery is a brilliant example of the ‘make-do-and-mend’ café, not just in its aesthetic of vintage crockery, cocktails in jam jars, and hand-written labels, but also in its multifunctional appeal. It also sells books (lovely novellas by local press Peirene) and prints, tea sets, groceries and old-fashioned sweeties, as well as hosting sales, launches and monthly themed supper clubs.

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Cecconi’s Mayfair

Jim McGrath — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:18:46 +0000

On Burlington Gardens in Mayfair, Cecconi’s is a modern day classic Italian restaurant open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days a week.

Cecconi’s originated in Venice and serves hand-made pasta, seafood and dishes from Northern Italy using the finest, freshest ingredients. The restaurant has outposts in West Hollywood and Miami; a fourth will open in Istanbul soon.

*We hold back a number of tables each evening for walk-ins if there are none available online. Please call us on +44 (0)20 7434 1500 to enquire.

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Shoreditch Pizza

Jim McGrath — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:22:47 +0000

In a former tea warehouse on the corner of Shoreditch High Street and Bethnal Green Road, Pizza East Shoreditch serves wood oven pizzas, fresh antipasti and daily-changing specials. Italian cured meats and cheese are available to buy from the Deli, where you can also drop in for coffee and biscotti.

*if there are no tables available online we always hold back a number of tables each evening, please call us on 020 7729 1888 to enquire.

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