London: The Classics


Raven Smith Eats Out

Raven Smith Gets Caught Red-Handed at Bar Italia

It’s hard to accurately describe a working week in the year of our lord 2023. Lockdown meant torture-zooms and pyjama…

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The Classics

In Dalston, Mangal 2 Is a Classic Institution That Answers to No One

I’ve been going to Mangal 2 for what feels like my entire life. I’ve always loved the flavours and the…

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The Classics

Inheritance, Memories and Goulash: Dining With My Grandfather at The Gay Hussar

For the past year, I’ve worked as a cook in the basement kitchen of Noble Rot Soho, a restaurant and…

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The Wolseley's kitchen.

The Classics

The Definitive Guide to London’s Classic Restaurants

What makes a London restaurant a classic?  To us, classic restaurants are exceptional places that, over time, have come to…

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The smoked eel sandwich at Quo Vadis.

The Classics

95 Years On, There’s Still Nowhere Like Quo Vadis

When people talk about Quo Vadis, they talk about the sandwich. You know the one — dinky fillets of smoked…

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The dining room at Hunan.

The Classics

At Hunan, Guests are Family — and Family Has Always Come First

A few miles outside of Fongtian, a small village on Taiwan’s East Rift Valley sheltered between coastal mountain ranges, is…

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