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Cote gets my vote
Like it or loathe it - and most food writers fall into the latter camp - London is full of chain restaurants.
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Ma Cuisine - a French bistro in the heart of green London
Kew Gardens - or to give its full title The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (not that any Londoner ever uses that) - is one of the capital great days out.
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Salt Beef to Spicy Courgettes - London's Jewish food odyssey
The recipes in the book by Emma Spitzer (Fress is published at £25 by Mitchell Beazley) are beautifully photographed and is often about as far from traditional Jewish cooking as is possible to get.
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Iberica - a long, languorous, lunch when haste would be heinous.
Iberica, a group of Spanish tapas places in central London (and some other UK cities), is what the British refer to as a "Marmite" choice. You either love it or loathe it.
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L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon - I admit I was wrong!
When someone suggested celebrating a special family birthday at L Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Covent Garden, I was truly sceptical.
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Not the "real Greek" - better!
My first impressions of The Greek Larder, a relatively recent arrival in the new development to the north of Kings Cross station were not auspicious.
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A touch of Italy in the heart of the City
Taberna Etrusca, a restaurant in Bow Churchyard, two minutes walk away from St Paul Cathedral celebrates its fiftieth birthday. And that makes it one of London longest lived eateries.
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Belgo - Belgian Food in London
Belgo is London’s idea of what eating in Belgium is all about. Well, of course, it’s not. Its slogan – Moules -Frites-Bieres (Mussels, Chips, Beers) rather gives most of the menu away.
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Applebee's Fish – a find at the heart of Borough Market
Borough Market has a world reputation as a super street food venue. It`s deserved.
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Enemy action at Happenstance, Ludgate Hill
``Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action``, Ian Fleming wrote in James Bond novel Goldfinger. We found plenty of all three – especially the third – on a visit to Happe…