Another year, another season and another ten days of eating and drinking in and around London. Without turning this into a personal competition, having read our 2014/15 eating capers, it could seem like we are setting ourselves an annual challenge to out-do the number of restaurants we can frequent with family and friends over the silly season. …
One of the great things about the internet is the constant inspiration it provides. We recently scrolled across a photo of this wonderful looking zesty courgette spaghetti pasta dish, deliciously created and shot by Australian food stylist @tracyvalentinawood who we follow on Instagram. Tracy’s Insta account is full of amazing dishes she creates and well …
For a long time Elldrew were opposed to the Kindle. That smell of old books, the sound of a cracking spine, the rustle as a page is turned or the ever-expanding bookshelf seemed compelling reasons NOT to move to modern technology. But after some consecutive travel, carting 8 heavy books around between us, we borrowed a …
Since acquiring the original group of Conran restaurants that took London by storm in the Nineties, our friends at D&D Group seldom seem to let the side down when it comes to relaunching classics or opening new offerings here and overseas, and Elldrew were definitely not disappointed with the newest addition to their collect, the German …
Years back when pop-up restaurants literally “popped up”, we awarded our fictitious ‘Elldrew Loves’ restaurant crown to Dishoom, who brought the old Irani cafe style and flavours of Bombay to London with their first restaurant opening in 2010. Dishoom came to Elldrew’s attention with their pop-up at The Dishoom Chowpatty Beach Bar on the Southbank …
On a recent trip to Florence we booked our final nights dinner at the 1 Michelin star restaurant, Ora d’Aria. Ora d’Aria (meaning ‘hour of air’) first took its name from when the restaurant opened, at a previous location, opposite a prison. Guests dined whilst the inmates took advantage of their daily exercise hour. New …
For a London restaurant chain serving modern Thai food, Busaba does it really well. It has been around for over 15 years, with 12 venues, and was conceived by the famous chef Alan Yau. It’s a perfect spot for lunch or dinner. The salt and pepper calamari is delicious, the Lab (or Larb as we …
On a recent Tuscan break we discovered on a menu, Spaghetti Ubriachi, literally translated as “drunken spaghetti” but actually being spaghetti cooked in red wine. We came across it in a wonderful Italian family run trattoria high on the hills of Montecatini Alto, where, in broken English, the waiter promised us it was made by …
Here at Planet Elldrew we are 3, or so, years behind an almost entire renovation of what was then our new house. After purchase we changed everything except the bathroom as its current simple style fitted in with our overall design plans, so it just needed a fresh lick of paint at the time. For …
For those who religiously follow us on Twitter, you will have been bombarded by photos and post updates during our lunch at Vintage Salt; the newest restaurant to take over the rooftop area of Selfridge’s department store in central London. Designed with a seaside restaurant ‘all things nautical’ theme in mind, and a menu to …