No ENGLISH cuisine
Nov 1, 2007 | 8:30 am
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Nov 1, 2007 | 8:58 am
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Porters in Covent Garden isn't bad, a little touristy. There website is http://www.porters.uk.com/
Rules is also good, http://www.rules.co.uk location also Covent Garden.
Rules is also good, http://www.rules.co.uk location also Covent Garden.
Nov 2, 2007 | 7:29 am
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For classic English cooking you really can't go far wrong with the Savoy Grill at the Savoy Hotel.
They're been doing it for centuries and whilst young pretenders come and go the Savoy sails gracefully on.
Not cheap - but then the best things in life aren't.
They're been doing it for centuries and whilst young pretenders come and go the Savoy sails gracefully on.
Not cheap - but then the best things in life aren't.
Nov 2, 2007 | 7:39 am
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Nov 2, 2007 | 3:26 pm
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I didn't post this earlier because it's one of those things you're reluctant to pass on.
But breakfast at Simpsons-in-the-Strand is one of life's great culinary experiences.
Indulge in this and you will not feel like eating anything else until a light snack very late in the evening of the same day.
It is trencherman food of world-class standard - artery-clogging and life-shortening but the nearest thing to heaven on earth.
But breakfast at Simpsons-in-the-Strand is one of life's great culinary experiences.
Indulge in this and you will not feel like eating anything else until a light snack very late in the evening of the same day.
It is trencherman food of world-class standard - artery-clogging and life-shortening but the nearest thing to heaven on earth.
Dec 11, 2007 | 12:51 am
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Huntingdon Fidget Pie
Dec 11, 2007 | 11:13 am
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English cuisine is much maligned - and deservedly so! 
That said you cant beat a good olf English cafe fry-up with baked beans and fantastic real Emglish bacon and sausages. Incredible...
There are really good astropubs like the The Garrison in Bermondsey http://www.thegarrison.co.uk/ with all local recipes made using local farm produce. .
At the higher end. The Fat Duck in Bray www.fatduck.co.uk/ was also really good and creative, although maybe a bit overhyped for what is was. I'm told that the pub they run next door is actually really good value for eating, not surprisngly I guess.
That said you cant beat a good olf English cafe fry-up with baked beans and fantastic real Emglish bacon and sausages. Incredible...There are really good astropubs like the The Garrison in Bermondsey http://www.thegarrison.co.uk/ with all local recipes made using local farm produce. .
At the higher end. The Fat Duck in Bray www.fatduck.co.uk/ was also really good and creative, although maybe a bit overhyped for what is was. I'm told that the pub they run next door is actually really good value for eating, not surprisngly I guess.
Dec 11, 2007 | 2:19 pm
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Hmmm. I seem to recall being invited for dining and having a set meal that included those. Very impressive. ^
Dec 11, 2007 | 6:18 pm
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High Tea
Would LOVE to see the 'ladies' of Little Britain doing there thing at one!
Most of my favourite Little Britain sketches have food or drink in th background, somewhere.
Would LOVE to see the 'ladies' of Little Britain doing there thing at one!
Most of my favourite Little Britain sketches have food or drink in th background, somewhere.
Dec 11, 2007 | 6:30 pm
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When I last went to Kenya, someone asked what the food was like. I replied, "The best of British cuisine." I have never found anything good in anything that was British, Dutch, German, Scandinavian food. OK, British breakfasts are great. The best thing about British and Dutch food is from their former colonies. I love Indonesian, Indian, Malay food. My sons knows all the great Asian places in London. He even got his grandmother to eat at curry places in London.
Dec 20, 2007 | 6:11 pm
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does anyone remember "Scouse"? sp? Rhymes with "house"? My grandma (from Yorkshire) used to make it for us when we were kids. it was kind of like a stew of some kind, details are foggy. she used to say it was The Beatles' favorite meal. i think that may have been her ploy to get us past all the vegetables in it.