Because I’m a fan of Alan Yau’s restaurants, particularly Hakkasan (yes, I know he sold off control of Hakkasan and Yauatcha recently, but to me, they’ll always be his restos), I’ve been meaning to get to Sake No Hana since it opened a few months ago. Part of the reason I held off, though, is [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Sake No Hana, Mayfair
Posted in Everyday in London, London Eating, tagged blue king crab, Green Park, Japanese in London, Mayfair, ponzu, sushi in London, tempura on April 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »
On Traffic Cameras and Renting Cars in Foreign Countries
Posted in Italy, Travel, tagged driving in Florence, Florence, renting a car in Florence, Tuscany on April 23, 2008 | 7 Comments »
In October last year, Jon and I traveled in Tuscany with our friends, Kate and Ray. We thought that trip was becoming another happy, but distant, memory, and then this week (note: six months after our trip), Kate received a couple of charges on her credit card from the rental car company we used in [...]
New Tayyabs, Whitechapel
Posted in Everyday in London, London Eating, tagged Indian in London, New Tayyabs, restaurants in London, Whitechapel on April 20, 2008 | 16 Comments »
In February 2005, when Jon and I visited London for the first time (as tourists), a reliable London source insisted we try New Tayyabs for great, cheap, “Indian” food. Over three years later, we’re still hooked. (And we now know it’s Punjabi food). Though Whitechapel is kind of a schlep, Tayyabs’s food is reliably fresh [...]
Angeles Szechuan Restaurant, Kilburn
Posted in Everyday in London, London Eating, tagged Angeles Szechuan, Chinese in London, Kilburn, London restaurants, Szechuan in London on April 13, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I’ve walked by Angeles dozens of times when visiting friends in Kilburn. Angeles’s dingy-looking all-you-can-eat buffet has always depressed me. But it turns out the buffet is only half of Angeles, and the *other* half of the restaurant serves good, cheap, spicy Szechuan. Lucky that my friend Jane tipped me off about Angeles’s better half, [...]
Lao Lane Xang 2, Paris
Posted in France, Paris, Travel, tagged BlogSherpa, lacquered duck, Lao Lane Xang 2, Paris restaurants on April 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Finding a good restaurant open on Sunday night in Paris is tough (certainly as a visitor, anyway). Finding a good restaurant open on Easter Sunday night – well, that’s the sort of epic challenge I enjoy. Cue Lao Lane Xang 2, a Laotian/Thai/Vietnamese resto in Paris’s Chinatown. It’s open on Sundays and came highly recommended [...]
Hidden Kitchen, Paris
Posted in France, Paris, Travel, tagged BlogSherpa, Hidden Kitchen, Paris, Paris restaurants on April 4, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Saturday night is prime real estate in terms of eating out, so it’s no surprise that Jon and put a lot of effort into deciding where to go in Paris that night. Afaria and Spring, which get good buzz and sound very appealing, were both closed for Easter. C’est dommage! We made a dinner reservation [...]
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