Review: Da Terra, Town Hall Hotel, Bethnal Green

A tasting menu full of surprises from the new occupants of the Town Hall Hotel – 8.5/10

Review: Bob Bob Ricard, Soho

My first visit to one of Soho’s glitziest (and priciest) icons – 7/10. Written for 1883 Magazine.

Oodles of noodles and a new word invented at a decent Xi’an joint near Piccadilly Circus – 7.5/10

An odyssey into deepest Trastevere leads us to a rustic Roman gem – 9/10

Sublime pasta dishes and breadsticks for jousting just off Trafalgar Square – 9/10

Andrew Wong’s new Chinese place in the City, dominated by a giant fake cherry tree – 8/10

Authentic Sichuan cuisine arrives just north of King’s Cross in the form of a crazy sea bass – 8.5/10