London Archive

Taqueria’s Choriqueso, house made Mexican chorizo rolled inside browned cheese.

I use Tripadvisor occasionally for researching accommodations, but when it comes to food, I cannot think of a worse source of information. I am constantly perturbed by their Rome restaurant rankings, which (more…)

Yesterday I took a stroll though London’s Borough Market and the butchers at the Ginger Pig were breaking down lambs. I dashed over to the shop to document this beautiful process in which no part is wasted. Using meat saws and cleavers (more…)

Gilles Verot is a Parisian charcutier that known the world over for his hams, terrines, salamis, and head cheese. At yesterday’s lunch at Bar Boulud, I started with a gorgeous mixed platter of charcuterie accompanied by pickles, mustard (more…)

BDGB’s “Frenchie” burger has migrated from NYC to London.

London is one of the best places on the planet to eat a great burger. I should know. I have been maniacally searching for amazing beef patties on this side of the Atlantic since moving to Europe from America’s burger capital seven years ago. In (more…)

Some foods are meant to be both delicious and aesthetically pleasing. Take this cassata siciliana and these tortellini, for example. Other foods are made with absolutely, positively no aesthetic considerations in mind. This seekh (more…)

This past week in London, I did some serious damage: a meat binge at Mangal 2 in Dalston that disgusted nearby diners, an enormous Thai feast at Laicram in Blackheath, blue cheese burgers with a bacon and blue cheese salad at Byron, another (more…)

The walk from New Cross Gate to Blackheath really helps to work up an appetite, so I felt quite entitled to a massive meal at Laicram, a Thai restaurant on a side street just opposite Blackheath station. Kicking off the spice fueled binge, pork and (more…)

True to any Turkish BBQ place worth it’s salt, Mangal 2 in London’s Dalston has its meat and offal displayed in a glass case. Glistening in florescent light, it tempts diners with its appearance and freshness. Occasionally, it also defies gravity, as (more…)

I fancy myself quite an expert on regional cuisines of southern Italy. And I’ve got a pretty good handle on Turkish, American, and British food. Mexican and Ethiopian, too–they are all I think about most days. Beyond that, I’m pretty clueless. Put me (more…)

Yesterday I visited one of my favorite places on the planet, Short Hills Mall Westfield Center, a sprawling shopping complex in west London with 265 shops, food courts, and a cinema. Everything about this place speaks to my inner mall rat and warms (more…)