Greedy Gourmet

After my memorable meal at Awana, I discovered that the proprietor owned another restaurant in London, called Mango Tree, which I couldn’t wait to review.

Just about everyone knows their local Indian restaurant’s menu like the back of their hand by now but here is one establishment that has taken Indian cooking to a whole new level leaving the rest in the dust.

The Chinese, Indian and Thai cuisines have been trodden to death in this country. It was a breath of fresh air to try something different for once – fare from Malaysia.

As my eyes made a sweep of the jam-packed restaurant, I never would have guessed we’re in the middle of a recession.

When I first arrived in the UK I was gobsmacked by the plethora of curries available in Indian restaurants. In South Africa it’s a case of choosing between beef, lamb or chicken curry, followed by how hot you like it: mild, medium or hot. That’s it. Naturally, I got sucked in by the British curry [...]

After perusing recipe after recipe at Books for Cooks, Robyn and I were salivating, hungry for fine food. Good job really, since I booked on Top Table at Quaglino’s for dinner.

Worryingly, I experience moronic moments far too often. Jeanne from Cooksister and I were going to meet for a second time and decided on a bar before dinner. Unfortunately, the place was closed and I phoned her to arrange another venue; we’ll meet in front of St. Paul’s Cathedral.

The past nine months I competed in eight print and slide competitions and sat through numerous mind-numbingly boring presentations at Southend-on-Sea’s Photographic Society – for some reason they don’t like to call themselves a photo club. The season is closed with an annual dinner, which was held at Ora (South East Essex College’s training restaurant) [...]