Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London
“As we entered the very luxurious hotel within which the restaurant was situated, I noticed the doorman squirm, as he silently but not totally imperceptibly judged my choice of outfit.”
All the best places, Gracia, Barcelona
“The only realistic option was a slightly mad dash to the bus terminal, at which point I basically entirely lost the plot, and along with it any hope of eating tasty grilled molluscs before the day was out. Buses, as we all know, are slow and sh*t.”
“This post is actually nothing at all to do with food.””
House of Prime Rib, San Francisco
“The “King Henry” cut, which must have originally been invented for a hungry family of large Polynesians, felt crude in the extreme, but even the standard cut was massive.”
Lao Dao and El Marsem, Elephant and Castle
“The waiter became suspicious when our friends didn’t immediately arrive, and continued peppering us with sideways glances until they eventually did”
“I used to defend the London food scene. “If you know where to go, it’s good” I would say. “Try this place” I would implore, as weary foreign visitors signalled their disappointment after over-sampling the UK’s endless supply of white carbs”
Lots of places, Tokyo
“It is safe to say that I was pleased with my weekend’s work. I had slayed some big beasts, even though it had meant getting up early and staying out late. Eating at positively awkward times had never felt so rewarding.”
“Wherever I have lived in the world there has always been a kindly Ghanaian man who is skilled with a pair of clippers and bestowed with an entrepreneurial spirit.”
Some things I ate recently, Japan
“Despite having a spectacularly poor memory, one thing I can do well is connect memories to meals”
Laser Wolf, Philadelphia
“Yes, there are Philly cheesesteaks too, which were good in a cheap and dirty kinda way and eaten leaning forward while sat on a park bench to avoid cheese whizz getting on my shorts”
