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Escape to the Wells of happiness
Author and lawyer Philippe Sands leads a frenetically busy life, so when he has an hour to spare, he’s only too happy to spend it relaxing in The Wells Tavern, writes Sara Newman
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L'Albufera, NW1
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Mulligans of Mayfair, W1
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Wholesome attitude to profit
Tired of his corporate career, Keith Bird turned his life around with one of the capital’s largest emporiums – a market store, restaurant and café in Marylebone, writes Peter Gruner
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Alexei on cake and corporatism - IN television history he’ll be remembered for his aggressive surrealist rants in the Thatcherite era of highly politicised comedy. > more
Couple’s dinner party politics - THERE is not much that goes on in the north of Islington that escapes Wally and Janet Burgess. > more
Food fit for the King of the Cross - Roger Madelin, head of the company responsible for redeveloping King’s Cross, joins Dan Carrier for a scrumptiously simple meal... > more
Food for telepathic thought - WHEN the phone rings and you know who it is, a dream becomes reality or a friend says exactly the words you were thinking. > more
Musician with great taste - SINCE musician and former lead singer of 1960s folk band Pentangle, Bert Jansch, hitch-hiked his way from Edinburgh to... > more
Almeida’s the place for high flier - DOWN Islington’s corridors of power, he is revered as a fearless housing campaigner and outspoken thorn-in-the-side... > more
Fine dining at Frederick’s and a trip down memory lane - KAREN Murdoch, whose father founded the world famous Camden Passage antique market, is ...>more
Mr Cee gives black youths a taste of business success - MR Cee’s doesn’t just do wonderful Caribbean food – the restaurant is also an inspiration... > more
Discovering new music: it’s not safe and sound! - FROM war-torn Chechnya to the snow-capped mountains of Georgia, Michael Church has recorded... > more
Stallholders’ world of food to choose from - TALK about being spoilt for choice! Peter can tuck into piping hot Chinese, Thai, Mediterranean or Caribbean food, and... > more
The best in the land - FOR years local activist Kate Buffery had been campaigning for the re-opening of the empty and boarded up shops opposite her beloved Tufnell... > more
Poppadom paradise - VEERASWAMY opened in l929 and is perhaps the oldest Indian restaurant in London. It has recently been refurbished to restore... > more
Margaritas at Mestizo - I HAD not eaten such good Mexican food since I visited Acapulco and Mexico City. The restaurant looks large although it only seats... > more
Home cooking at its very best
- IT was 3.30pm and I had had nothing to eat all day. Having just finished a meeting in Bond Street I wondered who in this... > more
True Bavarian Experience - OPENED earlier this year, The Bavarian Beerhouse whose unique selling point is their being “the first and only... > more
Pied-a-Terre's exquisite food - THIS is one of the best restaurants in London located in Charlotte Street, renowned for its abundance of restaurants. > more
Hot Tandoori is booming - I HAVE been coming to this restaurant since it opened in 1987. Mia and his colleagues are friendly and their food is... > more
It’s Babylon by the canal - CAMDEN must be proud to welcome this new restaurant to the area. It is spectacular in design and the food of the highest quality. > more
Ooh, Sheekey! - THIS is a destination restaurant. Unless you know it is there you can easily pass it by as nothing gives it away that an excellent... > more
Cotton on to the Caribbean - FOLLOWING their success in Chalk Farm Road, Camden, Cottons have recently opened a branch at Exmouth Market. > more
Getting bubbly in the heart of Theatreland - POSITIONED in the middle of Theatreland, it is a charming place amongst the many restaurants in the area. > more
Italian
meal fit for a cardinal - I HAVE been wanting to eat in this restaurant
for many years. The reason being that for an Italian restaurant it
could not be better... > more
This
café is no greasy spoon - THIS is as far from being a café
as you could image a café to be. It qualifies more as a brasserie-restaurant.
Boxwood Café ... > more
Brasserie
lives up to its claim - BRASSERIE Roux is situated hidden in the
corner of Pall Mall and Waterloo Place, housed in the impressive building
now... > more
Swiss
concept for great steak - Entrecôte Café de Paris
opened last November on the site of the Lebanese restaurant in Baker
Street, two blocks away from... > more
Can't
go wrong with this Greek - ON the day of its official opening
I visited Retsina. This picturesque area of NW3 with its triangle
Piazza is already known... > more
Fantastic
family Italian restaurant - HOW very refreshing and reassuring
to visit a classic establishment run by the same family since 1976.
From Tuscany... > more
Cumin
here and spice up your life - LOCATED near Swiss Cottage on the
second floor of the O2 Shopping Centre in Finchley Road, this restaurant
is ideal... > more
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