Foliage – encountering modern eclectic cuisine
Spring was dawning and we had a nice walk around Hyde Park while building up an appetite for our lunch at the 1* establishment, Foliage. The restaurant is located at Mandarin Oriental Hotel bordering Hyde Park, and the name Foliage is a nice reference to the view overlooking the park. The cuisine is described as … Read more
Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester – lunch on a rollercoaster
Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester is nicely located inside the swanky hotel, The Dorchester in London. I had high expectations to this lunch, as this was my first encounter with the cuisine of the legendary chef. We started off with a huge bowl of the notorious grugeres. They were light, airy and puffy, a delicious … Read more
Three star dining without personality at Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road
I had read that it was rather difficult to get a table at Gordon Ramsay’s flagship restaurant – Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road. When I rang, I actually did not expect to get through. But to my surprise I was greeted by a friendly English voice after a few seconds and it so happened … Read more
