London . Restaurants in England
Honest Burgers, Brixton Market, London
On August 23, 2015 by The Plate Licked CleanYou could lose hours in Brixton Village. A bustling, gaudy microcosm of London, with flags familiar and unfamiliar draped from the roof, and stalls with baskets piled high with fascinating produce from near and far, people from every corner milling around. It thrums with life and seems custom-built to give a Daily Mail reader an
Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
Anna-Loka, Albany Road, Cardiff
On August 16, 2015 by The Plate Licked CleanI was feeling like a stranger in a strange land. Like a Fallout vault dweller, blinking their way into a new world… Cards on table, especially if you’re not a regular reader: I love my meat. There’s a fair chance I’d love yours, too. Those sticky bits in the tray after a lamb roast? Those
London . Restaurants in England
Bao, Soho, London
On August 9, 2015 by The Plate Licked CleanAnd now it’s morning there’s only one place we can go. It’s around the corner in Soho where other broken people go. Let’s go… For ‘broken’, read ‘damp’… Since last summer, not a week has gone by that I haven’t thought of this food. It was a highlight of a visit to KERB at the South Bank
Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
The Cambrian Tap, St Mary St, Cardiff
On August 6, 2015 by The Plate Licked CleanThe former Kitty Flynn’s on the junction of Caroline St and St Mary St has recently undergone a two-month makeover. Goodbye, walls of that indeterminate shade known as ‘Ancient Pub Yellow’. Farewell, dingy ceilings. Welcome, exposed brickwork, chalk boards, hanging lighbulbs. This is Brains’ showcase for the Craft label arm of the operation. A break
London . Restaurants in England
Patty & Bun, London
On July 27, 2015 by The Plate Licked CleanPatty and Bun have three locations in London- W1, Hackney and Liverpool St- and have garnered considerable acclaim, regularly cropping up in ‘London’s Best’ polls. They’ve been on ‘the list’ for a while, so we were fortunate to grab a table after a wait of only a few minutes. Apparently that puts us squarely in
Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
Shaam Nights, City Road, Cardiff
On July 21, 2015 by The Plate Licked CleanWhat is the meaning of human existence ? Is there life after death? What can we really know? What is love?  From the beginnings of civilisation such questions have been the life’s work of our finest minds, our greatest philosophers and poets. Descartes. Wittgenstein. Nietszche. Haddaway. To these, we must add a thorny issue question to tax