The Follow up to Alinea – and it looks awesome.
Over the past 2 weeks we’ve been following Grant Achatz on Twitter, On the 3rd of May he announced on Twitter & Facebook that the next projects would be called NEXT restaurant & The Aviary Bar . The concept of NEXT is an intriguing one, with all the press releases we read, NEXT is the … Read more
An update of 50 Best Restaurants, a review of our leak
So after we post our leak on the TableTalk forum, we received an incredible amount of interest in our little blog. Many thanks to all of you that took the time, it’s very flattering. Back to the subject in hand, as we said at the time we’d already done 2 posts on the Friday when our source … Read more
Is Bray the new Padstow?
So nice sunny day, we’re enjoying the sunshine on our break & it feels like Pimms O’clock. Then all of a sudden the phone rings and a source tells us a nice little tip bit about our favourite chef, Heston Blumenthal. The sleepy village of Bray in Berkshire was once the preserve of the grey … Read more
Michelin Stars – The Madness of Perfection; on reflection
Having just watched ‘Michelin Stars – The Madness of Perfection’ from the BBC, I decided to surf some of the food forums & kept a keen eye on twitter for a reaction. As you may have thought when it comes to the topic of the little red book, those with are reluctant to comment & … Read more
Is the tide turning for ‘Molecular Gastromony’?
Over the past 18 Months or so there has a small ripple of concern about so called ‘Molecular Gastromony’. Whilst the like’s of Adria, Blumenthal, Keller & McGee release a ‘Chefs Statement’ in Aug 2008, which is still on the Fat Duck website , the ripple of concern about the chemicals that they & their … Read more
