Liverpool . Restaurants in England
Mowgli, Water St, Liverpool
On June 2, 2017 by The Plate Licked CleanI’ve been following the career of Nisha Katona with interest for some time now. The ‘barrister to “curry evangelist”, broadcaster and restaurateur’ path isn’t an especially well-worn trajectory and Mowgli Water Street is the second instalment of her rapidly expanding vision. Manchester followed soon after, Birmingham is imminent. Others are planned: she is clearly a
Restaurants in Wales . Swansea
The Beach House, Oxwich Bay, Swansea
On May 30, 2017 by The Plate Licked CleanOpen since summer 2016, Oxwich Bay’s The Beach House has enviably illustrious antecedents as part of the Grove (Narberth) and Coast (Saundersfoot) Head Chef Hywel Griffith, formerly of Ynyshir Hall and Paul Heathcote’s Longridge, heads up a small team of warm and welcoming staff. A series of guest chef evenings and collaborative events with the
Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
Blue Honey Night Café at Sully’s, Quay St, Cardiff
On May 19, 2017 by The Plate Licked CleanIt’s odd how little details in restaurants influence you. I was once in a place where an app enabled the customers to programme the playlist. Half an hour later, after wall-to-wall U2, your mild-mannered correspondent was ready to bludgeon the nearest kitten. Which brings us to Cardiff’s latest word of mouth success story. Blue Honey
Birmingham . Restaurants in England
Lasan, St Paul’s Square, Birmingham
On May 14, 2017 by The Plate Licked CleanLasan will be no stranger to the sofa-loving foodnerd: since he opened it at the age of 22, head chef Aktar Islam has been a regular on Great British Menu, cooking at the final banquet, and Lasan has featured in the Sunday Times’ 100 UK’s Best and won Gordon Ramsay’s ‘F Word’ accolade for Best
Thoughts
My Food Kryptonite
On April 25, 2017 by The Plate Licked CleanHer: “Do you remember, how much you loved me? You say you have no room in that thick old head.” Him: “Well it comes with the hurt and the guilt, and the memories; If I had to take them with me I would never get from my bed…” I don’t believe in ‘guilty pleasures’. I’m
Cardiff . Restaurants in Wales
Asador 44, Quay St, Cardiff: review
On March 23, 2017 by The Plate Licked CleanAsador 44 is the newest outpost in the Bar 44 empire. Taking over the old Greenwood and Brown building, mere yards from the Westgate Street branch, this is now an elegantly appointed space which, in true Bar 44 style, is careful with its details. The focal point of the whole shebang is their parilla grill, separated