Monthly Archives: March 2013

L’Italiano

Carpaccio of Beef with Salad and Parmesan

L’Italiano   Park Plaza County Hall 1 Addingtom Street London SE1 7RY Tel: 020 7021 1919     On an absolutely freezing Saturday evening we found ourselves wandering around London’s Southbank.  Trying to find L’Italiano whose address states it’s situated in the Park Plaza Hotel County Hall.  This was my mistake, thinking it was in

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Clockjack Oven

Clockjack Oven London © Neil Hennessy-Vass

Clockjack Oven 14 Denman Street Soho London W1D 7HJ   Tel: 020 7287 5111     Our visit to Clockjack’s coincided with St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, we had driven into town and this was a mistake.  Parking was impossible, as central London had been closed for the annual parade.  We arrived an hour late for

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St. Ermin’s Hotel

Superman Chocolate Brownie © Neil Hennessy-Vass

St. Ermin’s Hotel 2 Caxton Street London SW1H 0QW Tel: 020 7222 7888 You may recall I have visited St. Ermin’s before with my seven-year-old son.  On that occasion he was operating ‘undercover’ and worked with the staff on a highly top secret mission devised by the hotel to celebrate it’s history with spies.  He

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Hartnett Holder & Co

From the Smokehouse © Neil Hennessy-Vass

Hartnett Holder & Co  Lime Wood Hotel Beaulieu Road Lyndhurst Hampshire SO43 7ZF Tel:  023 8028 7177 As we pulled out of the station the snow flurries subsided and the sun began to shine.  As it turned out it proved a good omen.  The weather in London had been pretty inclement to put it mildly. 

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The Cliff House Hotel

West Cork Scallops © Neil Hennessy-Vass

West Cork scallops The House Restaurant   The Cliff House Hotel   Ardmore County Waterford Ireland   Tel: +353 024 87800   May the Irish hills caress you, May her lakes and rivers bless you, May the luck of the Irish enfold you, May the blessings of St. Patrick behold you. This unattributed quote is

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