Back in the early days of the Union Square Cafe, any difficulty first-time diners had reconciling the New York restaurant's accolades with its informality rarely lasted through dinner. With a comprehensive approach to attentive service that would become his signature,...
Covent Garden
MEATMarket’s Greasy Grub not for the Groundlings
[slider_pro id="22"] As New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposes a ban on large-sized sugary drinks Yianni Papoutsis pushes bottomless Coke, Sprite and Fanta at MEATmarket, the latest spinoff of his trailblazing Meatwagon food truck. The free-flowing fizz...
“We believe in the flavour of spices”
When asked why virtually all Indians choose to cook and eat their guinea fowl and chicken without skin, Anirudh Arora, the chef at Moti Mahal in Covent Garden, did not think fat was a factor. "We believe in the flavour of spices," reasoned Arora, composing a mantra...
Lots of latkes for me to eat
Anyone who came here looking for a Cinderella story will be disappointed: The lead character in this Covent Garden tale is less an Eliza Doolittle than a Danny Didmuch. His fall from grace is revealed on a cold and rainy Thursday in December, when the former food...