Monthly Archives: October 2010

Jumbo Eats, Soho

I still remember the first time I went to Jumbo Eats for lunch. I hadn’t been working in Soho for long, perhaps just a couple of weeks, and my co-workers suggested that we go to “Techno Wraps”. I was intrigued. We walked there, and as we got closer the reason for the name soon became

Lupita, Covent Garden

It started out innocently enough. I met my friend Em for a couple of cocktails at my favourite bar, The Academy (formerly The LAB). We were just going to have a couple and go home, but we always seem to end up going out for Mexican market food. It’s something of a tradition now, one

L’Escargot, Soho

Oh dear. Marco, what have you done? I first went to L’Escargot quite some time ago, perhaps two years or so. I hadn’t been to that many nice restaurants at the time and didn’t really know good food that well. I was dazzled by the combination of Michelin star and celebrity chef (Marco Pierre White!