Cabbage Thoran at Rasa

Cabbage Thoran at Rasa

It’s getting a little embarrassing ordering two of the same dish. No more so than when it’s a cabbage side dish; especially one this unremarkable. “In the best 100 dishes? I can’t see why” Time Out’s write up of this dish emphasises how amazing it is that a cabbage...
Heaven and Earth at Hix

Heaven and Earth at Hix

Black pudding isn’t for everyone. I know many people are squeamish about it, but I’ve learnt to like the stuff, though I doubt it’ll ever be my first choice. “…this could be the best  blood-based dish I’ve eaten” Hix has reinvented this bloody sausage, making an...
Nigiri Sushi at Yashin Sushi

Nigiri Sushi at Yashin Sushi

I love sushi. I can understand the squeamishness about eating raw fish, but I can’t understand how anybody who tries good sushi can fail to be converted by the taste. “Yashin’s Nigiri Sushi was firmly in this uber-league” I’ll happily eat mediocre sushi around London,...