Lemongrass Logo

by thejadecave @ Vietnamese Food – The Jade Cave

Fri Jun 28 11:35:34 PDT 2013

Tester logo for the new pop up restaurant.

Ngon Chiswick: A Vegetarian Pho Review

by thejadecave @ The Jade Cave

Sun Mar 09 13:53:42 PDT 2014

I headed in here today, the sunniest day of the year so far, to pick up a bowl of their Vegetarian Pho, which I think is the best in Town. And I’ve had a few. When the place first opened in Autumn 2013, they held back on releasing a vegetarian version of their pho, unhappy […]

Jerusalem Home-Cooking And Palestinian 'Pizza': Have You Tried This Soho Restaurant?

by Lydia Manch @ Londonist

Thu Jan 25 04:00:37 PST 2018

Don't miss the tahini ice cream

Review of Asian Tofu by Andrea Nguyen

by thejadecave @ Vietnamese Food – The Jade Cave

Fri May 10 11:17:24 PDT 2013

Ever heard of tofu noodles? I hadn’t, since here in the UK we’re sadly not as well stocked on Asian ingredients as our cousins in the US. But if you’re a fan of Vietnamese home cooking, then you better have heard about Andrea Nguyen. Her blog, Viet World Kitchen, is an invaluable regular resource that provides […]

The Vegetarian Vietnamese: Food From The Jade Cave

by thejadecave @ The Jade Cave

Mon Jun 02 09:52:51 PDT 2014

I’m excited to be building up to my presentation on 17th June at Asia House, where I will be interviewed by the renown Sichuanese Food writer, Fuchsia Dunlop, accompanied by lots of Luke’s beautiful photographs from Vietnam. I’ll be discussing the findings from my research into Vegetarian cuisine over there, via pagodas, vegan restaurants and […]

LoLuk Bistro

by Shannon Cremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides

Sun Dec 03 23:55:45 PST 2017

Review of LoLuk Bistro FEATURED IN:  TOP 10 FRENCH RESTAURANTS LoLuk Bistro is a small and cosy French bistro, serving authentic French cuisine.  In fact, you...

Joe & Seph’s Popcorn

by Elit Eater @ Elit Eater

Fri Mar 31 03:56:38 PDT 2017

Very tasty popcorn treat!   I am simply in love with this luxurious Joe & Seph’s popcorn! It really is great weekend treat paired with some cocktails or bubbly. They now have a range of over 40 flavours to chose from. If you are a foodie then must try these beauties, you wont be disappointed!

Popular Thai Restaurant Opens Veggie-Only Branch In Soho

by Harry Rosehill @ Londonist

Tue Jan 23 02:30:00 PST 2018

Thai food done tapas-style.

Jackson and Rye

by Elit Eater @ Elit Eater

Mon Mar 06 08:10:05 PST 2017

American feast! Visited Jackson and Rye one rainy afternoon for a lunch. As we walked in, it felt nice and relaxed atmosphere at the restaurant. We chose few of their speciality dishes to share. The BBQ glazed ribs were absolutely to die for! Grilled chicken and squid dishes were also very tasty. It was great food just […]

Pho, Chiswick High Road

by Mat Smith @ Chiswickish - Hyperlocal Chiswick Blogger, Photographer, and Restaurant Reviews

Tue Mar 11 05:49:48 PDT 2014

Great Vietnamese street food, stylish interior and food, really great fresh flavours, attentive staff. A winning formula, and one that will work in Chiswick.

Winter Returnals and New Year of the Horse

by thejadecave @ The Jade Cave

Wed Feb 05 09:39:35 PST 2014

Happy year of the horse to you all, it’s good to see you again after such a long absence. I’m just about feeling normal again after returning from Vietnam with Luke a couple of months ago. And I can tell you, coming back from here to London after spending the Autumn in 28 C monsooning […]

Vinoteca to open in Chiswick, September

by Mat Smith @ Chiswickish - Hyperlocal Chiswick Blogger, Photographer, and Restaurant Reviews

Mon Sep 02 11:43:37 PDT 2013

Ever since the last time I visited one of my very favourite European cities Budapest, I was really taken with an idea they have there; a wine shop which doubles as a small wine bar where you can sit down and try something, chat about the wine, and maybe also grab a bite to eat. [...]

Afternoon Tea At Reform Social

by Elit Eater @ Elit Eater

Wed Jan 11 02:51:20 PST 2017

New Year celebration with afternoon tea! Arrived at the Reform Social and were immediately greeted by the staff. Very attentive and friendly waiter showed us to our seats. We ordered the gentlemen’s afternoon tea, as it had very nice selection of foods. We very much enjoyed the tasty savoury bites and the cakes were absolutely […]

Art Gallery Restaurant

by scremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides - maps

Sat Jan 03 09:01:50 PST 2015

Lemongrass Low Down

by thejadecave @ The Jade Cave

Mon Sep 09 02:54:27 PDT 2013

I’ve been tardy posting in the last month, and have lots of things to update you with. It’s Monday afternoon in Vietnam and I’m actually sitting in my Vietnamese friend Lily’s (who you might remember from earlier blogs) parents’ house in Hanoi as I type this and it’s suddenly started pouring down very very hard with […]

Flying Fish Restaurant & Bar

by scremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides - maps

Wed Oct 08 12:10:45 PDT 2014

Lemongrass Pop Up Vietnamese Vegetarian

by thejadecave @ Vietnamese Food – The Jade Cave

Tue Jul 23 00:54:48 PDT 2013

Been a busy month organising a new pop up event on the 10th August with my pal Fran at Una Bicicletta Verde. We’re hosting Lemongrass, a 3 course Vietnamese Vegetarian banquet, and our restaurant/cheffy name is Jade and Verde (Jade being my Viet half and Verde being Fran’s Italian half). And we’re doing it all […]

Chin Chin

by Shannon Cremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides

Fri Dec 29 16:19:12 PST 2017

Review of Chin Chin FEATURED IN:  TOP 10 ASIAN RESTAURANTS | TOP 10 TRENDY RESTAURANTS | TOP 10 RESTAURANTS IN SURRY HILLS | TOP...

Top 10 Restaurants at Barangaroo

by Shannon Cremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides

Tue Jan 23 00:33:35 PST 2018

Barangaroo’s Best Restaurants Barangaroo has fast emerged as the hottest new foodie precinct in Sydney.  At Barangaroo you can eat to your hearts content anything from...

Quantus Restaurant, Devonshire Road

by Mat Smith @ Chiswickish - Hyperlocal Chiswick Blogger, Photographer, and Restaurant Reviews

Sun Jul 14 08:01:11 PDT 2013

Voted one of "Top 25 most romantic restaurants in the UK" by diners on the TopTable restaurant, Quantus in Chiswick is a smart-casual, highly affordable fine dining restaurant in Devonshire Road serving a delicious eclectic cuisine with a South American influence.

The Woods Restaurant

by scremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides - maps

Tue Oct 07 12:10:21 PDT 2014

Sake Restaurant & Bar

by scremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides - maps

Fri Oct 10 18:10:28 PDT 2014

Sticky Rice and Mung Bean Breakfast Parcels and Vietnamese Supper Clubs

by thejadecave @ Vietnamese Food – The Jade Cave

Fri Jun 14 05:05:36 PDT 2013

The little package of yellow, turmeric infused steamed glutinous rice is topped by shavings of cream coloured mung beans and sunburnt crispy shallots.  Taking a break the other day from my lovely green smoothie breakfasts a la Vedged Out, I decided to carb-out and make this popular Hanoian breakfast dish. For some months now it’s been sitting […]

Spring 2014 – Chiswick to get Jackson & Rye, Byron, and Pho

by Mat Smith @ Chiswickish - Hyperlocal Chiswick Blogger, Photographer, and Restaurant Reviews

Mon Mar 10 19:45:35 PDT 2014

Latest restaurants announced: Goodbye Cafe Rouge! (I won’t miss you personally…) and hello Byron! It’s still a chain, but it’s definitely a step-up, and frankly they serve craft beers which is more than most pubs in Chiswick! It’s fair to say that Union Jacks had many admirers and many dissenters. Although I was in the [...]

CHISWICK

by scremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides - maps

Fri Oct 10 07:10:37 PDT 2014

Restaurant Hubert

by scremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides - maps

Fri Jun 24 16:06:06 PDT 2016

October Degustabox

by Elit Eater @ Elit Eater

Tue Oct 25 03:17:24 PDT 2016

October box has arrived!   Loads of new snacks in this box to try! My favourite has to be the Snapea Rice Sticks, had them before in Degustabox they are very tasty and healthy alternative to crisps. Degustabox is perfect way to discover new food products and try them at discounted price. If you haven’t […]

Ester Restaurant & Bar

by scremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides - maps

Sat Oct 11 07:10:54 PDT 2014

Vietnam Playlist

by thejadecave @ The Jade Cave

Wed Oct 09 07:49:44 PDT 2013

It was in the afternoon, just as we started approaching Saigon on our Sinh Tourist bus last Sunday, that I realised I couldn’t find my ipod. I started to sadly resign myself to it being the latest and most valuable addition to the ‘trail’ (as Luke calls it) that I seem to be leaving behind […]

Butcher’s Hook, W6

by Mat Smith @ Chiswickish - Hyperlocal Chiswick Blogger, Photographer, and Restaurant Reviews

Fri Nov 07 03:54:01 PST 2014

A solid pub with decent gastro food, an interesting wine list, and very attentive service

Ice Pops

by Elit Eater @ Elit Eater

Thu Jul 27 03:00:05 PDT 2017

Icy treats. Sunshine is calling for for some Pops! These amazing popsicles is perfect for hot summer days! It comes in many flavours, available to buy online in Ocado and many restaurants, bars and shopping centres – stock list here. My absolute favourite has to be the Champagne one, its delicious and very luxurious treat!

Riley St Garage

by Shannon Cremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides

Sat Nov 25 18:47:37 PST 2017

Review of Riley St Garage Riley St Garage is a New York style restaurant and bar which takes inspiration from the glamorous art deco 1930’s.  The...

Greyhound Cafe Makes A Fashionable Entrance To The London Food Scene

by Robert Greene @ Londonist

Fri Jan 26 02:30:12 PST 2018

From fashion to food.

Winter Returnals and New Year of the Horse

by thejadecave @ Vietnamese Food – The Jade Cave

Wed Feb 05 09:39:35 PST 2014

Happy year of the horse to you all, it’s good to see you again after such a long absence. I’m just about feeling normal again after returning from Vietnam with Luke a couple of months ago. And I can tell you, coming back from here to London after spending the Autumn in 28 C monsooning […]

Vino Paradiso – 18 – 19 November 2017

by Shannon Cremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides

Wed Nov 01 01:05:18 PDT 2017

The Rocks will turn into a food and wine lovers paradice when the Vino Paradiso festival comes to town. This year, Vino Paradiso will offer over 100...

French Vietnamese

by thejadecave @ The Jade Cave

Sun Aug 17 07:17:30 PDT 2014

The audio for my presentation with Fuchsia Dunlop at Asia House is June is up. Happily, it went well, with a lot of kind questions and comments from the audience, despite one of the menu items, lemongrass creme brûlée, having to be dropped at the last minute due to serving bowl supply issues. Fuchsia was […]

Sepia Restaurant

by scremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides - maps

Wed Oct 08 17:10:14 PDT 2014

Top 10 Hottest Restaurant & Bar Openings in Sydney – 2017

by Shannon Cremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides

Thu Dec 28 13:24:20 PST 2017

Best New Restaurants in Sydney 2017 At the start of every new year we always eagerly anticipate the brand new bars and restaurants that will no...

Ngon Chiswick: A Vegetarian Pho Review

by thejadecave @ Vietnamese Food – The Jade Cave

Sun Mar 09 13:53:42 PDT 2014

I headed in here today, the sunniest day of the year so far, to pick up a bowl of their Vegetarian Pho, which I think is the best in Town. And I’ve had a few. When the place first opened in Autumn 2013, they held back on releasing a vegetarian version of their pho, unhappy […]

Vinoteca, Devonshire Road

by Mat Smith @ Chiswickish - Hyperlocal Chiswick Blogger, Photographer, and Restaurant Reviews

Mon Mar 10 19:26:36 PDT 2014

Vinoteca is a buzzing, cosy wine bar in the heart of Chiswick's "indie quarter", the lovely Devonshire Road. If you enjoy exploring wines from around the world, or if you are looking for a chic grown-up wine bar to savour a long chat with friends over a decent bottle, then you won't go wrong here.

The Restaurant Pendolino

by scremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides - maps

Sat Sep 12 08:09:46 PDT 2015

The Lord Dudley Garden Restaurant

by Shannon Cremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides

Tue Dec 05 00:14:46 PST 2017

Review of The Lord Dudley Garden Restaurant The Lord Dudley is one of the East’s most loved English pubs.  Part of its charm is...

Giggling Squid: An En-Thai-cing New Restaurant In Wimbledon

by Tabish Khan @ Londonist

Wed Jan 24 02:00:13 PST 2018

Succulent prawns and a lighter cheesecake.

Marque Restaurant

by scremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides - maps

Fri May 22 16:05:04 PDT 2015

Lemongrass Pop Up Vietnamese Vegetarian

by thejadecave @ The Jade Cave

Tue Jul 23 00:54:48 PDT 2013

Been a busy month organising a new pop up event on the 10th August with my pal Fran at Una Bicicletta Verde. We’re hosting Lemongrass, a 3 course Vietnamese Vegetarian banquet, and our restaurant/cheffy name is Jade and Verde (Jade being my Viet half and Verde being Fran’s Italian half). And we’re doing it all […]

On The Pagoda Trail

by thejadecave @ The Jade Cave

Tue Sep 24 04:28:17 PDT 2013

On Monday (9th Sept) Luke and I woke late, at 11:30, to an anxious looking Loi (Lily’s mum) holding the phone, with Mit on the other end asking us if we wanted to come down for lunch. Our jet lag was making us feel a bit embarrassed… It emerged that Lily’s mum had cooked for […]

The Phoenix Hotel

by scremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides - maps

Wed Oct 28 11:10:06 PDT 2015

Vietnam Open Fair 2013

by thejadecave @ Vietnamese Food – The Jade Cave

Fri Jun 28 10:57:12 PDT 2013

Cakes made from dark green leek leaves coated in batter are deftly re-fried on a huge open wok at the Thanh Binh stall. I went along to the Vietnam Open Fair last Saturday on the Southbank. Interestingly, it was supposed to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic ties between Britain and Vietnam. Considering it was the […]

Top 10 Restaurants in Surry Hills

by Shannon Cremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides

Thu Dec 14 20:49:10 PST 2017

Surry Hills’ best Restaurants Looking for a restaurant in Surry Hills?  Well, you’re spoilt for choice in this foodie suburb.  Chock full of options,...

PJ Breakfast – breakfast deliveries to your door

by Mat Smith @ Chiswickish - Hyperlocal Chiswick Blogger, Photographer, and Restaurant Reviews

Mon Jul 27 14:50:40 PDT 2015

Pyjama Breakfast are a unique company offering breakfast delivered straight to your door in Chiswick. They are certainly worth a try!

Top 10 Trendy Restaurants in Sydney

by Shannon Cremer @ Sydney Restaurant Reviews, Food and Travel Blog | Urban Chic Guides

Tue Oct 31 17:19:52 PDT 2017

Sydney’s best Trendy Restaurants Trend, trendy, on trend, set the trend…  Whatever way you put it it’s trendy to be on trend and, after...