Chris Pople

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Elephant in Hackney is a decent local Italian restaurant

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Compartir Cadaqués

New post! Compartir in Cadaques, one of the weirdest meals of my life.

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Hands up everyone who got their email read out on the @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social podcast this week

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(Me. I did.)

Graphic with the headline “London is the greatest city in the world” set against a bright view of the River Thames with the Shard, Tower Bridge and the city skyline. The text celebrates what makes London special: regularly voted the number one city in the world, incredible diversity with over 300 languages spoken, world-class transport, world leader in finance tech and life sciences, best museums and galleries many free to visit, world-leading nightlife, food sport and music for every taste, host to the world’s best sporting events, home to seven Premier League clubs, globally-ranked universities, a city where you can be yourself and love who you love, and a place for everyone.

I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again.

Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐

Well that’s just awful. So sorry.

WHOLE BEAST FINDS IT HOME SWEET HOME We have finally found a site for Whole Beast, after years on the road, countless residencies & pop ups, we have a place to call home.

I just backed WHOLE BEAST FINDS IT HOME SWEET HOME on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/130...

Manifest. Nord. Belzan. Wreckfish. Can’t go wrong with any of those.

Dalla, Hackney The comparisons with my last post won't be immediately obvious, but within the context of their own chosen cuisines Josephine Bouchon and D...

New post! Dalla in Hackney is wonderful.

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I’m not saying UK trains are expensive…

… but in Spain and I accidentally booked business class which comes with a full meal and several glasses of wine it was still cheaper than an Avanti off peak single standard fare.

I’ll see you tomorrow!

Has anyone worked out why the new Rosewood in Mayfair (Grosvenor Square) is called the Rosewood Chancery Court, whereas Chancery Court was the old name for the Rosewood in Holborn? And Chancery Court is in Holborn, not Mayfair? Seems very bizarre choice to me.

A pathetic group of UKIP numbskulls where vastly outnumbered by the good people of Liverpool, who told them to fuck right off.

Belzan, Liverpool This was actually my second visit to Belzan. The first, according to my iPhone photo history, was on 8th May 2020, but was a little bit tric...

New post! The ideal neighbourhood restaurant in Belzan, Liverpool

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Great news! Honestly one of the best crab dishes I’ve ever had.

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Nou Bar del Poble, Peratellada There's a part of me knows, deep down inside, that it probably is possible, if you try really, really, really hard, to have a bad meal in Sp...

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Incredible seafood at Nou Bar del Poble, Peratellada (Spain)

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8 by Andy Sheridan, Liverpool There are many things about 8 by Andy Sheridan that might rub you up the wrong way. The name, for a start - I've never really been behind th...

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One of the best meals I've ever had anywhere, at 8 by Andy Sheridan in Liverpool

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Capital Letter #12 In which we crown London's plonkiest wine list

What is the worst wine list in London? Who's serving the plonkiest selezione in town? We asked a host of food and beverage luminaries, and nearly all of them insisted on anonymity, except for two: @jayrayner1.bsky.social and Andy Hayler.

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Luna, Shad Thames This is not going to be a long post. Not because Luna - a cosy little new wine bar from the people behind Legara just over the road - isn't ...

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Luna is an extremely pleasant, unpretentious little place on the South Bank. cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2025/08/luna...

At least a wine list has prices! I resent being made to feel like you have to pretend to be infinitely wealthy when choosing champagne.

Yes! But that's more normal in Spain. Tap water isn't usually offered because it was traditionally not very good, but I'm actually sure it's fine these days.

The bread menu

Bo.Tic, Corçà You will probably be aware that Catalonia has well more than its fair share of influential restaurants, a tradition that runs from El Bulli ...

New post! Bo.Tic in Corçà.

Should a €300+pp tasting menu restaurant be charging extra for bread?

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thanks to @luketurner.bsky.social for making me aware of Zedel removing the steak haché frites from its prix fixe menu, will be wearing a black armband for the rest of the month, maybe the quarter

A Quaker parrot who belongs to my colleague.

My colleague has a new parrot who will type us (nonsensical) messages on Slack if she leaves her desk unattended.

Meet Chickpea 🦜

El Molí de l’Escala, L'Escala I have eaten at El Moli a number of times over the 40 or so years I and my family have been visiting this part of the world. The first coupl...

New post! An excruciating moment with a Very Expensive Lobster, but a very good meal otherwise at El Moli.

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That’s very much the new normal.

Studio Gauthier, Fitzrovia Hard as it may be to believe from my supremely easy-going and liberal attitude these days (no laughing at the back), but there was a time wh...

New post! Vegan sushi at Studio Gauthier, and very good it is too.

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Uncle Hon's BBQ, Hackney Wick After traipsing halfway across London, dodging travel works and closed Overground lines and carriages with malfunctioning air conditioning a...

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Disappointing Texas-Chinese fusion BBQ at Uncle Hon's, Hackney Wick.

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Please let this be true