Glorious Graillot on the Gray’s Inn Road
The brilliant baroque basement of Otto’s restaurant, on the border of Bloomsbury, was the sumptuous setting for a highly-convivial wine dinner with Antoine Graillot last night. Otto and I go […]
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To the famous Royal Native Oyster Stores in Kent yesterday for a staff training session followed by a highly convivial dinner with the management team lead by their inexhaustible hostess […]
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Like many French people living in London all I dream about when it comes to good food is simplicity, authenticity and charcuterie! After a few years working with French wines […]
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Following a memorable lunch at Portland in Marylebone last summer catching up with an old friend from Germany, I could not resist for long when I heard that Will Lander […]
View ArticleMature Chinons at Portland
As one of the most underrated regions in France, the Loire valley still attracts many wine lovers. At Yapp Brothers, we never had a doubt of its full potential as […]
View ArticleClarette Wine Bar & Restaurant
A Yapp Brothers catch up in London after our Summer holidays usually involves visiting a new restaurant, tasting a few wines and sharing a few anecdotes about recent vinous discoveries. […]
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The Only Way is Essex
A recent trip to visit friends and relatives on Cape Anne in Massachusetts provided the opportunity to revisit one of my all-time favourite restaurants 'Woodman's of Essex'. Happily, although I had...
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45 Jermyn Street
To 45 Jermyn Street for a 'working lunch' with the talented artist Toby Ward (www.tobyward.net) with whom I am collaborating on our next wine list, to check out the latest restaurant venture from...
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Bellanger
A couple of days before Christmas, I managed to find a few hours to meet up with two old friends and visit Bellanger, the most recent opening from the consummate restaurant team, Chris Corbin and...
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Degrees of Separation
Art, food and wine (the good things in life) are all linked and the interplay between them is fascinating. There were two events of interest in our neck of the West Country last weekend. Firstly there...
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