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Bar Boulud Mandarin Oriental London

by on May.05, 2012, under Bellini, Champagne, Chicken, Chicken Club, Coffee, Gluten Free, Happening, LONDON, Restaurants, Salad, Swanky, Tuna, Vegan, Wine

Bar Boulud is located in the Mandarin
Oriental in Knightsbridge directly opposite Harvey Nichols.

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I was here for lunch and was amazed how the gluton free bread tatsted.

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Starters were excellent especially the country pate.

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Coq au vin and salmon entrees were really good.

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Dessert which was sorbet also hit the spot

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This is a very civilized place to spend a lunch time.
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Fig and Olive

by on May.05, 2012, under Champagne, Chicken, Cocktails, Coffee, Fish, Happening, Los Angeles, Mojito, Music, Parking/Valet, Roof Deck/Patio, Salad, Scallops, Swanky, Veal, Wine

Fig and Olive in Melrose Place is the latest offshoot of the famous NewYork
eaterie.It is well worth checking out the neighborhood as Melrose Place is really happening at the moment.

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Decor is very cool and the outside tasting bar looks like a fun place to hang out.

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Food was excellent.

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Tuna carpaccio was so good nearly forgot to take a photo.

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Tuna and scallop salad was also great.

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Veal wonderful

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So was the Branzini.

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Coffee great as well.
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Anchor & Hope

by on May.04, 2012, under Beer, Champagne, Fish and Chips, Happening, Parking/Valet, Salmon, San Francisco, Wine

Anchor and Hope is located in an old mechanics shop in San Fran.(very like most of the restaurants in Palermo Soho Buenos Aires)

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The space is actually very cool.

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The menu was supposed to be an Oyster and Stout happy hour as enjoyed by the good ole Irish folks at home on the old sod. With these prices however I do not think that many of them would be too happy.

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Sat at the bar which gave me a good view of the oysters being prepared.

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Food was good.

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Fish and chips anyone.

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Salmon.

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No Chimay but this stuff was very good.
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Chateau Marmont

by on May.04, 2012, under Champagne, Cocktails, Los Angeles, Parking/Valet, Swanky, Wine

Another must see in L.A.I don’t really get this place. Looks like my grandmothers front room and not really the friendliest of greeters.

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The place does have some history though.

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When we did get seated even though we were told we may be removed in an hour the surrounding were pleasant enough.

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Had a great bottle of champagne which nearly took up the hour on our meter, but thankfully we finished before we were forcibly removed.

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A lot of famous people have stayed here and some have actually ended their party here.

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Not somewhere where I shall rush back but the guy getting us a cab was great.
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The Spare Room at Roosevelt Hotel

by on May.04, 2012, under Beer, Champagne, Cocktails, Happening, Los Angeles, Music, Parking/Valet, Restaurants, Swanky, Wine

The Spare Room is an exclusive small bar located within the fabled Hotel Roosevelt in West Hollywood.

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This unique bar features 2 bowling lanes which actually seem to blend in with the very swanky decor.

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The main feature of the bar are the cocktails.

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This was the drink of choice Amoxycillin. Not for faint hearted.

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Of course if cocktail are not your thing they do have Chimay.

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This really is a very cool place with one of the coolest soundtracks that I have heard in a while. Reservations are needed after 9pm.
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Hakkasan

by on May.04, 2012, under Beer, Champagne, Chicken, Free Wi-Fi, Happening, LONDON, Parking/Valet, Restaurants, Steak, Swanky, Vegan, Wine

Hanway Place houses the original Hakkasan in London.
Situated just off Oxford Street do not let the slightly dodgey surroundings put you off . When you enter this underground restaurant you will be whisked away to a totally different world.

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The restaurtant serves modern Chinese
Cuisine and has a Michelin star. I have no idea what the following photos are but can testify that it was all delicious.

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The atmosphere is very cool even though it is supposed to be an old style setting.

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This place is not cheap but definitely worth a visit.
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Suka Sanderson Hotel London

by on Mar.23, 2012, under Bellini, Champagne, Cocktails, Gluten Free, Happening, LONDON, Music, Octopus, Parking/Valet, Pork, Roof Deck/Patio, Stay Here If You Can, Swanky, Vegan, Wine

Suka is the in house restaurant at the Sanderson Hotel in London.

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The set-up is ultra cool with part of the restaurant situated in this covered zen garden.

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The other part is at the end if the very famous Long Bar.

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The food was fantastic . No idea what is was but fantastic all the same

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Check out the restrooms. These are the gents.

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Don’t normally do dessert but the sorbet was quite exquisite .

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Blue Bottle Coffee San Francisco

by on Mar.23, 2012, under Coffee Shop, Happening, Roof Deck/Patio, San Francisco

Blue Bottle Coffee is located in Mint Square in San Francisco. The coffee is fantastic so much so that there normally a line around the block at peak times. Not much else to say except just try it.

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60 Hope Street Liverpool

by on Mar.22, 2012, under Champagne, Cocktails, Free Wi-Fi, Gluten Free, Liverpool, Salmon, Steak, Swanky, Wine

60 Hope Street is located in the trendy Georgian Quarter in Liverpool .

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Hope Street joins the Anglican and Catholic cathedrals in Liverpool.

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Food is great English cuisine .

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Gluten free food was also very good.

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The Fitzwilliam Belfast

by on Mar.22, 2012, under Beer, Belfast, Champagne, Cocktails, Irish Coffee, Restaurants, Swanky

If you visit Belfast this is s very civilized place to have a drink. It is located beside the Opera House and is central to everything.

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