http://members.quintessentially.com/insider Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:14:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2011/02/10/rooting-around/ http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2011/02/10/rooting-around/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:20:27 +0000 Alex Larman http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/?p=24391 The eccentrically-named Henry Root restaurant in Chelsea offers unusual and quirky decor, but there's nothing unusual about the excellent food and wine, save the rather kinder than usual prices. ]]> http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2011/02/10/rooting-around/feed/ 0 http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2011/01/13/two-salons-one-restaurant/ http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2011/01/13/two-salons-one-restaurant/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:02:06 +0000 Alex Larman http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/?p=19781 Les Deux Salons, the new opening from the acclaimed duo of Anthony Demetre and Will Smith, offers all the fine dining that has made them famous, along with a more casual brasserie feel and a superb wine list]]> http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2011/01/13/two-salons-one-restaurant/feed/ 0 http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/02/12/gallic-class-in-knightsbridge/ http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/02/12/gallic-class-in-knightsbridge/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:42:02 +0000 Alex Larman http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/?p=2130 Henry Harris might not be a household name, but, as chef-proprietor of Knightsbridge's excellent Racine, he certainly should be. If you've been to a bistro or brasserie like this before, you'll know many of the staples already, but almost certainly not this well cooked or prepared.]]> http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/02/12/gallic-class-in-knightsbridge/feed/ 0 http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2009/11/16/a-superbly-decadent-foie-gras-festival/ http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2009/11/16/a-superbly-decadent-foie-gras-festival/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:22:34 +0000 Alex Larman http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/?p=1035 Le Bouchon Breton in Spitalfields has attracted a great deal of attention for its dedication to maintaining a traditional French brasserie feel, even in the slightly incongruous settings of Old Spitalfields market. Something particularly exciting that the restaurant is doing throughout November and December is its 'Foie Gras Festival'.]]> http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2009/11/16/a-superbly-decadent-foie-gras-festival/feed/ 0 http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2009/11/06/morgan-m-the-best-value-french-cuisine-in-london/ http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2009/11/06/morgan-m-the-best-value-french-cuisine-in-london/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:09:42 +0000 Alex Larman http://www.quintessentially.com/blog/?p=799 Morgan M is widely known to be one of London's finest French restaurants, offering sublime food and an excellent wine list at incredibly good value prices.]]> http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2009/11/06/morgan-m-the-best-value-french-cuisine-in-london/feed/ 0 http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2009/11/04/no-stranger-to-excellent-cooking/ http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2009/11/04/no-stranger-to-excellent-cooking/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:59:13 +0000 Alex Larman http://www.quintessentially.com/blog/?p=645 L'Etranger, in Gloucester Road, might appear from its name and initial appearance to be the very model of a neighbourhood French restaurant. Closer inspection, however, reveals an altogether different beast.]]> http://members.quintessentially.com/insider/2009/11/04/no-stranger-to-excellent-cooking/feed/ 0