Nobu Berkeley

I'm not convinced that anyone dining at Nobu Berkeley is there for the food. They are there for the chance to meet a banker, a model, an oligarch, or some very average celebrity. They are there to enjoy some very entertaining people watching, or for an excuse to dress like a high-class call girl without looking out of place. Or to eat food in an atmosphere that perfectly prepares them for a night out.

Top 4.. Mother's Day ideas in London

Mother's Day in the Fork My Knife household has taken various guises of the years. Moving from the breakfast in bed, expertly prepared by two small children who garnished breakfast with a smattering of tears, stray hair and the occasional flake of scalded skin, to baked goods, (fewer tears, hair and skin), and progressing finally to two larger children booking restaurants after realizing that the cooking was best left to the professionals (no tears, skin or hair). 


For the past couple of years Mother's Day has involved some combination of exhibition + restaurant. Here are my top choices for this year:

Pizza Pilgrims - Two men, One Van

I don't have much to say about Pizza Pilgrims other than its brilliant. Two men, one van containing a pizza oven, well-researched, high quality ingredients, central location and reasonable pricing. Oh yeah, and the pizzas pretty damn good too. What's not to love?

Andrew Logan Gallery & Store - The ultimate statement jewellery

You've probably heard of Andrew Logan if you've been reading Vogue/ The Observer/How to Spend It recently, or happen to be friendly with Zandra Rhodes.  If you haven't heard of him you'd probably recognise his work, whether its the collection of pegasus' that for a while stood in Heathrow, the bust of Zandra Rhodes in the National Portrait Gallery, The  Miss Alternative World project or most recently his "cosmic egg" for the Faberge Egg Hunt. He's more of an artist's artist than widely populist, but for those in the know, Andrew's work is instantly recognisable. The best part? His art transcends into jewellery - it is wearable, in the best sense of the world.

Burger & Lobster & the failure of capitalism

The free market seems to be failing in London's restaurant scene. The incredible lack of decent places to eat, combined with a population of 7 million people, means that the good restaurants now fall into two distinct categories. 1) The ones that accept reservations, and require booking a month in advance to secure a table on a Saturday night 2) The ones that don't accept reservations, and require showing up at around 6pm to ensure being able to eat that night.