Laissez Fare: Adventures in Food, Wine & Travel
Blog URL http://laissezfare.wordpress.com/
Located London, London United Kingdom
Tags Restaurants, London, Food, Culinary, Wine, Travel, Michelin, Reviews, Foodie
I am an American, who is married to a French woman, and is living in London. I am inspired by food, wine and travel, and have created Laissez Fare to record my experiences and thoughts about the places I've visited and the things I've tasted.
Latest Blog Posts
- Navigating an Absolute Maze of InterContinental Welch Coco Sauce on Nov 17, 2009 in Finer Fare Laissez Eats Coco Gastro Odyssey Gastro Tour House of St Barnabas InterContinental Hotel London Jason Atherton Launceston Place London Lyndy Redding Maze Phaidon Quintessentially Restaurants Sauce Communications Theo Randall Tristan Welch
A brief review of the new book called Coco, and a tour around some of the chefs' restaurants who are listed in the book as being the most important up-and-coming chefs in the world by 10 of the top chefs in the world.
- A Tale Of Two Coffees…Well, Sort Of… on Nov 12, 2009 in General Site Post Laissez Drinks Caffe Nero Caffe Vergnano 1882 Coffee Coffee Houses Coffee Republic Costa Coffee Flat White London London Coffee Monmouth Coffee Company Pret A Manger Starbucks
Some thoughts on coffee - how I got hooked in my little town in the US, how the London coffee scene has grown & evolved in the last 10 years, and some of my favorite places in London for a great cup of coffee.
- An Indian Summer & Autumnal Eating in the Heart of Italy on Nov 11, 2009 in Casual Fare Finer Fare Laissez Eats Travel Wine Assisi Brunello di Montalcino Castello Banfi Da Ventura Deruta GROM Hotel Fortebraccio Italy Montalcino Perugia Pluripremiata Gelarteria Ristorante Fiorentino San Gimignano Sansepolcro Tuscany Umbria Volterra
A summary of our trip to Umbria and Tuscany in October 2009 - includes some notes about towns, lots of food and a bit of wine. Enjoy!
- sketch Lecture Room & Library – Gastronomic Theatre Fit for a King on Oct 27, 2009 in Finer Fare Laissez Eats 1 Michelin Star London Pierre Gagnaire Raveneau Restaurants sketch
We had a delightful evening at sketch from start to finish. It is a unique venue which really pushes the boundaries in terms of design (see below for the parting shot to this review if you don’t believe me). The service and attention paid to us at...
- A Bit More Wining: Saturday at Vinopolis with Oz Clarke + Some Chefs, Critics & Tapas on Oct 21, 2009 in Laissez Drinks Wine Bamber Gascoigne Events Fay Maschler Giles Coren James May Jeremy Lee London London Restaurant Festival Matthew Norman Oz Clarke Richard Corrigan Richard Vines Rowley Leight Tapas Brindisa Thomasina Meirs Toby Young Tracey MaCleod Vinopolis Wine Tasting
We spent a long and enjoyable Saturday at Vinopolis, first enjoying a wine tasting with noted wine expert Oz Clarke, then a self-guided tour of Vinopolis, then popping out for some satisfying tapas at Tapas Brindisa in nearby Borough Market, and fina...
- Recent Winings: The B Festival at Bibendum on Oct 16, 2009 in Laissez Drinks Wine Bibendum Wine Wine Tasting
Bibendum Wine is just one of those cool companies. The kind of place that you wished you work for, but you don’t – at least in my case. Luckily, I’ve had the pleasure of being invited to their offices a few times now over the past few months in...
- Pierre Koffmann – Restaurant on the Roof: A Pretty Place, A Pretty Penny on Oct 13, 2009 in Finer Fare Laissez Eats 68 Royal Hospital Road Eric Chavot Michelin Starred Chef Pierre Koffman Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Selfridges Tante Claire Tom Kitchin
Set in one of the coolest dining spaces I’ve seen this year, Pierre Koffmann’s Restaurant on the Roof is an experience well worth the not insignificant cost, if you can still get a table. For me, the food was hit & miss and, if I’m honest,...
