Anglothai Pop Up, Allegra, The Stratford Hotel, London

John Chantarasak of Anglothai and I were both living in Bangkok at the same time sometime over 2013/2014 (I forget which, I’m getting old) and although we moved in the same circles & I saw him out & about, we never actually met until he came to Yangon to do a pop up in one…

Noble Rot, Soho, London

One of the restaurants I was most looking forward to when I was back in the UK was at the Soho branch of Noble Rot, previously home to the legendary Gay Hussar restaurant, famed for being the location of preference for conservative party members plotting to overthrow then PM Margaret Thatcher back in in the…

Flor, 1 Bedale Street, Borough Market, London.

Flor, the second restaurant from the team behind Lyles, was undoubtedly the hottest opening of the Summer, and I was excited to be able to book myself and my friends MiMi & Emily in for lunch before I headed back to Yangon. Described as a wine bar, bakery and restaurant, Flor have taken inspiration from…

Bright, Westgate Street E8, London

From the same team as P Franco, I had read a lot about Bright, and seen a LOT of their now famous Deep Fried Lasagna on Instagram, and it was one of the few new London restaurants that I was truly excited to visit. Styled as a wine bar & restaurant, Bright is definitely the sort of place…