New post! Excellent Spanish ingredients treated to top Japanese techniques at Can Koya, L'Escala (Spain) chrispople.substack.com/p/can-koya

New post! The Highland Laddie in Leeds is wonderful. cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-...

no!!!!!!!! what!!!!!!!

Amazing hamtastic visit yesterday at Cinco Jotas in Jabugo. I thought l knew about jamon but Maria’s knowledge and passion took the experience to another level (now l know that l still have a LOT to learn). Thanks again María, Marco and team for taking such great care of us 🐷🫶🐖 #jamon #spain

The Eversleigh Road magpie is back! (He went missing for a while)

Noooo! 😪 www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ap...

Reminder

New post! Willy's in Margate, well worth a trip to the seaside. #invite cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2026/04/will...

New post! The Three Horseshoes, Batcombe. Decent, if unspectacular. chrispople.substack.com/p/the-three-...

I've just switched to Community Fibre. Seems nice and fast so far (2.5g for £27/month). Use this link to sign up yourself and we both get £50 communityfibre.co.uk/friends?ci=p...

Fair play from the Mail. I said what I said.

Very clever, Paul McCartney marketing dept. Very clever. maps.app.goo.gl/bjuiYw6DvEpw...

New post! Fiery Flavors in Surrey Quays: chrispople.substack.com/p/fiery-flav... #invite I've started linking to my Substack rather than my old blog - let me know if any of you have issues. I'm still cross-posting on the old blogger account for now.

New post! Atrocious photos of decent food at Dover Street Counter cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2026/03/dove...

All this stuff about René Redzepi (awful, of course) and Jonathan Downey still walks the earth?

New post! Bistro Sablé isn't great. cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2026/02/bist...

The robotaxis are coming (spotted this morning on the Embankment)

New post! Dorian in Notting Hill is magnificent: cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2026/01/dori... Also there's still spots for quick service restaurant decision-makers to sign up for research. We pay £150/head for your time. forms.gle/6sWLBzk7SXQp...

It's that time again! Calling all owners and managers of quick service restaurants - my company is paying £150 for 1.5 of your time. Here's the signup link - have fun! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Off to Athens. Think I'm pretty sorted for restaurants/bars, but anything cultural, off-beat or quirky you might recommend? Thank you!

New post! Barnacle in Liverpool, where everything goes right until it doesn't. cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2026/01/barn...

Which word am I supposed to be stressing in this headline?

New post! The Hart in Marylebone is the final nail in the coffin to the assumption that London can't do gastropubs. cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...

This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.

New post! Got a bit of a blogging backlog to work through, so hot on the heels of yesterday's review this is PSV Cuisine in Waterloo (and it's also brilliant): cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2025/12/psv-...

New post! Kokin in Stratford is high-end Japanese food done almost flawlessly. cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2025/12/koki...

New post! With one notable exception of a dish, Firestarter aren't reinventing the wheel. But they do it all so well, you don't care. cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2025/12/fire...

New post! Janda Diner in Peckham is everything. cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2025/11/jand...

Someone's watched the IT crowd www.willys.co.uk

Hello NYC! London here! Nine years into a lefty Muslim mayor (I happily voted for him every fucking time!). I came home happily drunk and unburka-ed on the tube the other night, and my asthmatic husband had not had to use a daily inhaler for years because of the vastly improved air quality. Enjoy!

The brilliant Swan is finally getting some recognition www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/foo...

New post! Elephant in Hackney is a decent local Italian restaurant cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2025/11/elep...

New post! Compartir in Cadaques, one of the weirdest meals of my life. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Hands up everyone who got their email read out on the @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social podcast this week 🙌 (Me. I did.)

I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again. Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐

I just backed WHOLE BEAST FINDS IT HOME SWEET HOME on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/130...

New post! Dalla in Hackney is wonderful. cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2025/09/dall...

I’m not saying UK trains are expensive… … but in Spain and I accidentally booked business class which comes with a full meal and several glasses of wine it was still cheaper than an Avanti off peak single standard fare.

A pathetic group of UKIP numbskulls where vastly outnumbered by the good people of Liverpool, who told them to fuck right off.

New post! The ideal neighbourhood restaurant in Belzan, Liverpool cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2025/08/belz...

Been meaning to share this for a while but keep forgetting - if you use this link to sign up for Octopus energy (green, v reasonable), we both get £50: share.octopus.energy/olive-sky-7

New post! Incredible seafood at Nou Bar del Poble, Peratellada (Spain) cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2025/08/nou-...

New post! One of the best meals I've ever had anywhere, at 8 by Andy Sheridan in Liverpool cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2025/08/8-by...

What is the worst wine list in London? Who's serving the plonkiest selezione in town? We asked a host of food and beverage luminaries, and nearly all of them insisted on anonymity, except for two: @jayrayner1.bsky.social and Andy Hayler. thefencecapitalletter.substack.com/p/capital-le...

New post! Luna is an extremely pleasant, unpretentious little place on the South Bank. cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2025/08/luna...

New post! Bo.Tic in Corçà. Should a €300+pp tasting menu restaurant be charging extra for bread? cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2025/07/boti...

thanks to @luketurner.bsky.social for making me aware of Zedel removing the steak haché frites from its prix fixe menu, will be wearing a black armband for the rest of the month, maybe the quarter

My colleague has a new parrot who will type us (nonsensical) messages on Slack if she leaves her desk unattended. Meet Chickpea 🦜

New post! An excruciating moment with a Very Expensive Lobster, but a very good meal otherwise at El Moli. cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2025/07/el-m...

New post! Vegan sushi at Studio Gauthier, and very good it is too. cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2025/06/stud...