We recently enjoyed a wonderful night out, which began with a special dinner at the highly recommended local Italian restaurant, Rosmarino. Melanie made a reservation for the two of us, and we decided to treat ourselves to a comfortable and convenient Uber ride to the restaurant. To our surprise, our driver turned out to be none other than our neighbour! It was a great opportunity to catch up during the short ride, which took less than ten minutes. When we arrived, the warm and welcoming staff at Rosmarino promptly showed us to our table, and we settled in for a memorable dining experience. Irresistible Starters at Rosmarino We kicked things…

Melanie and I always go out for something to eat on a Friday and what better way is there than to start the weekend with a curry. Last night we visited our local Bengali Restaurant – Samrat. We’ve been going here for a very long time – I think I must have made my first visit in my twenties, which is a long time ago. It’s also where Melanie and I met up for our first date. Samrat has all the usual Bengali favourites and a few house specials always served to a high standard and we are always greeted with a big welcome. I don’t drink alcohol these days…

Well……what do you know? I had to go out for a business lunch today at Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen, www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com. I’ve been seen there a few times before and as luck would have it managed to get chatting to Head Chef, Paul Shearing. For lunch I’d had a rib-eye steak, which tasted wonderful, but was a little on the firmer side than I would normally like. Anyway, I mentioned this to Paul, who was very appreciative of my experienced feedback. I told him we sourced a lot of our meat at home from our local butchers, Chadwicks, who incidentally supply our favourite Tooting restaurant Tota. Paul passed me his…