The Italians: The great Italian bake-off
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Fabio and Piero The Italians provides a truly tempting array of authentic breads and pastries made fresh every day on the premises by its own Master Bakers – and you’re welcome to sample them! Wander into The Italians on Chiswick High Road and you’re seduced by a mouth-watering array of…
Yuma Sushi: Serious about Sushi
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Sushi lovers are beating a path to Yuma Sushi. Owner Julia Carr reveals her recipe for success You don’t have to spend long with Julia Carr to realise that she loves what she does. And that is Yuma Sushi, the independent sushi shop next to Chiswick Park Station. It opened…
The Brackenbury Wine Rooms: The Best of British
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Thor Gudmundsson Wine expert Thor Gudmundsson explains why still wines are a challenge to produce in the UK British producers have been getting some fantastic results with sparkling wines made in the style of Champagne, even out-performing established brands at international competitions. However, the situation has been less rosy on…
Flynn’s Pub & Townhouse: A New Era Dawns
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James Fitzgerald With highly-rated accommodation and an imminent refurbishment, Flynn’s Pub & Townhouse is a business transformed… You could say that James Fitzgerald, the tenant of Flynn’s Pub & Townhouse on Dalling Road, has the perfect background for a trade that’s all about people. A qualified psychologist, he practised in…
The Italians: Just like mamma would make
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Manager Massimo Lopez The Italians on Chiswick High Road brings an authentic slice of Italy to your doorstep. Fresh produce is delivered direct from suppliers in the top food and wine producing regions so that Massimo Lopez and his staff can create mouth-watering treats and advise on the best produce for…
The Stonemasons Arms: Jack Davis
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Jack Davis – General Manager Anyone driving round Hogarth Roundabout in Chiswick recently cannot have failed to notice the intense stare of a giant-sized chef perched on the advertising hoarding. The man glaring down on the thousands of cars passing beneath is Gavin Sinden, the Fuller’s award winning Chef of…
Thor Gudmundsson and Richard Okroj: The Brackenbury Wine Rooms
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The Brackenbury Wine Rooms is the smoking hot destination where more than just the wine is red ‘Bewildered locals spotted the head of a cigarette puffing red stag being carried inside.’ For months the former restaurant on a corner of Hammersmith Grove was, quite literally, a building site. Rumours were…
Local publicans: Michael Mann & Jill O’Sullivan
You two don’t sound like Londoners. Where are you from? Jill: Tipperary, southern Ireland. Mike: Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand. How did you meet? Mike: One of the most romantic nights of the year, New Year’s Eve, 1995, at what was one of the hottest tickets in…
Local butcher: Terry Murray
Were you born here? No, in Wandsworth, but we moved here when I was eleven. When I left secondary school at fifteen, nearly sixteen, my first job was in a local butcher called A. Richards and Son in Merton Road. Why did you choose to become a butcher? When I…
Recipe: Andy Needham’s Fresh egg pappardelle with Welsh saltmarsh lamb shoulder ragu
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A recipe from Andy Needham, chef and owner of L’Amorosa. Fresh egg pappardelle with Welsh saltmarsh lamb shoulder ragu Serves 4 Ingredients For the ragu: 250g salt marsh lamb shoulder(de-boned and diced) 1 small red onion ½ stalk of celery, chopped 1 sprig of rosemary, finely chopped 250g tinned peeled…