Nigella Lawson
Eating al fresco is not for everyone: it's my idea of hell sitting squinting into the sun with the wine warming and the mayonnaise going rancid in the heat. In summer, as far as......
Barbara Cartland
In the summer, men always want to eat out of doors because they spend most of their days working in offices with air-condition- ing and fluorescent lighting. Unfortunate- ly,......
Nicholas Coleridge
Ziani's Italian restaurant in Radnor Walk, SW3, is a very good place to eat outside, though there are hazards. Until six months ago Ziani's was under another manage- ment and......
Roy Kerridge
Mary's Restaurant in Priory Park Road. just off Kilburn High Road, is my favourite London eating place. Anywhere that serves steak and kidney pudding is bound to win my......
Beryl Bainbridge
This is not particularly a summery res- taurant, and all I'm saying is that it's within staggering distance of the Camden Town urinals. The decor is modest, sort of Corfu Town......
Kingsley Amis
Unless the Spectator or some other fount of wealth is paying I go for the Neal Street Restaurant. The menu steers off the old beaten track of escalope and tournedos, scoring......
Summer Wine And Food
My favourite summer restaurant Gavin Stamp I am rather surprised to have been asked to contribute to this as I have never been able to take writing about food seriously. More......
Auberon Waugh
The restaurant I choose most often when I am paying is L'Escargot in Greek Street (telephone 437 2679), much favoured by publishers with mysterious young women in tow. Nearly......
Jennifer Paterson
My favourite summer restaurant is also my local, which is handy. It is the Gran Paradiso, 52 Wilton Road, SW1 (tele- phone 828 5918): owned and run by Sandro Maldini and his......