Although no foodie’s London pilgrimage would be complete without a trip to Borough Market – touristy and expensive though it has become – there is another food mecca that gourmands really ought to visit while strolling through Southwark of a Saturday. Bermondsey’s Maltby Street Market, which started life in 2010 amidst a groundswell of support […]

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Grace Dent eats humble pie – and burgers – at  Bobo Social The Evening Standard reviewer is forced to admit she judged this posh burger concept by its cover.   Pop-ups in very poor taste? From death row dinners to human burgers, east London pop-ups become more outré.   Oh dear, Marylebone’s Opso has a bad […]

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A new chain of steak and lobster restaurants has opened its £1 million flagship… in Southend-on-Sea. Why sunny Southend? Bourgee – sold as a luxury yet affordable dining experience – is headed up by chef and restaurateur Mark Baumann, of leading local restaurant Baumann’s Brasserie. Coggeshall. Southend’s regeneration was apparently also a major attraction. The wincemakingly-described ‘Steak-Lobster-Luxe Lounge’, opened […]

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