Zipbab

Korean restaurant in London serving the most authentic comfort food.

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Gingle lists everything: HintHunt, 30th July

You know pretty much nothing when you go into the room other than being told not to smash things open in order to find clues.

Happily, we didn't get to that stage of delirium, with another look round we always seemed to find another clue, and we did escape the room.

Four is the optimal and I think it might have been slightly better like that as with five of us there were moments where one of us was at a bit of a loose end while the others figured out one of the clues.

I would say there are definitely elements of working as a team (another hint we got was to communicate and listen inside the room, yeah, I know, big hint), but if you're going to get out you do all have to take individual initiative.

There are so many clues to solve, some of you need to be working on some while others work on something else.

Rosa's Thai Restaurant, Gelupo Gelateria - Soho, London review

Delicate rice noodle rolls filled with rice vermicelli, Thai Basil, coriander, lettuce and a crispy peanut sauce.

I was drawn to this dish by the variety of different seafood and the interesting flavours in the sauce.

What we got was a fairly unattractively presented dish of rather chewy squid, a few bonus chewy green-lipped mussels, some decent king prawns and queen scallops, all served in what can only be described as a really generic stir fry sauce.

Tender chargrilled lamb chops served in a spicy and fragrant coconut based curry sauce with perfectly cooked pieces of cauliflower and carrot.

The standout flavours were the sour cherry which had huge chunks of fruit in it and the mint ice cream was like none other I’ve ever tasted.

GourmetGorro: Radici, Islington, London Italian restaurant review

I’ve heard talk that whenever Francesco is in the kitchen at one of his restaurants you’re guaranteed a good meal.

Meatballs (£7.50) had a disappointingly dense processed texture but combined well with a spicy tomato sauce and a good dollop of mash.

The light take on the dish saw beef ragu and grana padano cheese piled on top of thin layers of pasta.

Sweet calf liver (£18) was served with fragrant sage butter and crisp leaves, smooth mash and rashers of salty pancetta.

A calabrese pizza (£12), slathered with fiery ‘nduja, light tomato sauce and mozzarella, was very good too.

GourmetGorro: Monty's Deli, Hoxton, London Jewish restaurant review

I’m a sucker for Jewish deli food and Monty’s menu is packed full of the stuff from chopped liver and egg and onion to babkas and blintzes.

Impressively, everything is made on site from the bread to the cured meat.

Soft carrot, fronds of dill and lokshen (noodles) were on the mark but the kreplach (matzah balls) were a little too leaden.

Served on toasted rye bread, it was loaded with flavoursome soft meat topped with melted Swiss cheese, tangy Russian dressing, punchy mustard and richness tempering sauerkraut.

Golden fried patties of shredded potato and onion were super crisp on the outside with perfectly soft interiors.

Cha Cha Moon review - new addition at Bayswater's Whiteleys didn't ...

Nothing's hidden from view - a currently popular open concept theme It didn't take us long to find Cha Cha Moon, which has opened up a branch at Whiteleys after a widely successful launch at Ganton Street at London's Soho earlier.

The new Cha Cha Moon that is on the top floor of Whiteleys is markedly different from the flagship restaurant at Soho - instead of the club atmosphere of the latter, Whiteleys' Cha Cha Moon is brighter lit and does away with the cocktail bar and offer mainly long tables instead of counters with high stools (think Wagamama).

We ordered Wanton Mian, Cha Cha Mooli and Chui Chow Rice Cake to be shared among us.

If you, like me, are tired of the numerous Chinese restaurants along Bayswater, do give Cha Cha Moon at Whiteleys a try.

Cha Cha Moon review - new addition at Bayswater's Whiteleys didn't quite hit the mark

MsMarmiteLover: My secret tea at an 18th century house in Spitalfields

"The hundreds of diners who've attended one of Rodgers's supper clubs (aka MsMarmitelover, she is one of the pioneers of the movement in the UK) will be able to confirm, between satisfied burps, that she cooks the kind of food that people really want to eat.

The Guardian on Supper Club: recipes and notes from the underground restaurant (Dec 2011)