Let’s Do Lunch at Patty Smith’s

I have written previously that I am a lover of wordplay, especially in the names of businesses. I don’t know whether I am reading too much into the moniker of this week’s establishment but I believe that, apart from a sting in the tail, this is the best name I have ever come across. If […]

Let’s Do Lunch at Caracas Grill

Stan is lunching again, and this time he headed to Caracas Grill on Duncan Street, for some South American inspired street food. This week I am combining two of the trends of last year:  street food and South American fare. It is a bit early to pick up on a trend for this year. I have […]

Let’s Do Lunch at Little Tokyo

31For his now infamous lunchtime trip Stan Graham fancies a taste of Japan, he heads to Little Toyko, to be found behind House of Fraser. I always start to worry when I go out for lunch and the drink comes to more than the food. In the 1970s it was common practice on Friday to […]

Let’s Do Lunch at The Espresso Bar, Harvey Nichols

Stan Graham has a spot of lunch at the Victoria Quarter eatery and gives us his verdict on the Espresso bar from the well-known Harvey Nichols. I went to a wedding last Saturday where I met up with some old colleagues from the auction house where I worked up until last September. None of them […]

Let’s Do Lunch at Veeno

Stan heads to family-run Veeno on Duncan Street for lunch this week, where he samples a deli board and washes it down with wine from their very own vineyard….. Now here’s a concept. A wine bar which serves small plates of food. OK, put so crudely there may not be much to separate Veeno from […]