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Restaurant Spy - "BBC Food Site of the Week" March
2002 |
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(4th January
2003) A Happy New Year to all of our readers. The Tallguy say yes at
Livebait's Cafe
Fish in London. 2003 reviews are green, 2002 are blue, before
are orange. |
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(20th December
2002) M eats the best Pakistani food in London at
New Tayyab
and enjoys a bit of the old school Italian at
Il Sorriso. |
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(16th December 2002) The
story of M and the dead rat at the
Elephant's Head Lamberhurst Kent. Where's Old Gary gone? King
Mob in search of Gary Rhodes at
Rhodes in
the Square. |
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(8th December
2002) The Tallguy finds Ok Indian food at the
Indian
Brasserie, while Number One swears by
Le Sacre
Coeur in London's fashionable Islington.
Rudland
and Stubbs makes former fan Annie Ethel glower. |
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(24th November
2002) Annie Ethel finds a real Indian restaurant in Hemel Hempstead
at Cochin, the
Tallguy eats Toffee Sundae surprise at
Ma Potters
in Reading, the
Atlantic
Grill in New York is a welcome surprise for the Christchurch
Rider and the Loch Ness Monster finds nirvana at the
Buffalo
Grill in Edinburgh. |
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(1st November 2002) Dead
plastic budgies at the hugely disappointing
Coconut
Lagoon in London. |
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(27th October 2002) Number
One finds a gem at
avanti
in Cumbria, the Tallguy at
Montmartre in Camden Town, no tap water at
Matriciano
and Lady Luck likes her boyfriends king prawns at
Babylon
in our first Rave!!! piece. You'll see what I mean. |
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(20th October
2002) M in the garden of England at the
Swan
and
Chequers in Lamberhurst,
Star and
Eagle in Goudhurst and the
Old Vine
in Cousley Wood in Kent. While the
Waiting
Room in Bognor Regis gives you change from a £2 coin. The
Tallguy blows out in Marco Pierre White's
Criterion and has an adventure in the
Blue
Elephant. |
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(12th October
2002) Fat tongued git or boy superstar? King Mob says "pukka" for
Jamie Oliver at
Monte's. Meanwhile
Sosta is up to
its old nonsense as usual in London's Crouch End. |
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(6th October
2002) Spy special report on the wonders of the
Cookbook by Mendel, while Siobhan has great food but crap
service at Ayoush. |
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(29th
September 2002) Did Edwina meet John at
Incognico,
meanwhile CR
Gibbs in California is not up to the standard of the mighty
Logan's
Roadhouse. |
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(28th
September 2002) A new era! Spy moves to a
Linux Server, so expect bells and
whistles soon. And boy are we right on. Search returns tomorrow.
Meanwhile King Mob visits
Butler's Wharf Chop House. + Be the envy of your friends with a
Restaurant Spy Apron. Yes, we really are that sad. |
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(1st September
2002) The eating mystery that is
Nando's,
Russian swearing at the
Aberdeen Angus Steak House, rude telephone food at
leapingsalmon.com, leering waiters at
Babushka,
food all the way from America at
Fatty
Arbuckles - a bad week for Spies. |
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(25th August
2002) Daisy on the wonderful but infuriating world of
Eating Out
in New Zealand, Number One finds a little gem at the
Brasenose Arms
in Banbury, while Candy Del Mar adores the
Wishing
Well in West London. |
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(20th August
2002) Piperdam
near Dundee in Scotland is the perfect spot for eating while you
watch Ospreys shopping for themselves in the silvery loch. |
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(16th August
2002) Boney rabbit at
Montmartre in Islington, perfect-ish pizza at
Prezzo,
but not so at
Pizza Paradiso. The Mobster finds Edinburgh bursting with
Oriental flavour at
Thai
Orchid and
Dragon
Way and the biggest pub in the world(?) at the
Brasshouse in Bournemouth. Don't make a special visit to the
Bankes
Arms Hotel in Dorset, or the
Ship in Swanage, but
J's Brasserie
is worth a look. |
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(13th August
2002) We reveal the
Best Burger
in London! Also something a bit fishy in Crouch End's
Harringtons,
while the Boombar
South African Restaurant sends Havoc reeling. |
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(8th August 2002)
The hottest deal in London at
Bank until the
7th of September, King Mob hunts out a Michelin Star at
Maison
Novelli. Also coming soon - the best burger in London. |
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(28th July 2002)
Daisy does Paris! Perry gives a great tip for
Chartier,
things are reet grand at
Le Pont
Royal, everything fantastic at
Perraudin,
but Le Pot de
Fer dissappoints. While back in England, Daisy ponders the
Full English
Breakfast 2. |
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(20th July
2002) Bye bye to nasty Uppers Bistro, Hello to wonderful
Thai Square,
while the
Dumpling Inn leaves the Mobster almost speechless. |
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(17th July
2002) Perry Stalsis tastes the chilly delights of Macclesfield at
La
Cantina, dirty tables at the National Trust's
Pavilion Restaurant in West Sussex and the "full english
breakfast" at the
Macclesfield Travel Inn. The
China
Garden in Brighton is ok. |
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(4th July
2002) Is there anything better than a
full english
breakfast? Perry Stalsis thinks so. |
