good food

This week I have been fortunate to have some great dining experiences -
Tom Aikens
The multi-award winning restaurant in South Kensington is not cheap - the set lunch menu is £29.00 before adding booze or the optional 12.5% tip, but extremely good and very generous on the portion size!
The after lunch coffee was served with Petits Fours - normally one expects a couple of chocolates and a biscuit, but no, this was a full course in it's own right! There were four chocolates, 5 little sponge cakes and 6 of what can only be described of as pressed sugar sheets of different flavours.
Getting up from the table was a considerable effort and I would have to admit that I did feel a little ill from over eating for much of the rest of the day. My supper was an apple!
However, if you can afford it, I would strongly recommend that you go... or get someone to take you ;)

Nauroz
At the other end of the cost scale, but up there on flavour and experience is this Pakistani restaurant next to Eastcote tube station.
Recently placed as the number 1 Best Cheap Eats in the UK by the Independent it served up a fantastic meal for just over £10 a head including drinks (they're even happy for you to bring your own!).
The food is all prepared fresh and cooked to order - allowing you control over just how much chilli is added. The dining area opens onto the kitchens so you can see everything being prepared... and not a microwave 'ding' to be heard! The menu contains a number of dishes recognisable to the regular curry head, but there's also a good selection of foods you are unlikely to have seen (unless you are into Pakistani cuisine). They will also cook food not on the menu. A cracking place - make sure you try the cheeky Garlic Naan!


And now I must go for a run...