This Podcast Explores the things that help define London and the British and todays subject is London Nosh – a more in depth analysis of some of British more Iconic dishes such as fish and chips, roast dinners and toast from a factual, practical and historic perspective.

So lets get down to the some general facts about London and food.

In London you could quite easily stay within the capital and effectively taste food from around the world in 80 Restaurants – a modern take on Philias Fogg around world in 80 days challenge

There's a really vibrant food scene in London with world class restaurants that proudly sit on international lists of best places to eat and they have international chefs who are well travelled and highly creative and top draw. – highest quality for both fine dining and casual dinners.

This Podcast will focus on some of the more traditional iconic British dishes which we are known for to help you understand them better and to entice you to try them.

This podcast will look at the some British foodie facts, it will explain some of the history behind the British pallet , and give an overview of some of the stranger British dishes

I do briefly touching some of the ones that are more associated with typical British cuisines like fish and chips but – these will be subject to their own Podcast

Where as British drinks are well respected around the world, the same is not so true of British Cuisine.

We are reasonably happy with it, and are quite loyal to the traditional foods but like Cricket it can seem a bit confusing from the outside.

We do have many great restaurants – especially in London and fantastic home cooks – family favourites - just ask any of our mothers!

• And we do take a lot of interest in other people cooking given the number of Morning and weekend television programs devoted to cooking – however it's the eating that we tend to focus on!

Somehow British food an unfair reputation with some visitors will generally describe their impression of British food as as Pleasant , 'nice' 'not too bad' and sometimes as

bland, soggy, overcooked, and visually unappealing.

However that's a bit unfair , with a rich mix of cultures and restaurants, you can find great food in London but you may need to do some sleuthing – like Sherlock Holmes to find the best ones for your pallet and there are plenty of websites blogs and apps such as Tripadvisor Toptable and bookatable that can help with booking and reviews and you will get a good meal – but may be not as memorable as those on Continental Europe.

Although the company and venue may well be!

Why is this ? - well find out more in this podcast when we explore its hstory and some of the stranger british and London dishes

This podcast explores why Tea is so much better then coffee and is the perfect London drink.

It Just is!

In this podcast I will begin with a comparative fact check to test the Hypothesis as to whether teas has superiority over coffee, then I will look at the history of coffee and its journey to being in the top four London as well as the causes of its demise in the 19th century and its re-emergence as a contender/pretender in the 21st century.