Restaurant review: Napa

This blog post is written by the lovely Emily Bridgewater, who writes the great blog Meet and Two Veg. 
THEY say all roads lead to Rome.
Well, I say that all roads lead to Birmingham. Because no matter where I am in the world, from Norwich to New York, I am guaranteed to bump into someone from [...]

Restaurant review: Kai, Mayfair, London

This blog post is written by the lovely Emily Bridgewater, who writes the great blog Meet and Two Veg.
In my experience really great meals fall into two categories.
There are those which at the time were sublime, but afterwards evaporate into the darkest confines of your memory, only to be revisited in a moment of reminiscence.
Then [...]

Restaurant review: Souk Bazaar, Leicester Square, London

A sense of relief prevails as you duck out of the rain-drenched streets of Leicester Square and are immediately transported into a glittering and exotic underworld. The restaurant is almost invisible, crammed next to the famed restaurant, The Ivy, and painted a charcoal grey which works as a convincing camouflage against the damp London streets.
Souk [...]

Win a night for two at The Langham, London

The Langham, London has been delighting guests with enchanting encounters since she opened in 1865 as Europe’s first ‘Grand Hotel’. Now she has completed an £80 million transformation, exuding a graceful and timeless elegance, blending a sense of the past with the style of today.
We’ve teamed up with the lovely people at The Langham to [...]

Bernie Madoff’s New York restaurant tips

Where do you celebrate ripping people off to the tune of $65 billion? Well, now we can see exactly what Gekko Spots monster fraudsters hang out at. This week a snapshot of Bernie Madoff’s American Express spending was released to the public, so not only can we see where he ate, but how much he [...]

Three reasons to hit London in August

Here at Gekko we could give you three hundred good reasons to visit us here in the capital of good old Blighty. However, we know you’re busy people, so we’ll just stick to three fabulous August highlights:
The Proms 2009
In a nutshell:
For a century the Proms have been celebrating the very best of classical music. The [...]

Below Zero restaurant and bar, by London Appetizer

We’re always on the look out for the best bloggers in the restaurant and hotel industry, and Piers from London Appetizer has to be up there with the very best. Piers was the first restaurant blogger in London, starting out back in 1996, so he’s a true expert in his field.  Below is a [...]

Pearl Restaurant, London

This guest post was written by A Girl Has to Eat. For more great restaurant reviews for London and Sydney, head on over and check her out.

Meal: Dinner at the Pearl Restaurant, London.
Gekko Spotter: A Girl Has to Eat
I like pearls. But there was a time when I thought, given a choice, I [...]

Restaurant review: EN Japanese Brasserie, New York

Meal: Lunch on 16 April
Venue: 435 Hudson St, New York, NYC – If you’re looking to expand your Japanese culinary world outside of Sushi, then EN Japanese Brasserie is the place for you.
Gekko Spotters: Ryan and Helen
Japanese cuisine is as diverse and varied as they come, ranging from the simple to the exquisite, with sushi only [...]

Sushinho: Brazilian and Japanese fusion

Sushinho is the latest addition to London’s hip dining scene. In a city where fusion cuisine graduated from foodie jargon to popular culture, a restaurant that serves a mixture of Brazilian and Japanese food is no real surprise. For the connoisseurs of Brazil’s economic capital, Sao Paulo, the idea of teaming the two cultures on [...]