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a Georgian townhouse on Curzon Street. Give
them 24 hours’ notice for the whole Peking
duck roasted over applewood, or just tuck into
lobster with pickled chilli, braised abalone with
oyster sauce, or stone-seared Wagyu beef with
radish. Inventive dim sum, served at lunch,
include pan-fried mala (hot and numbing) lamb
dumplings with sea fennel, and sea urchin puffs
with white mooli.
Classic European cuisine features strongly this
winter, too. Any cultural indigestion suffered at
the Royal Academy can be alleviated by a visit to
one of José Pizarro’s new onsite restaurants, his
first forays into central London. Choose between
José Pizarro at the RA (royalacademy.org.uk),
the upstairs restaurant – leeks and romesco
sauce, red prawns with chilli and garlic – or the
less formal, tapas-focused Poster Bar by José
JUSTIN DE SOUZA
THE SOMMELIER
Sandia Chang
YOU’RE AN EVANGELIST FOR GROWER
CHAMPAGNES: HOW’S THE CRUSADE
GOING? The problem used to be
persuading importers to stock them. It’s
less of a struggle today than it was just a
few years ago. I think diners are now just
as concerned about the provenance of
their wine as they are about the meat or
vegetables on their plates.
WHERE DO YOU LIKE TO GO ON A
NIGHT OFF? We keep it casual: Black
Axe Mangal is a great favourite, and The
Quality Chop House.
APART FROM KITCHEN TABLE, WHO
HAS THE BEST WINE LIST IN TOWN?
The Drapers Arms, in Islington, has a
great list and it’s the perfect place for a
Sunday pub lunch. And, given its wellheeled
clientele, the list at Bibendum is
surprisingly adventurous.
With chef and husband James Knappett,
sommelier Sandia Chang owns and runs
the Michelin two-starred Kitchen Table,
in Fitzrovia. kitchentablelondon.co.uk
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