The Picky Glutton

If necessity is the mother of invention, then not having enough space must be its midwife. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2024/05/13/jerk-yard-review-deptford/

Broaden your horizons by eating someone else's comfort food. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2024/02/26/rincon-costeno-review/

Come for the tacos; stay for the birria Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2023/12/29/taca-tacos-review-deptford/

Long-lived isn’t always the same thing as top-notch. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2023/10/30/begging-bowl-review-the-mother-of-all-nu-thai-restaurants-isnt-what-it-was/

Woolwich already had four terrible kebab takeaways. Now it has a fifth. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2023/08/14/german-doner-kebab-review-i-dont-understand-anything-anymore/

There’s plenty of decent sinophilic eating to be had outside of Chinatown. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2023/07/10/dragon-castle-little-dumplings-of-joy-in-elephant-and-castle/

Tubthumping noodles and dumplings that you’ll struggle to find anywhere else. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2023/05/22/ye-ye-noodle-and-dumplings-review-the-chinese-gem-tucked-away-on-a-city-backstreet/

This Scotland-focussed article is a break from The Picky Glutton’s usual London-based coverage. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2023/04/17/eating-my-way-around-the-isle-of-skye-with-a-pitstop-in-edinburgh/

Rather than hog a whole hogget to yourself, bring some mates and tupperware with you to Tooting. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2023/03/13/namek-mandi-review-private-dining-pashtun-style-whole-lamb/

Vegetables finally get the barbecue treatment... or do they? Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2023/01/09/acme-fire-cult-review-smoke-but-no-fire-in-the-backstreets-of-dalston/

The words that I wish I had written over the past year. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2023/01/03/food-writing-jealousy-list-2022/

The punchy restaurant hidden away on top of a food court. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2022/12/19/plaza-khao-gaeng-review-arcade-food-hall-thai-tottenham-court-road/

I challenge you to try the salads, fritters and fish dishes at Lahpet and think that they are in any way inferior to anything from anywhere else. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2022/12/12/lahpet-west-end-review-a-taste-of-burma-in-covent-garden/

Pigging out with the Filipino restaurant that moved from Brixton to Mayfair Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2022/10/18/sarap-bistro-review-going-whole-hog-filipino-style/

The whitewashing at this Kingly Court restaurant is royally screwed up. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2022/09/27/club-mexicana-review-wretched-vegan-impersonation-of-mexican-food/

For most British people, their only knowledge of Taco Bell will be from the infamous scenes in Sylvester Stallone’s mildly diverting 1993 sci-fi yarn Demolition Man. In the dystopian future set...

https://pickyglutton.com/2022/08/15/taco-bell-review-whitewashed-mexican-ish-fast-food-comes-to-woolwich/

When 133 pizzas from 60 Southwark pizzerias hits your gut, that's amore. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2022/07/11/the-best-and-worst-takeaway-pizza-london-bridge-southwark/

Previously a small takeaway, this restaurant has not only moved into larger premises around the corner, but has also upped its game. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2022/03/21/la-chingada-review/

I come to praise Chinese mock meats, not to bury them Many people are wary and cautious of the new and different, especially food. Acceptance often comes gingerly, with the new arrival initially ...

https://pickyglutton.com/2022/02/07/tofu-vegan-review-islington/

Rest easy: The best food writing I've read this year isn't about the pandemic Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2022/01/02/food-writing-jealousy-list-2021/

An oasis of calm and good taste makes this Georgian mansion a fine choice for outdoor feasting. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2021/12/06/brunswick-house-review/

Nothing builds up an appetite like walking 140km across Wales. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2021/11/08/eating-my-way-across-the-brecon-beacons/

A pub that's welcoming to all, even if its food won't be to everyone's taste. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2021/10/04/perry-hill-pub-review-barbecue/

Nine Elms doesn’t have to mean zero taste Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2021/09/27/darbys-review-nine-elms-battersea/

There's deliberately no tonkotsu on the menu, while there is tonkatsu watermelon. Continue reading →

https://pickyglutton.com/2021/09/20/craving-review-vegetarian-ramen-tottenham-hale/