Food Arena

Clos Maggiore London

2009-06-18T10:09:00.000-07:00

33 King Street, London, WC2E 8JD - View on a map Telephone: 0871 2238084

What a wonderful evening. The conservatory dining room is exquisite and as romantic as it is billed to be. The taster menu was an absolute triumph as was the wine recommended to us by Michael.

Ladies - soak up the beautiful decor and atmosphere

Chaps - enjoy thumbing through the wine list though don't be afraid to ask!

Negative points - only that the loo was on a different level to the dining room. A pet peeve of mine....

American Food

2009-05-16T11:05:00.002-07:00

Having spent the last 25 years driving 4,000,000 miles around America and eating 72,427 meals, this we know for sure: America is a culinary crazy-quilt of unique dishes beloved by locals but little known to outsiders. There is no better way to experience this nation's incredible diversity than to hit the road, drive past the malls stuffed with Outbacks and Applebees, and seek out the local specialties (though we'll kindly skip vinegar-steamed chitlins in southern Virginia, thank you). Here are our secret finds—all prime summer fare—from Maine lobster rolls to New Mexico's green chile cheeseburgers.

Winter Comfort Food

2009-05-16T11:05:00.001-07:00

Life is hard in the winter. Food shouldn't be. In this season, we sun-starved, shivering sufferers need food that is not exotic or adventurous, or even clever. We want something warm and friendly. Every region in America has its own comfort-food specialties, from the stalwart hot puddings of New England to the creamy chowders of the Pacific Northwest. Still, the classics like macaroni and cheese, meat loaf with gravy, and chicken pie translate universally. Here are a bellyful of opportunities around the country to vanquish cold-weather blues with a plate of warmth.

Maine restaurants

2009-05-16T11:04:00.001-07:00

Lobster is just about as ubiquitous in Maine restaurants as you would expect, showing up on and in everything from toasted rolls and bisques to souffléés and brûlées. To get your lobster fix, skip the fancy trimmings and head for a place such as Phil's Route 27 Lobster Shop—home of some of Maine's best lobster rolls—or even Portland's DiMillo's, a former ferry that overcomes its tourist trappings with just enough kitschy charm. Once you've satisfied your seafood cravings, or at least taken the edge off, you'll discover that Maine restaurants offer a whole lot more than spiny little sea creatures. Portland's chefs are among the state's best-known celebrities, and demonstrate their kitchen prowess at local favorites such as Fore Street and Duckfat, while Primo in Rockland and Arrows in Ogunquit have become synonymous with the seaside towns they call home. Maine restaurants also rival any other spot in the country for a focus on creative, sustainable cuisine. On a summer evening, there's a good chance that your entire meal was harvested locally—and not just from the sea.

Summer Seafood

2009-05-16T10:59:00.000-07:00

In the summer months, as the mercury goes up-up-up, we all think about the joys of jumping into the water. But there are those of us who think about what's jumping around in the water, too—fish and clams and all sorts of succulent shellfish. Lucky for us, summer also happens to be when the lobster shacks of New England throw open their weathered doors, when Chesapeake crabbers mix up their secret spice blends, when salmon smokers are lighted all over the Pacific Northwest. Let's face it: Nothing says summer like a sweet fried clam with a spritz of lemon, or a fish taco doused with guacamole and salsa, or a pile of freshly shucked lobster meat on a soft split bun. Get out your crackers—and your flippers—for our tour of the summer's best seafood spots.

World's Best Street Food

2009-05-16T10:58:00.001-07:00

Street cooks are magicians: With little more than a cart and a griddle, mortar, or deep-fryer, they conjure up not just a delicious snack or meal but the very essence of a place. Bite into a banh mi—the classic Vietnamese sandwich of grilled pork and pickled vegetables encased in a French baguette—and you taste Saigon: traditional Asia tinged with European colonialism. What better proves the culinary genius of Tuscany than the elevation of a humble ingredient like tripe into a swoon-worthy snack? To sample merguez sausage in Marrakesh's central square is to join a daily ritual that has persisted for centuries.

America's Best Barbecue

2009-05-16T10:58:00.000-07:00

Is there any food that better conveys summer than barbecue? After all, no cuisine is more easygoing, begging to be eaten with a wipe-your-hands-on-your-shorts brio—and nothing tastes as good when the heat of July sweeps in. And while we're all for cooking in the backyard, a quest for America's best barbecue makes a heck of a good excuse to get out and explore our country's little towns and back-road byways. Compare those succulent spareribs from Leon's in Chicago with the whole-hog barbecue in North Carolina's Skylight Inn (pictured), while planning a trip to Memphis for barbecue spaghetti (you read that right). Here are our picks for some of the best, representing smoke-pit passions from coast to coast. It'll make you glad to be American.

Peppes Pizza

2009-05-16T10:54:00.000-07:00

Best pizzas around!

Peppes Pizza is a chain restaurant in Norway. The one in Larvik is siruated right on the waterfront and has seating inside (tables and booths) and outside (tables), so the location is great. The inside of the restaurant has a warm feeling to it, and a fun one as well. When I was there there were couples and families alike (with little kids being treated with balloons from staff).

Sweet n Sour

2009-05-16T10:42:00.000-07:00

Sweet and Sour is a very average restaurant with decent food. Do not go there expecting anything great and you will not be dissappointed. One of the ground-breakers in the restaurant business by initiating the customer-friendly services of home delivery, SWEET ‘N SOUR remains a greatly preferred choice of eatery in Salt Lake. After a hectic schedule at the Salt Lake Stadium, would invariably land in this joint for a nourishing meal.

Costa Coffe

2009-05-16T10:25:00.001-07:00

Costa is a leading player in a fast-moving, competitive industry. The rapid rate of change means that it's the perfect place for people who want to be part of a dynamic, world-class organisation, which is setting the pace on exciting challenges in the marketplace.

Café Coffee Day

2009-05-16T10:17:00.001-07:00

Café Coffee Day is a division of India's largest coffee conglomerate, Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd. (ABCTCL), popularly known as Coffee Day, A Rs. 750 crore ISO 9002 certified company. Coffee Day sources coffee from 5000 acres of coffee estates, the 2nd largest in Asia, that is owned by a sister concern and from 11,000 small growers. It is one of India’s leading coffee exporters with clients across USA, Europe & Japan.

Cafe Aylanto

2009-05-16T10:10:00.000-07:00

Not what it used to be but surely a place to keep on the list if you want decent food, with a very nice ambiance. Perfect place for an afternoon meeting over coffee and light desert. Much better coffee than most coffee shops like Espresso, etc. Plot # 2-C, 9th Zamzama Commercial Lane, Zamzama Commercial Area, Phase V, DHA, Karachi, Pakistan.

Subway

2009-05-16T10:09:00.000-07:00

The SUBWAY® chain consistently ranks at the top of Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500® rankings. Besides being number one for the Submarine Sandwich Category, the SUBWAY® chain has received the distinction as being the number one Franchise Opportunity for 15 of the past 21 years!

Subway is biggest Chain in the world. Best in Taste and Good in Service. A reasonably clean and well-equipped place for a quick bite. I’m in love with their veggie subs. Nice potato wedges too. The staff is very courteous and I am impressed by the way, this young franchisee is running this Subway outlet.

Domino Pizza

2009-05-16T09:55:00.000-07:00

There is a world of opportunity for career growth at Domino’s Pizza. Throughout our system of corporate and franchised owned stores, supply chain infrastructure, corporate positions and business ownership, Domino’s has development opportunities to fit almost any career path.

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Pizza Hut

2009-05-16T09:47:00.000-07:00

At Pizza Hut, we take great pride and care to provide you with the best food and dining experience in the quick-service restaurant business.

We believe eating sensibly, combined with appropriate exercise, is the best solution for a balanced lifestyle. To help you further, we've provided here useful links to Pizza Hut nutritional information so you can make informed choices about what to eat.

KFC

2009-05-16T09:38:00.000-07:00

KFC Corporation, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is the world's most popular chicken restaurant chain, specializing in Original Recipe®, Extra Crispy™, Twister® and Colonel's Crispy Strips® chicken with homestyle sides. Click here for more details:

McDonalds

2009-05-16T09:36:00.000-07:00

Travel through time using our Interactive Timeline! See the birth of McDonald's, the launch of your favorite menu item, McDonald's characters, or advertising jingles!

You can navigate the timeline by clicking on the various years at the right, or by clicking on the top of each event window. Enjoy the memories!

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Salt n Pepper Village Karachi

2009-05-16T09:33:00.000-07:00

You can have a taste of all Pakistani dishes under one roof. Offering BBQ, vegetarian, non-vegetarian, various sweet dishes, season fruits, local drinks like lassi, cane juice, etc., will satisfy any visitor. It is totally buffet, so you can really pig-out to any dish you want. Some will just eat BBQ, others may try vegetarian, rest combination of all. GREAT AMBIENCE....ONE ROOM IS ALL BUFFET STYLE WHERE ALOT OF IT IS COOKED RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU....ALOT OF LOCAL DISHES WITH SOME AMERICAN FOODS IN THERE TOO....FRESH FRUIT ..SALAD AND THE BEST PART IS IT IS RIGHT ON THE BEACH IN KARACHI. Address: Sea View, Clifton, Karachi. Next to DHA Phase VIII ext.

Arizona Grill

2009-05-16T08:59:00.000-07:00

The speciality of Arizona Grill being the steak. On lunch they run a special deal. The food is excellent , service is good. the starters have a nice collection ,its better if you try on the "starter sampler" which has the collection of all the starters. Great for the taste buds This is a pretty good restaurant. Their service is great, the food selection is good. The food here was above average, but nothing spectacular. If you have difficulty climbing stairs, you may want to reconsider, because the dining room is below stairs. I had this delicious, spicy steak. I don't remember what it's called, but it was finger-lickin' good. Address: Zamzama Boulevard, Clifton, Karachi.

LalQila Restaurant

2009-05-16T08:55:00.000-07:00

A restaurant depicting the legendary grandeur of splendid and noble past. A vivid and conspicuous realization of the glory of our brilliant esthetical essence. All the way a combination and innovation. Adorned with courtesy of mughlai era we offer you to dine out authentic Mughlai , Tandori , Live Bar-B-Que & Traditional Pakistani cuisine.

Address:

10/A, M.A.C.H.S Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi-75350

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Bar.B.Q Tonight Restaurant

2009-05-16T08:49:00.000-07:00

" Relentless to keep the taste of Tradition alive "

The Bar.B.Q Tonight Restaurant was inaugurated on 10-11-1988 by our honorable elders whose sincere efforts paved a way to make it a symbol of hygiene and quality. Their aspirations yielded fruitful results and raised the name of BAR.B. Q. Tonight sky-high. Their devotion, determination, dedication and diligence made it possible to win the hearts and minds of people who would visit our restaurant in its early days. Our elders set a new standard in offering large variety of barbecue food in a unique manner.

Address:

Com. 5/1, Boating Basin, Clifton,Block-5, Karachi.

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Cafe Zouk Restautrant Karachi

2009-05-16T08:42:00.000-07:00

Café Zouk Karachi

This elegantly arranged restaurant, which is located on Khayaban e Shamsheer in Defence Housing Authority Karachi, bills itself as an "enclave within an enclave," and it is far removed from the hustle of the city of Karachi. The cuisine is basically Continental and Thai, and the delicious soups, entrees desserts and drinks are all very popular.

A visit to Café Zouk Karachi begins with a warm welcome, a hallmark of our hospitality. Special attention is given to our guests from choice of seating subject to availability, to suggesting the menu items which meet their personal preferences.

Café Zouk Karachi offers a mix of authentic Thai and Continental selection. Zoukers, as our guests are sometimes referred to, love the experience of food with entertainment which is unique to the Café Zouk restaurant.

Address:

Phase 5, Defence Housing Authority - DHA
27/C, 29/C, 31/C, Saba Commercial, Khayaban-e-Shamsheer
Phase V, D.H.A.
Karachi, 74200

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Las Vegas Restaurant

2009-05-16T06:20:00.000-07:00

Las Vegas is an exciting assault on the senses. From the sights and the sounds to the glamour and the glitz, there is nothing quite like a Las Vegas vacation. The Entertainment Capital of the World, Las Vegas has arguably the best lineup of shows you’ll find in any one city and its casinos are the ultimate when it comes to gambling. The Vegas nightlife goes long into the next morning and there is something for everyone when it comes to going out on the town. To fuel your busy pace in Sin City, it is imperative that you break every now and then to see what the Las Vegas restaurants are serving up. Once known mostly for its buffets, Las Vegas is positioning itself among the top cities in the world when it comes to dining. Whether you are in the mood for a 5-star experience, or just want to grab something quick, the restaurants in Las Vegas have you more than covered. And, for fans of the Vegas buffets, you can still find a nice collection of places to enjoy all you can eat.

Original Crêpe Factory

2009-05-16T06:15:00.000-07:00

Paris… at your doorstep!

The Original Crêpe Factory is the ONLY authentic Crêperie in Pakistan serving you France’s most loved cuisine! A Crêpe is a traditional French dish similar to a very thin pancake with a delicious sweet or healthy savoury filling inside which make it perfect for any appetite! Whilst Crêpes may originate from France, the great news is that you don’t have to go too far looking for one now.

At "Original Crêpe Factory" we will "WOW" you with our freshly prepared, mouth watering Savoury & Sweet Crêpes created from the finest imported ingredients and made in front of you in our open kitchen where a chef with all his expertise prepares a thin and even crêpe, pouring the fresh batter smoothly over the custom made griddle and filling it with all freshly procured ingredients and imported delicacies ranging from the finest Belgian Chocolate to the freshest smoked salmon. And you can enjoy the sweet crêpes with a wide array of freshly brewed Italian coffees. Espresso, Americano, Cappuccino, Espresso Macchiato, Café Latte and more!

Address:

Shop #1, Khaada Market Main Khayaban-e-Mujahid Phase 5, D.H.A. Karachi, Pakistan Click here for more details:

Chairman Mao

2009-05-16T06:13:00.000-07:00

Chairman Mao has grown to become one of the most popular choices for Home and Office Delivery. The menu has expanded from just Chinese to include Thai, Japanese, Sushi and Gourmet Pizza so as to provide its customers with a diverse choice of quality cuisine. The inspiration behind this inception was a lack of quality food & service being offered primarily on the delivery side in the Defence / Clifton Area.

Our goal is to provide our customers with an unforgettable customer experience. From the time they pick up the phone to call us, until the food is delivered to their residence or office. Address: Chairman Mao (Delivery Orders Only) Phase 6, D.H.A. Karachi, Pakistan. Click here for details: