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My lockdown-induced dim sum drought was finally broken at Dragon Castle. From trad prawn dumplings to inventive Sichuan fish siu mai, this Elephant and Castle stalwart has a lot going for it: pickyglutton.com/2023/07/10/dra…

I went to German Doner Kebab so you don't have to: pickyglutton.com/2023/08/14/ger…

If there's one thing better than a warming curry on a wet and windy day, it's the braised beef curry from The Begging Bowl: pickyglutton.com/2023/10/30/beg…

The very idea of a deep-fried salad is just so subversively delicious. Thankfully, this new take on som tam from The Begging Bowl was actually delicious too: pickyglutton.com/2023/10/30/beg…

In a break with tradition, there won’t be a 2023 list of my favourite food writing of the year. After reducing my Twitter usage, reading widely and regularly has become harder. As a small consolation prize, here’s my review of Deptford’s Taca Tacos: pickyglutton.com/2023/12/29/tac…

There are no forced references to Christmas or New Year's in my review of Deptford's Taca Tacos. Just lots of beautifully beefy tacos: pickyglutton.com/2023/12/29/tac…

My first ★★★★★ review in almost a year! Grab a taste of Ecuador at Rincon Costeno in Elephant and Castle: pickyglutton.com/2024/02/26/rin…

The only thing better than seafood… is seafood with offal! Don’t make that face, broaden your horizons with a taste of Ecuador at Rincon Costeno: pickyglutton.com/2024/02/26/rin…

Review! Find someone who loves you enough to share Jerk Yard’s ox tail with you: pickyglutton.com/2024/05/13/jer…

The tonkotsu ramen at Nottingham’s Everyday People isn’t daylight robbery… but it’s not quite a steal either: pickyglutton.com/2024/07/01/eve…

It’s a strange ramen restaurant where the best things on the menu don’t include the tonkotsu ramen: pickyglutton.com/2024/07/01/eve…

I rustled up some general tips and comments on how to find non-terrible restaurants for this article. As Bored Panda is about more than just cute animals and memes, y'know.

If the words ‘Uzbek food’ don’t instantly pique your curiosity, then we can’t be friends. My review of Bayswater’s Uzbek Corner: pickyglutton.com/2024/12/30/uzb…

My first ★★★★★ review in nearly a year. Josephine Bouchon was so good, I never wanted this review to end: pickyglutton.com/2025/02/24/jos…

Vietnamese food is about much more than pho and summer rolls, as you can discover at Pho Thuy Tay: pickyglutton.com/2025/04/21/pho…

Pho Thuy Tay is the perfect place to start stepping out of your Vietnamese food comfort zone. If only because it serves offal, steamed or stir-fried: pickyglutton.com/2025/04/21/pho…

Burnt’s barbecue isn’t exactly stuck in the past, but I certainly hope it’s not a taste of the future: pickyglutton.com/2025/06/09/bur…

I went to the much-hyped Burnt Smokehouse in Leyton. Perhaps inevitably, I came away disappointed: pickyglutton.com/2025/06/09/bur…