Episodios

  • Roger Hickman's restaurant review, how to avoid getting ripped-off by rising restaurant prices, and garlic, garlic, garlic

    Roger Hickman's restaurant review, how to avoid getting ripped-off by rising restaurant prices, and garlic, garlic, garlic
    Oct 29 2021
    This episode, Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews his family's favourite restaurant, Roger Hickman's in Norwich; advises a listener who's worried about getting ripped off by rising restaurant prices, in Ask Hughgle; and that awesome allium, gorgeous garlic is Hugh's Treat Of The Week.

    Links

    Restaurant review

    - Roger Hickman's Restaurant rogerhickmansrestaurant.com
    - Bray's Cottage Pork Pies perfectpie.co.uk
    - Marsh Pig Charcuterie marshpig.co.uk

    Ask Hughgle

    - Hot Dinners hot-dinners.com

    Treat Of The Week

    - The Garlic Farm thegarlicfarm.co.uk
    - Garlic, Garlic, Garlic by Linda & Fred Griffith abebooks.co.uk

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    20 m
  • Chishuru restaurant review, when - and how - to complain in a restaurant, and Marmite is Treat Of The Week

    Chishuru restaurant review, when - and how - to complain in a restaurant, and Marmite is Treat Of The Week
    Sep 16 2021
    In this episode Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews an exhilarating West African supper, taking in the entire menu at Chishuru in Brixton, south London; answers the thorny question of when and how to complain in a restaurant (including some advice for restaurants on how better to handle complaints); and the nation's favourite savoury spread - pungent, polarising Marmite - is Hugh's Treat Of The Week.

    Links

    Restaurant review
    - Chishuru chishuru.com

    Treat Of The Week
    - Marmite marmite.co.uk

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    25 m
  • Tendril restaurant review, what to pack for the perfect picnic, and why crumpets are the ultimate comfort food

    Tendril restaurant review, what to pack for the perfect picnic, and why crumpets are the ultimate comfort food
    Aug 22 2021
    This week Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews innovative 'mostly-vegan kitchen' Tendril, in Soho; advises a listener on what to pack for the perfect picnic; and sings the praises of crumpets, his ultimate comfort food.

    LINKS

    - Tendril     http://www.tendrilkitchen.co.uk


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    20 m
  • Lerpwl restaurant review, what makes the perfect cheeseboard, and enjoying ready-mixed cocktails - AKA, 'gins-in-tins'

    Lerpwl restaurant review, what makes the perfect cheeseboard, and enjoying ready-mixed cocktails - AKA, 'gins-in-tins'
    Aug 2 2021
    In this episode, Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews Ellis & Liam Barrie's outstanding new Liverpool restaurant Lerpwl; helps two listeners to put together the perfect cheeseboard, in Ask Hughgle; and pre-mixed, ready-to-drink cocktails - AKA 'gins-in-tins' - are his Treat Of The Week.

    Links

    Restaurant review

    - Lerpwl     http://lerpwl.com

    Ask Hughgle

    - Hamish Johnston     https://www.hamishjohnston.com/
    - Peter's Yard     https://www.petersyard.com/

    Treat Of The Week

    - Unknown Pleasures     https://unknownpleasures.com/collections/cans
    - 6 O'Clock Gin     https://www.6oclockgin.com/product/mango-ginger-lime-gin-tonic-can/?v=79cba1185463
    - Pocket Negroni     https://www.sendanegroni.com/products/pocket-negronis
    - Vacay     https://www.haveavacay.com/

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    21 m
  • Scott's restaurant review; the very existence of salad, defended; and Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread is Treat of the Week

    Scott's restaurant review; the very existence of salad, defended; and Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread is Treat of the Week
    Jul 20 2021

    This week, Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews perennially-popular seafood restaurant Scott's in Mayfair, London; answers a listener's short but profound question about why salad even exists, in Ask Hughgle; and Lake District delicacy Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread is his Treat of the Week.

    Links:

    Restaurant Review

    • Scott's www.scotts-restaurant.com

    Ask Hughgle

    • Hugh's Twitter followers' favourite salads: https://twitter.com/HRWright/status/1415265491480977411?s=20
    • Garden Cafe: https://gardenmuseum.org.uk/cafe/

    Treat of the Week

    • Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread: https://www.grasmeregingerbread.co.uk/

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    20 m
  • Fordwich Arms restaurant review, how much spice is too much, and baked brilliance from Biscuiteers

    Fordwich Arms restaurant review, how much spice is too much, and baked brilliance from Biscuiteers
    Jun 27 2021
    This week, Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews a blissful birthday lunch at the Fordwich Arms in Kent, advises a listener who's hooked on jalapeños as to how much spice is too much, and the brilliant artisan bakers Biscuiteers are his Treat Of The Week.

    LINKS

    Restaurant review
    Fordwich Arms: http://www.fordwicharms.co.uk

    Ask Hughgle
    BaoziInn: https://baoziinn.com/
    Hongdae Pocha: https://hongdaepocha.com/
    Sambal Shiok: https://www.sambalshiok.co.uk/

    Treat Of The Week
    Biscuiteers: https://biscuiteers.mention-me.com/m/ol/ja6fn-hugh-wright (15% off your first order via this link - I'll earn a referral reward)


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    20 m
  • 1863 restaurant review, where to go on a first date, and why breakfast is the best meal of the day

    1863 restaurant review, where to go on a first date, and why breakfast is the best meal of the day
    Jun 15 2021
    This week, Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews an outstanding dinner at 1863 in the Lake District, advises a listener on where to go on a first date - and where not to! - and makes the case for breakfast being the best, if not necessarily the most important, meal of the day.

    LINKS:

    Restaurant review:

    - 1863 Restaurant & Rooms, Pooley Bridge

    Ask Hughgle - first dates:

    - Bleecker Burger
    - Homeboy Bars
    - The Alchemist
    - Tate Galleries
    - Picturehouse Cinemas

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    17 m
  • The Nook restaurant review, when it's OK to use your fingers (and other matters of table-manners), and the pure pleasure of going to the the pub.

    The Nook restaurant review, when it's OK to use your fingers (and other matters of table-manners), and the pure pleasure of going to the the pub.
    May 26 2021
    This week, Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews the adorable, and adorably-named, north London delicatessen and wine-bar The Nook; advises a listener on when it's OK to use his fingers and other issues of etiquette in Ask Hughgle, and basks in the pure pleasure of once again being able to go to the pub, in Treat Of The Week.

    Links:

    Restaurant review:
    The Nook

    Ask Hughgle:
    Manners: A Modern Field Guide by Kay Plunkett-Hogge & Debora Robertson

    Treat Of the Week:
    Guinea Grill
    The Lighthouse, Battersea
    Duke of Wellington, Soho
    The Drapers Arms

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    16 m