A summer’s evening spent sampling weird and wonderful foods from London’s top restaurants seemed a pretty perfect way for anyone who loves food and wine to spend a few hours. Teemed with a festival vibe, including live music and celebrity chefs, Taste London was a huge amount of fun and even educational. The raspberry mousse dessert from Tom’s Kitchen topped my favourites. Trying pig’s cheek was a first for me. It was a slightly odd texture, but, served with scallops, not too bad. 
Meeting the chefs behind London’s best restaurants was a lot of fun. Jun Tanaka from The Pearl was happy to oblige with a photo.
Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s lively Q&A session was a blast. It was amusingly compèred by TV wine expert Olly Smith who is loud and also a fairly good singer, it emerged. Hugh, well-known to champion a range of ethical issues talked at the beginning on the Landshare scheme which drew some support from the assembled fans.
I didn’t get round to trying the Wagyu, and missed out on some of the amazing-looking Thai cuisine, but I guess there’s always next year...
What a fantastic event! I thought Olly was a great compére but Hugh and Jun were definite favourites. Next stop, Taste of Christmas?!
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