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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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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.comAsk Hughgle Hugh's Twitter followers' favourite salads: https://twitter.com/HRWright/status/1415265491480977411?s=20Garden Cafe: https://gardenmuseum.org.uk/cafe/Treat of the Week Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread: https://www.grasmeregingerbread.co.uk/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews Jackson Boxer's brilliant restaurant Brunswick House, helps a listener get to grips with the new rules for eating out post-lockdown in Ask Hughgle, and finds that receiving - or even better, sending - a hamper is worthy of Treat Of The Week. Links: Brunswick House: https://brunswickhouse.london/ Hot Dinners' regularly-updated guide to current legislation affecting eating out: https://hot-dinners.com/202009239898/Gastroblog/Latest-news/rules-restaurants-clubs-bars-london-uk-covid-coronavirus-restrictions-eating-out New Rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2qgadSvNyU Hampers: The River Cafe Hampers.com Fortnum & Mason Harvey Nichols Fruitpig Burger Alchemy Kit See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews London's most luxurious outdoor dining experience, The Berkeley Beach Huts; risks never being allowed into Italy again by venturing an opinion on whether it matters which pastas go with which sauces; and sings the praises of the heroic hospitality workers making it possible for us to eat out again. Links: The Berkeley Beach HutsItalians Mad At Food on Twitter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews a fantastic Indian at-home banquet from Chapati Club; helps a listener who wants to eat more vegetables, but is lacking inspiration - and willpower; and works up an appetite reading restaurant critic Grace Dent's moving memoir, Hungry. Links: chapati clubNigel Slater's 'Greenfeast' (as mentioned in Ask Hughgle)'Hungry' by Grace Dent See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Hugh Smithson-Wright reviews Portuguese restaurant Lusitania, in London's Little Portugal; helps a listener to plan the menu for her first post-pandemic dinner party; and shares his love of eggs - not the Easter kind! Links: Lusitania Restaurant See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.