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 Griffit ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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.grasmereginge ..read more

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 HughgleBaoziInn: https://baoziinn.com/ Hongdae Pocha: https://hongdaepocha.com/ Sambal Shiok: https://www.sambalshiok.co.uk/ Treat Of The WeekBiscuiteers:  https://biscuiteers.mention-me.com/m/ol/ja6fn-hugh-wright (15% off your first order via this link  - I'll ear ..read more

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 ..read more

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 informat ..read more

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/w ..read more

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 Huts Italians Mad At Food on Twitter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more