http://www.quintessentially.com/insider Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:32:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/06/11/doing-a-clarkson/ http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/06/11/doing-a-clarkson/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:27:55 +0000 Rob Breaks http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/?p=2967 With the imminent arrival of our first child the wife and I decided we should kill two birds with one stone and have a little relaxing weekend up in the Lake District and also catch up with the family before our little bundle of chaos arrives.]]> http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/06/11/doing-a-clarkson/feed/ 0 http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/04/15/return-of-petrus/ http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/04/15/return-of-petrus/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:03:01 +0000 Rob Breaks http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/?p=2636 After a notable absence on the scene following Gordon Ramsay and Marcus Wareing's high profile rift, the wait is over and Petrus has returned with a very tasty identity all its own.]]> http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/04/15/return-of-petrus/feed/ 0 http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/03/10/let-them-eat-cup-cake/ http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/03/10/let-them-eat-cup-cake/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:08:53 +0000 Rob Breaks http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/?p=2386 Although I'm not usually a very sweet-toothed person, sometimes treats just jump out and grab your attention and this was exactly the case when I came across Mychelle's Baketique housed in the eco-friendly hotel Rafayel on The Left Bank.]]> http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/03/10/let-them-eat-cup-cake/feed/ 0 http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/02/15/sub-continent-treasure/ http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/02/15/sub-continent-treasure/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:08:53 +0000 Rob Breaks http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/?p=2138 What our Head of Restaurants found at Covent Garden was one of the most memorable Indian meals he had had in some time. ]]> http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/02/15/sub-continent-treasure/feed/ 0 http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/01/11/2010-the-year-ahead-in-food/ http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/01/11/2010-the-year-ahead-in-food/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:48:15 +0000 Rob Breaks http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/?p=1810 2010 is finally upon us, and is promising to be a good year in food. Towards the end of January, we do of course have the Michelin lists for the UK to look forward to, and the results will be as eagerly anticipated as ever. ]]> http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2010/01/11/2010-the-year-ahead-in-food/feed/ 0 http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2009/12/16/fin-de-siecle/ http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2009/12/16/fin-de-siecle/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:23:12 +0000 Rob Breaks http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/?p=1532 The end of this decade also signifies a 10 year milestone of my work on the restaurant scene, including nearly eight years at Quintessentially, and, looking back over the decade, the restaurant scene has evolved in a fascinating way.]]> http://www.quintessentially.com/insider/2009/12/16/fin-de-siecle/feed/ 0