http://blog.yannis-lionis.gr Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:16:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Let me tell you a little story. Last Christmas we were trying to choose a restaurant for our team Christmas do at work. We had a few ideas going around: Japanese, French, Italian, Mexican. After talking about them we decide it to put it to a vote in order to choose ... http://blog.yannis-lionis.gr/2011/03/01/a-little-story/ What nice little gem of a restaurant this is. Portobello Organic Kitchen, as the name implies, uses only organic ingredients to prepare its dishes, and there are a couple of organic wines as well. I don't know if it's the organic ingredients or the chef's skill, but the food tastes ... http://blog.yannis-lionis.gr/2011/01/16/portobello-organic-kitchen-portobello-road/ Mennula is an Italian restaurant with Sicilian roots, located in Charlotte Street just north of Oxford Street, a street brimming with restaurants and bars. It recently featured on TV (Gordon Ramsay's best UK restaurants or something along those lines) and seemed to produce great food, so we thought we should pay them a ... http://blog.yannis-lionis.gr/2011/01/08/mennula-charlotte-street/ The Wolseley, being a bit of an icon amongst London restaurants, made for a perfect special occasion Sunday lunch. The elegant environment, smartly dressed staff and being full to the brim made for a very buzzing atmosphere - yet intimate and cosy with its brasserie-style decoration (well, it is one) and ... http://blog.yannis-lionis.gr/2010/12/12/the-wolseley-piccadilly/ Tom's Kitchen is Tom Aikens' casual eaterie, round the corner from his fine dining restaurant. With a variety of brunch options (such as English breakfast or pancakes) to pub lunch favourites (fish and chips, sausage and mash, pies), there's always something good to choose for a lazy Saturday or Sunday ... http://blog.yannis-lionis.gr/2010/05/17/toms-kitchen-chelsea/ At the Relais de Venise L’Entrecôte, you will only be asked one question: Rare, medium rare, or well done? This is French steakhouse at its best. The décor strives to give a Paris atmosphere and does a good job according to the French colleague along for the meal - the fact that the ... http://blog.yannis-lionis.gr/2010/05/17/relais-de-venise-l%e2%80%99entrecote-marylebone/ What an outstanding restaurant. Locanda Locatelli is a very successful combination of wholesome Italian food and a fine dining experience. The first good sign were the two middle-aged Italian men waiting at the (small) bar area for their table - it's always a good sign when people from the country ... http://blog.yannis-lionis.gr/2010/03/13/locanda-locatelli-marble-arch/ Loads of websites and web startups are all about the users, and how many of them they can get. Especially the ones that do some sort of matchmaking between a consumer and provider (landlords and tenants, sellers and buyers, employers and employees) always try to get to a point where ... http://blog.yannis-lionis.gr/2009/12/02/whos-got-the-users/ Microsoft have announced that they will be supporting IE6 until 2014 as opposed to 2010 which was the original plan. This has caused a bit of a stir, especially amongst web developers who are sick and tired of spending a disproportional amount of their time debugging and making customisations for ... http://blog.yannis-lionis.gr/2009/08/14/ie6-anti-whinge/ Another restaurant in Westfield shopping centre, Ciao Baby Cucina is a great place to have big, hearty helpings of italian food. No elaborate and delicate combinations of unusual ingredients here - the dishes are familiar and favourite dishes, and the portion sizes are as exaggerated as the amount and richness ... http://blog.yannis-lionis.gr/2009/06/19/ciao-baby-cucina-shepherd%e2%80%99s-bush/