How to eat out in London on a budget

Inexpensive dining in London – not an oxymoron London has a reputation as an expensive city to live in and while that’s true to a certain extent, eating out in the capital doesn’t necessarily have to cost an arm and a leg. Rather than list specific bargain-priced eateries, I’ve decided to list some tips for [...]

Mouthing off in an interview

Ever wondered what goes on in the recesses of my mind when I’m reviewing a restaurant? Not much really – it’s just a swirling jumble of loud noises, bright colours and frightening shapes in there. Nonetheless, I came up with some coherent sentences when interviewed by catering recruitment website Mise en Place. The rest of [...]

Many happy returns this festive season!

No matter which winter festival you’re celebrating this year (Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Festivus or, yes, even Winterval), The Picky Glutton hopes you’re having a good one.

Heading off to Madrid and New York City

The Picky Glutton will be heading off on holiday to Madrid and New York City soon! I will obviously be eating out so you can look forward to reviews of all the restaurants I visit. Any suggestions/recommendations on where I should go are welcome – send me an email, Tweet @pickyglutton or leave a Comment. [...]

Tipping by John Lithgow and the Reservoir Dogs

Tipping after a restaurant meal involves an intricate web of complex economic issues and social mores. Many of us will remember the deftly articulate (and profanity-laden) discussion on the issue in the prologue to Reservoir Dogs. A less well-known alternative method of tipping was demostrated by Dick Solomon (John Lithgow to his friends) in hit-and-miss [...]

The Keebler Elves vs The Cookie Monster

This post doesn’t have anything to do with restaurants and is only tangentially related to food. But it’s too much fun not to post! The joke will be somewhat lost on you though if you aren’t familiar with the Keebler cookie company in the US and their elvish marketing mascots. Plus it helps if you’ve seen [...]

The world’s weirdest restaurants…

A small list compiled by  Yahoo UK. “The Japanese are truly the most innovative in the world when it comes to creating a crazy restaurant concept. There’s the creepy Monkey-waiter restaurant in Utsunomiya, where you’re served by a monkey… in a wig… wearing a human mask.” http://uk.travel.yahoo.com/p-promo-3360695 Come across any weird restaurants you think I [...]

Find reviewed restaurants using Google Maps

You can now view all of the restaurants that have been reviewed on this website on a Google map – just click the Reviews Map tab at the top of this page! This should come in handy when you’re looking for somewhere to eat without having to travel too far from your current location. Click [...]

Welcome!

Welcome to The Picky Glutton blog! I’m the Picky Glutton and I aim to review every restaurant I dine at. Whether it’s in my home town of London or farther afield, whether it serves up Michelin-starred haute cuisine or more humble, down to earth grub, if it’s a restaurant then I will tell you whether, [...]