It's been an exciting start to our 5 year journey eating round London and before we move on to the thrills and spills of "B", I thought I'd summarise the highlights of country cuisines beginning with "A".
Let's look at the scores on the doors. Overall, out of a total of 15 (5 for food, atmosphere and value-for-money), here's where our "A" restaurants landed:
Afghanistan 11
Albania 6
Algeria 13
Argentina 14
Armenia 8
Australia 10
Austria 12
Top marks for food - Khamsa (Algeria) and Santa Maria del Sur (Argentina)
Top marks for atmosphere - The Tiroler Hut (Austria)
Top marks for value for money - Afghan Kitchen (Afghanistan) and Santa Maria del Sur (Argentina)
Overall, the winner for me had to be Santa Maria del Sur. That steak just blew me away.
Looking at the cooking experiments.....a few dishes were a real success. Think my favourite had to be the lobster cakes from Anguilla. But I also really enjoyed the Dolmasi of Azerbaijan.
It was a complete thumbs down for the disgusting Antarctic Old Fashion. And the same has to be said for any coconut based puddings. It might take me all the way to the end of the alphabet to get these Caribbean sweets right!
We've really enjoyed "A", but now to "B". I'm most looking forward to Faith hunting out a Brazilian gem, although there are a fair few cuisines to fit in before then.
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