About Matthew Copperwaite

Matt Copperwaite was born and raised in London's suburbs. He is that rare combination of avid foodie and geek, often tracking down the latest pop-ups as well as technical talks. Matt runs a personal blog (which he coded from scratch) and can also be found on Twitter. Matt is also co-presenter of the irreverant open-source software podcast, The Dick Turpin Roadshow.

Dim Sum At The Courtesan – A Surprising New Chinese Enclave In Brixton

July 28, 2013 By Matthew Copperwaite

Dim Sum hasn’t really caught with the great British public at large, but aficionados will tell you that there’s a lot more to Chinese cuisine than some orange goop on a bit of fried chicken. One of the places where you can be introduced to this wonderful form of Chinese food is The Courtesan, a […]

Can You Handle It? Whole Lobster At Belgo’s Annual Lobsterfest #Lobzilla

July 16, 2013 By Matthew Copperwaite

About ten days ago now, I popped along to Belgo’s annual ‘lobsterfest’, which takes place annually at their venues across the capital. Now I hadn’t realised it until the other day that Belgo has been established in London since 1992, and that in the last few years this Belgian inspired restaurant has opened up many […]

A ‘Legendary’ Evening At Hard Rock Cafe’s Original London Restaurant

April 16, 2013 By Matthew Copperwaite

I should confess straight out I am a big fan of Hard Rock Cafe, so I was excited to be invited down to their London restaurant last week to sample one of their new range of ‘Legendary’ burgers. Despite the fact that they’ve expanded well beyond their their humble beginnings on Park Lane, the original […]

Experiencing A Mayfair Restaurant ‘Safari’ – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

April 1, 2013 By Matthew Copperwaite

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Early last week, during what is likely to be the coldest March in living memory, we were invited by lastminute.com to participate in a ‘restaurant safari’, visiting three different restaurants in Mayfair to sample three different courses as part of their London Restaurant Fortnight, which is offering discounted deals to some of London’s most exclusive […]