The Shakespeare Walk, Comedy: Bernard Casey, & Film: Four Mothers
Last Wednesday - hey, London Literary Walks is back! This one was The Shakespeare Walk - we were to meet in Shaw's Booksellers - which, despite the name, is actually a pub.. Now, I couldn't find mention of them selling food, so I headed to the nearby Cafe Rouge for dinner - it'd been years since I ate at one of them! Again, I left home a bit late - but again, the bus drivers played a blinder, and I arrived 10 minutes early for my booking. It wasn't terribly full, and I was immediately shown to a seat in a very nicely appointed restaurant: Throughout, service was great - efficient and friendly - and I was soon served. Thought I'd try the garlic mushrooms as a starter, and I always remembered the beef bourgignon as good in this chain. They had a few sauvignon blancs for me to choose from - naturally, I went for the New Zealand one, and was well pleased. Ah wow though, the mushrooms were one of those dishes you never forget.. the dish was se...