Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

<a href="http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/eat/index.html" target="_blank">Eat: The London Restaurant Awards</a>

Monday 01 September 2008 11:00 BST
Comments

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Awards are both a curse and a blessing, but at Grosvenor House last night, the London Restaurant Awards, back after a lapse of two years, proved you don't actually have to just back-slap the fat cats and ignore the fact that 90 per cent of the population can't afford to eat at the city's most lauded restaurants. Instead, the Awards (of which I was one of seven judges) actually tried to reward the unrewarded.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in