Le Bab Manu Canales
What’s your favourite dish on the menu at Le Bab for this spring? It would have to be the Paneer Kebab, a vegetarian kebab with Indian cheese. For meat lovers, I’d have to say either the Lamb Adana, where the meat is skewer-grilled on a barbecue, or the Pork Shawarma. What would you say are your top seasonal ingredients? We use a wide range of vegetables that we pickle for every kebab. For spring I would go for fennel and celery. What makes the restaurant unique? We make everything in-house, from the bread to all the sauces, and we only use prime-quality ingredients. We are a very organic kitchen, and for just £10 you can get something special and very tasty. What’s your favourite place to eat in the Carnaby area after your shift? I go to Darjeeling Express. They have a really good aubergine dish, and on Sundays they do an Indian roast biriyani. It’s just really good food.
Le Bab, Second Floor, Kingly Court
The Good Egg Joel Braham
What’s your favourite dish on the menu at The Good Egg for this spring? Shakshuka is a traditional Israeli and North African breakfast or brunch dish, and that’s a favourite. It’s eggs braised in a spicy tomato sauce served with lots of bread, and we serve it with our preserved lemon yoghurt on top. It’s a great dish at any time of day. What would you say are your top seasonal ingredients? We’re really looking forward to wild garlic this season. It goes fantastically with scrambled eggs, and makes an amazing bright green oil we use to make aioli, then serve with our house flatbreads. What makes the restaurant unique? I don’t think there’s anything else like us in central London. We combine Israeli and traditional Jewish New York deli-style food. We source all our produce very carefully, and our eggs have a rich yolk and lots of flavour. It’s also a unique dining experience, with a fantastic interior inspired by 1950s Tel Aviv. What’s your favourite place to eat in the Carnaby area after your shift? I love the new pasta restaurant, Pastaio on Ganton Street. That would be my top late-night place to head for a great bowl of pasta. Darjeeling Express is also very good.
The Good Egg, Ground Floor, Kingly Court
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