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A Plateau Beyond the Sky

By Grant |  Apr 10, 2015  | london, uk, restaurants-and-dining, april-2015
On the spur of the moment, we decided to try a meal at one of Canary Wharf’s many restaurants. And by spur of the moment, I mean a few hours before we actually wanted to eat, on a Friday, in London, when the weather was good. That’s no mean feat. We happened to get lucky with a table at Plateau, and lucky again that our meal coincided with a great sunset - not to mention great food in the form of Steak au Poivre.
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Flavour Avalanche

By Grant |  Aug 2, 2010  | australia, alpine-resorts, august-2010
The Terrace Restaurant employs a novel technique to attract its clientele. By situating itself at the bottom of an insane alpine decent (OK, snow and ice covered stairs), people literally avalanche the place when they lose their footing. OK, the stairs are entirely the responsibility of the local council, but The Terrace does a wonderful public service by having a huge picture window situated just there, so that as you climb to your feet and brush the snow and ice from yourself, your view is drawn inexorably to the warm golden glow of the dinning room, the laughing dry people, and the distinct lack of snow indoors.
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