Bacchus, London

Carbonation, emulsification, oil spherification, vacuum distillation…alright, settle down, I am not reviewing el Bulli, it’s not Fat Duck either (well, this week anyway), but of course you already know this from the post heading. Yes, it is Bacchus of Hoxton. Of where? Of Hoxton. You would be forgiven for not having heard of it before; it is a pretty miserable, impoverished and ugly area just north of the City, so miserable, impoverished and ugly in fact, it is rather trendy. Actually, it is not all bad; Hoxton did give the world the Kray twins, Lenny McLean (actor, bouncer, bare-knuckle boxer and ‘hardest man in Britain’) and Jamie Oliver. Well, OK…maybe it is that bad.