Brains as well as......

You'd have to be blind or genuinely disinterested in restaurants/food to have not noticed the growing acceptance of nose to tail eating and the re-emergence of solid British cooking of late.

The hoops mere mortals have to go through to get a table at St Johns on a Friday is testament to that.

In need of a culinary fix a friend of mine suggested I try Brawn the new sister bar to the French restaurant Terroirs in Soho. I had a delicious, entertaining and almost enlightening meal there.

I tried my first oyster which was delicious and at £1.80 a pop with red wine vinegar and shallots a great introduction for anyone dubious about the delicacy. I also tried bone marrow something I can't seem to get away from and I know my Mum wouldn't approve of.

The menu changes daily and as it's officially a wine bar the wine list is robust without being pretentious.

The restaurant is situated right next to Colombia Road flower market and is a great way to while away an evening. Even AA gill approves.

For tables etc visit http://www.brawn.co/