Current patterns of airline travel have changed significantly. The full-service carriers have had to step up for traveller’s high expectations and attract those who have altered their previous habits, now willing to pay more for premium cabins for the very first time.

Dining out, in all its variety on offer, remains one of the most satisfying and essential leisure activities of them all. Sometimes a convivial affair, a celebration, or just an easy catch-up with an old friend. Sometimes, simply a solo affair, a need for comforting, familiar and favourite food.

I used to love writing reviews. When luxury travel and fine dining entered my world many moons ago, there was no going back. In those early days, I felt I owed it to the curious to tell of my experiences, good and bad, by way of a review.