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By Jonathan Byrne
Amazing – The Dairy,
Clapham Common
M
y friend Richard, who is
new to London and
exploring areas, first found
The Dairy on The Pavement at
Clapham Common; as I live
close by, it’s a shame I’ve not
visited before. We called in
for drinks one sunny July
Tuesday afternoon on the
outside tables of what, we’d
assumed, was a bar to order
drinks and snacks. The
snacks were so impressive
that we explored the menu
further and ten spotted a
cook book Larder by Robin
Gill. The book’s introduction
tells an impressive story of
Robin’s discovery of his love
of food; good and appalling
experiences of working in
restaurant kitchens and his
progression to working in two
Michelin star environments.
Five years ago Robin opened
The Dairy cooking