today, some restaurant news. new years day was one of the best and brightest: DAB in the morning, a walk around the west end in the afternoon (culminating in a new tie) and then to whitechapel for the finest curry i can remember eating at tayyabs. i sincerely hope i shall be going again soon. this evening i was reading the ed's michelin guide on the sofa and i have ste myself a numerological goal for the year to come.