Dinner at Shoryu, Kingly Court

Cronuts, burgers, pulled pork; us Londoners love a food craze. Over the last year ramen has joined the ranks of the city's favourite dishes with restaurants dedicated to the stuff popping up everywhere. I still haven't made it to Kanada-Ya due to the stupid queues outside it around the clock, but I did manage to get into Koya before it closed down. Shoryu is bringing ramen to the masses, with four outposts now trading and introducing people to the very basics of the dish and its origins.

Udon Noodles at Koya, Soho

I've made a mistake. Koya has been on my 'to-eat' list for months but it's only when I found out that it was closing on 31st May that I finally got around to actually paying a visit. A few weeks ago, Etta, Lucy and I joined the modest queue outside the Soho restaurant and patiently waited to be seated. As always when I'm out with those two, we ordered far too much food, but luckily Lucy was on hand to explain what we were eating - I love her knowledge on how things are made, their origins, and how best to eat what's in front of us.