Fay Maschler's week in food: from a game Scotch Egg to Scottish cod

1. Is restaurant reviewing journalism, I ask myself at The Frontline Club restaurant? Well, I do sometimes go places where hardly anyone has been… Here chef John Edwards supplies a frisky game Scotch Egg with “soldiers”.

2. One of The Guest Series at Lyle’s stars Daniela Soto-Innes, 25-year old Mexican head chef at Cosme NYC. Her cobia (black kingfish) collar, pastor adobo, pineapple is a highlight.

3. Meeting Tom Parker Bowles at The Wolseley, I eat fine kedgeree and just relish being there.

4. A soft opening at Lokhandwala Indian restaurant in Charlotte Street is more accurately a tepid one. I’m sure Chicken Chettinad will soon hot up.

5. When I joined this newspaper in 1972, Simon Jenkins was features editor. At Clarke’s in Kensington Church Street we start catching up over Scottish cod fillet with aioli, Umbrian lentils and baked fennel.