Derick Rethans

Friday Night Dinner: Kolae Friday, October 2nd 2026, 16:45 BST 6 Park Street, London, SE1 9AB, United Kingdom https://kolae.com/ Thai Starters: £5-£7.5; Small plates: £8-£14; Larger plates: £15-£18; Set Menu: £42pp The menu is extensive, and as we didn't…

Friday Night Dinner: Little Red Pepper Friday, September 25th 2026, 15:45 BST 8 Formosa Street, London, W9 1EE, United Kingdom https://littleredpepper.co.uk/ Italian Starters: £9.50-£14.00; Pasta: £16.50-£22; Secondi: £16-£35; Pizza: £9-£22 The Little Red…

Friday Night Dinner: Paris Bonheur Friday, September 11th 2026, 17:30 BST 10 place du Maréchal Juin, 75017 Paris, France https://bonheur.paris/ French Starters: €9-€16; Mains: €24-€40; Wines from €7/glass We visited on a wet Thursday evening, and even tho…

Friday Night Dinner: The Holland Friday, September 4th 2026, 17:30 BST 25 Earls Court Road, London, W8 6EB, United Kingdom https://thehollandkensington.co.uk/ British Starters: £8-£14.50; Mains: £19.50-£25; Sides: £5.50; Wines from £35 It's a pub, not far…

Friday Night Dinner: Kin Friday, August 21st 2026, 17:10 BST 21a Foley Street, London, W1W 6DS, United Kingdom https://kinlondon.com/restaurant Vegan Appetisers: £12-£14; Small Plates: £9-£11; Large Plates: £20-£23; Wines from £34 Almost next to BBC Broad…

Friday Night Dinner: Poon's at Somerset House Friday, August 14th 2026, 16:30 BST New Wing, Somerset House, Lancaster Place, London, WC2R 1LA, United Kingdom https://www.poonslondon.com/restaurant Chinese Snacks: £3.5-£8; Starters: £10-£15; Mains: £13-32…

Fail Faster Wednesday, August 12th 2026, 16:00 BST London, UK For a long time I have heard complaints that Xdebug, with its debugger enabled, slows down applications, even if there is no IDE listening.

Friday Night Dinner: Zylia Friday, August 7th 2026, 16:30 BST 6 Bedford Street, London, WC2E 9HZ, United Kingdom https://zyliataverna.com/ Greek Mezedakia: £5-18.5; Grill: £13.5-£34; Wines from £34 The former TGI Fridays site in Covent Garden has been rep…

Friday Night Dinner: Co & Ko Friday, July 31st 2026, 16:45 BST 72 Berwick Street, London, W1F 8TD, United Kingdom https://www.cookandkorea.com/ Korean Starters: £5-£10.5; Dishes: £10.5-£25.5 Situated in SOHO, this small restaurant has a large selection of…

Friday Night Dinner: Buvette Friday, July 24th 2026, 17:10 BST 2 Neal's Yard, London, WC2H 9DP, United Kingdom https://buvette-london.com French Sharing Dishes: £12-£17; Wines from £45 Hidden away in Neal's Yard, there are a bunch of wine bars, a café, and

Friday Night Dinner: Pho Friday, July 3rd 2026, 16:30 BST 102 Baker Street, London, W1U 6TL, United Kingdom https://www.phocafe.co.uk/locations/baker-street/ Vietnamese Starters: £7.95-£10.50; Salads/Mains: £9.95-£16.50; Beers: £5.95-£6.50; Wines: £23.95-…

Friday Night Dinner: 130 Primrose Friday, June 26th 2026, 16:30 BST 130 Primrose Road, London, NW1 8XL, United Kingdom https://www.130primrose.org/ British Starters: £10-£15; Mains: £14-£22 We became aware of this places through an article that said that…

Friday Night Dinner: The Hero Thursday, June 18th 2026, 18:50 BST 55 Shirland Road, London, W9 2JS, United Kingdom https://theherow9.com/ British Snacks/Starters: £6–£15; Mains: £25-£62.5; Wines from £40 The Hero has had many names in the past: idlewild w…

Friday Night Dinner: Khao Bird Friday, June 12th 2026, 16:30 BST 24 Brewer Street, London, W1F 0SN, United Kingdom https://www.khaobird.com/ Thai Small dishes: £7.4-£11.9; Medium dishes: £11.9-£13.4; Larger dishes: £26.4-£27.4; Wines from £33 The restaura…

Humans in the LLM Loop Tuesday, June 9th 2026, 19:00 BST London, UK In the last few weeks, I have been working through some bug reports for Xdebug, that resulted in the Xdebug 3.5.3 release.

Friday Night Dinner: The Shed Friday, June 5th 2026, 16:30 BST 122 Palace Gardens Terrace, London, W8 4RT, United Kingdom https://www.theshed-restaurant.com/ British Starters: £4-£9.5; Small dishes: £12.5-£19.5; Main courses: £21-£38, £72; Accompaniments:…

Friday Night Dinner: Mr Francatelli Friday, May 29th 2026, 17:10 BST 48a Rochester Row, London, SW1P 1JU, United Kingdom https://www.mrfrancatelli.co.uk/ Italian Primi: £20-£39; Secondi: £15-£39; Pinsa: £10-£18; Wines from £28 We booked at the last minute…

Friday Night Dinner: Et House Friday, May 8th 2026, 16:30 BST 65 Fairfax Road, London, NW6 4EE, United Kingdom https://www.thefork.co.uk/restaurant/et-house-swiss-cottage-r826215 Turkish Starters: £7.45-£10.45; Mains: £17.45-£32.95; Wines from £25 A couple

Friday Night Dinner: Mriya Neo Bistro Friday, April 24th 2026, 16:30 BST 275 Old Brompton Road, London, SW5 9JA, United Kingdom https://mriyaneobistro.com/ Ukrainian Starters: £11-£16; Mains: £14-£29; Puddings: £10-£13; Wines from £48 Out of the way, near…

Friday Night Dinner: Hans' Bar & Grill Friday, April 17th 2026, 16:30 BST 164 Pavilion Road, London, SW1X 0AW, United Kingdom https://www.11cadogangardens.com/dining/hans-bar-grill/ Italian Starters: £6-£16; Mains: £19-£46; Pudding: £9-£14; Wines from £32…

Friday Night Dinner: Fish!

Friday Night Dinner: Bertie Blossoms Friday, April 3rd 2026, 16:30 BST 323 Portobello Road, London, W10 5SY, United Kingdom https://www.bertieblossoms.co.uk/ Spanish Snacks: £4-£9; To Share: £10-£16; Mains: £20/£30; Wines from £30 Bertie Blossoms is a tap…

Friday Night Dinner: Mallow Friday, March 27th 2026, 16:30 GMT 1 Cathedral Street, London, SE1 9DE, United Kingdom https://mallowlondon.com/ Vegan Tasting Menu: £42; Starters: £9-£17; Mains: £19-£20; Wines from £30 Mallow is a plant based restaurant housed

Human Creations Monday, March 23rd 2026, 10:45 GMT Last year I wrote about how you can use ActivityPub, through the Fediverse to publish your own content, and being in control of it.

Friday Night Dinner: The Island Friday, March 20th 2026, 16:30 GMT 123 College Road, London, NW10 5HA, United Kingdom https://theislandnw10.com/ British Starters: £6-£18; Mains: £16.50-£26; Wines from £29 by Derick Rethans I had many a pint in The Island…

Friday Night Dinner: Sunday in Brooklyn Friday, February 13th 2026, 16:30 GMT 10-12 James Street, London, W1U 1EE, United Kingdom https://www.sundayinbk.co.uk/restaurant-marylebone/ American Snacks: £7.5-£12; Salads: £13-£14; Mains: £18.5-£29; Desserts: £…

Xdebug Update: January 2026 Tuesday, February 10th 2026, 15:10 GMT London, UK In this update I explain what happened with Xdebug development in the last month.

Friday Night Dinner: The Porter's Table Friday, February 6th 2026, 16:30 GMT 28 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9JE, United Kingdom https://opengatelondon.guinness.com/en/the-porters-table British Snacks: £3-£18; Starters: £12-£16; Grill: £14-£40; Desserts:…

FOSDEM 2026 Reflections Tuesday, February 3rd 2026, 11:45 GMT Last weekend, I attended FOSDEM, the largest Open Source conference in Europe.

Friday Night Dinner: Mamuśka!

Friday Night Dinner: Maggie Jones's Friday, January 23rd 2026, 16:30 GMT 6 Old Court Place, London, W8 4PL, United Kingdom https://maggie-jones.co.uk/ British Starters: £12-£15; Mains: £31-£44; Puddings: £9; Set Menu at £37.95 for two courses, or £44.95 f…

Friday Night Dinner: Puick Friday, January 16th 2026, 16:30 GMT Veemarktstraat 56, 4811 ZJ Breda, Netherlands https://www.puick.nl/diner European Tasting menu: €58; Matching wines: €39 by Derick Rethans On one of our pre-Christmas adventures to the Nether…

Friday Night Dinner: The Vincent Rooms: Brasserie Friday, January 9th 2026, 16:30 GMT 76 Vincent Square, London, SW1P 2PD, United Kingdom https://www.thevincentrooms.co.uk/menus/brasserie-menu/ British Set menus at £39; Wines starting at £28 by Derick Ret…

Friday Night Dinner: Pyrá Friday, January 2nd 2026, 16:30 GMT 6A-8A Lonsdale Road, London, NW6 6RD, United Kingdom https://www.pyralondon.com/ Greek Starters: £7-£18; Mains: £14-£26; Wines from £28 by Morag and Derick Rethans Pyrá is a recent addition to…

Friday Night Dinner: The Salusbury Friday, December 12th 2025, 16:30 GMT 50-52 Salusbury Road, London, NW6 6NN, United Kingdom https://thesalusbury.co.uk/ British Starters: £12-£16; Mains: £21-£43 by Derick Rethans The Salusbury Pub has been a feature of…

Xdebug Update: November 2025 Tuesday, December 9th 2025, 15:10 GMT London, UK In this update I explain what happened with Xdebug development in the last month.

PHP 500 Tuesday, December 9th 2025, 12:50 GMT London, UK Two weeks ago, I was on a plane from Leeds, where I had given a "What's New in PHP 8.5" talk at the Leeds PHP user group, on the way to Amsterdam.

Friday Night Dinner: Ottolenghi Friday, December 5th 2025, 16:30 GMT 32 Rosslyn Hill, London, NW3 1NH, United Kingdom https://ottolenghi.co.uk/pages/locations/hampstead Mediterranean Nibbles: £5.5-£7; Sharing Dishes: £13.3-£19.5; Pudding from £7; Wines fr…

Friday Night Dinner: Casa Felicia Friday, November 28th 2025, 16:30 GMT 79 Salusbury Road, London, NW6 6NH, United Kingdom https://casa-felicia.uk/ Italian Starters: £5-£15; Pasta: £17-£21; Secondi: £23-£45; Dolci: £9-£11; Wines from £30 by Derick Rethans…

Friday Night Dinner: Rockwell Friday, November 21st 2025, 16:30 GMT 2 Spring Gardens, London, SW1A 2TS, United Kingdom https://trafalgarstjames.com/rockwell/ Mediterranean Small Plates: £6.5-£12.75; Wines from £38 by Derick Rethans Rockwell is a bar/resta…

Friday Night Dinner: Kudu Friday, November 14th 2025, 16:30 GMT 7 Moxon Street, London, W1U 4EP, United Kingdom https://www.kuducollective.com/ South African Starters: £9-£28; Mains: £24-£49; Wines from £45 by Morag Rethans We went to Kudu, a restaurant o…

Friday Night Dinner: Theo Randall Friday, November 7th 2025, 16:30 GMT 1 Hamilton Place, Park Lane, London, W1J 7QY, United Kingdom https://www.theorandall.com/ Italian Tasting Menu with Wine Pairing: £75 by Derick Rethans You can find Theo Randall on the…

Xdebug Update: October 2025 Tuesday, November 4th 2025, 15:10 GMT London, UK In this update I explain what happened with Xdebug development in the last two months.

Friday Night Dinner: 27 Old Compton Street Friday, October 24th 2025, 16:30 BST 27 Old Compton Street, London W1D 5JP, United Kingdom https://www.27oldcomptonstreet.com/ Italian Pasta: £13.90-£17.90; Pudding: £7 by Morag Rethans 27 Old Compton Street is a…

Friday Night Dinner: Duck and Rice Friday, October 10th 2025, 16:30 BST 90 Berwick Street, London W1F 0QB, United Kingdom https://theduckandrice.com/ Asian Dim Sum: £9.80-£13.80; Starters: £9.80-£15.50; Mains: £15.20-£45; Wines from £45 by Derick Rethans…

Friday Night Dinner: Oystermen Friday, October 3rd 2025, 16:30 BST 32 Henrietta Street, London, WC2E 8NA, United Kingdom https://www.oystermen.co.uk/ Seafood Oysters: £3.25-£6 (each); Starters: £11-£15; Mains: £23-£26; Wines from £25 by Derick Rethans The…

Friday Night Dinner: Richoux Friday, September 26th 2025, 16:30 BST 14-15 Langham Place, London, W1B 2QS, United Kingdom https://www.richoux.co.uk/ French Starters: £13-£16; Mains: £16.5-£44; Wines from ~£40 by Derick Rethans Richoux is a French bistro re…

Selecting Time Zones Wednesday, September 24th 2025, 18:35 BST London, UK On the phpc.chat Discord, a user of a website was complaining that a site required them to select their home time zone from the 500 item long list of IANA Time Zone Identifiers.

Friday Night Dinner: Locatelli's Friday, September 19th 2025, 16:30 BST Sainsbury Wing, National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom https://locatelliatnationalgallery.co.uk/ Italian Starters: £12-£17; Pasta: £16-£28; Mains: £19.5-…

Friday Night Dinner: Casa do Frango Friday, September 12th 2025, 16:30 BST 4 Sir Simon Milton Sq, London SW1E 5DJ, United Kingdom https://casadofrango.co.uk/locations/victoria Portuguese Small Plates: £6-£14; Grill: £14-£34; Sides: £5-£8; Dessert: £3-£8;…