Bryn Williams and I worked together at Le Gavroche a few years ago, and he's now chef patron of Odette's in Primrose Hill.

BBC: Insider��s guide to London

Where London's topography is flat on both river banks the higher ground of North London's Primrose Hill and Hampstead are several miles from the river New York harbor is surrounded by a splendid array of varied topography, most of it now obliterated by tall buildings.

WSJ: River Romantics | The Panoramic River | Hudson River Museum | By Barrymore Laurence Scherer