Martin Gallagher
Restaurant Reviews
Sam's Makes Chiswick Locals Happy
Tucked away like a local's secret off of Chiswick High Road, Sam's occupies the interior of a reclaimed paper factory, a bright, modernist space containing both a bar and a brasserie with discrete tables for two as well as larger tables for bigger groups. more >>
Restaurant Reviews
Oh My, Amaya
Any critical review requires a balanced blend of objectivity with subjectivity. So here’s the objective part. more >>
Cinema
Frost/Nixon
Guaranteed to be a hit with fans of political dramas such as the West Wing, director Ron Howard’s adaptation of Peter Morgan’s stage success has Michael Sheen and Frank Langella resurrecting their respective West End and Broadway roles. more >>
Mind & Body
Never Mind the B......ks?
Guys, the chance of us dying in a plane crash is about one in 11 million. So why are more likely to know the emergency procedure for exiting a 737 than how to effectively exam our balls? more >>
Cinema
Lars and the Real Girl
Set in a small Canadian town in the grip of winter, this comedy is the story of Lars Lindstrom, a sweet-natured but reticent young man who rebuffs social interaction with his family and colleagues at every opportunity for the seclusion of his flat, in the garage family home, and his computer. more >>
Restaurant Reviews
Anchor & Hope for a Table
Tucked away on The Cut in SE1, ideal for the Old and Young Vics and the South Bank, this Gastropub has been serving traditional and seasonal British dishes since 2003, and has received a range of accolades and rave reviews along the way. more >>
Martin Gallagher has never played for West Ham or England, nor had a number one hit single, but he has worked in the City for many years (for what that's worth). A life-long Londoner, he made the migration from east to west a few years back and is still trying to get used to the absence of fried chicken takeaways and the over abdundance of coffee shops. Martin is married, has two daughters, and is also interested in travelling, football and writing. He hopes to publish his first novel 'sometime in the future'.






