Five things Fay Maschler ate this week in London

1. Gosht Hindustani at Tommy Miah’s International Indian Chef of the Year Awards. Princess Anne presents the trophy to Milon Miah (no relation) of Spice Island Restaurant, Barnard Castle, County Durham.

2. “It’s not like at Smokestak but it’s very good,” advises my chum Tracey MacLeod about the smoked short rib when we meet at Soho’s Zelman Meats for deep gossip.

3. After the Observer Food Monthly Awards, a juicy Barnsley chop at Great Queen Street before unpacking the goody bag, pictured — enough to last ’til Christmas.

4. A new restaurant called Il Tetto (Italian for roof) has opened on Selfridges’ roof. Baccalà Mantecato says something more useful about Venice than spaghetti alle vongole about Catania.

5. Meals on wheels for my friend Caroline who — as her daughter Sophie touchingly puts it — has “had her heart mended”, is melanzane Parmigiano from Speck Delicatessen.