Indian Accent London restaurant review: acutely excellent

Inventive Indian with a dash of Mayfair flair

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Four years ago, scientists in India undertook an unusual research project, attempting to decode what makes their country's food so popular by analysing it at a molecular level.

Researchers from the Indian Institute for Technology in Jodhpur discovered that unlike Western cooking, which tends to pair similar ingredients, Indian cuisine often brings together flavours with almost no overlap at all.

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Arion McNicoll is a freelance writer at The Week Digital and was previously the UK website’s editor. He has also held senior editorial roles at CNN, The Times and The Sunday Times. Along with his writing work, he co-hosts “Today in History with The Retrospectors”, Rethink Audio’s flagship daily podcast, and is a regular panellist (and occasional stand-in host) on “The Week Unwrapped”. He is also a judge for The Publisher Podcast Awards.