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A very warm thanks to Craig Brown, one of the first journalists to put Enak Enak on the map! My cousin Caroline – no mean foodie, being the guiding hand behind the famous Porkinson’s Sausages-told me, long ago, that I might well enjoy a marvellous little place in Battersea called Nancy Lam’s Enak Enak. Alas, …

The cuisine in Indonesia varies greatly depending on what island is visited. There are thousands of islands in Indonesia, each of them have a slightly different style of cooking. There are national and regional dishes that are all unique and flavoured well. It is common to see people eating with their hands in an Indonesian …

In her heyday, Nancy’s Channel 5 TV show pulled in over half a million viewers. Here is an article from way back then. Please also check out http://www.youtube.com/NancyLamTV for her current videos. Happy Watching! THREE weeks on from the launch of Channel 5 and what have we got? A lot of young people, that’s what. …

This article is an oldie but goodie. It was written around the time Nancy had her Channel 5 TV series. What you mustn’t go for – what you do not get – at Nancy Lam’s restaurant, Enak Enak, is a nice, quiet Indonesian curry. You don’t get shown to your table. You do not get …

We spent a lovely day at the restaurant eating Christmas lunch with family & friends. There were 12 of us. Nancy and Ben however cooked for what seemed like 30! What was on the menu? MAINS Turkey (free-range from Waitrose) Beef Stuffing – the highlight! With chestnuts, liver, bacon Roast Potatoes (I will report on …

The only time I stray south of the river is to eat at this great Indonesian. Nancy’s an old mate – we go back 20 years. I love her satay and spare ribs, as well as the lobster with coconut milk, which she does as a special. It’s a real family-run restaurant, with Nancy’s husband …

I went to New York for a couple of days last week; partly to work, partly to shop, and partly just to get away. The energy of New York is a great antidote to the relative flatness of post-Christmas London, and luckily I was there during a mini heatwave (an excellent excuse to shop even …

Nancy Lam opened her Lavender Hill restaurant in 1986 with only eight tables. Interacting with force-of-nature Nancy was said to be all part of the intimate, teasing experience of her Indonesian cooking. I never went there, despite liking her when we met at restaurant gatherings where she wore her TV celebrity lightly, if noisily. Recently …

This article was written before Enak Enak got renovated and literally only had 8 tables. “Who the f*** are you?” the question was unexpected in the circumstances, but none the less challenging. Who the f***am I, who the f*** are any of us? I paused for a moment to consider the transcendent metaphysical depths of …

After quitting nursing to open a restaurant, Nancy Lam first came to public attention as Channel 5′s flamboyant launch chef. Her direct style soon made her and her husband Ben the most famous couple to hit the kitchen since Fanny and Johnny Craddock. When was your last holiday? I just got back from spending 16 …