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Its working day usually finishes as the first banker or broker settles in behind his Canary Wharf desk but Billingsgate Fish Market is as important to the British food industry as its neighbours are to the world of finance.

But how often do those captains of commerce venture across West India Dock to stock up on the bounty of the deep?

Canary Wharf has seen a glut of new restaurants opening in recent weeks but one Michelin-starred chef decided against moving to the area.

Atul Kochhar, who has a Michelin star for his Benares Indian restaurant in Mayfair, was poised to open in the Park Pavilion in Canada Square before the credit crunch made him change his mind.

There was a surfeit of celebrity chefs in Canary Wharf this week with Jamie Oliver and Rick Stein both here to promote their latest cookbooks.

While Oliver had Wharfers in a stew as they queued to meet him on Tuesday, laid-back Stein was here the day before to chew the fat with The Wharf about the whole TV cooking phenomenon.

INDIAN CUISINE
Memsaheb On Thames
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IN A NUTSHELL
Establishment's golden reputation is justified by superior food, which supplies the vibrancy in otherwise bland surroundings.

The Four Seasons Hotel has a deserved reputation as one of the best hotels in Canary Wharf, popular with businessmen and celebrities alike.

But the luxury establishment in Westferry Circus hopes to tempt in hard-working Wharfers pushed for time with its recently launched menu, designed to provide healthy food at affordable prices.