All aboard The Ship | The Ship pub, 41 Jews Row, Wandsworth, London SW18 1TB
It’s with a touch of irony that I’m writing this review of The Ship whilst sat on an aeroplane. But the 10 hour flight to LA will give me the time that a… Continue reading
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Feeling hop hop hop – Meantime Brewing plants urban hop farms across London this summer
London craft brewer, Meantime Brewing, has planted hundreds of hop plants across London in a bid to engage people with the art of British brewing. The hops grown will be used to create… Continue reading
Rita’s Bar & Dining at Birthdays, 33-35 Stoke Newington Road, London N16 8BJ
A rare outing to a region of London that doesn’t begin with ‘S’ bought us to Rita’s Bar & Dining in Dalston. Described on their site as a ‘travelling food and drink collaboration between… Continue reading
Wong Kei, 41-43 Wardour Street, London W1D 6PY
Wong Kei, possibly one of the most amusing names for a restaurant ever. As soon as I mentioned we were going there I was inundated with stories of friends’ visits – looks like Wong… Continue reading
A mini food lovin’ road trip to Faversham & Canterbury…
After last month’s successful and relatively inexpensive trip to the pretty Kentish town of Sevenoaks we decided to jump in the car and go on another adventure. This time with the kids in… Continue reading
Siam Cafe Soho, 5 Walkers Court, Soho, London, W1F 0BT *Siam Cafe is now closed*
Up until our honeymoon in Thailand, a Thai green curry was my all-time favourite dish, I would even go as far as saying it would have been my death row meal. But due… Continue reading
Blue Boar Smokehouse & Bar, 37-45 Tothill Street, Westminster, London SW1H 9LQ
It takes a lot to drag us away from the Kentish suburbs into London on a weekend. Yes we adore London, but the city is for work days, weekends are for home. But… Continue reading
2NO at Bedford & Strand
We’d been looking forward to this burger pop-up/supper club ever since we were given the heads up a month or so ago. We weren’t disappointed, even though we had foolishly arranged to go… Continue reading
Cinnamon Soho Easter menu, 5 Kingly Street, London W1B 5PF
You’ve heard the phase ‘Christmas has come early’. For us it was Easter that came early… We were invited back to Cinnamon Soho to sample Vivek Singh’s Easter egg-inspired menu and inspired it was too. (Read… Continue reading
Feast London 2013, Tobacco Dock, 50 Porters Walk, Wapping, London E1W 2SF
Imagine some of London’s finest restaurants and street vendors, all under one roof. Long communal dining tables scattered with flickering candles, a band playing, fire pits to warm you and enough food to… Continue reading
Patisserie Valerie
Every year it’s down to me to sort out a cake for my mother and brother-in-law’s birthdays, that fall one day apart. The cake must travel all the way to Wiltshire, to be… Continue reading
Flat Iron, 17 Beak Street, London W1F 9RW
There are a couple of buzz words that have resurfaced of late – cheap eats! Time out had their cover story dedicated to the subject a while back. We even went to Zédel off… Continue reading
Cucina Asellina, 336 – 337 Strand, Aldwych, Covent Garden, London. WC2R 1HA
When it came to celebrating my little sister’s engagement recently, I knew Cucina Asellina at the ME London hotel would be right up her street. The latest in restaurant launches from the One Group,… Continue reading
Ben & Jerry’s NEW ‘Peanut Butter Me Up’ and ‘Blondie Brownie’ Core Ice-cream
So it’s not every day that you get invited for an evening out posing for photos with a heifer, having your nails painted with a very fetching cow-print pattern and receiving a relaxing… Continue reading
WIN two tickets to the 2 Nights Only burger feast at The Bedford & Strand
TO BUY TICKETS CLICK HERE. OR ENTER OUR COMP BELOW! Following the launch of last September’s Two Nights Only (2NO) Chris Todd (from The Diner) and James Morgan (Ex Wenlock & Essex) have… Continue reading
Brasserie Zédel, 20 Sherwood St, London W1F 7ED
Brasserie Zédel appears to be London’s favourite cheap eat of the moment. A touch of luxury at silly prices (as in silly cheap) by restauranteurs Chris Corbin and Jeremy King of The Wolseley… Continue reading
A lazy afternoon in Sevenoaks
Our wallets were still suffering from post-Christmas over-spend trauma, we’d had an unsettling week at work and we really couldn’t be bothered to re-start our ongoing DIY projects. But maybe the biggest reason… Continue reading
Tom Sellers, Grilled!
Tom has established a great CV at the age of just 25, with the likes of René Redžepi at Noma, voted the world’s best restaurant, and previously with Tom Aikens, Adam Byatt and Thomas… Continue reading
COCKTAILS AT THE SANDERSON AND ST MARTIN’S LANE HOTELS
January has come to an end, the ‘pay back’ month is over. New year resolutions of healthy living/eating have been washed away by torrential rain. So we thought we’d cheer ourselves up with… Continue reading