We’ve finally made it back to my roots in Essex for a review! We don’t count our Lifehouse spa post, that was written a LONG time ago and is quite embarrassing. I am… Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, a package landed on Saff’s desk. A sturdy black box with a big fancy scarlet ribbon and a sticker that simply read ‘It’s all about me!’ As it… Continue reading
There are a few things I learnt this week. 1) The SpongeBob SquarePants movie is terrible. 2) Kiwi Chef Peter Gordon (of Kopapa fame, of which we’re big fans) has been working with… Continue reading
When the email came round at the day job that the Walkie Talkie (or 20 Fenchurch Street to give it its proper name) was opening up its top three floors to the public, there was… Continue reading
Now don’t get me wrong, I love Forest Gump. It’s one of my favourite films. In fact it’s one of those movies that even when flicking through the TV channels at 1.06am, you… Continue reading
There are a few fundamental things we look for in a restaurant: good customer service, pleasing decor, plus great cooking with a varied and reasonably priced menu. It’s staggering the amount of places… Continue reading
It’s not very often that you get ten days of glorious weather in the UK. When you have gambled your only family holiday on the notoriously wet and windy west Wales coast, 27*C… Continue reading
When you have a grumpy hormonal son and possibly one the world’s fussiest eaters as a daughter, finding a suitable restaurant at our local shopping centre can be a nightmare. Luckily Oliver is… Continue reading
The Scran & Scallie has one of those menus that drives you mad with indecision. We’d been peeking at it before our visit, fuelling Ade’s dreams about crispy pigs ears and pork scratchings.… Continue reading
Not content with one trip dining up the Shard, we were fortunate enough to return for another. Perched above Aqua lays the northern Chinese restaurant Hutong, under the same umbrella group as Aqua Shard.… Continue reading
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
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
