Getting to grips with whisky at Albannach
I’ve never understood whisky. I leave that to fusty old men and everyone of drinking age in Scotland. It’s not that I don’t like it – my reluctance to order the…
Out & About
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Where to go and what to do covering restaurants, exhibitions, theatre, club nights, movies, concerts, bands and events!
Buying Art For Art’s Sake
You may not notice art on a wall but you will certainly notice an absence of it. It can effect the mood of a room, making it brighter, more positive,…
Picnics, Pomp and Circumstance at Proms in the Park
As summer comes to a close, sadly so too do the outdoor concerts and festivals. The one I tend to feel draws a conclusion on the season is the final…
The Carnival Is Coming To Town
Are you ready for music, colour, crowds, food and fun this weekend? Well you’re in luck, it is time for the Notting Hill Carnival. Europe’s largest street festival winds its…
Chocs Away!
Apart from the interlocking ones on the Chanel logo, there can’t be two more satisfying places to spot the letter ‘C’ than in front of those delicious words cocktails and…
An Exclusive View Of London
You’ve been on the London Eye, had dinner at Paramount in Centre Point, watched fireworks explode over London for Bonfire Night in the bar at Hilton Metropole and caught up…
Dishoom brings bustling Bombay to Covent Garden
Covent Garden is changing dramatically and attracting a whole new host of restaurants, shops and bars. Upper St Martin’s Lane has seen the recent opening of three new restaurants, Cantina…
Vintage at Goodwood: the fashionable festival
It seems that every year a new festival pops up on the summer landscape offering music, camping and letting go of the mundane people we sometimes are Monday to Friday.…
Polpo turns tapas Italiano!
I suffer terribly from food envy. I gaze jealously at what others have ordered wondering what their dish taste likes. It is not that I choose badly for myself, I…
Fusion breakfasts at The Providores
The hunt for the perfect breakfast continues and The Providores is possibly the place where I have been back to the most so it was time I wrote a few…