Kol Restaurant: where cucumbers are limes
George Eastman, founder of Kodak, liked words that began with K as he thought people remembered them better. That's why photographer Elliott Erwitt...
27 October, 2021 / 0 Comments
Going Native at Browns Fashion
Native at Browns calls itself a zero-waste restaurant. I prefer to boil down any mention of zero waste, foraging or sustainability to ‘circular’...
29 April, 2021 / 0 Comments
Food & fashion: in memory of Thomas’s of Burberry
Christmas is about creating light amid the winter darkness. It’s about slowing down, slowing right down, until you start to feel – an...
16 December, 2020 / 2 Comments
Wild by Tart (SW1)
My lunchtime visit to the newly opened Wild by Tart in Ecclestone Yards, near Victoria station, sparked warm memories of holidays in the...
27 October, 2019 / 0 Comments
Rakowitz: the artist who makes art out of date syrup (E1)
Ancient Iraq. Dates. Art. Cooking. A link made possible by Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz, whose artistic recreation of the winged bull Lamassu stands...
03 August, 2019 / 3 Comments
Hutong in the Shard: chopsticks & champagne (SE1)
I like to choose a new destination and then to dream before I go. This April I'm going to China, and my dreaming...
26 March, 2019 / 0 Comments
Bloomsbury set: Neptune + a hotel with a Titanic story (WC1)
My astrological chart shows up a lot of watery, creative Neptune. I'm a lover of oceans, seafood and natural wine. Neptune Restaurant was...
22 May, 2018 / 0 Comments
Violet cakes & voluptuous candles: Broadway Market (E8)
In 11 days' time, the church bells will ring for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The venue is Windsor Castle,...
08 May, 2018 / 0 Comments
London’s going natural wine crazy
I'm experiencing the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon. Everywhere I look in London, there's natural wine. First the annual Spring (natural wine) Tasting event in Clapton...
02 May, 2018 / 0 Comments
Finding true Cornish magic: Cornerstone Hackney Wick (E9)
Before boarding the train to Hackney Wick for lunch at Cornerstone - the new restaurant of Tom Brown - I'd been reading Finding...
25 April, 2018 / 2 Comments
Untitled Restaurant · Bar in Dalston (E8)
To celebrate my 100th blog post, I went for a drink and a bite to eat at Untitled Restaurant · Bar on Dalston's...
20 February, 2018 / 0 Comments
Radio Alice: Italy’s best pizza, in London (N1)
Brothers Matteo and Salvatore Aloe started Berberè Pizzeria in the Italian city of Bologna in 2010. Now leading Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera has...
19 October, 2017 / 0 Comments
The Age of Aquarius at ESPA Life at Corinthia London (SW1)
Autumn is the time for renewal, when the leaves fall to make way for new growth. To kick start the autumnal renewal of...
10 September, 2017 / 0 Comments
Mac & Wild: a Highland fling in London (W1)
Ahead of my little trip to Scotland later this week, I went for lunch at Mac & Wild in London's Fitzrovia. The restaurant...
11 June, 2017 / 0 Comments
Brain power boost: ESPA Life at Corinthia (SW1)
Our brain is our powerhouse: it controls how we think, feel and act. Our brain determines how healthy, happy and prosperous we are....
25 May, 2017 / 0 Comments