London Unattached - Food, Travel, Diet, Restaurant Reviews

The London Traveller – The Weekender: One of the benefits of living in London is that Heathrow Airport is just a hop, skip and a jump away from home for me. So, if I really want to de-stress I can get myself to the Airport and take a short flight to across the country or… [Continue Reading]
Funchal, Madeira. Spa-Testing and Madeira Wine Tasting: Much of my recent trip to Madeira was taken up by exploring and trying some of the spas in Funchal. Having just spent a week on a boot-camp in Spain I was really rather thrilled to be invited to spend a few days being pampered. And to make… [Continue Reading]
Modern Comforts and Traditional Style in a Luxury Hotel and Spa: While I don’t always stay in luxury hotels, with family and friends in the area I thought I had a good idea of places around Cheltenham. I’d never heard mention of Ellenborough Park though, although what I found on the internet looked stunning. The… [Continue Reading]
The Thistle, Kensington Gardens – a Central London Bolthole: I’ve quite taken to the idea of a staycation – especially when there’s shopping involved (is that any suprise?). Although right now I live in Central London, many of my friends are just out of town, so nights out tend to get curtailed so they can… [Continue Reading]
Wrotham (pronounced root-em) is a tiny village in Kent just south of London. The small town with a population of less than 2,000 has three pubs all within a hundred yards of each other, one of which is The Bull Hotel. We were lucky enough to get an invite for dinner and an overnight stay.… [Continue Reading]

Virgin Mary Soup – Sorted Food for the 5:2 Diet

Sorted Food with Lea & Perrins - Virgin Mary Soup: My Father enjoyed cooking. Only a few dishes...curry, tomato soup, mince and tatties, fried … [Read More...]

Cod with Lemon and Garlic Scapes – a simple way with Skrei

Skrei - Norwegian Cod - with Lemon and Garlic - a 5:2 Diet Recipe I enjoy cooking with fish - it is healthy, fresh, simple to prepare and … [Read More...]

Mexican World Tour – Simple Chicken Mole – #FlavourofTogether

Spicing it up with Simple Chicken Mole: A simple mole is something of a contradiction in terms. According to Wiki an authentic mole will have … [Read More...]

Wild Boar and Apple Sausage with Tomato Sauce and Polenta

Simple 5:2 Diet Tomato Sauce -with Non-Diet Sausages;)

A Simple 5:2 Diet Friendly Recipe for Tomato Sauce - Served with Sausages and Polenta: Do you find that your 5:2 diet cookery spills over into … [Read More...]

Sweet Potato and Celeriac Soup with Pancetta

Another 5:2 Diet Fast Day – Another Soup Recipe

Celeriac and Sweet Potato Soup - a 5:2 Diet recipe: You know, I keep promising I won't make more 5:2 diet recipe soups. And then, I try to work out … [Read More...]

The Botanist Sloane Square London guinea fowl

Review: The Botanist – Sloane Square, London

The Sloane Ranger Eats Rather Well at The Botanist: When I was young and impressionable, thanks to the perceptive wit of Peter York, the term 'Sloane … [Read More...]

Pesto from Liguria with beans and potatoes

Acciuga Revisited

More than a little fish in Kensington - Acciuga: When Acciuga first opened, I was lucky enough to be invited along to try the menu of Ligurian … [Read More...]

Be My Guest – Georgian Hospitality at Marani

Be My Guest Book Launch at Marani, Curzon Street, Mayfair: My invitation to the Be My Guest event at the as yet 'not open for business' Marani on … [Read More...]

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Mele e Pere Revisited

Mele e Pere Review - Soho, London: I was lucky enough to take part in the Cicchetti Trail during last year's London Restaurant Festival. And, one of … [Read More...]

Chaource AOP and how to smarten up a chicken breast!

Chaource - A Cheesy Excuse: Sometimes I get a bit carried away in my enthusiasm to review. When there are interesting products around, I DO … [Read More...]

February No Waste Food Challenge Round-Up

The No Waste Food Challenge for Frugal February: It has been a short month, so I'm really impressed that there were a total of 28 entries for the No … [Read More...]

What’s Your Beef? Provenance Butchers Notting Hill.

A Meaty Little Number in Notting Hill - Provenance Butchers: Being invited to review a Butcher Shop is not your everyday 'restaurant review'. But, I … [Read More...]

Valentine Special!

A Valentine Special from a Resolute Singleton: A little secret - being a *single* blogger is a great way NOT to miss all the Valentine events that … [Read More...]

Knorr Gravy Pots Make a Great Roast

Great British Roast Beef - with Knorr Gravy Pots: Knorr Gravy Pots have been awarded Product of the Year in the Gravy and Stock category. Product of … [Read More...]

Made in the Shade Hoxton

Made in the Shade Launch Party - Hoxton. Guest Feature by Adrian York: Jeremy Thompson Jewitt, Jim Wrigley and Peter Lewis are three men on a … [Read More...]

Belazu Charity Supper Club

I'm a real fan of Belazu products - from olives to preserved lemons and olive oil - and a wonderful rose harissa, they bring a real taste of the … [Read More...]

A Taste of Royal Ascot

Preview of Royal Ascot Hospitality for 2014 Guest Feature by Adrian York: My uncle and cousins are jockeys, trainers, farriers and saddle … [Read More...]

The Hotel Plays (Sunburst) at The Langham Hotel. Jack Mann (Luigi), Carol Macready (Miss Sails) and Daniel Ings (Giuseppe). Photo credit Simon Annand.

The Hotel Plays – Tenessee Williams

The Hotel Plays at the Langham Hotel, London Guest Feature by Natalie York: Tennessee Williams spent most of his later life going from hotel room … [Read More...]

Two Chances to Win with Mornflakes

COULD YOUR PORRIDGE DISH GET SIMON AND THE JUDGES IN A STIR? I got an e-mail the other day with one of those cooking challenges I always MEAN to enter, but seldom get round to doing. This one, from Mornflakes is to come up with the ultimate Great British Porridge THINK you know your oats? Well … [Read More...]

Pancake Day Hamper #Giveaway from Abra ca Debora

Pancake Day - March 4th 2014 Every year, like a stone running downhill, dates in my diary seem to appear faster and faster. I'm just getting over Christmas and Valentine's day and already it's almost time for Pancake Day - Shrove Tuesday. This year the lovely people over at … [Read More...]

Steama #Giveaway and Review

Win a Steama with London-Unattached: I'm already a fan of my Slica and Masha from Sensiohome, so I was thrilled to find that there's a new member of the family. The Steama (as the name suggests) is a tiered electric worktop steamer which you can use to prepare anything from fresh vegetables to an … [Read More...]