Not Quite La Tomatina – Aqua Nueva Tapas I’m only just beginning to travel again and I haven’t yet booked a trip abroad. One thing still on my personal wish list is to go along to La Tomatina, a festival in Valencia that is held every year to celebrate the tomato harvest. Inevitably, it involves […]
Copper Leaf – Review
Copper Leaf restaurant and gin bar – modern European dining in Hampton Wick A modern European restaurant in Hampton Wick, a short distance from Kingston-upon-Thames, Copper Leaf is also a gin bar with an extensive list of over 60 gins. Guests can even choose a six-course tasting menu together with a paired gin flight. Given […]
El Pirata – A slice of Spain in Mayfair
Authentic Spanish Tapas at El Pirata Mayfair On a wonderful trip to Catalonia last year I travelled through countryside and city, discovering the joys of fresh and flavorsome Spanish cuisine; so finding a traditional tapas bar and restaurant in my own fair city which serves delicious Spanish tapas with such a welcoming and friendly atmosphere […]
Lazeez – Lebanese Restaurant Review
Lazeez Restaurant – Lebanese Hospitality in London: My first full-time permanent job was as a Management Trainee for Selfridges. Needless to say, I spent a lot of time socialising around Oxford Street: The Lamb and Flag was a regular haunt after work, and the Stockpot was a favourite for a cheap meal. Other than that, […]
Omar’s Place – Review
Passport to Pimlico Occasionally something takes you by surprise. When asked to review Omar’s Place, a Pimlico restaurant, I didn’t have any real sense of what it would be like. I knew that Mallorcan born chef Vicente Fortea had an impressive CV that includes three Michelin-Starred Arzak in San Sebastian and one Michelin-Starred Plat D’Or in Mallorca; […]
Iberica Marylebone – Review
Iberica Marylebone – A Spanish Sojourn for London Ladies who Lunch: Marylebone is perhaps one of the most unlikely parts of London to be dubbed a ‘village’. Right in the heart of the City, there’s little green space and for the most part a population of city apartment dwellers and visitors. Yet there is a […]
Yuu Kitchen – Review
Asian Fusion in Spitalfields – Yuu Kitchen: Yuu Kitchen is a new tapas style southeast Asian and Pacific Rim restaurant not far from the vibrancy of Spitalfields market. It sits amongst the hustle and bustle of Commercial St with an on-trend offer that should tick the boxes of the city workers who inhabit this part […]
Ibérica Summer Menu
Summer at Ibérica – Tasting at Canary Wharf: There are venues where I know, without hesitation, that the food will be delicious. Places I seek out for myself if I need a quick bite to eat and where I take my friends if they want a recommendation. Ibérica is firmly in that category – I’ve been […]
Iberica Farringdon Review and Recipes
Traditional Spanish Food with a Twist in Farringdon: When I was contacted by Ibérica with a request to promote some of their Spanish recipes I rather unashamedly took advantage of the situation. Of course, I’d be happy to publicise their recipe collection if I got to try some of the food first. Of course, I […]
Boqueria Tapas Bar Brixton – Review
Boqueria in Brixton: Or to be more exact somewhere in a no-man’s land in between Clapham North and Brixton. Does it sound appealing? Well, maybe on a warm summer’s evening. But, walking down cold dark London streets in an area I don’t know at all really isn’t that inspiring. Even if the destination IS named […]