Baroque music in the splendid surroundings of The Vache, Chalfont St Giles. Following last year’s successful debut for the Vache Baroque Festival, a two-day outdoor celebration of the music of Henry Purcell featuring his tragic opera Dido and Æneas, we were delighted to be back at the festival’s charming, outdoor Chalfont St Giles venue for […]
Rigoletto, Royal Opera House – Review
A luminous Rigoletto lights up the Garden After the financial and logistical nightmare of lockdown, it is wonderful to see the Royal Opera House roaring back in 2021 with their new season of ballet and opera. The 11 new productions, five of which are world premieres, are spearheaded by Oliver Mears’ production of Rigoletto. Mears […]
Barge East Restaurant – Review
East London living at its best – Barge East I love eating by the water and, luckily for me, the last few years have seen an explosion in waterside dining for Londoners. Hackney Wick’s River Lee Navigation Canal is one of the most recent areas to bring new gastronomic opportunities to those of us hungry […]
The Royal Opera House 2021 Autumn/Winter Season Preview
Opening Up – The Royal Opera House celebrates the first full season since 2019 in style At London-Unattached we are so happy that theatre, opera and dance are back. The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden is one of our favourite venues and the first full season since 2019 offers a wonderful feast of music […]
Massis London – Review
Lebanese Food Re-imagined in Paddington It’s been exciting to watch London reinvent itself over the last few years with new quartiers springing up such as Coal Drop Yards and the redevelopment of Victoria and Aldgate. A major new destination is the buzzing Paddington Central development and it is here in Sheldon Square that Lebanese restaurant […]
Lost Explorer Mezcal
The Lost Explorer Mezcal Review The first time I tried Mezcal was by my hotel pool in Guadalajara, Mexico. Author Irving Welsh of ‘Trainspotting’ fame sauntered over with a bottle of the smoky agave-based spirit looking for a late-night drinking companion. I was happy to oblige. The evening ended in something of a blur but […]
Copper Chimney – Review
Indian Dining in West London at Copper Chimney Westfield I tend to be wary of large restaurant groups. There seems to be a rule of thumb linking a decline in quality to the size of the group. But maybe that’s just a UK phenomenon and I shouldn’t be so cynical? We are starting to see […]
Spectacular Summer Rosés
Rosés Grow on You With the summer finally ready to deliver another burst of heat, we thought we would take the opportunity to review some more rosé wines and to explain more about the different methods of making the perfect pink wine. Whether you are spending time glued to the summer sport or out in […]
Wonderville at the Palace Theatre – Review
Let the magic begin! I love magic shows, from the incredible sleight-of-hand tricks of close-up magic artists to the large-scale illusionists such as David Copperfield who have become international superstars, there is nothing better for me than suspending my belief and slipping into that zone of wonderment that takes us back to being a child. […]
Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience
Step into one of Van Gogh’s paintings! I love immersive art shows and they are all the rage at the moment. So, along with the promise of breakfast it wasn’t too much of an issue to get me up early on a sunny morning to attend the press preview for Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience. […]