Seduction on Stage with Dangerous Liaisons My introduction to Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ 1782 epistolary novel Les liaisons dangereuses came from Stephen Frears’ terrific 1988 film. Based on Christopher Hampton’s play and with a stellar cast that included Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman and Keanu Reeves, the movie told the story of […]
The Royal Opera House is back!
A Night at the Opera There is nowhere more exciting to go and see opera and ballet than The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. At London-Unattached we have loved going to review the shows over the last few seasons and so we were excited to hear about the reopening featuring in-person and streamed […]
The Vache Baroque Festival 2021 – Preview
Baroque music in the splendid surroundings of The Vache, Chalfont St Giles. Launching a music festival featuring baroque music is a brave undertaking at the best of times but doing so last summer deserves some kind of medal. We really enjoyed the performances at the inaugural Vache Baroque Festival, a two-day outdoor celebration of the […]
Easy Summer Drinking with Les Vignobles Foncalieu
Fresh Tastes from the Languedoc As the weather tempts us with the promise of summer I’ve been starting to eat outdoors as much as possible; firstly, to be able to socialise under lockdown rules but secondly because food and drink always seem to taste better al fresco. We were asked to review 3 bottles of […]
Pairing Palo Cortado Sherry with British Artisan Food
Anyone for Sherry and British Tapas? Lockdown has been the perfect opportunity for the writers at London-Unattached to ponder some of the deeper questions in life. For instance, what British produce would make the perfect accompaniment for a glass of sherry or even what would make great British tapas? In the lead up to Mother’s […]
A Low-Alcohol Gibson Cocktail with New London Light
Low Alcohol Classic Cocktails – The Gibson The no-alcohol and low-alcohol spirit market has been hotting up recently with lots of exciting new products coming to market. ‘New London Light’ (NLL) from the Salcombe Distilling Co. launched in the autumn of 2020 and has just been declared the winner of the 2021 People’s Choice Spirits […]
French Date Night – A Valentine’s Menu
Avoid “une loterie d’amour” with our French Date Night Menu There’s nothing more romantic than zipping over to Paris on the Eurostar for a Valentine’s date with your significant other. But we can’t do that at the moment… Putain! So on February 14th, we will all be downing a couple of Valium, searching for our […]
A British Date-Night Menu with Hambledon Classic Cuvée and Langham Wine Estate Rosé 2017
No sex please, we’re British! Since restaurants are shut at the moment and it’s impossible to sweep your beloved off to Paris for a romantic staycation, here at London Unattached we are providing you with three internationally themed date-night menus just in time for Valentine’s day with matched wines. This is the first in the […]
Cherry Manhattan with Stambecco Amaro
The Love of Amaro – Cherry Manhattan Cocktail I had never heard of Stambecco before being asked to do this review. However, I am a big fan of Italian Amari, those bittersweet Italian herbal liqueurs that function as an after-dinner digestif, that allegedly help the digestion and ease your journey into the early hours. So […]
Namaaste Highgate – Review
Indian Street Food for Highgate Ladies With his restaurants Salaam Namaste in Bloomsbury and Namaaste Kitchen in Camden Town, chef-patron Sabbir Karim helped to create the new wave of Indian restaurants in London offering a lighter and more refined take on the subcontinent’s cuisine. His third London restaurant, Namaaste Highgate, situated in the heart of […]