A delight wrapped up in dough. Xi Home Dumplings Bay is a Chinese restaurant that also offers dumpling-making masterclasses led by its own chefs and its head chef. These dumpling making classes are a lovely way to spend an afternoon, where you can learn new skills and free yourself from the tyranny of Itsu freezer […]
Liu Xiaomian at The Stranded
Come for the beer, stay for the noodles. You can’t lose with noodles. A reliable staple across the world, whether hand-pulled, knife-cut, or extruded, slurping down a hearty bowl of noodle soup is scientifically proven to be good for the soul (well, it must be, mustn’t it?). New pub The Stranded is serving up the […]
The Hunger Games on Stage, Canary Wharf Troubadour
There is certainly anticipation awaiting this new lavish production of The Hunger Games, but are the odds in its favour? This is a big production with a proper emotional heart and an ever-apposite message. As a West End show outside of the West End, The Hunger Games is sure to help Canary Wharf become a […]
Sourdough Starter School – Bread Ahead
Homemade sourdough demystified A lot of us experimented with sourdough over lockdown, those long weeks stuck indoors, allowing a prime opportunity to start a new life in your airing cupboard. It can be quite daunting to manage the mercurial nature of that ancient balance of wild yeast and bacteria. Beginning the process of making your […]
Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs at Lightroom – A Journey Back 66 Million Years
Prehistoric Planet is clearly highly researched, complete with detailed explanations of the fossilisation process and an epic segment relating the ways convergent evolution helps scientists use modern-day animals to understand how these ancient ones would have lived.
Storehouse – Deptford
Storehouse is a new immersive theatre production tackling the modern issue of fake news, an insight that might do us all a world of good.
Joia at Art’Otel Battersea – Afternoon Tea
Bringing afternoon tea classics into the 21st Century Joia’s new afternoon tea offer at Art’Otel’s Battersea location is a suitably glam offer that hits all the right notes to create a recognisable but finessed product that doesn’t leave you feeling heavy and sluggish. The renovation of the Battersea Power Station area has been controversial to […]
Al Dente Angel – Fresh Pasta Stile Italiano
Roman pasta in a chic and modern package Freshly made pasta is the star in Angel where this contemporary take on pasta is warm unpretentious and inviting. Emerging from the UK’s longest escalator at Angel Station, Al Dente was immediately visible just a short road crossing away. Nestled next to a Blank Street Coffee, this […]
The Last Talisman – Sunday Roast
A Roast to Remember The Last Talisman on Bermondsey Street has been enticing diners with its closeup magic Saturday brunch and now they’ve added a Sunday lunch to their roster. Despite being an Asian fusion restaurant, this Sunday roast could not be more classic offering uncomplicated, well-made and hearty British classics in an elaborately decorated […]
8 at The Londoner
Bar food meets international chic Heading to a rooftop bar might not be your idea of a good time on a chilly November evening but wrapped up and ready for anything we headed up to 8 at The Londoner, right on Leicester Square. Being ushered to the back of the chic The Londoner hotel did […]