Mediterranean Dining in Knightsbridge Lockdown has been such a nightmare for the restaurant trade. Stylish new Mediterranean restaurant MY&SANNÉ was only open for a week before it had to close, reopening in mid-May to a slew of good reviews. It’s on the Old Brompton Road just a hop and a skip from the bouji boutiques […]
Oxo Tower Restaurant – Summer Menu
Three-course set menu with a Beluga Noble Russian Vodka cocktail There is something rather special about dining at Oxo Tower Restaurant. Whether you are sitting inside or out on their lovely ivy strewn terrace boasts a panoramic vista over the Thames, with a stunning view of St Paul’s and the Post Office Tower to name […]
Hotel Paradiso by Lost in Translation Circus – Review
Hotel Paradiso at The Underbelly Festival After months of Covid misery and being starved of live performance I couldn’t wait to go along to the Underbelly Festival, which this year is centrally located in Cavendish Square just off Oxford Street. I was going to see Hotel Paradiso performed by Lost in Translation, one of the […]
The Phoenix at Westfield – Review
New Street Food venue in West London The Phoenix is West London’s exciting new street food and cocktail venue! Apart from great food, they are also hosting a busy roster of DJs, live music and entertainment with quizzes, comedy, singles nights and dancing taking place throughout the week. The Phoenix is situated in Ariel Way, […]
Billionaire Boy – Garrick Theatre, West End – review
Billionaire Boy by David Walliams Bestselling children’s author David Walliams has a string of successful stage productions behind him including the RSCs fabulous production of The Boy in the Dress and the award-winning Gangsta Granny which took the West End by storm in 2017. Now the Birmingham Stage Company have brought David Walliams’s second adaptation […]
From Broadstairs to Ramsgate, Isle of Thanet
Following in Dickens’ Footsteps – From Broadstairs to Ramsgate My trip to Thanet began in Margate where I spent a fantastic couple of days, Next, my travels took me just a few miles down the coast to Broadstairs and Ramsgate. It was my first time visiting both of these Georgian and Victorian resorts which sit […]
All About Margate – The Isle of Thanet
Margate – things to do, where to stay, and places to eat Have you noticed that lots of people are upping sticks and heading to the Isle of Thanet? Thanet is at the very edge of the Garden of England, Margate, Broadstairs, and Ramsgate, three lovely Georgian and Victorian resorts, each with its own distinctive […]
IT London – Review
Italian Fine Dining in Mayfair If like me you’ve been wondering what happened to all the beautiful people over lockdown, they all seemed to have re-emerged a few nights ago when we went to review IT London. The 100-cover Mayfair restaurant opened in 2019 in what had been an art gallery in Dover Street. It […]
Los Mochis – Review
A Pan-Pacific Restaurant and Bar in Notting Hill Gate Los Mochis is a new pan-Pacific restaurant and bar in Notting Hill ‘mixing Mexican spirit with Japanese elegance, Mexican art and design with Japanese coolness and Mexican flavours with Japanese techniques’. I’m familiar with Nikkei cuisine, the Japanese-Peruvian culinary fusion that has become popularised in London […]
Pinkster Spritz
A low calorie, low alcohol gin spritz With summer finally here, it’s the perfect weather for winding down the day with an early evening Gin and Tonic in the garden. But lately, I have been trying to reduce my alcohol consumption, whilst also trying to avoid piling on the pounds. So, I was really pleased […]