Defeat lockdown lethargy with a weekly Virtual Pub Quiz from Inquizition. Two weeks into lockdown and a lot of us are really missing our pubs. With me, it’s not the beer (honestly!), it’s the regular weekly quiz down at The Earl Spencer on Merton Road. Their Wednesday pub quiz is one of the many around […]
Chateau Tooting – wine from south London? C’est bien vrai!
Ten years on The Urban Wine Company has a proud tradition of making wine in the capital Owning a vineyard and drinking wine made from your own grapes must be the ultimate middle-class fantasy. Although we can’t all be like Sting with our own Tuscan vineyard, many South Londoners with a back garden grapevine have […]
Introducing Stock’d Up – comforting, innovative dishes to enjoy at home
Stock’d Up – a new, little sister to Wandsworth’s superb London Stock restaurant offers a fab new takeaway menu Only open a few weeks before Covid-19 hit, London Stock had been slowly building its reputation for superb food and getting rave reviews from enthusiastic diners – including me (here). Situated in Wandsworth’s Ram Quarter, the […]
London Stock – Ram Quarter, Wandsworth – Review
A superb tasting menu offers seven steps to heaven ‘’Empyrean’’ is the highest part of heaven, thought by the ancients to be the realm of pure fire and there’s no better word to describe London Stock, a new restaurant in Wandsworth’s Ram Quarter. The cooking is heavenly and its young chefs are on fire, lighting […]
Land of my fathers, land of some exceptional food and drink – part two.
The Food Produce of Mid Wales. Here in Part Two of our tour, we’re looking at some of the best in chocolate, preserves and desserts from Mid Wales. In Part One we met some great Welsh producers of wine, beer and soft drinks too. Introduction. Food & Drink Wales are currently running a campaign to […]
Land of my fathers, land of some exceptional food and drink – part one.
Tour of Mid Wales – Wine, Beer and Soft Drinks from Wales. Introduction. In Part One of this tour, we’re looking at some of the area’s best in wine, beer and soft drinks. In Part Two we will meet some great producers of chocolate, preserves and desserts. Food & Drink Wales are again running a […]
The Lugger Hotel Portloe – offering the best of Cornwall
The best in Cornish hospitality and an unbeatable seaside location So close to the seaside that if you miss the front door you’ll end up in the sea, The Lugger Hotel sits right on the water’s edge in the heart of picturesque Portloe. Quaint and quintessentially Cornish, the village hugs the hillside as the road […]
Bar + Block Steakhouse Sutton
A new brand of contemporary steakhouses – Bar + Block. It can’t be denied that the casual dining environment in the UK these days is very sophisticated – we’re spoilt for choice with exotic cuisines from all around the world right on our doorsteps (or even delivered straight to our doorsteps). The opening of the […]
My Journey to Egypt – Jean-Francois Champollion
The fascinating record of Champollion’s only visit to Egypt Howard Carter spent many years in Egypt before making his name forever with the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb (and the wonderful things he found are currently on display at the marvellous exhibition Tutankhamun in London: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh). But he (or any other Egyptologist […]
Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh – this winter’s must see event
A hundred years on, Howard Carter’s discovery still grips the imagination. ‘’Yes, wonderful things!” Howard Carter’s reply to Lord Carnavon on that first look into Tutankhamun’s burial chamber has become as famous as the archaeologist himself. And 150 of the wonderful, beautiful, exquisite things he saw almost a hundred years ago are on display at […]