The Gun Docklands – Great Food and a Fantastic Riverside Setting: I have to say that we were really looking forward to lunch at the Gun; we have friends living in Docklands, this part of London, and we have been there several times for the annual Carolling event, which comes complete with Dickensian Carol Singers […]
Latitude 2018 – Diary and reflections
Latitude 2018 – Day One We arrived in Suffolk in lovely weather this year. Walked the back roads from our farm to the festival, it was very quiet away from the main roads. Spotted the signature pink Latitude sheep looking very warm. We briefly saw “And you will know us by the trail of dead”, […]
The Mother of all pizzas comes to Battersea
Via Copenhagen! Mother Restaurant. The original Mother pizza restaurant is based in the trendy meat-packing district of the Danish capital and has, over the past 10 years, obtained quite a bit of a cult following – particularly for their signature sourdough pizzas made with purified seawater. Mother London opened their pizzeria on the banks of […]
The Loire Valley comes to the heart of London
Loire Valley Rosé Wine Barbecue Pairings: This summer has been unbelievably wonderfully warm, and London has been revelling in the heat with everyone trying to find places to eat and drink outside. We were able to combine these pleasures at a rosé wine barbecue dinner at Jimmy’s BBQ Club on the Southbank hosted by Loire Valley wines. […]
Looking forward to joining the Lost Boys at Neverworld
Neverworld Festival Preview: Festival season is well and truly underway, and what an amazing summer we’ve had for it, memories of knee-deep mud in previous years are long vanquished (well, nearly!). Neverworld is a unique festival that was once called ‘LeeFest’ and has been running since 2006 when founder Lee Denny’s parents went on holiday and […]
Latitude – the excitement is building
Latitude Summer Festival 2018 It seems ages ago that I started planning for Latitude, and now it’s just around the corner. In previous years I’ve only been able to go on a day ticket, but this year we are there all weekend, which really opens up so many more opportunities to experience the festival to […]
Making the most of New York City with CityPASS
Top Sights in New York City with CityPASS Last year a very good friend asked if we’d like to accompany him to New York City for his 50th birthday; it didn’t take too much thinking about. I’d been about 12 years ago but had my 12-year-old son with me at that time, so I didn’t […]
La Ferme Primrose Hill – Restaurant and Champagne Bar
Venturing North of the River – La Ferme Primrose Hill I’m a South London gal through and through; exploring North London sometimes feels like a bit of an adventure. In all the years that I’ve been going to gigs in Camden, I didn’t realise how close this very pretty and chi-chi area was to Chalk […]
Mac and Wild – a taste of Scotland in London
Scottish Food in London – Mac and Wild I’ve recently returned from a few wonderful days in Scotland visiting Loch Ness and the Isle of Skye; admiring the beautiful scenery, enjoying the soft light, long days, doing a little walking and eating some lovely food. So a trip to Mac and Wild, a Scottish Restaurant […]
Chelsea Flower Show – heralding the start of the summer
A Preview of RHS Chelsea Flower Show: There are occasions when writing for London Unattached really does allow us to enjoy fantastic events. Being able to attend the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on Press day is one of them. I had attended the show several times previously with my mother, but on members/public days the […]