How to save Penguin paperbacks from extinction? Perform them naked whilst wearing flippers Run, don’t waddle, to feeding time at the zoo: two months of this literary lunacy has arrived from Edinburgh to Victoria. An evening commencing with full-frontal nudity, bum-blown smoke farts and cheeky penile wobbling isn’t my husband’s usual Friday night entertainment, but […]
Guanabana Restaurant, Camden
Caribbean-style ‘Island Roast’ with jerk gravy livens up Sunday roast Guanabana’s Island Roast draws quite the crowd! As we attempted to roll home in our jerk-gravy-induced daze, there was a hungry queue forming on the pavement. The Island Roast is served both Saturdays and Sundays; we had arrived straight after opening on Sunday lunchtime. I […]
Walking in Berlin: Tiergarten and Schöneberg
Victory Column Views, Shopping and ‘Cabaret’ Berlin’s Tiergarten’s main avenue has the Brandenburg Gate at one end and the Siegessäule Victory Column at the other. It is not unlike The Mall in London; although the dense woodland of the Tiergarten is more like a forest than a park. On our second day walking in Berlin, […]
Bayeux Tapestry Afternoon Tea at The Montague
A Champagne afternoon tea of sandwiches, cakes and scones beside the British Museum The Montague on The Gardens could barely be closer to the British Museum, so it is a perfect spot to enjoy a traditional afternoon tea before seeing the Bayeux Tapestry. Whether you’ve got a ticket to this popular exhibition or not, you […]
Cô Thành, Vietnamese Food in Covent Garden
Street Food Menu Inspired By Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Lunch Lady’ Vietnamese restaurant, Cô Thành in Covent Garden aims to channel the food and energy of ‘The Lunch Lady’, Nguyen Thi Thanh, as featured on Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations show in 2009, and who inspired foodie travellers to seek out her Asian street food for themselves. The […]
Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy, Stratford East
Ava Pickett’s latest play starring Michelle Dockery Although Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy is billed as a conflict between two female friends, there is much more to rising playwright Ava Pickett’s dynamic follow up to her award-winning 1536. With feisty dialogue in a domestic Essex sitting room, it’s like a modern Abigail’s Party except there’s […]
One day in Berlin: Tempelhof, the DDR Museum and TV Tower
Exploring Berlin by U-Bahn, Boat and Tram with a teenager Berlin in August was a revelation. Not pristine, not empty, but somehow calmer than London in peak tourist season. It felt tidy and organised, with well designed infrastructure. With many Germans on holiday, Berlin felt spacious, with lower levels of traffic and more green space […]
Towering Thames Views at Coppa Club
A London Bridge lunch at Coppa Club looking over the river I’ll admit that in my enthusiasm to review Coppa Club, I anticipated sitting in the pods by the Tower of London. In fact, Coppa Club boasts two branches overlooking Tower Bridge, and it was my pleasure to review their London Bridge branch, a few […]
Mr Fogg’s Market Tavern
Nostalgic Pub Food in Covent Garden Covent Garden Market has as many bars and restaurants as shops these days, and lurking at one end of the lower courtyard is Mr Fogg’s Market Tavern. It’s dark and intimate inside with hidey-hole booth seating; one might almost be inside the galleon of a pirate ship. It was […]
The Ivy Chelsea Garden
Golden Summer Dining at The Ivy on King’s Road What could be nicer than a long lazy lunch on a summertime terrace dappled with sunshine, catching up with an old friend? Time slips past before you realise you’ve spent three hours dining at The Ivy Chelsea Garden. Much like Titanic (the film), the first half […]