The Love of Amaro – Cherry Manhattan Cocktail I had never heard of Stambecco before being asked to do this review. However, I am a big fan of Italian Amari, those bittersweet Italian herbal liqueurs that function as an after-dinner digestif, that allegedly help the digestion and ease your journey into the early hours. So […]
Namaaste Highgate – Review
Indian Street Food for Highgate Ladies With his restaurants Salaam Namaste in Bloomsbury and Namaaste Kitchen in Camden Town, chef-patron Sabbir Karim helped to create the new wave of Indian restaurants in London offering a lighter and more refined take on the subcontinent’s cuisine. His third London restaurant, Namaaste Highgate, situated in the heart of […]
Classic Negroni recipe with Cucielo Vermouth and The Outdoor Guide Gin
Cocktails with Personality – the Classic Negroni Vermouth, a fortified wine flavoured with a range of botanicals, was my introduction to the glorious world of alcohol. My grandfather, a sophisticated chap brought up in southern Europe and the Levant, would slip me a watered-down glass of red vermouth at the Sunday lunchtime table. The four-year-old […]
A Christmas Negroni, a selection of Christmas drink ideas and a dream cocktail trolley
Getting in the Christmas Spirit with Bacardi – The Christmas Negroni A couple of days ago I was lucky enough to take part in the fabulous online Virtual Bacardi Christmas Cocktail Showcase – a cocktail masterclass hosted by Bacardi’s brand ambassadors to celebrate their latest seasonal serves. Not only did this old dog learn a […]
Saintly Divine Desserts – Review and #Giveaway
Healthy Decadence in Dessert Form As we hurtle towards Christmas like a drunken Santa speeding down the outside lane of the M25 what are we to do about our lardy lockdown waistlines? With the world in a Covid crisis it seems positively churlish to hold back on the pleasures of life; but with trousers and […]
Franciacorta – the Italian answer to champagne
Lo Sparviere Brut Cuvée n.7 NV Franciacorta DOCG – Review I first became aware of Franciacorta, the deliciously deluxe Italian sparkling wine, on a wonderful trip for London Unattached to Lake Garda for the Fish and Chef gastronomic festival. Michelin starred chefs worked their magic with the lake fish and we toasted the chefs, the […]
Spa Valley Railway Fish & Chip Supper – Review
Steam Trains and Fish & Chips I’m a sucker for steam trains. Whether it’s Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard in Brief Encounter, Jenny Agutter crying out “Oh, my Daddy, my Daddy!” in The Railway Children or all-star versions of Murder on the Orient Express, it’s the sound, the steam and the almost animalistic character of […]
L’Artigiano – Review
Contemporary Italian Dining in Chelsea at L’Artigiano. As London restaurants grapple with ever-changing government restrictions and with the whole hospitality sector under threat, it is heartwarming to be able to report on a splendid new opening, L’Artigiano in the Fulham Road which needs to be supported. Restaurateur Leandro Longo hails from Puglia and has managed […]
Brilliant Indian Restaurant- Review
North Punjab Indian Restaurant with a Kenyan slant – That’s Brilliant! When a restaurant is called Brilliant it’s opening itself up for criticism. Fortunately, this famous Southall curry house, specialising in the cuisine of the North Punjab with a Kenyan slant, lives up to its name. I probably first went to Brilliant 30 years ago […]
A Tentative Restart for London Theatre – DEATH OF ENGLAND: DELROY.
Reopening The National Theatre and More. The loss of London’s theatre world during the COVID-19 Crisis has, for us at London-Unattached, had more of an impact on our vibrant city than anything else. Now things are slowly but surely beginning to open up again, albeit with a new normal. We’re cautiously optimistic and looking forward […]