Anyone for Sherry and British Tapas? Lockdown has been the perfect opportunity for the writers at London-Unattached to ponder some of the deeper questions in life. For instance, what British produce would make the perfect accompaniment for a glass of sherry or even what would make great British tapas? In the lead up to Mother’s […]
A Low-Alcohol Gibson Cocktail with New London Light
Low Alcohol Classic Cocktails – The Gibson The no-alcohol and low-alcohol spirit market has been hotting up recently with lots of exciting new products coming to market. ‘New London Light’ (NLL) from the Salcombe Distilling Co. launched in the autumn of 2020 and has just been declared the winner of the 2021 People’s Choice Spirits […]
French Date Night – A Valentine’s Menu
Avoid “une loterie d’amour” with our French Date Night Menu There’s nothing more romantic than zipping over to Paris on the Eurostar for a Valentine’s date with your significant other. But we can’t do that at the moment… Putain! So on February 14th, we will all be downing a couple of Valium, searching for our […]
A British Date-Night Menu with Hambledon Classic Cuvée and Langham Wine Estate Rosé 2017
No sex please, we’re British! Since restaurants are shut at the moment and it’s impossible to sweep your beloved off to Paris for a romantic staycation, here at London Unattached we are providing you with three internationally themed date-night menus just in time for Valentine’s day with matched wines. This is the first in the […]
Cherry Manhattan with Stambecco Amaro
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 […]