A Soho Nightclub and Restaurant with Style – Opium London: (invited press review) Opium London is a brand new restaurant and nightclub in Soho’s Rupert St from the Costa Este Group – recently awarded ‘Best Nightlife Business Group 2018’ by The International Nightlife Association – so they should know what they are doing! There are […]
Yamato at The Peacock Theatre- Review
Japanese Taiko Drumming in London – Yamato: Even if you don’t know the name, you’ve probably all heard Japanese taiko drumming. It’s that massive hollow drum sound used in fantasy film soundtracks when the ‘final battle’ is about to commence. Of course in the movies, the drums have actually been played by orchestral percussionists called […]
Thai Square Fulham – Review
A Touch of Thai in Fulham at Thai Square: (invited press review) The Thai Square group of restaurants started in 1996 with the opening of their branch in the Strand. They now have 13 restaurants in all, mostly in London alongside Windsor and St Albans, all combining the same offer of delicious Thai food served […]
Vintry & Mercer – DND and Mercer Roof Terrace reviews
Vintry & Mercer Boutique Hotel, City of London: (invited press review) Vintry & Mercer is a brand new boutique hotel on Garlick Hill in the City of London from the same group who own South Kensington’s The Ampersand Hotel (which I reviewed recently). I’ve now been invited to their cocktail bar DND (Do Not Disturb) […]
The Nadler Covent Garden – Review
Covent Garden Staycation at The Nadler: (invited press review) Suddenly the future has arrived! Folding phones and self-driving cars are everywhere (nearly) so how will the hotel sector respond to this brave new world? I’ve been invited to review The Nadler, Covent Garden, a brand new urban boutique hotel that sits on the corner of […]
Tartuffe at the National Theatre – Review
Molière’s Tartuffe re-imagined, National Theatre, London: John Donnelly’s new version of Tartuffe, Molière’s 1664 comedy, showing now at the Lyttelton, is a contemporary morality tale, stripping away the hypocrisy of both the political left and the right, attacking neo-liberalism as much as the radical pretensions of contemporary art and taking a pop at pretty […]
Burger and Lobster Leicester Square – Review
Burger and Lobster: Hailing from the same group as the Goodman steak Restaurants and Zelman Meats, Burger and Lobster feels as if has been around forever. I remember the excitement surrounding the opening of the original Mayfair branch of Burger and Lobster a few years ago. It was the place to be seen and we are all […]
Great Guns Social – Review
A Convivial Evening at Great Guns Social: Just a hop and a skip from Borough tube is Great Guns Social, a self-styled ‘creative hub and restaurant’. Located in a stylishly converted pub on the Southwark Bridge Road, Great Guns Social is renown for hosting a rolling programme of restaurant pop-up residencies curated by chef Maria Elia. If like […]
Review – Arthur Miller The Price, Wyndham’s Theatre
The Price by Arthur Miller – London West End Arthur Miller’s 1968 play The Price is the story of two estranged brothers and how their underlying conflicts play out as they try to sell off their late father’s chattels 16 years after his death. Miller mines his own experience as the son of a businessman who lost […]
Enoteca Rabezzana – Review
The Wines and Kitchen of Enoteca Rabezzana: The literal translation of the word Enoteca is ‘wine repository’ and it refers to an establishment that showcases the products of wine producers from a particular area as well as serving local food. Rabezzana is a vineyard in the Monferrato area of Italy that has been producing wine since […]