Caffeine Charged Alternative to Afternoon Tea – High Coffee at the Intercontinental: I do love afternoon tea. But, with a few friends who would rather die that imbibe even the finest silver tipped jasmine, the Intercontinental’s High Coffee seems like an excellent idea. With my own bean to cup coffee machine, I’ve come to love […]
Only the Best – Champagne for Champions and Kings
Learning about Mumm Cordon Rouge Champagne in Reims: There was a sense of anticipation when we arrived in Reims at the House of Mumm. Our invitation – to learn more about how the ‘Chef de Cave’ blends still wines to create those magic bubbles – had taken us across the Channel to the heart of […]
Mad Hatter’s Afternoon Tea – Sanderson London
Mad Hatter’s Afternoon Tea at Sanderson London: Although there are a few variations on the ‘Mad Hatter’s Afternoon Tea’ going round London, the one that perhaps caught the public imagination was the original version at Sanderson London. Despite sometimes feeling as if I’ve eaten every possible afternoon tea in London, I somehow managed to miss […]
Taj St James Court – Dinner and Champagne
Laurent Perrier Champagne Flight and Dinner at Bistro 51, Taj St James’ Court Perhaps you’ve noticed the little red spoon symbol on the bottom of some of my restaurant reviews? They are spoonback, an indication that a snippet of my review is on a bigger restaurant rating website. I’ve been posting quite a few […]
Champagne and Fromage in Greenwich
Whistlestop Lunch in Greenwich at Champagne & Fromage: I had great intentions to spend some time in Greenwich. It’s somewhere I haven’t been for many, many years and somewhere that is often overlooked by visitors to London. On the map it looks just a little far away from the centre of town. Once upon a […]
Review: Champagne & Fromage in Brixton
Champagne & Fromage – French Bubbles in Brixton Village: I first came across Champagne & Fromage when I discovered the pop-up in Covent Garden. I’d never really thought about the concept of Grower Champagne but once I’d listened to an empassioned co-owner and founder Stefano Frigerio, I was hooked. Grower champagnes are champagnes made by […]
The New Angel
The New Angel in Notting Hill – Laurent-Perrier Champagne Tasting There are events that it would seem churlish to turn down and a last minute invite to a tasting menu matched to Laurent-Perrier champagne is just that sort. As it happens, my diary was free, I have a new, probably unsustainable plan to only accept […]
Champagne and Fromage – Brixton Village
Taking Champagne to Brixton. Perhaps the most happening food-centric market in London at the moment is at Brixton. Londoners love edgy, uncommercialised places where they might just have found something special before their friends. And if Borough Market is so last year now then Covent Garden is just another tourist trap. Head South to Brixton […]
Perrier-Jouët at The Magazine, Hyde Park
A Celebration of Champagne Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque Edition Premiere 2007 – Lunch at The Magazine: There are events which are unmissable. Any vintage champagne launch will come high on my personal hit-list while Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque goes right to the top, partly because this champagne house is about so much more than the drink itself. It […]
Bollinger and Boisdale Belgravia
Champagne Bollinger and Boisdale Belgravia Dinner: It’s not often I get invited to an exclusive members only champagne dinner. And, having been to Boisdale in Canary Wharf and Bishopsgate, I was really looking forward to trying the third Boisdale. There are events at all the Boisdale venues ranging from wine and whisky tastings through to […]