Previewing the Chelsea Flower Show Brunch at Ritorno: I love Chelsea during the flower show. The local shops and businesses really get into the spirit of the event each year and the installations seem to be increasingly spectacular. Not only that, but there are floral-themed cocktails and menus, all in keeping with the beautiful flower […]
There’ll be a Blue Bird over…
Not the White Cliffs of Dover, but The Bluebird shiny newly refurbished restaurant on the King’s Road, Chelsea. The Bluebird may have started life as humble garage at the ‘wrong end’ of the King’s Road, but it’s now an elegant, modern, fashionable place to shop, eat, and drink. I doubt any part of the King’s […]
The Painted Heron – A Local Curry House, Chelsea Style
Stylish Local Indian Made in Chelsea – The Painted Heron: There are parts of London which are so exclusive the lack of a local underground station is totally irrelevant. Residents here take taxis (the black cab sort) or have a private driver when they travel. And, they have the Painted Heron on their doorstep when […]
Eating at the Imperial – Chelsea
The Imperial – a Chelsea Fine Dining Pub: Along the Fulham end of the Kings Road used to be something of a no-mans-land. When I first moved to West London, some fifteen years ago, you certainly wouldn’t go there for a night out, or even shop. But, it’s an area which has become increasingly up-market […]
A Quick Trip round Chelsea Flower Show 2016
Chelsea Flower Show 2016: One of the first events of the London Season, Chelsea Flower Show heralds summer with spectacular floral displays right in the heart of London. This stunning installation, not of ‘real’ flowers but of knitted poppies, creates a red-carpet effect right the way up to the entrance to Chelsea Hospital itself and […]
Duke of York Square Revisited
Discoveries and Dinner in Duke of York Square Chelsea: Although I shop regularly at Duke of York Square (it’s almost opposite Peter Jones, a haven of middle-class domesticity), I’ve never been in Taschen. I love books, but I also love having time to browse and usually when I am in Duke of York Square I’m […]
Benihana Wagyu Beef and Sake promotion
Benihana Menu Launch: Benihana has launched a new Wagyu Beef Festival menu and it’s been worth waiting for, trust me on this! Wagyu (pronounced Wag-goo, sounding like Ragu) is some of the best quality beef you can buy. As such it usually commands a justifiably high price, but Benihana has managed to bring together a fabulous […]
Dinner at Gallery Mess for Duke of York’s Square
Gallery Mess and More in Sloane Square: Londoners have travelled to Sloane Square for as long as I can remember. Peter Jones, that bastion of middle class essentials, sits on one corner, The Royal Court Theatre is opposite. Next door, the ill-fated Oriel Restaurant has been replaced by a very similar offering from The Colbert […]
World’s End Market – King’s Road
The World’s End Market Restaurant and a Walk Down Memory Lane: I was not the sort of teenager who would sneak out of my dorm to go and see the Sex Pistols at the Haymarket in Leicester. Far too shy, I idolised those girls in my year who did just that and never seemed to […]
Eelbrook Restaurant – Review
Eelbrook Restaurant Fulham I was recently invited for a bloggers dinner at Eelbrook, a new restaurant perched on the corner of Eel Brook Common not far from Fulham Broadway. The whole area has smartened up considerably since the pre-yuppy late 70s when I used to play in bands next to the station at The Golden Lion pub. In […]