Ampersand Hotel – Science Afternoon Tea I suspect I am nothing more than a big kid at heart. Revisiting the Ampersand Hotel for afternoon tea recently with friend and Theatre specialist Natalie York, we both looked at the menu – and despite the thirty year gap both decided that we should order the ‘Science Afternoon […]
Casa Malevo – Diego Jaquet’s Cocina Argentina
Casa Malevo London and a taste of Fernet Branca: Casa Malevo is the older brother of Zoilo – a fabulous Argentinian restaurant in Marylebone I reviewed when it first opened last year. I was told that the style of cookery at Casa Malevo was quite different – Zoilo is a modern take on Argentinian food […]
The View from the Shard
London Highlife – The Shard Opens: I’m leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it’s not raining Groucho Marx The Shard opens its doors to the public on 1st February 2013. Visitors will be treated to an unparalleled view of London, from 244m, the highest vantage point from any building in […]
Good-time Gal goes to Goodman
Goodman NY Steak in London via Russia: OK…my birthday, but a working lunch. So, not worth going to one of those white linen places where you sit watching and then eating perfect works of art. We were going to be talking business…and really what we needed was a restaurant where we could eat something hearty […]



