Kanishka – Sister States food comes to Mayfair. My love affair with Indian food is as strong as ever. Sometimes I’m more than happy with a well-cooked ‘traditional’ Northern Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi meal from a brightly lit café-style restaurant in Tooting. But at other times I really want to try something new and more refined. I […]
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 […]
JW Steakhouse Mayfair
JW Steakhouse, Grosvenor House Hotel Park Lane. Arriving early, I sat in the lobby of the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair for some 10 minutes, trying to reach my dining companion by phone. Eventually, I gave up and went into the restaurant, only to spot him sitting at the bar enjoying a cocktail. So, of […]
Palm Beach Casino in Mayfair – a safe bet for a great night out
‘’Faites vos jeux encore une fois’’ – Palm Beach Casino is back after a million pound makeover I blame James Bond. Think ‘’casino’’ and you probably think glamourous, exciting – and very exclusive. A place only for the super-rich and the super-gorgeous, all white dinner jackets and low-cut gowns. From the outside the Palm […]
Afternoon Tea at JW Marriott, Grosvenor House Hotel – Review
JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel – Anna’s Winter Afternoon Tea (invited press review) Who invented Afternoon Tea? No one really knows, but one legend is that Anna, the 7th Duchess of Bedford found that dining late in the evening would leave her feeling hungry. Tea, bread and cakes were served in her room and, ultimately, […]
An Historic Hotel on Park Lane London – Grosvenor House
Grosvenor House Hotel: A while ago I visited JW Steakhouse, one of the restaurants at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Loving the food, I was intrigued by the placement of an American style steakhouse in one of Park Lane’s leading London Hotels. A few weeks ago, I learnt more. Invited to tour the hotel and learn […]
Picasso: Minotaurs and Matadors
REVIEW OF PICASSO: MINOTAURS AND MATADORS. Guest Post by Deborah Tarrant: Set in the modern gallery space of the Gagosian, tucked away in a corner of Mayfair, the exhibition, in partnership with the artist’s grandson, Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, examines the intersection of Picasso’s bullfighting imagery with his mythological and biographical compositions of the 1930s. There are also […]
Sake No Hana Fine Japanese Restaurant Mayfair.
Japanese Feasting in Mayfair at Sake no Hana: Visiting Sake No Hana on the second day of January meant that I was in need of clean flavours. After 10 days of feasting the thought of another heavy meal was just too much. Which is why Japanese cuisine was just the ticket. Light and visually appealing, […]
Beavertown Beer and Pie Evening at the Windmill Pub, Mayfair
Say Cheers with Young’s Beer themed events this autumn The Windmill is a ‘proper’ pub in Mayfair, a stone’s throw from the shops around Oxford Circus. The evening we visited it was very busy with lots of happy post-work customers downstairs in the bar area. The Pie Room upstairs is available for private hire […]
Park Chinois’ New Talent Tuesday
Mayfair Musical Soirées at Park Chinois: There’s not much I like more than a night out in the West End with great food and drink alongside some live music.Park Chinois, Mayfair’s premier restaurant and musical entertainment venue, has recently launched an all-new music night – New Talent Tuesdays – which plays host to emerging artists in a […]