Game, Set, Match: Wimbledon Afternoon Tea at the Clermont Hotel Victoria Entering the lounge for afternoon tea at the Clermont Hotel in Victoria was a little like going into the parlour of one of the Bridgerton matriarchs: plush velvet lime-green and dusty-pink chairs, crystal chandeliers, and ornate fireplaces festooned with garlands of summer flowers. It […]
Saving Mozart at The Other Palace
Much has been dramatised about Wolfgang’s rivalry with Salieri, but Saving Mozart, a new musical with a limited run at The Other Palace Theatre, refreshingly focuses on Mozart’s relationships closer to home, starting with him as a child. Like many men who gained notoriety for their talents, he was initially inspired by a woman, or rather a girl to be accurate: his sister Nannerl, the original musical prodigy in the Mozart family.
Omar’s Place – Review
Passport to Pimlico Occasionally something takes you by surprise. When asked to review Omar’s Place, a Pimlico restaurant, I didn’t have any real sense of what it would be like. I knew that Mallorcan born chef Vicente Fortea had an impressive CV that includes three Michelin-Starred Arzak in San Sebastian and one Michelin-Starred Plat D’Or in Mallorca; […]
M RAW – Review
M RAW – Gluten Free dining in Victoria: When I was growing up in the 1960s Victoria was a bit of a no-mans land full of offices, dodgy hotels and The Army & Navy Store. There were certain things that could apparently only be bought at The Army & Navy Store and none of them […]
No. 11 Pimlico Road Review
Brunch at No. 11 – A sociable, healthy alternative for ladies who don’t have time for lunch: I’m something of an intermittent consumer of breakfast. When I am working from home I generally don’t bother – instead I often have a cup of coffee and perhaps have a snack at around 11am. But, if I’m […]
Gallery Mess – Sloane Square
Review of Gallery Mess: Finding good places to eat close to Galleries and shops is always useful. Gallery Mess is the restaurant attached to the Saatchi Gallery and, so named because of the military connection of the whole area (there are Barracks and Royal Hospital Chelsea just a few minutes away). The restaurant itself is […]
Mango Tree Thai Restaurant in Belgravia
Review: Mango Tree Thai Restaurant – Belgravia: Taking a drinks writer to a restaurant with a superb cocktail bar must be the diametric opposite of taking a pescatarian to an Argentinian restaurant. And so, having taken the Hedonist with me to Zoilo it was only right and proper that I should take Simon from by-invitation […]