A little bit of Tuscany by way of West London: Having booked dinner for 6pm when the restaurant starts evening service, and, as someone who generally errs on the side of caution, I managed to arrive before Villa di Geggiano in Chiswick opened. Peering through the iron gates, I could see a Tuscan style vine […]
Barolsolo at Hayes Outdoors
Street entertainment comes to Hayes: Theatre and entertainment has come to the streets of Hayes this summer; it’s fun and its absolutely free. Hayes Outdoor is a specially created community initiative between Heathrow Community Trust and Watermans, it provides an exciting outdoor arts space in the heart of Hayes, a place where anyone and everyone […]
Brook Green Hotel, Hammersmith, London
West London Boutique Hotel Staycation When I was a teenager in the 1970s the Shepherds Bush Road meant one thing – the Hammersmith Palais. It was a fantastic old dance hall that doubled up as a venue both for the old-school Mecca dance bands, and as a rock’n roll venue immortalised in the title of The […]
Bell Square Hounslow- exciting outdoor arts events in West London
SUR MESURE: FILLAGE ‘By the sea is where you find it; You know what you seek.’ Last year I was able to indulge my passion for theatre and the arts as a blogger in residence for Bell Square in Hounslow, which has an exciting outdoor space that has been hosting an arts festival since 2014. […]
International Theatre Comes to Hounslow
Cia Ignifuga – A House is Not A Home – Bell Square: Walking into Hounslow’s’ Bell Square on Saturday night, I was immediately drawn to the large transparent house, which looked rather out of place in this very ordinary looking square. However, the people of Hounslow are becoming more accustomed to strange events transforming their […]
The Playground Theatre – New Fringe Theatre in West London
West London’s Latest Venue: An exciting new fringe theatre in West London is opening its doors to the public in October this year. The Playground Theatre is a converted bus depot right in the heart of a diverse community on Latimer Road, North Kensington, with neighbouring Ladbroke Grove on one side and Westfield and Shepherds Bush […]
Dining at Vicino, Chelsea
Bravissimo at Vicino: The prospect of sampling a 10-course tasting menu of home-cooked Italian Cuisine is one worth going hungry for. Yyou just know, without any semblance of doubt, that you will be travelling home sated…and this one certainly didn’t disappoint. Vicino Restaurant, opened in 1987, has had multiple plaudits bestowed on both food and […]
Khushi Nepalese Restaurant Review
Khushi Nepalese – Happy Dining in Boston Manor: Khushi, apparently, means ‘Happy’ in Nepalese and the team at the eponymous restaurant do their best to reflect that in the way their restaurant operates. I was *almost* very late joining my friends for dinner last week, the Picadilly line came to a standstill a few stops […]
Vindinista Acton
Small Plates and Special Wines at Vindinista: Vindinista is an intimate neighbourhood wine bar situated in an up and coming area of Acton. It showcases small artisan producers and grapes, styles and regions that take are often unexpected but worth investigating. Owned by wine expert and blogger Paola Tich with a sister business, Off Licence […]
A Winter Walkabout Wine Tasting With Roberson
Roberson Wines-Seasonal Wine Tasting in West London: My last visit to the Roberson offices was to explore London Cru, a production of artisan wine in London using grapes shipped from France. At the time Roberson was practically on my door-step – opposite my local. Sometimes though, we simply don’t see what it on our own […]