London Design Festival Cocktail Menu at Lyaness When you’re invited along to Ryan Chetiyawardana’s new bar Lyaness, which is situated within The Sea Containers Building on the South Bank, accepting is a no brainer for any cocktail lover like me. The multi-award-winning Ryan Chetiyawardana AKA Mr Lyan is the man behind the celebrated White Lyan […]
Granger & Co King’s Cross
Eating Down Under in King’s Cross There are restaurants in London I’ve intended to try for as long as they have been open. Granger & Co opened its first restaurant here way back in 2012 and, like any self-respecting Antipodean, surfed happily on the brunch trend and was part of the inspiration for a new […]
Dine with Delita
Italian food in a jar In the burgeoning market of meal subscription schemes, Delita is a new kid on the block. Recently launched, the company sets out to bring gourmet Italian food to your home. Unlike many meal deliveries that package their products in plastic or, increasingly, compostable containers, Delita uses glass jars which the […]
Flower Arranging Class with Blooming Haus, London
Discovering New Covent Garden and arranging flowers like a pro! If you are anything like me, when someone presents you with a bouquet of flowers you find your ‘most user-friendly’ vase (the one where you can just bung everything in), lop a bit off the stems, fill the vase with water and sprinkle with the […]
Feragaia brings the taste of the wild into your glass
Non-Alcoholic Winter Cocktails with Feragaia. As someone who avoids alcohol wherever possible – a part-time teetotaller – I have tried many a non-alcoholic drink from beers to spirits which have rather dulled my own spirit. I am aware of the massive increase in the alcohol-free drinks market and agree that the quality of what is […]
Sunborn Hotel London – A Floating Hotel in Docklands
A staycation with a difference in the City Coming out of lockdown I am keen for an adventure again, to go somewhere new and do something different; with travel abroad still posing problems, a staycation is a perfect solution. Docklands is a forever changing landscape, with plenty of places to explore and amazing views along […]