Cinnamon Kitchen goes South of the River: I’m a huge fan of Vivek Singh, I love his restaurants, and I love his cookbooks which enable me to try to reproduce his creative and innovative dishes at home. I also love Battersea, having lived there for 5 years in my late 20s/early 30s. So when the […]
Cathy by Cardboard Citizens at the Soho Theatre
Cathy – Soho Theatre London: Cathy is brought to the stage fifty years after Ken Loach and Jeremy Sandford’s groundbreaking seminal TV drama Cathy Come Home was broadcast on the BBC, a programme that shocked the nation with its brutal realism and its account of one family’s tragic descent into homelessness. This year is the […]
Darjeeling Express – a Supper Club comes Good
Comfort and Warmth at Darjeeling Express: I first met Asma Khan at a Supper Club showcase event at The School of Wok. A bubbly, charming lady, he’d brought along a whole series of Indian street food dishes for us to try. I can remember taking note and meaning to find my way to her supper […]
A weekend in Stratford-upon-Avon
Shakespeare’s England – Stratford-upon-Avon: The Warwickshire town of Stratford-upon-Avon must be one of the best places in the UK for a weekend break. I was there to find out more about Shakespeare’s England – explore Shakespeare’s birthplace, visit the renowned Royal Shakespeare Company and take in a play at The Swan Theatre. All this whilst […]
The Making of an Influencer
The Making (and Measuring) of an Influencer I’m probably not the most likely ‘influencer’ in the world. I started writing London-Unattached almost immediately after my mother died when I was already about twice the age of the popular you-tube and blogging stars. I had no ambition to join them – I just wanted to understand […]
Tabun Kitchen Soho – Review
The Bethlehem Oven in Soho – Tabun Kitchen The Fatet Jaj Chicken at Tabun Kitchen was quite the prettiest rice and chicken dish I’ve seen for a while. Delicious too – it’s a mix of shredded lemon chicken, rice, hummus sauce, chill, toasted pine nuts and sauteed garlic. Tabun kitchen is a Palestinian restaurant in […]
Pizza Express at Reading Oracle – a Classic Updated
Autumn Menu at Pizza Express Reading: One day a week at the moment, I work in Reading. And, since I get home to London rather late, I enjoy going for a meal on the way home. I’m busy exploring the restaurants in Reading – Giraffe and Zero Degrees for example. I’m trying both independent restaurants […]
Cinnamon Soho Summer Festival Terrace
Cinnamon Soho in Summer This summer Vivek Singh’s modern-Indian restaurant Cinnamon Soho has joined forces with ‘cocktail king’ Ryan Chetiyawardana, aka Mr Lyan, to launch a new ‘green’ Summer Festival Terrace Located in Carnaby Street’s vibrant Kingly Court, the space is attractively decked out with funky salvaged furniture and materials making the Summer Festival Terrace the eco-friendliest […]
A Bummel in Oxfordshire
A Bike Ride Around Oxfordshire. Guest post by Anna Van Leemputten: Three Men in a Boat, a tale of a journey along a river in a camping skiff, by three single young men, is one most have heard of, if not read. Written by Jerome K Jerome, it epitomises leisurely travel and the adventures that […]
Outlaw’s at the Capital – A Cornishman in London
Lunch at Outlaw’s at the Capital: I’ve known and loved Nathan Outlaw’s food since before I started writing London-Unattached. Not the City version though, the Nathan I first met was a loveable chef who was taking Cornwall by storm. Although he’d trained with Rick Stein, he’d left and set up his own restaurant, gaining a […]