Yoga on the Thames with the Red Paddle Company. I’ve spent a crazy amount of time out on various rivers and even oceans moving forwards by facing backwards – I row and scull and, as a sport, it has led me to some great adventures. But rowing isn’t just about purely going backwards fast. It […]
Late Summer Seasonal Vegetables
No allotment, no problem – seasonal vegetables from Turnips Borough Market Everyone knows Borough Market but, did you realise though that until relatively recently, June 27th 1998, the market was only wholesale. The 21st anniversary of the first ‘Warehouse Sales’ when the market was opened to the public was in June. While Fred Foster, the […]
From field to glass – the perfect journey to the Copper Rivet Distillery
The Circle of Life for Dockyard Gin Do you think about how your gin is made when you’re sipping a lovely G&T on a warm summer’s day? Aside from trying to identify the botanicals used, other than juniper which is a given, I have to admit to not giving it a lot of thought. I […]
QUEENS Skate, Dine and Bowl – Review
Dead hippies, bowling and skating on thin ice in Queensway I wasn’t allowed to go bowling when I was a kid. It was something viewed with suspicion by the fun police in my family along with ITV, comics and fizzy drinks. I did manage to sneak out and go ice-skating a couple of times as […]
Arboretum and the LIBRARY, central London members’ clubs
Arboretum and the LIBRARY – unique members’ clubs in the West End of London Looking for somewhere to work when you are up in town? Somewhere to meet up with colleagues? Or even a place to stay the night that feels a little more like home than a business hotel. Here are a couple of […]
The Young Victoria at Kensington Palace
Growing up the Kensington Way – the Young Victoria. Kensington Palace is perhaps best known for its connection with Diana, Princess of Wales. She lived there through her marriage and even after her divorce from Prince Charles. William and Harry grew up there and knew it very much as their home. But, this year marks […]
Chilean Wine Tasting – Summer 2019
Chilean Wines – Cabernet Sauvignon and beyond! Chile has one of the most extraordinary geographies of any country on our planet. it stretches like a razor clam 4000 kilometres southwards on a coastal strip running from the dry northern climes of the Atacama desert down to the icy landscapes of Antarctica, sandwiched between the Andes […]
Kew Gardens – The Royal Botanical Gardens London
Discover Kew’s Historic Botanical Gardens and Royal Palaces Growing up in West London, the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew has long been one of my favourite haunts. Would it be indiscreet to recall the old turnstiles into which visitors deposited tuppence for entry?! Perhaps… In any case, the beautiful gardens and a plethora of rare […]
Summer Bars Where You Can Enjoy the Sun
Al-Fresco Bars in London. Perhaps 2019 hasn’t been the best summer for the weather. But, when the sun DOES shine, it seems to be doing so with a vengeance – the highest ever temperature recorded in the UK the other day in Cambridge. So, it helps to be in the know – not left searching […]
M Young Chef of the Year with Bookatable and Champagne Pommery
Testing the Finalists – M Young Chef of the Year. It’s the last day today of the Young Chef of the Year competition – sixteen finalists have been battling it out, taking over the M Victoria kitchen and dining room to cook a four-course menu for paying guests. I was lucky enough to go along […]