Wine Classes at WSET – the Expert’s Choice I’ve always been slightly in awe of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET global). It’s the largest global provider of wine and spirits qualifications offering beginner to expert courses in wine, spirits and sake through Approved Programme Providers across the world for enthusiasts and professionals. All […]
Vegetarian buffet at Tibits Bankside
Tibits Vegetarian Dining in Style: Guest post by Peter Edwards (AKA The Veggie Man) As a long-standing vegetarian, I was excited by the prospect of choosing from over 40 dishes at the Tibits Bankside vegetarian buffet. Located on lively Southwark Street, this is the second London outpost for this Swiss culinary concept. Tibits was founded […]
Serious Wine Tasting – Wine & Spirit Education Trust
Wine Tasting at WSET: Many places offer wine tasting of one sort or another, but the chance to do a wine tasting course at the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) was a bit special. Rather than just sipping and saying nice thing, the WSET course is a chance to really learn about wine and […]
Le Tea en Rose at Sofitel St James – Where You Can Eat The Flowers
Chelsea Flower Show Afternoon Tea – Sofitel St James: To celebrate the 2014 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Sofitel St James have created their own special afternoon tea – Le Tea en Rose, served in their own Rose Lounge. I was lucky enough to be invited along to preview the event. Sofitel London St James is […]
Easter Afternoon Tea at The Gilbert Scott #VictorianEaster
Charlotte Cory Inspired Easter Afternoon Tea at The Gilbert Scott: The wonderful building that houses St Pancras Station, the St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel and fine dining restaurant The Gilbert Scott has been a personal landmark for me since I first moved to London. Facing out to Euston road, I would walk past the Victorian […]
The Art of Bread – Maroush Bakehouse
Maroush Bakehouse Earls Court During that quiet period between Christmas and New Year (well quiet for those of us without children on holiday!), I took the opportunity to check out a new Bakehouse that has opened just a few minutes walk from where I live. Now, the name did sound familiar and I realised later […]
Cooking from Tuscany with Anna Binni
Learning to Cook Food From Tuscany: When I was offered the chance to meet and learn to cook with Anna Binni, I jumped at the opportunity. I do love food from Italy, especially Tuscany and I’ve always been curious about how the dishes I enjoy in restaurants and bars are really prepared. Sometimes it’s a […]
The Real Greek Moussaka
The Real Greek is a group of restaurants in London serving authentic Greek food. The first restaurant opened in Hoxton and since then the group has changed hands a couple of times and expanded so that there are now seven restaurants in London including one in each of the Westfield Shopping Centres. I was invited […]
Bocca Di Lupo Soho
Bocca Di Lupo – How to abort a Soho Gastro Tour My foodie friend decided I needed some education into the ‘new’ Soho and we planned a happy afternoon tour of some of the more fashionable places that had popped up since I last worked in central London and ate out regularly. The idea was […]