Scotland’s Six by Nico makes it to London. One of those restaurants with a reputation that goes before it, Six by Nico is a popular concept, born north of the border. With the original restaurant from Nico Simeone in his home city of Glasgow, there are now sister restaurants in Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester and Liverpool. […]
Mr Fogg’s House of Botanicals – Review
A herbaceous bottomless Saturday brunch in Fitzrovia. Ic. Did you know that the book itself was inspired by the real round-the-world travels of the American writer and adventurer William Perry Fogg? Mr Fogg’s House of Botanicals has a pretty flowery awning and a striking doorway which is surrounded by a magnificent floral display. The interior is […]
by Chloe vegan food review
Vegan Food made easy – by Chloe. Originating in New York, by Chloe opened in London two years ago and such has been its success in the capital, it now has four branches – Covent Garden, Marylebone, Tower Bridge and the O2 Arena. It does what it says on the tin – it is vegan […]
Pied à Terre Restaurant Review
Pied à Terre Tasting Lunch review with BuyaGift. What’s your favourite ‘pick-me-up’ treat? A spa day? A posh afternoon tea? an indulgent lunch somewhere you’d never normally go? All of them work for me – and I love the fact that my friends and family can give me a voucher from BuyaGift with their idea […]
Dining with Mrs Dalloway
Almost Al-Fresco in Bloomsbury at the Dalloway Terrace: The upper-middle-class Bloomsbury set, an intellectual group was an informal network of artists, critics and writers who lived in Bloomsbury, WC1. One of the members, Virginia Woolf, was author of the novel Mrs Dalloway, who lends her name to the newly opened Dalloway Terrace. The book itself […]
Meraki Bar, Fitzrovia
Shhh…Meraki Bar (#Ad:Press Visit) Traversing Fitzrovia on a cold, dark April evening, you might easily miss this rendezvous, its facade blending quietly with neighbouring shops and offices. But located just around the corner from the eponymous restaurant, Meraki Bar in Foley Street has the buzz of a well-kept secret, whispered amongst the ‘Now’ people… Launched […]
Clifford’s Restaurant – Fetter Lane – Review
A crime not to try – Clifford’s Restaurant This is a place I know well of old. Fetter Lane, right in the heart of Legal Land was my stomping ground. Today it seems to have become even more focused on the world of law – the newspapers are almost all gone from nearby Fleet Street […]
Review: Hakkasan Hanway Place’s Weekend Brunch
Popular Dim Sum Sunday is now a brunch treat for the whole weekend For some, it’s London’s most famous Chinese restaurant but Hakkasan Hanway Place announces itself rather modestly for a restaurant which has so much to shout about. So I was delighted to be invited along to try the famous Hakkasan Weekend Brunch. Off […]
1947 London – North Indian Restaurant in Fitzrovia – Review
Elegant surroundings and exceptional food at 1947 London. In London’s constantly evolving restaurant world, new openings can easily go unnoticed. Not so 1947 London, a North Indian restaurant in the heart of Fitzrovia. Although the restaurant has a Charlotte Street address, the entrance is tucked away around the corner opposite the Rathbone Hotel and you […]
Arros QD – Review
Spanish Tradition and Innovation in Fitzrovia Quique Dacosta is a 3 Michelin gastronomic star in his native Spain. Lucky for us in this wet August with his new London restaurant Arros QD he has promised to bring ‘the warmth and theatricality of Valencian gastronomy’ to London. Sitting just behind Oxford St in Fitzrovia’s Eastcastle St, the restaurant […]