Inside, Anise or Al Fresco – the choice is yours at Cinnamon Kitchen. Do you wonder where to go for chilled-out drink or meal that’s close to the City of London, but that isn’t full of people in full-on party mode? Well if you are near Liverpool Street, you should consider stopping by at Anise […]
Opera on the River at High Timber
A Night at the Opera with Mark Milhofer and Hightimber Restaurant. You may know High Timber best for great South African wines and food. Biltong and droëwors, great steaks and malva pudding make my South African friends feel right at home. The Jordan family who are co-owners of the restaurant with Neleen Strauss our host, […]
High Timber and the Wines of Jordan, Stellenbosch
Lunch in the City at High Timber: An invitation to review High Timber coincided with spotting my friend Jeanne from Cooksister Instagramming from there. What better endorsement – I was super-keen to accept based on her obvious enthusiasm. I didn’t realise was that she’s something of a regular and a personal friend of Neleen, the […]
Enoteca Rabezzana – Review
The Wines and Kitchen of Enoteca Rabezzana. The literal translation of the word Enoteca is ‘wine repository’ and it refers to an establishment that showcases the products of wine producers from a particular area as well as serving local food. Rabezzana is a vineyard in the Monferrato area of Italy that has been producing wine since […]
The White Swan, Fetter Lane – Review
Pub, Restaurant and Chophouse, The White Swan, Fetter Lane. Once upon a time Fleet Street, Chancery Lane and Fetter Lane were dominated by journalists and newspaper workers. Traditional pubs and bars thrived with their custom, while the ‘other’ big employers in the area, the Inns of Law seemed less prevalent. What is now the White […]
The Lamb Tavern Bar and Dining Room – Leadenhall Market
Hearty food in historic Leadenhall Market. Gone are the days when most pubs in the City shut at 8 pm when the last stockbroker had headed back to Surrey via the Drain to Waterloo. The only choices in the mid-1980s seemed to be Dirty Dicks (still there) and City Limits wine bar (sadly no longer). […]
The Botanist – Broadgate Circle – Review
A lively night out in Liverpool Street. The Botanist – Broadgate Circle is perfectly positioned just around the corner from Liverpool Street Station for after-work, pre-commute drinks and dinner. This may be a modern building but a lot of work has gone into making The Botanist atmospheric. Dark wood and antique mirrored glass feature heavily […]
Eastcheap Records – Review
Vinyl Heaven at Eastcheap Records in the City. With vinyl now outselling CDs in the UK it seemed like an apposite time to review Eastcheap Records; but hang on aren’t record shops a thing of the past to be filed away with t Curly Wurly chocolate and phone boxes? Rocket Leisure have cleverly reinvented the […]
Sunday Brunch at Eastway at Andaz
Sunday Brunch – Andaz Liverpool Street: Over the past couple of years, there seems to have been an explosion of bars and restaurants catching onto the great American idea of the Sunday Brunch. One of the latest to do so is the Andaz Hotel at Liverpool Street, who’ve recently started serving it in their Eastway […]
Iberica Farringdon Review and Recipes
Traditional Spanish Food with a Twist in Farringdon: When I was contacted by Ibérica with a request to promote some of their Spanish recipes I rather unashamedly took advantage of the situation. Of course, I’d be happy to publicise their recipe collection if I got to try some of the food first. Of course, I […]