Fine Art in Food at The Rosewood Hotel: One of my first jobs in London was based on High Holborn so I remember when The Rosewood Hotel was home to Pearl Assurance Company. I had a definite case of Office Envy – I did work in Financial Services but our location was nothing like as opulent. Designed […]
Photo London with an exclusive lunch at The Delaunay
Photo London and the Delaunay: I love Christopher Corbin and Jeremy King’s restaurants. There is an old-world professionalism about them that that makes me deeply happy. They take classic European models mediated through a contemporary London lens and have created a series of great rooms with an individual sense of style and an energy, furnishing […]
The Delaunay Pre-Theatre Dinner
Pre-Theatre Dining at the Delaunay: The Delaunay is an excellent choice for a pre-theatre dinner partly due to its location on the corner of Aldwych and Drury Lane. Both streets are in the centre of London’s West End theatre district and most venues are but a short walk from the restaurant. As luck would have […]
Pre-Theatre Dining at Le Restaurant de PAUL
Perfect Pre-Opera Dining at Paul, Covent Garden Many years ago I was strolling through the elegant streets of Lille and come across a PAUL bakery. It was clearly a local business and there was nothing like it in the UK at the time; that mix of the rustic and the sophisticated that the French do […]
Palm Court Brasserie: Pre-theatre menu
Pre-Theatre Dining at Palm Court Brasserie: Those of you who like eating early in the evening are well placed to take advantage of one of London’s biggest bargains. The pre-theatre dining menus in many London restaurants are just a fraction of the price of the a la carte. So, if you are happy to eat […]
Bill’s Covent Garden
Day to night dining in comfort and style at Bill’s “Bill’s for breakfast!” is a cry often heard in our house at weekends. Our local branch has become our go-to-place when the family gathers and no one will take responsibility for producing a breakfast with the required amount of crispy bacon and pancakes, cooked to […]
Smith and Wollensky – An American Steakhouse in London
The Steakhouse to End all Arguments – Smith and Wollensky: With something of a dislike for crowded streets, my night-time route from Embankment Station to Covent Garden avoids as much of The Strand as possible and takes me along John Adam Street past The Adelphi Building. When I first worked in London, my boyfriend at […]
DIY Guacamole, Tequila and more at Cantina Laredo
Cantina Laredo – Mexican Magic: When London-Unattached was invited along to Cantina Laredo for an evening of Mexican food, I accepted enthusiastically, without actually checking what was happening the next day. Never have I been so relieved that I asked for the SECOND train out of St Pancras to Brussels. Even so, that kind of […]
Jar Kitchen – A new chef but the same old charm
Jar Kitchen Review (Permanently closed): A couple of years ago I went to a press preview of a new restaurant called Jar Kitchen in Covent Garden. It was a fun evening, the wine flowed, we ate endless dishes of wonderful food. And, we met the founders, two very passionate and enthusiastic women who had given […]
Lima Floral – a Peruvian Outpost in Covent Garden
Peruvian Supper at Lima Floral Covent Garden: A trip to the Summer Exhibition should be rounded off by dramatic, colourful food. Lima has long been on my wish list – although I’ve sampled their food at some of London’s food festivals, I’ve never actually had a full meal. And I do love Ceviche. So, […]