Honey afternoon tea as St Ermin’s celebrates 350,000 honey bees in residence: When I first learnt of the bees on the roof of St Ermin’s Hotel it must have been around the time I started writing London-Unattached, in 2012. I can remember learning that it was all part of a programme to bring the bee […]
Say Cheese – Afternoon Tea at the Georgian House
Cheese Afternoon Tea and more at the Georgian House Hotel, Pimlico: I am definitely someone with a sweet tooth. And, I love a good afternoon tea, particularly the refined, dainty sort served in London’s top hotels. But, every so often something different comes along which sounds just perfect. A cheese afternoon tea. Wouldn’t you be […]
Jungle Book Dining Experience at St James’ Court, a Taj Hotel
Put a Tiger In Your Tank – St James’ Court, a Taj Hotel: I like the St James’ Court. A Taj group hotel it exudes old-fashioned luxury; they have a proper pianist playing and there is none of this nonsense where stick-thin young people swan around with ipads looking confused. I was a bit uncertain about what […]
M RAW – Review
M RAW – Gluten Free dining in Victoria: When I was growing up in the 1960s Victoria was a bit of a no-man’s land full of offices, dodgy hotels and The Army & Navy Store. There were certain things that could apparently only be bought at The Army & Navy Store and none of them […]
A Diwali Feast at the Cinnamon Club
Diwali at Cinnamon Club – til 4 November! I love this time of year (well, when it’s not wet!), there is something truly lovely about a crisp autumn day; a waft of bonfire smoke, the trees turning glorious colours, and not least a proper excuse to tuck into warm and spicy food. On top of […]
Low, Slow & Juke
An American Smokehouse in London – Low, Slow & Juke: In the unlikely setting of what used to be the Abbey Pub, somewhere in between Westminster and Victoria is Low, Slow & Juke, a Deep South Bar, decorated to look something like a colonial mansion from Gone with the Wind. From the same family who […]
Treated Like Royalty at St Ermin’s Hotel
Afternoon Royal Tea at St Ermin’s Hotel, St James’s: What better way to celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday than with a glass of fizz and an afternoon tea fit for royalty in the luxurious surroundings of St Ermin’s Hotel? I’ve visited St Ermin’s a few times but never for tea. Usually, I’ve been there to […]
Ametsa with Arzak Instruction
Basque Michelin Dining in London – Ametsa with Arzak Instruction at The Halkin: I’m in the process of planning a trip to San Sebastian and the Basque region. It’s a part of Spain well known for a concentration of excellent restaurants and bars – including Arzak – a three-star Michelin restaurant. In the meantime and with […]
Tin Belly Dining at The Clarence
How to make a Yorkshireman happy – Roast Beef with all the trimmings at The Clarence: Pure serendipity provided a request to review the Tin Belly Dining Room at the Clarence coinciding with meeting an old friend who just happened to have worked a stone’s throw from the pub for the last thirty years. The […]
Iberica Victoria – Game Menu Tasting
British Game, Spanish Style at Iberica Victoria: I love game. Maybe it’s just that the meat still has the sort of flavours I remember from my childhood, meat where you can almost smell the countryside. Maybe it is that many game dishes are slow cooked so that the meat is tender. Maybe it’s a fascination […]