The Field is a restaurant in Hackney serving a “Plants Plu” menu where the star ingredients of every dish is the vegetable. Meat or fish can be added if you want, but the dishes are so good, you won’t miss it. Very clever how they put together great flavours and textures on a plate.
Summer in London is such a glorious time. When the streets are lined with blossoming trees and all the flowers in parks and gardens are showing off their summer colours. No where celebrates this season more than the Chelsea Flower Show. Over the last few years, Chelsea has celebrated the show with their own tribute,…
The bubbles of the sunken hot tub is working it’s magic on my sore muscles. The golden mosaic tiles are reflecting the flickering candle light, while a low hum of music is serenading me into a stupor. There isn’t another soul around, being a mid week afternoon. I’m at the Thai Square Spa, one of the luxury…
Lokhandwala is not your average high street Indian restaurant. It’s feels like a chic French tea room but the slight smell of spices lingering in the air reminds you that it is not. The original concept featured colonial inspired Indian tapas and but they have just launched a new menu. There are still some quirks…
Everything you consume should contribute to your health and a balanced diet. Our busy lifestyles make it difficult to always eat a healthy balanced meals. Where possible, I like to buy products that can add to the healthy fats, vitamins and also nutritious. Every morning, I make porridge with Arla organic whole milk which gives…
The Elephants Head is a hidden treasure of Hackney. Suited and booted with stained glass windows from an old cinema in Victoria, unique glass ceiling to sink basins from Winston Churchills home. This newly refurbished bar and bistro has teamed up with Foodchain, a food supply marketplace, to bring you high quality, fresh and locally sourced food….
It’s amazing to see how London is booming, offering hidden almost “secret” terraces and spaces to enjoy a beach like experience in the city! Skylight at Tobacco Dock is one of those spots you need to visit this summer. The entrance is through the car park which gives a clandestine feeling, two floors up the…
I am not a petrolhead but I do like watching the original Top Gear with their crazy antics. Like everyone else, I too wanted to know the identity of the Stig. An invitation to lunch with the original Stig was not to be ignored. Perry McCarthy was invited as the guest of honour for a…
Rose water, rose essential oil and roses are one of the special products from Cyprus. Strangely, not even regular visitors to the island don’t seem to know this. I have been using their special Rose oil in making my own therapeutic oils for years so was thrilled to learn more about this. Roses are grown…