Spread the loveEver wondered how to get onto the guest lists of the top members only clubs in London? Here is an idea, book a table for dinner and you won’t have to suffer the indignity of being selected from the queue. The Cuckoo Club on Swallow Street has been a fashionable venue for a…
Spread the loveBeing stuck in boarding school and starving was a regular event in my school days. We were always shipped off to school with our stash of instant noodles, biscuits and chocolate as the mums were always afraid we would be underfed. Another girl in my dorm used to have a massive cake sent…
Spread the loveVauxhall has always been the place that you pass through, change trains and don’t give it much thought. There isn’t exactly a high street to hang out at. There is however a little gem of a restaurant hidden amidst the Lassco reclamation yard which is dwarfed by a monstrous block of purpose built…
Spread the loveThis is the reincarnation of a very popular pop up seafood restaurant that was in Little Venice last summer. The new setting is an old pub on the dodgier end of King’s Road just past World’s End. I went there with a friend for a quick pre movie meal and it was really…
Spread the loveJose is the new Sherry and Tapas bar in Bermondsey which is a fabulous new addition to the London Spanish Food scene. Jose had designed a tapas menu that is seasonal and highlights some of the better and tastier tapas using some stunning ingredients. This is accompanied by a balanced Sherry and wine…
Spread the loveRecently Total Greek Yoghurt held a cooking masterclass at Atelier des Chefs with their head chef Andre Dupin. The event began with a talk by a nutritionist, Hala El Shafie, preaching a healthy lifestyle and how to lose weight. As it was not sold as a weight loss day, this was rather surprising….
Spread the loveBread making has always seemed like this complicated and time consuming endeavour that I have not spent much time baking my own bread. I have tried making bread with some supermarket mixes with mixed results and once during a gluten free health period, I made a truly inedible loaf out of rice flour….
Spread the loveOne of the most underused transport mode in London is the waterbus better known as the Thames Clipper. There aren’t enough stops and the tickets are more expensive than the tube. Recently, they have extended the Oyster card usage to include the water bus routes and I am sure this will increase the…
Spread the loveI remember when I first encountered granola in a hotel in America. Everyone seemed to be eating theirs with yoghurt and when I had some, I was totally unconvinced. It really was glorified bird seed, with little flavour and really hard work to chew. As it was a breakfast meeting, it was not…