How to Spend a Day in Victoria, London
There’s a whole heap of guides out there on the hidden gems of London, and I love to explore my city to find the weird and wonderful. Recently though, rather than one shop or cafe that I happened to stumble…
Pub Grub at The Happenstance, London
When it comes to pub food there’s a gap in the market between reheated frozen lasagne and Michelin starred cuisine. You take a risk eating somewhere who, up front, deals predominantly in pints, but it paid off at The Happenstance.…
An Organic Sunday Roast at The Duke of Cambridge, Islington
I live up to my British heritage when I say unwaveringly that I LOVE a roast dinner. One of those spilling-over-the-plate, all-the-trimmings affairs, with a healthy mix of bad-for-you beige and wonderfully colourful veggies. The Duke of Cambridge is tucked…
Dinner at Pergola on the Roof
Lord knows Londoners love a rooftop in summertime. From Frank’s in Peckham to Queen of Hoxton, we all flock to a place that isn’t in the shade of a high rise in order to get the vitamin D we’ve all…
A Lebanese Lunch at Plenty, London
It is extremely rare that I will ever take a full lunch break at work. Generally I’ll take 15 minutes to go and find/heat up some food, take it back to my desk and keep on typing away; it’s ridiculous,…
Chinese Hotpot at Shuang Shuang, London
The word ‘hotpot’ for me has connotations of a thick meat stew topped with potatoes, served by Betty in Coronation Street. It wasn’t until I went to Beijing in 2014 that I first heard of, and tried, the Chinese version:…
Pancake Day at My Old Dutch
My hunt for pancakes on Shrove Tuesday went as follows: Next level disappointment when my work canteen weren’t serving them at lunchtime Walking past two places in Soho that were selling them but I was already on my way to…
Breakfast at Granger & Co
Going out for breakfast still feels like such a luxury. I like my lie-ins on a weekend and so I often can’t be bothered with getting dressed to go out in time for the breakfast service cut-off, but when I…
Hawaiian Burgers at Kua’Aina, Goodge Street
When Kua’Aina opened, a mere stones throw from my old office, I wasn’t interested at all. Hawaiian burger joint? Sounded like a gimmick to me, and I’m precious about my burgers. It turns out that I’d made a bit of…
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