Today we’re venturing into the City of London. A short walk from bustling Liverpool Street station through the throngs of City workers is La Tagliata, which opened this July. It’s all new and shiny with plush white seating along the walls and staff with welcoming smiles. The concept is wonderfully simple. There’s basically one starter […]
I spend a lot of time in Covent Garden. So imagine my surprise when I discovered a “new” bar called 21 in the heart of the Piazza, only to be told that it has been there for 30 years! Oops. Goes to show, you can’t know everything. Must work on that. Anyway, the good news […]
Today was one of those unexpectedly spectacular days! I started off planting poppies in the moat of the Tower of London in memory of everyone who died in the First World War. A fabulous, moving experience creating something beautiful to behold. And then I walked over Tower Bridge (a beautiful thing in itself) to my […]
On my last visit to Lima Floral in Covent Garden I was kind of hoping to taste their tapas offering. Tapas (or pequeos as they’re called in Peru) are only served in the downstairs bar and I had to choose off the a la carte menu that night. I did love it, as you can […]
Today I’ve discovered a lovely little restaurant which is what I’d describe as being on the border of Covent Garden and Soho. What a good place to be! Perfect for a shopping-break lunch, pre-theatre dinner or even a working day lunch. It’s cosy with booth-style seating and an open kitchen, which means the aroma of Asian flavours […]
So tonight I’m back in Covent Garden trying out newly opened Lima Floral. I ate at Lima earlier this year and absolutely loved it, so felt it was compulsory to visit the new member in the family. Chef-patron Virgilio Martinez describes the latest addition as a “natural evolution” and talks about it being “natural, indigenous […]