Some parts of London seem to suit one particular type of day out. For example, you might visit one area for shopping, another for nightlife, and somewhere else for sightseeing, and so on, but Covent Garden has always felt a little bit different because it manages to work for all sorts of occasions without really […]
Today we’re heading into the heart of Mayfair for a lovely pub lunch. One of my favourite places and ways to spend a day. Today’s destination is The Footman. It’s recently undergone a refurbishment and is looking particularly shiny while still maintaining its comfortingly traditional pub style. The pub dates back to 1749 and was […]
So next Sunday is Valentine’s Day. The year is speeding past and there’s no end in sight to my London Lockdown. I’ve officially named it the neverendinglockdown (yes that should be one word). Hoping I’m wrong. In the meantime there are some delicious aromas and dishes coming out of my kitchen. And I’m getting to […]
So today is the beginning of Lockdown 3 week 2 in London. This time it’s called Tier 4 which was hastily introduced from midnight on December 20th and everything but essential shops closed. All Christmas plans had to be cancelled. There’s a new more contagious variant of the virus dominating London and the South East […]
So I’m not expecting to be able to travel anywhere for some time. A shock to the system for someone who is always hopping on and off planes and visiting countries near and far. So I thought I’d take you on a culinary journey around the world, sharing some of my favourite recipes and discovering […]
So we’re back in London after the eerie experience of a repatriation flight from Cape Town. Organised by the British government, it was like a military operation through two deserted airports (except for us), with everyone masked up and observing serious social distancing. It took 18 hours door-to-door – and what a relief to get […]