So London is slowly opening up more and more. And so is my mind as I tentatively adjust to the new normal. It’s still pretty quiet around Covent Garden, a reminder of how many people visit London from all over the world and just can’t be here. Well, I can’t travel abroad either under current […]
Today it’s time for brunch at Dishoom. Based on the old Irani cafes of Bombay which were opened last century by Zoroastrian immigrants from Iran. These cafes were the first places in Bombay where people of any culture, class or religion could come together over food and drink. There were almost four hundred of them […]
So today’s the day restaurants can open up inside again. It’s been so lovely to be able to go out but with it being a somewhat chilly (and rather rainy lately) spring to deal with it hasn’t been the most comfortable eating experience. Except in Covent Garden’s Henrietta Street where the whole set up has […]
So we’ve finally embarked on the road out of Lockdown. It’s been a long time coming since Christmas was cancelled on December 20th. On April 12 (so that’s nearly four months of not being able to do anything except go to the supermarket or go for a walk) non-essential shops and restaurants opened up. But […]
So today we’ve entered into official Nationwide Lockdown 3. Though we’ve been at Tier 4 for over two weeks anyway which isn’t that much different. Covid news is dire, especially in London and now we have to stay at home for seven weeks. I’m guessing this is probably a minimum time period. It seems like […]
Today I’m continuing on my quests to try new restaurants, explore new areas of London and save South African wine. I’m heading to Peckham to South African restaurant Kudu. I travelled on the lovely Overground line for my first visit to Peckham in South East London. Every journey still feels like an exciting event to me, […]