Looking for a cool hang out this summer but had your fill of clubs and booze? Got a sweet tooth? Well your first destination should be cool n’ trendy Shoreditch where you will be a little spoilt for choice for ‘hang-out’ credibility. Although Dum Dum Doughnuts at the ever-so-hip Box Park fits the bill. It’s […]
Whatever happened to the brief British summer time? It’s become even briefer now. Never known for being beachy at the best of seasons it’s now gone into hiding despite forecasters predicting this would be a heatwave that would go down in history. But don’t let that put the dampeners on your dining experience. Catch a […]
Patagonia is a region in South America so sparsely populated that its beautifully barren landscape is largely untouched and the mountains, rivers and wildlife thrive far from man’s hand. It is from this geographical heritage that La Patagonia, an Argentine restaurant on Camden High Street sources much of its gourmet touches. On entering you are […]
If you wanted to try authentic Italian cuisine your first stop should be any reputable high street Italian restaurant. The question is can Jamie Oliver out-Italian the homegrown originals? Because despite the fact he is a world renowned celebrity chef, he is an Englishman. So the restaurant’s name and aim – ‘Jamie’s Italian’ is an […]
The Busaba Eathai restaurants are 12-strong across London giving the capital’s hustled and bustled a much needed pinch of Buddhist philosophy in their dining environments. Central to that philosophy is the concept of Sookjai, roughly translated as ‘happy heart’ or ‘to enjoy’ which will prove attractive to many of the customers who find such a […]
The aptly named Del’Ish restaurant wasn’t the most packed you might have come across during lunch hours but the food was just as the title suggested. This Persian restaurant in the heart of West London, a convenient two or three minutes from Warren Street tube, faces stiff competition from the excellent selection of such establishments […]
Arancina Sicilian Pizzeria, Bayswater holds a regular Wednesday night networking and socialising event for young professionals where you are invited to sample their free buffet and purchase Italian cocktails. The aperitivo menu includes Aperol Spritz, Bellini, Prosecco, Campari Spritz and Martini Negroni with a selection of pizzas straight out of the oven and other gourmet […]
What’s all the fuss about Hoppers? Well, the fuss is that you could almost walk past this small, modestly marked out Sri Lankan restaurant on Frith Street, Soho yet it has been getting press headlines because it is the first time a restaurant that doesn’t accept bookings is judged to be the Best New Restaurant […]
Pho To Go? You could make light about their catchy slogan but there’s nothing lightweight about the food served up in this Vietnamese restaurant. The street-friendly name conjures up a fast food snacky feel but it is anything but that. In the highly competitive food service industry it sounds like a half-hearted attempt to stop […]
If you’ve been left disappointed by the increasing selection of restaurants that promise much and deliver little and are looking for an eatery that packs a quiet punch, then wedged conveniently in that niche between cosy snack joint and full-on restaurant lies a modest little Japanese restaurant called Tenshi. This superb establishment on Upper Street, […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
