Cocktail umbrellas, heavy metal, tropical table cloths, and FULL ON meat. They’re not things I usually go for, but when they come together at Black Axe Mangal, it just feels right. Given its strong reputation and no reservations policy, our threesome felt chuffed to be seated on entrance at 21.00 on a Friday night – what comes of giving it well … Continue reading
If only it were tropical not typical, the evening I go to make hay on a sandy rooftop, summer cocktails in hand, the weather time-warps to February! Beach, BBQ and Brollies UNITED. So what’s Camden Beach? It’s the Roundhouse’s redressing of their outside bar area. They have shipped in I don’t know how much sand, … Continue reading
Patty & Bun have certainly come a long way since their popup at Soho’s The Endurance (RIP, missed and not forgotten). It was there, about four years ago, I was introduced to P&B’s savageness, the first burger I’d tasted outside of NYC that tasted like a burger from NYC! P&B now have four outlets. I … Continue reading
Well haven’t I been missing a trick?! – for over a year I’ve been living five minutes’ walk away from a Brunch Powerhouse and didn’t even know it!!! I feel silly. I’m a giver-inner to the brunch movement, as isn’t it just a way of saying you can eat what you want when you want … Continue reading
Having popped up in a prime Islington Green spot, that once was Browns, I couldn’t help but approach Bellanger wearing my cynical hat (it’s grey and kind of cloud like). I thought it would be overpriced, an obvious choice, BUT, I have to say, I have been won over hook, line and sinker!! With its … Continue reading
Less than 10 minutes from the people-bashing hotspots of Borough Market, London Bridge and Tooley Street, Bermondsey Street has an offbeat charm and surprising number of establishments to hopscotch between, including Tanner & Co, The Woolpack, The Garrison, Fuckoffee, José and more!! I love the way it harks back to Victorian times with its old … Continue reading
At last, it happened, I dined at Barrafina’s Soho original and it was everything everyone said it would be!! I’ve tried my luck a few times, only to be faced with a queue too long for my hunger to bear, so last Saturday, myself and a friend were stood outside its door ready for its 17.00 … Continue reading
The Grocery on Kingsland Road packs a Planet Organic food store punch, but what really got my attention was its WINE CORNER. At the rear of the shop you must go, to find an enchanting wine grotto! Equipped with helpful staff, and a tasting machine, serving up AMPLE portions. Leaf symbols on labels throughout the shop denote organic wines, and … Continue reading
With all the face-feeding moments that go on in December, it’s a tough task to pick a fave, and seeing as you can’t all come round to my house for a knock-out venison wellington (#smugface), I’m pointing to FLAT IRON. Three Friends, One Dinner. The Order: 3x steak, 1x steak special, 1x all the sides … Continue reading
Well looky what we have here… A wine and cheese (and beer and other bits) shop on the Holloway Road, 167 Holloway Road! It was the refill wine taps that caught my eye, buy a bottle for £2 and fill it up for £6, so £8 on first buy and £6 thereafter. Given that I live … Continue reading
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