...For a while now, we’ve been keeping an eye on Maltby Street, where a handful of food producers with premises in Bermondsey railway arches began trading on Saturdays a few years ago. Before word got ...
...There are times when only a manly, purist cocktail will do, whether you're a bloke's bloke, a girlie girl or something subtly in between. We've been thinking about bourbon recently in this context, an...
...Like a black-clad teenager at a family wedding, Redchurch Street has been lurking in the shadows, keen to hang on to indie credibility, but complicatedly eager for mainstream approval. Such has arrive...
...Made it! We're in! Yessss... Ahem. As you may have guessed, Pitt Cue Co is one of those London spots at which queuing in a hailstorm is all part of the pleasure. What is rather nice is that diners at...
...The Diptyque store at 34 boulevard Saint-Germain is nothing like we expected. The illustrative, artisanal branding (Aubrey Beardsley's light side, anyone?) brings to mind shades of pale: antique linen...
...Sort of Parisian, very Soho, Ducksoup is to formal fine dining what Cat Power is to Der Rosenkavalier. It's an artfully understated bistrot with counter seats and tables, bookable at lunch, mobbed in ...
...Suddenly, it’s all about Bermondsey. After plodding along as a perfectly nice neighbourhood hub for years, with a couple of decent bars and a handful of resident art/design mavericks, Bermondsey Str...
...Very clever, the mirrored ceiling in this minuscule, minimal gastronomic restaurant. We didn't notice it to begin with – too busy orienting ourselves within the equally mirrored walls and restricted...
...Let’s pretend for a minute that no one in London has been waiting for Ceviche to open for, ooh, ages... That Martin Morales, proud owner of this jaunty, pretty well authentic Peruvian restaurant an...
...Such is London's appetite for burgers, BBQ and tapas, you'd be forgiven for thinking gastronomic dining has packed its bags and jumped on the bus. No way. The Ledbury, Hibiscus and Hedone are all ...
...For us, stepping into the basement kitchen at Paul A Young's boutique near the Angel is a ridiculous treat, a fantasy half hour, a morning suspended by pure chocophile delight. For the redoubtable Pau...
...After his first visit, one restaurant-industry insider commented that Young Turks at the Ten Bells would be rated as ‘the coolest thing on the planet’ if it were in NYC. Well, we’ve eaten at thi...
...If you identify as 'not a burger sort of person', prepare to undergo subtle changes in personality the first time you visit Meatliquor. It's a rock 'n' roll diner, low-lit, theatrical and stylised, wi...
...Golden sherry clinging to the side of the glass like honey, sumptuous squares of pink pork, prawns the size of dolphins, and a perfect spot overlooking bustling Bermondsey Street: an afternoon at JosÃ...
...If your bathroom cupboard is full of quarter-used 'meh' products that neither delight nor deliver, it might be time you acquainted yourself with CultBeauty.co.uk. Founded by a pair of beauty-product m...
...Born in London and lightly marinaded in Europe, Imogen Roy works as a PR for a luxury French fashion label in Paris. Join us as we step off the tourist trail and peruse the quirkiest boutiques in Pari...
... We were idly thinking about jelly, and how much we love it, and wishing we could order it in a chic restaurant… when we had a doh! moment. Of course! What about Scott's or Dean Street Townhouse or ...
