BIRTHDAY OUTFIT

For my birthday last month I went for lunch with my best friend at Newman Street Tavern (I hadn't been before, but woul…

APRIL INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

In April I spent a weekend in Ilkley and the Yorkshire Dales, went back to Paris where I fell in love with Monet's water…

Le Dome du Marais

I stumbled across Le Dôme du Marais in the north Marais district one afternoon in December and was drawn in by the restaur…

MARCH INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

In March I went to the VeloPark for the first night it re-opened after the Olympics for the Revolution Series, settled into…

Camino King's Cross

It's always good to have a reliable list of inexpensive restaurants for casual dinners in between paydays and Camino h…

LADUREE PARIS

A trip to Paris isn't complete without visiting Ladurée .  Even though the luxury French macaron house opened a London …

FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Crikey, this only seems like yesterday.  I've been with my boyfriend five years today so we're celebrating by goin…

JANUARY INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

January was my last full month in Paris and I certainly made the most of it.  I had dinner and drinks out just about every n…

BISTROT VIVIENNE, PARIS

Paris has so many pretty galeries and passages and the dozens of photos I've taken tells me I have a real soft spot for …

LE CAFÉ KOUSMICHOFF

I recently had a lovely post- Grand Palais exhibition caffeine boost and sugar rush at the Kusmi Tea store on the Champs-É…

AMETSA WITH ARZAK INSTRUCTION

One of the best meals of 2013 was a dinner at new Michelin-starred Spanish restaurant Ametsa with Arzak Instruction , in th…

LE LIDO, PARIS

The Lido on the Champs-Élysées is somewhat of a Paris institution.  In the same way that the changing of the guards at Buc…

Rosa's in Soho

Before I left for Paris I visited Rosa's , the relaxed cafe in Soho which has a reputation for good, fast, cheap Thai f…

Shake Shack

Last time I was in New York I tried Shake Shack for the first time and added my name to the American burger chain's lo…

SEPTEMBER INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

I spent September tying up loose ends  finishing my old job, starting a new one and  moving to Paris whilst checking out a…

TRAMSHED

Tramshed opened in summer 2012 but despite my office being only a couple of streets away I only visited for the first time…

PONTI'S ITALIAN KITCHEN

On Thursday I visited  Ponti's Italian Kitchen   for a tasting evening to sample its 50th anniversary menu.  The small …

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

One of the best nights in London I've ever had (quite the accolade, having lived here for eight years and had my fair s…

TRIP TO SEVILLA

A couple of months ago I took a few days out and travelled to Sevilla with my mummy.  I haven't been away with her on h…

ANTICO SE1

Bermondsey Street is one of my favourite areas in London and I've loved watching its gentrification over the past fiv…