Dinner at Kettner's

After sixteen days in Asia we came back craving something other than dim sum, noodles and sushi so went for dinner at one o…

The Imperial, Chelsea

On a recent Tuesday evening we made the trip down to the Fulham end of King's Road for dinner at a lovely gastropub and…

Brindisa Tramontana

Brindisa in Borough Market is one of my favourite restaurants in the whole city - nay, the world - when I used to live in …

Aqua Nueva

One of my favourite places to meet for drinks in summer is the Aqua rooftop bars by Oxford Circus.  I went for dinner at Aq…

Kensington Quarter

I recently attended a dinner at Kensington Quarter , the fifth and newest restaurant from the Quarter Group. The new venue …

CROCKER'S FOLLY

One of my favourite restaurant discoveries last year was Crocker's Folly , an eccentric English place serving modern Eu…

FRESCOBALDI RESTAURANT

Frescobaldi  is a new Italian restaurant in Mayfair which opened in November - I visited on the opening night for a drinks …

LAURA ASHLEY ELSTREE

Last autumn I was invited along with a bunch of bloggers for afternoon tea at Laura Ashley's first hotel , in Hertfords…

Ciel de Paris

Last New Year's Eve I was in Paris with my boyfriend, brother and sister-in-law and we went for a long, late lunch at C…

Christmas in Paris

Last Christmas I was in Paris and invited my Dad over to stay in my apartment for a few days - for Christmas Day we went an…

NOVEMBER INSTAGRAM PHOTOS

In November we went to Budapest for a long weekend, some friend's wedding at the beautiful North Cadbury Court in Somer…

BENGAL TIGER LONDON

I'm not the biggest fan of Indian cuisine and I don't have a favourite curry house, however one of the best Indian …

Public Hotel, Chicago

In Chicago we stayed at  PUBLIC Hotel , one of the nicest hotels I've ever had the pleasure to call home for a week.  D…

ASHDOWN PARK HOTEL

For my BFF's hen party, we spent a relaxing weekend playing ladies of the manor at Ashdown Park Hotel in the beautiful…

AQUA KYOTO

I've been to Aqua, the fifth floor restaurant/ bar just behind Oxford Circus, many times for drinks on their fabulous r…

FISCHER'S

Chris Corbin and Jeremy King, the two gentlemen behind restaurant group Corbin and King founded in 1981, have the golden to…

April in Paris

I went back to Paris over Easter   - and sang April in Paris , one of my very favourite Ella Fitzgerald songs, in my head t…

Brasserie Lipp

Brasserie Lipp is somewhat of a Parisian institution.  On the Boulevard Saint-Germain opposite Cafe Flore (another much-lov…

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…