Did you know there’s a sprawling school building just by Tower Bridge with a pretty mind-blowing Indian restaurant lurking inside and plush rooms to crash in after? Well, I had no idea The LaLiT London existed until a friend tipped me off about it and went to investigate. This boutique hotel is part of an Indian owned luxury chain and the only one outside of India. It is an impressive venue, housed within a red brick Victorian school building built between 1894 and 1896. Think high ceilings, large windows, parquet flooring and period wood detailing. After I finally found the entrance (t...
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Paddington is a pretty bustling area with the grand train station attracting an influx of travellers around the clock from the Heathrow Express and beyond. But nestled away just a hop and a skip over the road is the new Pilgrm hotel, which offers a slice of calm from the madness. The boutique-styled spot boasts 73 rooms, which are well-appointed and decked out with all of the essentials from REN bathroom products to hairdryers and neat Bluetooth Marshall speakers. Catering to different types of travellers, there are three categories of room, including the ‘bunk’, ‘small’, ‘medium’ and ‘larg...
Read more →On walking into the Philippe Starck-designed Faena hotel in Buenos Aires you’re immediately transported into another world. Thick Alice and Wonderland meets a sexy dragon’s lair and you’ve got it in one. Triple-height ceilings give way to dramatic draped curtains and the place is dripping in blood-red swathes of fabric, from the carpet to the scatter cushions. Outdoors, the rouge theme continues and there is even an over-sized gold crown erected defiantly at one end of the swimming pool. I taxied over to the 105-room Faena hotel on a Friday night, to catch on of the best tango shows in the A...
Read more →Staying at the Marbella Corfu was a luxury experience from start to finish and dining in their restaurant Platea was no exception. The hotel is home to five restaurants and Platea is their traditional Greek offering. They serve a range of refined local dishes, alongside an extensive wine list.
Read more →Set within a building steeped in criminal history, The Judge & Jury is the latest restaurant offering from the luxury Courthouse Hotel in Shoreditch.
Read more →Blues Kitchen have bought an original concept to the city of London, combining a menu of barbeque meats, Southern-style cocktails and live soulful music. Set over two spacious floors, the Brixton venue boasts a restaurant, large bar area and an upstairs bar and dancefloor. It’s quickly become an establishment in Brixton, popular with both mid-week diners and weekend party-goers.
Read more →Despite our varied and eclectic food scene it was, until now, a push to find excellent Malaysian food in London. There were attempts at it in China Town but in my opinion, no one has quite nailed the Laksa here in the UK like the Laksa Kitchen has.
Read more →From September 4th to October 30th, Les Enfants Terribles and ebp welcome you to Dinner at the Twits – an interactive theatrical dining experience, celebrating 100 years of Roald Dahl. In association with Bompas & Parr and Creature of London, the ‘world’s worst dinner party’ will be hosted at the residence of the revolting Mr and Mrs Twit at The Vaults in Waterloo.
Read more →After a recent gastronomy trip to Turkey, I developed a love for Turkish food which has left me hunting down Turkish restaurants in the capital, traipsing through various tube zones to feed my new found addiction. I had always liked Turkish food but what was before, an occasional indulgent but enjoyable fling, has now become a fully formed love affair and one which needs feeding regularly. This is lucky as there’s a Turkish restaurant, I’d been meaning to visit for weeks but my organizational skills had left me lacking and I hadn’t yet managed to secure a table there.
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