Tag Archives: east london
London Daily Photo: Coming and Going
London Daily Photo: All is Calm, All is Bright
24 Reasons to Love London at Christmas (Time Out)
I was rather flattered to be asked to contribute to Time Out’s list of 24 Reasons to Love London at Christmas. My bit (roaming round Spitalfields and paying a visit to Dennis Severs’ House is 13th down on the list). … Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Mare Street
London Daily Photo: Mentmore Terrace
Best Restaurants in London – 2014
Most of these ‘best of lists’ I’m doing have been compiled with some degree of difficulty often leaving me feeling guilty for excluding somewhere excellent that for whatever reason was nudged out by another place. However, making a concise and definite list of my favourite few London restaurants visited over this past year was an absolute breeze as five fantastic eateries clearly did stand out from the rest with respect to quality of food and overall dining experience. Continue reading
Win a De Beauvoir Deli Basket from The De Beauvoir Deli Co
Teaming up with the dynamic De Beauvoir Deli, I’ve come up with a great excuse to pop round this ace little shop by offering my readers the chance to win a De Beauvoir Deli Basket valued at £30. The lucky winner will need to be able to pick up the prize in shop and will walk home with a delectable assortment of treats in a handy dandy 12” basket. Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Whitechapel
London Daily Photo: Classy Fashion
Best Cheap Eats in London – 2014
Yes, it is still possible to enjoy a halfway decent meal in London for under a fiver. Here’s a list of a few of what I reckon are the best of the cheap eats in town. Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Ghosts
Go Greek Naturally and Independently at Isle of Olive, Broadway Market
Isle of Olive is a lovely little shop just off Broadway Market. Specialising in sourcing natural products from independent producers in Greece, its shelves represent a smartly curated selection of the best in Greek food, drink, health and beauty. Continue reading
Sunday Night Jazz at Beagle, E2
Much lauded Beagle restaurant and bar in the railway arches next to Hoxton Station has launched a December series of intimate jazz sessions featuring musicians from The Thames Delta who have played with such notables as Amy Winehouse, Sam Smith and Kelis. I had the pleasure of attending the premiere show this past Sunday. For a chilled out (and not so pricey) Sunday evening of live music and quality drink, keep Beagle in mind. Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Settles
#PukkaPimms Pop-Up Curry House – Saturday 6 December, Bethnal Green Road
A cold winter’s night, a warming spicy curry … and a refreshing glass of Pimm’s and lemonade? Wha … ? Believe it or not, these elements come to together in a moreishly complimentary way as I discovered last night at a preview of the #PukkaPimms pop-up restaurant near the ‘top end’ of Bethnal Green Road. Not sure such a mix would actually go down well? Find out for yourself this weekend when the pop-up opens to the public with celebrity Hardeep Singh Kohli as front of house. Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Bethnal Green
London Daily Photo: Rebel
London Daily Photo: Whitechapel
London Daily Photo: Commercial Road
Sunday Brunch at The Jones Family Project, Shoreditch
The Jones Family Project is an “ever-evolving restaurant, bar and social space in the heart of Shoreditch.” Keen to keep up with all the Joneses and their foodie doings (there’s actually no one behind this venue named Jones funnily enough), I dropped by this past weekend for a taste of the restaurant’s recently added Sunday roast menu and left satisfied and hoping the Sunday offering is one new evolution that will last. Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Ream
London Daily Photo: Wick(ed)
London Daily Photo: Greenwich Market
Commune at Goodhood: Open-Faced Situationist Sandwiches?
Originally a small indie label fashion and lifestyle boutique on Coronet Street just off Hoxton Square, Goodhood recently crossed Old Street to reopen in a considerable bigger retail space on Curtain Road. Downstairs at Goodhood and just a few weeks old is Commune, a partnership between Chef Brett Redman (Elliot’s Café Borough Market) and Goodhood co-founders Jo Sindle and Kyle Stewart with an aim to serve “clean, healthy and really tasty food, juice and coffee with a focus on good quality and good value.” Continue reading