Afternoon Tea at Sketch, London

Last weekend Mum and I were headed to London Town to a wedding, and we decided to make a few days of it.  One thing we both love is an Afternoon Tea, what is better than whiling away a few hours over some sandwiches, scones, delicate pastries and endless pots of tea?  I did some…

The Chop Shop

When we were last in London Stuart and I made an effort to eat in places we haven’t been to before.  When you are down there working its easy to fall into the trap of the same old restaurants.  So I did my research before we went and I set my eyes on The Chop…

Burger & Lobster

I’ve been working down in London this past week or so, and whilst I’m here I’ve been trying to check out different places to eat – a change from hotel room service! A colleague told me about Burger & Lobster, they have 4 branches across London and sell 3 things: Burgers, Lobsters and Lobster rolls…

Eat Street

** Sadly Eat Street is no longer operational During the summer I managed to be down in London a couple of times and was able to treat myself to the delights of Eat Street, a Street Food initiative run by Petra Barran and based at Kings Boulevard, up beside Kings Cross Station The principle is…

East London Calling

Last weekend we went to London. Instead of staying in our usual areas around Camden we ventured a little further east, into Shoreditch and Hoxton. Verdict: brilliant – this area doesn’t have a cool reputation for nothing and we’ll definitely be back. Here’s a little photo-tour of our adventures. The Hoxton Hotel and Grill 10th…