** VISITOR INFO UPDATED MAR 2022** ** IN 2022 KEUKENHOF WILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 24 MARCH – 15 MAY ** For reasons I can’t explain , I have never been a big fan of the term “bucket list”. It’s a term that is derived from the old phrase “to kick the bucket” meaning to die […]
Click here for a full portionShepherd Market Wine House – a hidden treasure in Mayfair
Just off Piccadilly, between Green Park and Hyde Park Corner stations, lies Shepherd Market, a small square developed in 1735-46 by local architect Edward Shepherd on the open ground then used for the annual May fair, from which Mayfair takes its name. It comprises a small central square and number of small side streets with a […]
Click here for a full portionAubergine dengaku with miso and mozzarella from “Nikkei Cuisine”
London is probably one of the easiest cities in the world in which to be an expat. I can guarantee you that if you do a snap survey on any given Tube carriage, well over half the people on it will have been born outside London – and many outside the UK. It’s hard to […]
Click here for a full portionA risotto masterclass with the Costardi Brothers & Great Italian Chefs
It’s a funny old thing, risotto. On paper, it is super simple to make – just stock, rice and butter, really. But it is one of those dishes that people will talk about in hushed tones, saying things like “oh no, I’d never try to make it at home, it’s just too tricky“. By “too tricky”, I […]
Click here for a full portionFour Niagara wineries you need to visit
When somebody mentions Canada, what’s the first thing you think of? I am going to hazard a guess that the list includes maple syrup; the Canadian Mounties; a moose; and the Niagara falls. It probably does not include Canadian wine – but as I found out on a recent trip, Canadian wine is one of this […]
Click here for a full portionThali – an Indian gem on Old Brompton Road
Image © and courtesy of Thali restaurant For most Londoners, a curry night out falls into one of two distinct categories. First, there is the rarified world of high-end sub-continent dining, personified by the likes of Benares, Chutney Mary and Moti Mahal. Best enjoyed on somebody else’s credit card, these are all fabulous dining experiences packed […]
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