When I got an e-mail alerting me of the opening of Grill on the Market in Smithfield, it wasn’t the cuts of meat that attracted me. As a vegetarian, the Grill on the Market’s food menu, is, frankly, a bit of a let-down. But as someone who is a total boozehound, the cocktail menu for … Continue reading
When I was invited to attend dinner and drinks at the newly restored Hippodrome‘s restaurant, Heliot, I was intrigued. The building has a great deal of history, as I found out from the video on The Hippodrome Casino’s website. Also, from watching the video, I was curious how the restoration project would turn out. The … Continue reading
A while back (okay, April) I was a guest of Ping Pong to attend a dim sum master class for food bloggers at their location on Bread Street. At the time, I was working two jobs and had a few other bloggers events I had managed to write about, always intending to get back to … Continue reading
Last week, I received an e-mail entitled thusly: “Congratulations aspiring scholar, Hendrick’s Schools await you Monday 20th February!” Aside from a couple of missing commas in the above sentence (*ahem*), this was a beautiful sentence to read, for I had “applied” to attend Hendrick’s School of Wooing and Eluding at The Lonsdale in Notting Hill. Per … Continue reading
YES! Finally, a pub in West London, waaaay out of my normal stomping grounds! Seriously, West London is a huge big questionmark for me. Portobello Road? Never been. Notting Hill? That’s a movie, right? Kidding, I know of Notting Hill, but the most west I’ve been in London has been a venture into Marylebone just … Continue reading
I’m still a little hungover, but I’ll feel better once I eat something, I think. How did I get in such a wretched state? Well, folks, let’s look back around sixteen hours ago. I was at home, waiting on word from a couple of friends who had planned on going over to view a.thunderstorm. This was … Continue reading
Tasty Fever! 