Have you ever raided the drinks cabinet desperately trying to find a drink to pair with your cheese? We all assume that alcohols like a robust red wine, a fruity white, a rich aged port perhaps? and no doubt these are fantastic partners for cheese, partners in crime if you will, there are many other alcoholic drinks that are unlikely partners to cheese and last week, I attended an event all about pairing Comté cheese with some pleasant and some…
Have you ever had Afternoon Tea based around coffee? When I saw that the Wellington Lounge were serving High Coffee as part of their Afternoon Tea menu, I was more than intrigued, my taste…
I think I must be the only blogger who’s not been to Dalloway Terrace and I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to visit this enchanting little part of the The Bloomsbury Hotel. …
Umai Sushi Saturday at Sake no Hana is fast becoming one of my favourite Saturday lunch spots. Whenever my sushi-loving daughter and I feel we need an extra special Japanese dining treat, we head…
You could be forgiven for thinking you were stepping into the lounge of a grand country house, the aptly named Rose Lounge at the elegant Sofitel St James Hotel is a comforting warm and…
Afternoon Tea at the Ritz Hotel is revered throughout many of the world’s deluxe hotels and it’s something they surely must all look up to because Tea at the Ritz is an institution. In…
There’s a certain magic about a well-crafted cocktail, humdrum ingredients come together and are transformed into something quite special by talented barmen. Well that’s the image I’ve always had and so when I was…
The Coral Room is the stylish new casual dining area and bar within The Bloomsbury Hotel, part of the Doyle collection of hotels which includes the Kensington Hotel (Tale as Old as Time Afternoon…
Have you ever tried to find swimwear that’s stylish and comfortable but isn’t advertised by svelte Amazonian women? So often I get inundated with advertising that features and promotes a body image that isn’t…
August was a month mostly about my holiday to Cyprus, a place I hadn’t visited in seven years. August was therefore bound to be totally consumed by holiday shopping and prep and the bit…