Having a dog changed my life. It really did, in a way that I would not have expected; I did not grow up with pets and was not interested in having one. It was @bmcboy that decided at one point some three years ago to try having a dog, since he grew up in the countryside with Labradors. He choose a breed that would be suitable not only for a first time owner like me, but also to a small London…
Since watching the latest MasterChef the Professional last November and pining for Danilo Cortellini I had been hoping to try his food at some point. In fact, as he is the Head Chef at the Italian Embassy in London, it is privilege of our ambassador to eat his food every day, but kind of difficult for everyone else. When I met Danilo a couple of months back, he mentioned he was planning a series of pop ups and it is at one…
***this restaurant has since closed down*** Pulia is a newcomer to the London scene, having opened their first site outside of Italy only a few months ago in one of the capital’s main food hotspots, Borough Market. I had walked past one day with Amber and always meant to come back to try their offering. The occasion presented itself when, via Twitter, I was invited over for a sunday lunch after missing out on a bloggers’ evening while on holiday….
I attended Taste of London a few years ago, with some VIP tickets I had got through a very cheap deal via my mobile phone provider. I had not been since, for no particular reason. This year, I actually visited twice, on the opening and on the closing day and the two sessions could not have been more different. In fact, on opening night I volunteer as a cook in one of the kitchens, run by a major charity. The…
Despite having lived in London for over 20 years, I have never been to one of the city’s most iconic restaurants, the Ivy. And I still haven’t been however I have been able to try their newly opened, West London branch on the Kings Road a couple of weeks ago. Occupying what used to be local American style bar and grill Henry J Bean’s, I visited the Ivy Chelsea Garden on a crisp but very bright April morning with my…