Life is happening…welcome Amber! I have not blogged for a while but with the near year, something new came into our life – a pooch. Since early January Amber has made us laugh and had made us loose sleep. Days have gone by without realising it, between vet visits, health scare, poop scooping and pipi training. So it’s nearly mid February and I find myself finally getting to the blog again with something that I really enjoyed last Sunday, with…
A few weeks ago @bmcboy and I celebrated a special occasion. It took a while to select a restaurant, and in the end we picked Galvins la Chapelle. We had never been before, it looked like a beautiful venue and the food reviews seemed to be positive. Indeed, the venue is stunning, a former chapel with large windows and stone column, and a mezzanine floating mid room, with the open plan kitchen underneath. The service was very good. Pleasant welcome…
As we read on their website, for the London Fashion Week, Bompas and Parr “designed a temporary drive-thru restaurant called – drum roll, please – “Mercedes Drive-Thru“! From September 14 – 16, guests can enjoy an extraordinary art and dining experience, featuring a spectacular mix of food, light, and fashion. The formerly humdrum act of deciding which size soft drink to guzzle while going 90kmh will morph into an exciting, delicious, and signaturely awesome sensory experience.” Having missed out on…
Regent Street Boutique I was recently invited to enjoy breakfast at the new flagship Nespresso store, to be prepared for us by Michelin star chef Phil Howard. I accepted with pleasure: I had watched Phil in this year’s Great British Menu and I was excited at the opportunity to meet him in person. On the other hand, being a traditional Neapolitan I do not have a Nespresso machine, preferring the more old fashion moka, but since plenty of my friends…
***this restaurant has since closed down*** Some three months ago someone mentioned Dabbous. I knew nothing about it but how could I resist booking a table at what looked like a really interesting place to visit? So I opted the first available date, for a far away day in May. What seemed ages away quickly arrived and by now, Dabbous had been visited by worthy critics and fellow bloggers, and the expectations were mounting. Reservations were as coveted as a…