Events that are not regular happenings
Living near Waterloo station has some perks. We used to have the Eurostar on our doorsteps, now we have the Railway Children performances (no, really). But sometimes we also have some special, one offs events which are worth checking out. One of these is surely the Minotaur, a temporary art exibit with music with a bar with a bunch of Michelin starred chefs. We decided to check it out with a coupe of friends. It’s all quite strict and you…
Having met the lovely Carolyn @agaqueen on my first Market Kitchen appearance about a year ago, we had kept in touch (again the power of twitter) and after a couple of London coffee breaks, I had decided that one day I would have paid a visit to Ludlow. Here (or rather, nearby) Carolyn runs a foodie B&B with her husband Henry. After a few months of planning, the time finally came that myself and my other half went on yet…
“You’re in O2 Rewards Gold Tier. So you deserve something extra special” When I get such text messages from O2 I admit, I tend to ignore them. However the next bit grabbed my attention: “Secret Garden tickets at Taste London Festival”. As they were only £15, I immediately bought two, frantically checking the website for the chefs’ schedules. I chose saturday night session which had none other than Heston, Angela and my current posh favourite Tristan Welch amongst others. Yay!…
Last night I found myself attending, as a ‘seller’, @MsMarmiteLover Underground Night Market. As a relatively recent foodie, I had not been to one of these before, nor have I had the pleasure to dine at the Underground Restaurant, however, behold the power of Twitter, I was invited a few weeks ago to present my products to a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style panel. Thankfully my soaps successfully passed the test and last night, from our SE1 home, we made our way…
Sustainable sushi tasting Last night Rob and I had the pleasure to attend a Champagne and Sushi tasting event. Moshi Moshi is one of the London’s top sustainable sushi restaurants and owner Caroline Bennet is passionate about choosing sustainably caught fish and sea food. French Bubbles are a husband and wife team just as passionate about independent growers as Caroline is about sustainability, and they sell a range of vintage and non vintage champagne. Last night’s event had about 20…