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A meal at Alimentum, Cambridge

A meal at Alimentum, Cambridge

***This restaurant has since closed down*** What was I doing in Cambridge? Last week I spent a fantastic day with my friend and colleague Nancy volunteering with Teach First. I must admit, I have never been keen on volunteering with students (particularly teenagers!) and would rather spend my do good hours protecting the environment, both flora and fauna. Yet the day was going to be spent in Cambridge’s Corpus Christi college, not usually open to the public and that certainly…

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The Green Room, South Bank review

The Green Room, South Bank review

***the review pertains to the Green Room previous existence*** A few months ago, on a stroll by the South Bank, we spotted a new restaurant, tucked in a previously unused corner of Upper Ground, right behind the National Theatre’s concrete structure. A single storey, wood and glass space with a bright green neon sign reading ‘the Green Room’. I did not make much of it to be honest, until one day, thinking of going somewhere locally for a bite to…

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A meal at The Imperial, Kings Road

A meal at The Imperial, Kings Road

Once upon a time Kings Road used to (almost) be my neck of the wood, but since moving to South East London a few years ago, we do not come this way often enough. A chance to do so was an invitation by friend and fellow blogger Mondo Mulia to try out the new menu at recently renovated local pub/restaurant The Imperial. In the words of the owners, it is ‘more than a gastro pub’; it occupies the site of…

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A meal at Frescobaldi, Mayfair

A meal at Frescobaldi, Mayfair

The name Frescobaldi is easily associated with… a few things actually: wine, of course, nobility, Tuscany, heritage. They have very recently opened a restaurant in London, where their wines (as well as other Italian labels) are paired to modern Italian fare by head Chef Roberto Reatini (formerly of Zafferano).  Right in the heart of London elegant Mayfair, the venue is a bright (even in a wintry evening), beautifully decorated dining room with plenty of wine glasses and wine accessories fully…

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