Bompas & Parr Mercedes Drive-throu

Bompas & Parr Mercedes Drive-throu

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…

Read More Read More

24 hours in Matera – i Sassi and some great food

24 hours in Matera – i Sassi and some great food

I am sure 24 in one place do not offer enough time to be a proper judge of the place’s culinary traditions and places to visit, yet I feel compelled to write about our quick fire visit to the stunning Sassi di Matera. We nearly didn’t make it. The day before myself and@bmcboy came off a scooter and badly bruised knee (me) and elbow (him), with nasty tarmac abrasions. Yet nothing stops me from visiting something I had been wanting…

Read More Read More

A meal at Medlar, Chelsea

A meal at Medlar, Chelsea

A couple of weeks ago I celebrated a fairly depressing birthday so not wanting to do anything major, I booked a table at French restaurant Medlar for myself and @bmcboy. The choice was partly due to glowing reviews the restaurant has received recently and partly due to the fact that is one of the few good places open on a Sunday evening. Located by World’s End, Medlar could be easily missed with its unassuming entrance. Inside, smooth, modern decor and…

Read More Read More

Breakfast with Phil Howard at Nespresso

Breakfast with Phil Howard at Nespresso

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…

Read More Read More

A meal at the Cube by Electrolux, South Bank

A meal at the Cube by Electrolux, South Bank

  On top of the Royal Festival Hall – photo by Robert Carr Images The Cube is something I had been longing to try since it opened in London a few weeks ago and a few fellow bloggers were invited to an opening lunch, writing great things about their experience. I decided that if the only chef I really wanted to see was on on my birthday, I would have treated myself and @bmcboy to this special and fairly pricey…

Read More Read More

Pastabites