What is it like to volunteer at YMBBT?
Best thing to do in London these days and one of the best things in my days at the moment. Read on to see if volunteering at You Me Bum Bum Train is for you too (it is, I promise!)
Rhythm & Ruse review – magic, music and cocktails
We have a great night out at Rhythm & Ruse, London’s latest variety show with magic, music and cocktails in Waterloo
A night out at Lost Love Speakeasy
An immersive dining experience set in 1920’s New York with food by Neil Rankin We love a good immersive dining (and non dining) experience. Our favourite is possibly Gingerline (read my piece for Italian site Agrodolce) where we have been many times and each time we love it more. I am usually pretty aware of anything similar in London, but this time it was my husband that alerted me to a new event which sounded really cool: Lost Love Speakeasy,…
10 Christmas niche gift ideas: memories, not wrapping paper
Christmas is around the corner.. less that three weeks away, and as usual, I am stuck for ideas for the close family members who will receive a present from me. Not intending to sound mean, we usually spend Christmas in Italy with only close family, a small affair which involves a larger number of boxes of all sizes under the tree, but mostly for a handful of people and we’ve given each other pretty much everything in the last few…
The Minotaur – darkness, candles and food
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…