Popped into new restaurant Gezellig yesterday. I’d heard a bit about it before, and it was pointed out to me by a few that this was an omission on my…
London for wine lovers: the best places to drink good wine
I keep getting asked by people about places to drink in London, so here, off the top of my head, is a list of places that I can heartily recommend….
London restaurants (4): Frenchie, Covent Garden
It was time to catch up with Phoebe and Chrissy for some dinner and wine, a sort of reunion of our Ireland tour. But where should we go? Chrissy had…
London restaurants (3): Bright
It’s Sunday night, and I head out to London Fields for dinner at Bright, a rising star on the London gastro scene. It’s located on the site that used to…
London restaurants (1): The River Café
On the hottest day of the year, my first visit to the River Café. I know: it’s almost inexcusable not to have been before. This is a London institution. Originally…
Wine bar crawling: Sager & Wilde, The Laughing Heart, Brilliant Corners
There is so much fun to be had in London these days. It has become a great wine city. On Friday night I joined up with PR person and emerging…
63 Pall Mall: the exciting new wine shop from Berry Bros & Rudd
On Friday I went to the press tasting of high-end London retailer Berry Bros & Rudd, and it proved to be a great chance to check out their new retail…
The first wines released from urban winery London Cru
So, the first vintage of London Cru’s wines are bottled and will soon be on the market. [Read my report on them from last year.] I visited this – London’s…