Tag: London

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On paper, Quaglino's in the run-up to Christmas is everything I shy away from. Unbridled...

Spring is one of those places that I feel like I shouldn't really be allowed to go to. It's calm, stylish, and a million miles away from the chaos that is my normal life. I don't know how they do it actually.

It can't just...

When the day has been long, journeys have been screwed up, and you have to leave a fab event early having only just met some great people, only a few things can make you feel less grumpy. Those include being given a cocktail in a takeaway bottle so...

We may have missed the wine harvest during our Tuscan stay in a vineyard (more on that very soon when I finally post about our epic foodie tour of Europe) but we still got a chance to celebrate, thanks to an invite to join in Sofitel Wine Days. No,...

The name alone is enough to tempt you in, right? I read somewhere that it was named by its previous owners after the Laurel and Hardy film - who knows. From the outside The Laughing Gravy looks like just another London eaterie but a recent lunch...

You may or may not have seen me rave about a weekend Mr M and I spent recently with our pals in London. Knowing us rather well, they organised a beautiful weekend of food-filled fun to keep us occupied. From a swanky steak dinner to a visit to...

If you've read this blog before, you'll already know about Eat with Ellen's love of all things meat. If you haven't, then let me warn you. This blog isn't always ideal reading material if you're vegetarian. We've had steak at Miller & Carter,...

Another weekend, another trip to London to catch up with a friend. Good job it isn’t too difficult or too expensive (if you book in plenty of time) from Rugby, else I’d be broke by now. We agreed to meet in what is rapidly becoming my go-to...

At the weekend I had a jaunt down to London to see one of my bestest friends. We don’t catch up all that often and when we do, it involves lots of walking, talking, and generally putting the world to rights. She lives in Camden, so a sunny Sunday...

On our latest grand day trip to London, Mr M and I found ourselves hunting for somewhere for brunch. Cue a place that I'd walked past on my recent lunch trip to Dishoom. Grainstore is just round the corner, near King's Cross, and turned out to be...