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The London Gin Club at The Star at Night

Tweet Around a year ago The London Gin Club was launched at the Star at Night, right in the centre of the West End, behind Oxford Street and sadly right now slightly obscured by building works. Stars. Gin. With such … Continue reading

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Coffee Shops – New Openings – an update on some of my favourites and thoughts in general

TweetThere has been much talk recently about where the London coffee scene is going and how it can evolve and develop. The concern seems to be that newer ventures are merely mimicking popular models rather than innovating and pushing the scene forward, resulting … Continue reading

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Lucky Chip and Slider Bar

TweetI’m going to start with a caveat; I LOVE Lucky Chip. I’m pretty sure Ben is some sort of actual burger genius, and I’ve been eating his creations ever since they started selling them out of a van in Nettle Market last year; a bunch … Continue reading

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Rapha Cafe

Tweet Coffee and cycling have long had an affinity, just look at the bicycles so often in Prufrock, the branding at Tapped and Packed, and hoards of cyclists sat outside good cafes on sunny days. Both are fully integrated into so many of our busy … Continue reading

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Patty and Bun at The Endurance

TweetI love burgers in pubs. I’m not talking any ordinary burgers here or any ordinary pubs. We’re not talking gastropubs, but proper boozers. The burgers, well they need to be a bit special too. No. I’m talking about the likes of the Meatwagon … Continue reading

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Soho Food Feast

TweetThis Saturday just gone, was delivered drenched spectacularly in sunshine, the sort of day that rarely graces an outside event when you are holding your breath that it uncharachteristically will. Well, just this once, her highness the sunshine bestowed upon us her warmth and came out to play, bathing … Continue reading

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Monkey Shoulder Re-Launch & Chocolate Trail Pop-up

TweetI have to admit here to not being a natural whisky drinker, early experiences having put me off somewhat. Jack Daniels and Coke was what the boys and ‘cool’ girls drank but I didn’t like the heavy flavour and the other option of … Continue reading

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Mishkins

Tweet I have a confession. I’m afraid I fell in love with Mishkins , or the idea of, before I’d ever been, in fact my love affair started from the moment a new Twitter account popped up in the guise of Russell Norman’s … Continue reading

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Duck Soup Soho

TweetIt has become all too easy to dine out intermediately in central London of late, the ever evolving dining landscape now awash with bars, cafes and restaurants all geared up for casual dining, allowing one to eat as frugally or lavishly, succinctly or leisurely as the moment … Continue reading

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Paul A Young – Some New Stuff…

Tweet I knew Paul A Youngs new shop was a bad idea, I told you my purse was all a quiver at the very thought, and it was right to do so. Ever since the much anticipated and exciting launch I’ve … Continue reading

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