I felt pretty rock 'n roll carrying Cava up to my room at the Sir Adam hotel in Amsterdam. It had just hit midday, I'd checked in and found a bottle of bubbly at reception, so I poured myself a glass of vino and headed off to explore. My headed started to spin a little as I got in the lift to my room on the 4th floor. There was a giant disco ball and the floor was flashing in different colours. Some funky music was playing too. The doors opened and it was very dark. I felt like I'd entered a secret bunker as I tried to crack the code for the key card-activated door with my Cava wobbling aw...
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A new burger joint opening is always music to our ears and as avid meat eaters we rejoiced upon hearing news of the recent opening of flagship Bukowski Grill opening in the heart of Soho and promptly booked a date in our diary to check it out immediately.
Read more →Meat & Shake gives you exactly what it says on the tin – amazing meat (in the form of beautifully formed burgers) and incredible milkshakes coming in a variety of exciting flavours.
Read more →The pioneers of outdoor cinema, Pop Up Screens, are back this summer and showing films at numerous local London parks. From romantic classics The Notebook and Pretty Woman to cult favourites Pulp Fiction, Back to the Future and American Beauty, there's something for every Londoner.
Read more →I’ve never known anyone to go to The Diner for a ‘light bite’. I consider it the perfect venue to indulge your cravings for all things USA, occasionally fantasising about John Travolta, leather-clad and crooning from across the room…just me?!
Read more →We are now fully in the throes of the festive season. Mince pies with brandy butter, mulled wine, whisky macs, the office party (!). Whilst all these things are rather glorious, an unfortunate (and inevitable) side effect is the dreaded December Hangover. Luckily for all of us, throughout the Christmas period, Byron is serving up the ultimate burger to stave off hunger and headaches: The Triple Cheesemas.
Read more →Mourning Notting Hill Carnival already..? Yeah…us too. But fear not!! You can get your Caribbean fix for one week only courtesy of Boom Burger this September.
Read more →In the past few months London has become a haven for burgers; if it’s not your local boozer trading a meaty pie for a patty, then it’s the invasion of giant American burger houses in our smoky capital. I recently visited the newest arrival in the West End, a New York staple now hidden away in the market halls of Covent Garden. I use the term hidden very loosely, as the queues are so elongated that one feels as though they've arrived long before there’s sight of any logos implicit of location. Shake Shack has had the crowds salivating in Manhattan since 2004, when it opened with a welcome r...
Read more →The brand new diner and burger joint just launched at cool live music venue, Birthdays in Dalston promises to be ‘so far up your culinary street it’s laid out a welcome mat on your tastebuds.’ It’s the brainchild of the entrepreneurs behind Birthdays, The White Rabbit, The Macbeth, Alibi and the Asylum Club in Fitzrovia – not to mention Roots Manuva!
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