'I think it's a deer pelt,' my friend Tom said as I caressed the wine menu at Battersea's newest eatery, the Nutbourne. The attention to detail here is on point and even the tipples of the day are presented in a strokable binder. If you're looking for wholesome comfort food, with a invitingly relaxed atmosphere, then this is the place to pop to. Founded by the same people behind The Shed (Notting Hill) and the Rabbit (Chelsea), the Nutbourne offers the same kind of cuisine using locally sourced ingredients. Oliver Gladwin, one of the three brothers behind the culinary enterprise, i...
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It felt like the first real cold day in London, where a slight chill permeated my spine. What better way to mark it, I thought, than a good old Sunday roast. I ventured to Oslo Hackney to check out their meaty offerings. Located in a former railway station just by Hackney Central Overground, this is a unique space, boasting exposed brickwork, high ceilings and a laid-back vibe. Immediately on walking in I was struck by a quiet calm; warm lighting, the gentle natter of diners and jazz rifts filling the air. Oslo's Sunday lunch menu features a rump of beef, roast half chicken or b...
Read more →If China were to have its own New York or London, it would be Shanghai. It’s always been the city where the young of China and foreigners alike go to seek fame and fortune and has been developing at breakneck speed – it’s also one of the few places you’ll be see (/almost be run over by) a Lamborghini heading down the same street as an elderly man on an impossibly over-laden push bike. And the bike is probably making better time.
Read more →Sipping on a negroni with an olive to hand and the soft sun on my skin, I felt like I could have been in Venice where I'd been just the week before. It was only when I spotted a red London bus peeping over the top of the manicured garden hedgerow that my Italian mind trip suddenly veered off track. I'd stopped by at the 5-star Baglioni hotel's recently renovated restaurant, renamed Osteria 60. Nestled in the heart of Kensington, it's just a hop, skip and a jump away from Hyde Park and the Royal Palace - or for the shoppers, Harrods and Harvey Nichols are also within close proximity. A...
Read more →We are happy to announce that Its Rude To Stares much loved The Richmond, in Hackney, is now open for decadent weekend lunches.
Read more →The Blue Print Café is a Bright and elegant Restaurant with a magnificent view and Sublime Food. Worthy to try this new spring menu on any given day.
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