Like its name, the Hackney Pearl is a welcome jewel hidden in the damp folds of canalside Hackney. The café bar blazes with warmth in an industrial landscape slowly being pollinated by Dalston’s hipsters from down the roa
A Pukka Cup Of Tea…
Gather round hot drink devotees, because Pukka (the’organic herb specialist’ and purveyor of the prettiest boxed tea bags in the business) have launched four new flavours just in time to sip away the cold snap.
Bird, Shoreditch
Amy finds her irrational fear of pickles cured when she eats at this new chicken shack serving an old favourite with freshness.
Ethos restaurant
Ethos is a good addition to a street loaded with chains. Ignore the vegetarian focus, stack your plate with a healthy base of vegetables and open your eyes to the novel and interesting dishes on offer.
Devonshire Arms Hotel
The location, the service and the food were all of the highest standards or at least the highest standards for the price charged – apart, that is, from the location: you can’t buy a better slice of history, geography and breath-taking scenery. It’s worth a visit just for that aspect alone, the fact you can get a great meal and stay in a fantastic hotel are a bonus too.
Languedoc IGP
Restaurants, wine merchants and supermarkets; French Pays d’Oc wines are everywhere. It’s not surprising as they represent some of the best value around today. Alan Kingsbury takes a look at a few of his favourite recent discoveries.
Italian rare wine dinner at Cinnamon Club
On Friday 21st November, The Cinnamon Club will host an exclusive five-course dinner paired with a selection of Italy’s rarest wines from the Mastroberardino winery.
Architecture, Wine and Gastronomy in Bordeaux
Le Saint-James Hotel, located just 10 minutes from central Bordeaux has launched an exclusive new Jean Nouvel package. The package offers guests the opportunity to discover the best of the hotel’s Michelin starred gastronomy, as well as some of the works of the iconic French architect, Jean Nouvel who designed Le Saint-James.
Drakes of Ripley
Quite simply this fine dining done without pretension and with a love of ingredients, not love of fussiness. Each dish is visually exciting, each taste something new and stimulating. Grown up kind of dining that’s a treat to indulge in
Quaglino’s reopens
Quaglino’sin the heart of London’s Mayfair St James’s, is re-opening its doors on Friday 17th October 2014 following a full-scale, multi-million pound renovation,