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
Brighton Way, Streatham
Streatham is getting trendy, it’s official. I’ve seen the bearded youths in the corner shops and heard the oncoming whirr of a single gear bike. You don’t believe it? Wake up and smell the upmarket burgers.
Bang Bang Canteen
Great Vietnames street food with a twist just round the corner
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.
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.
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.
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.
Brixton Food and Drink Festival
On Sunday 26 October. Brixton Flavours – Brixton’s Food Festival, will bring together locals, Londoners and tourists alike.