Carolina

Carolina

I'm an Italian Londoner, writer, pole dancer and fitness, food, travel and lifestyle blogger.

The HotBox meat feast

January is over. Say goodbye to dry dinners and clean-eating at Spitalfields’ own corner of the Deep South: grilled meat heaven HotBox. HotBox matches innovative takes on barbecue classics with cleverly named house cocktails and great craft beers. Take the inevitable Bruce Springsteam…

Chinese New Year dinner at HKK

I was born in the year of the Monkey, so what better way to celebrate this Chinese New Year than enjoying an eight-course meal in the City’s HKK? In between the City of London and Shoreditch, HKK is an incredibly classy Chinese…

Brunch at Tom’s Kitchen Canary Wharf

I realised I failed at life when it came out that, after nearly five years in the UK, I had never tried Eggs Benedict. I made up for it by going to Tom’s Kitchen Canary Wharf’s marvellous brunch. Tom’s Kitchen…

Where to celebrate Burns’ Night in London

Do you know what Burns Night is? No? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. If you weren’t born in the UK, chances are you might never have heard of Burns supper, Robert Burns Day or more commonly Burns Night, happening on…

Going out in Havana

In Havana, eating real quality Cuban food doesn’t always mean going out. You can do so by staying in at your casa particular for less than 8 CUC per meal. If however you’d rather see what’s around the Capital, here’s…

Things you need to know before you go to Cuba

The time is now to visit Cuba, and yet not all of us know much about it. I certainly didn’t, so here are a few things you need to know before you visit. 1) Visa If you’re visiting Cuba for…

New year’s resolutions: to carb or not to carb?

Dry January, Veganism for a month, smoothie challenge, no-carb diet: these are only a few New Year resolutions people are taking up in 2016. I prefer eating everything. I designed my own diet and had a bit of everything: here’s what I’ve been…

Three awesome foodie spots in Lisbon

At the end of November, Manifest took us all to Lisbon for our very own Innovation summit, the Manifestival. The weather was awesome, the view even better and, of course, the food was top notch. Here are three places you…

Collaborative eating at Cuisson’s POP Down

There are dinners where you just sit down and eat. And then there is Cuisson, a truly collaborative night to enjoy both with friends and on your own, joining the outstanding team of chefs in their celebration of foodie greatness.…

Christmas, the London way: sweet and savoury feasts in the capital

Christmas in London isn’t for those who diet. Two of my favourite Crimbo meals of 2015 are the living proof of that. Here’s what went down at the BB Bakery Covent Garden and at the Punch Tavern in Fleet Street. BB…

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