Carolina

Carolina

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

Back in 5 minutes: worst kept secret, best restaurant ever

Who are we kidding: we all love hidden, secret restaurants. But Brick Lane’s Back in 5 Minutes, a bloody brilliant restaurant in the back of a shop with out-of-this-world-food, is so much more than that: it’s an incredibly thought-through dining…

Bowing down to egg mania at Foxcroft & Ginger… and The Gallery

London is going nuts for eggs. What with Bad Egg whipping up one of the best brunches in the City, Good Egg opening up in Stoke Newington, Egg Break scrambling it up in Uxbridge and an egg café setting up…

Out in Broadway Market: Okko and the last days of Netil 360

The last rays of the September sun were the best excuse to spend an evening in the vibrant Broadway Market, bustling with excitement for the occasion. I started the evening at the slick OKKO, where healthy Japanese classics meet comfort food and…

The Barge House: Breakfast In Bread

I’m no stranger to Instagram crazes. That’s why I went, tried and Instagrammed Shackfuyu’s Kinako french toast or Blutop Ice Cream’s cookie sandwich. Next on my list was The Barge House‘s Breakfast in Bread. The Barge House is a canal-side…

Picturehouse Central: the ultimate cinema and dining experience

Is it a cinema, a café, a bar or a restaurant? All of them together. The Picturehouse Central is a brand-new movie-watching experience, an oasis of tranquility amidst the Piccadilly chaos. Recalling the glamour and opulence of the original Leicester Square Trocadero…

The Manhattan Project at POND Dalston: weird cocktails and Hawaiian food pairings made in heaven

The launch of The Manhattan Project‘s residency at POND Dalston saw a dream team of tasty and crafty cocktails matched with Hawaiian food. The weirder the better. The Manhattan Project’s odd twist on retro cocktails - all consisting of four main ingredients focusing…

Dining at the Mondrian’s Sea Containers with Damian Barr’s Literary Salon

On Monday I had the pleasure to try a marvellous two-course meal at the London Mondrian Hotel’s Sea Containers restaurant as part of my ticket for Damian Barr’s Literary Salon‘s seventh birthday, one of my favourite nights of the year…

Bootleg fun at Bourne & Hollingsworth’s Prohibition Party

A warehouse in London Fields became a 1920s speakeasy for a night last weekend, throwing the best dance night I’ve been to in a while: none other than Bourne & Hollingsworth‘s glamorous Prohibition Party. Here’s what you can expect from a…

3 London healthy-eating spots

I’m just about surviving the back-from-holiday blues – and I need to shed extra kilos courtesy of gelato off my legs. This doesn’t mean I can’t have fun: here are three great London healthy spots that won’t make you feel too…

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