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Review of everything I could think of.

Marilyn Manson’s kick-ass gig in London

Aside from the concerned looks I received at work when I showed up with a studded bra, ready to see Marilyn Manson play at the Hammersmith Apollo in London yesterday, I was asked a lot of questions about the gig. While…

Why you’re better off going to a Bourne and Hollingsworth event

What a week. I’m spending a healthy, chilled weekend trying to recover from the latest Bourne & Hollingsworth antics. Here’s what went down from Halloween to Bonfire Night. Bourne & Hollingsworth put their own spin on the scariest night of…

Foodie alert: Sardos Delicatessen and The Beer Bakery

It seems impossible to spend a weekend in London without bingeing on carbs. Here are my latest weekend findings from Shoreditch. The Beer Bakery Tom and Henry Herbert the Fabulous Baker Brothers and AB InBev opened a pop-up Beer Bakery on Hackney Road. You only have…

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…

A (not so serious) review of Cumberbatch’s Hamlet for the average Joe

Disclaimer: I’m no theatre expert. I haven’t even studied Hamlet – it wasn’t part of my school curricula. I just read it on my own, with the Italian translation next to it, because I can understand Latin better than Shakespearean…

Druid Street Market is where it’s at

There’s a new market in town, and it’s as hip as its East London ‘rivals’: here’s what goes down at Druid Street Market, South East London’s freshest street food spot. Open every Saturday from 9am to 4pm, Druid Street Market…

Fine vegan food at The Gate Islington

I do love my meat, but… I mean, who am I kidding: I just love everything edible. Especially if it’s a bloody good vegetarian restaurant like The Gate in Islington. Launched in 1989 by Adrian and Michael Daniel, brothers of Indo-Iraqi Jewish heritage,…

Out in Camden: InSpiral, Ladies and Gentlemen and Jailbird review

Until some time ago, to me Camden meant selfie stick injuries and the worst years of my heavy metal poser phase. I avoided it like the plague, but then foodie spots, cocktails at Ladies & Gents and at Jailbird changed…

Peruvian food + hot tub + canal = Suppertub

A night by the canal where you eat Peruvian food in a hot tub with strangers and rubber ducks couldn’t happen anywhere but in Hackney Wick. Here’s what went down at Supper Tub‘s press night. Launched on Friday 3rd July and…

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