Melbourne: Fitzroy & Collingwood
As I mentioned in my previous post, I ended up booking the best Airbnb in the best location ever. Hip, weird, close to the main city area but special in its own kind, here’s what to do in Fitzroy, Melbourne’s…
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New Sydney Rooftop: The Grove
One of my favourite ways to discover a new city is to chill on one of its rooftop bars. With skyscrapers and views galore, a Sydney rooftop is an easy sell, which is why I was curious to try the Novotel…
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Sparkling jewellery cocktails at the Threadneedle Bar
You can buy designer jewellery… Or you can drink it. I chose the latter, trying the Theo Fennell inspired jewellery cocktails at the Royal Exchange‘s Threadneedle Bar. Fresh of the Cocktails in The City success, the Threadneedle Bar overlooks the…
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Hip tea at London Fields’ Wringer + Mangle
Back off Mayfair: London’s East End now has its own, hip afternoon tea – and it comes in a converted warehouse in London Fields. Here’s my review of Wringer + Mangle. Wringer + Mangle is the first real East End…
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Curing the Cuban blues: Asia De Cuba brunch
I had the Cuban blues, so I went to cure them at St Martin’s Lane Hotel’s slick Asia De Cuba. Spoiler alert: it worked. Launched last September, Asia De Cuba’s signature Chino-Latino brunch gives diners the hard choice to pick either…
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Press launch week: Cocktails in the City and Native
This week was all about press launches: between the slick press preview of Cocktails In The City at the Hoxton Hotel and Native’s launch night, here’s why you shouldn’t miss either. Cocktails in the City Following the huge success of its…
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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…
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Cooking Breaking Bad cocktails at ABQ London
“Cocktails, bitch!” would have said Jesse Pinkman if only he had known about London’s Breaking Bad inspired pop up cocktail bar ABQ. And since we’re all trying to fill the void that the the end of one of the best…
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…
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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…
