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London’s Twin Peaks bar is damn fine

“Diane, 6:30 p.m., August Twenty-eight. Entering the Twin Peaks pop-up, in a secret location in Farringdon. I have seen it before, but now it’s all different.” If you’re a Twin Peaks fan, the words: “The owls are not what they seem”…

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…

Authentic Greek food at Hungry Donkey

Spitalfields is not all markets and Indian food. Hidden between Wentworth Street and Commercial Street there’s an authentic Greek restaurant with some real good Mediterranean food. Check out what I tried at Hungry Donkey, the best meal to make you…

The three best Asian dishes in Soho

There’s plenty to love about Soho. Its kinkiness, its LGBT history and its Italian past make it one of my favourite areas of London. But today I want to talk Asian food: here are my top three picks for the…

Wonderland Bar press launch at the Vaults of Waterloo

Think you’re sick of nights out inspired by Alice In Wonderland? Spend an evening at Alice’s Adventures Underground‘s Wonderland Bar in the Vaults of Waterloo and you’ll have to think again.  Designed for the ever-expanding category of failed grown-ups like…

The view from Frank’s Café in Peckham

London has plenty of spots that claim they will make you feel on top of the world. Nothing works as well, however, as Frank’s Café in Peckham. On the tenth floor of Peckham’s Multi-Story car park, Frank’s Café is a feast…

Interview with Giacomo Smith from Kansas Smitty’s, the jazz man from London’s hottest jazz bar yet

If you read this blog you’ve probably already heard about my passion for Kansas Smitty’s crazy-fun jazz raves, discovered first at the Dead Dolls Club in Bethnal Green and then brought to one of East London’s greatest jazz bars, the band’s own Kansas Smitty’s bar.…

Brunch in the City: Bad Egg

After a new-found passion for eggs, I couldn’t help but have a go at the exciting menu offered by Bad Egg in the City. Here’s my review of their mouth-watering and filling treats.  Offering one of the best bottomless brunches…

Street Feast – Dinerama Opening Weekend in Shoreditch

Leaving car parks and courtyards empty is a sin in East London. The real sin though would be not checking out the new Street Feast in Shoreditch Yard. Here’s my round-up of London’s most exciting street festival’s opening weekend. <…

The Power of Poison exhibition at the Old Truman Brewery

For a girl with the word ‘Poison’ tattooed on her wrist and a black widow spider on her ankle, I took an awful lot of time to head down to the Old Truman Brewery’s The Power of Poison exhibition, running until…

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