The Foody Traveller
In all honesty I wasn’t convinced about meeting a friend for lunch in a restaurant in Brixton – I live way out of London. But we had heard that there was a good Dim Sum restaurant which also specialised in cocktails and as we are both Dim Sum addicts, and we rather like cocktails, we […]
This November is all about getting together with friends to enjoy candlelit feasts, according to UK disaster relief charity, ShelterBox. The charity – which currently has a team on the ground helping those made homeless by Hurricane Irma and Maria, as well as those displaced by the Rohingya Crisis – is launching its Shine for […]
There are so many places to eat across the road from Victoria Station these days the choice is almost too much. The redevelopment in the area has been astonishing. Where once were somewhat rundown looking buildings, in their place now is sleek, modern, chrome and glass. And it was in one of these restaurants in […]
It was round about the beginning of the 17th century when cocoa reached Turin and other cities in Italy. Two hundred and fifty years later a young man called Silvano Venchi was an apprentice in a confectionary workshop. He was obviously an astute young man and saved hard until he had enough money to buy […]
Partly to see Christopher Nolan’s epic film of the same name as the city, and also to learn more about Operation Dynamo, Anna Hyman headed across the Channel – to Dunkirk. Dunkirk the film Christopher Nolan’s powerful blockbuster film Dunkirk opens with a young man running down a street desperately making for the beaches and […]
Learn how to make true Italian aperitivo cocktails in the elgant Brunello Bar and Restaurant of the Baglioni Hotel, 60 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington. Held fortnightly and commencing on Saturday 21 October the masterclasses include a welcoming glass of Ferrari sparkling wine on arrival and an interactive cocktail making class including Baglioni’s signature Spritz, Prescription […]