Amsterdam Marco Polo Pocket Travel Guide 2018 – book review
I am a fan of these comprehensive little guides. I took this one on a test run to Amsterdam and it proved to be worth...
Gaucho Richmond for Weekend Breakfast – restaurant review
This is something of a departure for this high-end steak restaurant. Gaucho in Richmond (and Hampstead) are now offering breakfast, and it’s not all meat....
The Trading House for Dinner – restaurant review
Yes, London is a city, but then within that there is ‘The City’. Known as “Londinium”, the Romans established a settlement on the current site...
Matt Tebbutt Cooks Country – review
Many of you will recognise this young chef as one of the presenters of UKTV’s Market Kitchen where he introduces the audience to a raft...
Sarah’s Wonderful Honey, Enhanced – product review
Honey maker Mileeven was set up by Sarah Gough’s mother, Eilis, in 1988. It all started out as a beekeeper’s hobby. Then Sarah joined in...
Willow & Stone Sparkling Rosé from Kingsland – drinks review
Willow & Stone Sparkling Rosé British wine is selling at £4.99 and has 8.5% alcohol, so a light-in-every-way alternative to more robust traditional wines. It...
1070 Chrayme Salmon Box and Israeli Salad for dinner – review
1070 Kitchen is a polished company specialising in providing delicious kosher foods to Selfridges, to events, to meetings and to me. You don’t have to...
Paleis Hotel, The Hague – review
Paleis Hotel is a superb 4-star boutique hotel in the historic ‘Hofkwartier’ neighbourhood of The Hague. It sounds regal and it is indeed rubbing shoulders...
Jamie at Home – Jamie Oliver – review
I am not always too keen to review celeb cookbooks. Any that grace these pages will be there because I think these people are in...
Rubenshuis in Antwerp – travel review
Antwerp is often overlooked, visitors to north-west Europe gravitating to its more celebrated cousins of Paris and Amsterdam. It is, however, a treasure-trove of history,...
Looking East by Steve McCurry – review
Looking East by Steve McCurry is a large-format paperback book offering an array of 75 of the very best of Steve’s beautiful and evocative portraits...
1070 Chicken Goujons and Coleslaw – product review
No, dear reader, that isn’t the number of chicken pieces in a box, even though the serving is generous! 1070 is the name of a...