Hate waste, love The Social Pantry
Don’t let the pretty café façade fool you, there’s a lot more to The Social Pantry than meets the eye.
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Buns that wow at Mr Bao
I’ve finally found the solution to beating the queues of Bao’s Central London steamed bun shops: head south.
Treehouse treats at Squirrel, South Ken
Like me, the people at Squirrel are sick of the vicious rumour that salads are boring.
Puzzles and pizza: a mystery at the museum and dinner at Zia Lucia
You may have read my post on City Dash, a large-scale urban wide game that tickled my housemates and I so much we did it four times in as many months. It involves running around bits of the city solving cryptic clues and evading guards in high-vis, sort of like a slightly more grown-up version of 40-40 Homes. […]
Bones and broth at Bone Daddies’ rock ‘n roll ramen bar
Ramen: it’s like soup on steroids. Bone Daddies, of course, is a well-established front-runner; its steaming bowls of noodly pork broth are a cornerstone of the unstoppable Asian street food trend. After opening branches in Soho and High Street Ken, and sister restaurants Flesh & Buns in Covent Garden and Shackfuyu in Soho, the BD […]
Making #MuscadetMagic at Billingsgate Fish Market
Five o’clock in the morning isn’t a time I ever want to see, unless it’s a prerequisite to a transatlantic flight and two weeks somewhere sunny. (And even then, I need a good deal of airport vodka to make it through in a half-decent mood.) Five o’clock belongs to monks, milkmen and the mob; farmers and […]
Boxing clever in Brixton with Kricket’s Indian small plates
I made a joke in a blog post recently that invitations to south of the river are, for North Londoners at least, akin to a summons from Mordor. It’s not a very original joke, and, actually, it isn’t really that much of a joke, period. All Londoners are capable of being a bit twattish when […]
Lucky duck and 1p prosecco at The Black Penny Covent Garden
We needed to steel ourselves for the tedious task of buying Mike a new suit. My flatmate James 2 had given us strict instructions, but Mike was completely clueless about what he wanted (because he is a man), and so was I (because I am not a man). We ended up at The Black Penny, the newish […]
Cinema in the City: the best places in London to catch a movie
Watching a movie in London doesn’t have to involve sticky floors, overpriced Pick ‘n Mix and screaming child-infested auditoriums. Instead, support one of London’s unique independent cinemas; most are cheaper than the multiplexes (and you can spend your savings on the in-screen bar).
Hunks and junk at ‘Naked Boys Reading’, London’s nude literary salon
“We actually had an email come through last week,” drawled the drag queen, who was sporting an enormous blonde curly wig and a full beard, “asking if we really had naked boys reading.” There was laughter. “Of course we fucking don’t!” she shouted into the (well dressed, immaculately groomed) crowd. And thank goodness for that, […]
