30th May 2016

All flavour and no fuss at Theo’s Simple Italian, Earl’s Court

Emily Gibson / Dates, Eat, Impulse Friendly, Indoors, London, Mates, Mums, ££ / dates, dining, dining out, dinner, eating, eating out, going out, Italian, recipes, restaurant review, restaurant reviews, restaurants, review, reviews, Theo Randall, west London / 0 Comments

My friend Carla, estate agent graphic designer and vegetarian correspondent for Curious London, tells me that word on the street in the property world is that Earl’s Court is the place to buy right now. (Apparently Clerkenwell is also on the up, if you’re interested, but a two-bed flat there already costs a metric butt-tonne so […]

5th May 2016

Risk it for a biskie at Cutter & Squidge

Emily Gibson / Dates, Eat, Impulse Friendly, Indoors, London, Mates, Mums, Vegetarian, ££ / afternoon tea, bakery, central London, cheap eats, dates, dessert, eating, lunch, pudding, quirky, quirky dates, Soho, things to do, Vegetarian / 0 Comments

Hatton Garden is for diamonds, Brick Lane is for curries and now there’s a little patch of Soho that’s all about puddings.

27th April 2016

Five pro tips for supper club virgins

Emily Gibson / Dates, Do, Drink, Eat, Indoors, London, Mates, Organised Fun, ££ / eating, eating out, foodie, Grub Club, pop-ups, quirky, supper clubs, unusual / 1 Comment

I love a good supper club. They’re sociable, good value, and – as tickets must be bought in advance – a welcome antidote to the tiresome trend of no-reservations policies.

20th November 2014

Swotting up on sushi at UNI’s Peruvian fusion masterclass

Emily Gibson / Dates, Do, Drink, Eat, Impulse Friendly, Indoors, Learn, Mates, Mums, Organised Fun, £££ / Belgravia, cocktails, dining out, eating, Japanese, masterclass, Peruvian, quirky, restaurant reviews, sushi, things to do, west London / 6 Comments

Sushi isn’t something I’d ever make myself. I have zero desire to spend the afternoon wrestling with slices of seafood before unleashing a savage and unholy terror on the digestive systems of my unsuspecting guests, so it’s something I’ve always left to the professionals. (Besides, we don’t have the knives for it. All ours are […]

7th July 2014

Tea tasting & noodly nibbles with Whittington’s Tea Emporium

Emily Gibson / Dates, Do, Eat, Indoors, Learn, Mates, Mums, Organised Fun, £ / cocktails, eating, things to do, west end / 6 Comments

I want to start by saying I am normally the kind of person who throws any old teabag into a mug, pours hot water on it and then lets it stew for ages, like a good grudge. Because I am very lazy, I often don’t bother to remove the teabag. I just let it slosh […]

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All flavour and no fuss at Theo’s Simple Italian, Earl’s Court

Risk it for a biskie at Cutter & Squidge

Five pro tips for supper club virgins

Swotting up on sushi at UNI’s Peruvian fusion masterclass

Tea tasting & noodly nibbles with Whittington’s Tea Emporium

Fast food done good at Butchies, Shoreditch

Vegetarian food levels up at Wildflower, Peckham

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Italian everything at The Italian Job

Ultra-fusion at Osh, Knightsbridge

Chinese New Year at Yauatcha