I Love Food – The Riding House Café, London

I Love Food – The Riding House Café, …

You know how I write about hotels when I stay somewhere nice? Well since I send most my free time (and some of my working hours too) eating in lovely restaurants, I figure I could start sharing that with you…

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Afternoon Tea at the Wyndham Grand

Afternoon Tea at the Wyndham Grand

On Saturday, I was invited to have afternoon tea and a mooch around the Blue Harbour spa at the Wyndham Grand in Chelsea Harbour (an unknown part of London for me). Since it was my mum’s birthday the week before,…

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Happy Place – One Aldwych, London

Happy Place – One Aldwych, London

Last week, I was invited to stay overnight at One Aldwych, a luxury 5 star boutique hotel located in the heart of Covent Garden, just a stones throw from Somerset House (and quite handy during Fashion Week, take note people).…

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These Are Not Macaroons

These Are Not Macaroons

Before I start, let me give you a little lesson in French delicacies: those round little pastel bites you are so fond of, they are not macaroons. They are macarons, pronounced [ma-ca-raun]. This will be very useful to you in…

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Tea Date at the Petersham

Tea Date at the Petersham

On Saturday, in between bouts of apocalyptic rain showers, I took my husband (the Monsieur Robot who put a ring on me) to The Petersham in Richmond for an afternoon tea date. Even though we were still in London, it…

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