Given that I used to work for ZSL London Zoo when I was at uni, I have a special spot in my heart for the Zoo. So when I was invited by Love Pop Ups London to come along and review the ZSL Zoo Nights, I immediately said yes! *Full disclosure, my evening at ZSL…
Banquet of Hoshena – immerse yourself in a magical story
If you heard of Le Petit Chef and the Dinner Time Story last year, then you’ll have an idea of what the Banquet of Hoshena is about. A multimedia immersive dining experience, where the food is tied to the story-line awaits you. Read on to see what the Banquet of Hoshena involves! *Full disclosure, my…
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Negroni cocktail in 2019 #N100
As some of you may have gathered, the classic Negroni cocktail is one of my favourite gin serves. Seeing as 2019 is the 100th anniversary of the Negroni cocktail, I’m very happy to be exploring the breadth of this simple cocktail with you in this post. I even dyed my hair the colour of my…
Secret Fitness – a new activity based fitness concept
Do you get bored with doing the same thing at the gym? Do you enjoy group activities more than the treadmill? Then why not check out Secret Fitness?! I went along the other Friday with a group from Love Pop Ups London to check out their latest Secret activity… only read on if you don’t…
Chez Maiss restaurant Hammersmith
If you love the concept of the French style cafe or brasserie with options for coffee, wine and food all day, then you’ll love Chez Maiss. Situated on the edge of the Broadway shopping centre, with a sun trap outside terrace, it’s ideally situated near the tube and buses in Hammersmith. So I was pretty…
Katie’s top gins of 2018
Inspired by Gin a Ding Ding’s #GinadayMay hashtag challenge, I’ve finally gotten around to publishing my top gins of 2018 (a little delayed!)… Anyway, time to catch up now. Read on to see what were my #favourites out of the new gins I tried in 2018 (and I tried a LOT). Plus if you keep…
Brunch at the National Gallery Cafe, Trafalgar Square
As you may have seen, I’ve recently tried out the Sorolla set menu at the National Gallery Cafe. But did you know they do breakfast/brunch and afternoon tea too? Read on to see what I thought of their weekend brunch offering! * Full disclosure, my brunch at the National Gallery Cafe was free in return…
Katie’s top five must visit gins of Junipalooza 2019!
I may have mentioned before (aka several times on all forms of social media & on the blog), that Junipalooza is my favourite gin festival. So I jumped at the chance to give you my top five must visit gins for Junipalooza 2019: *Full disclosure, I’ve previously collaborated with Junipalooza and this post…
Hot air ballooning in rural Rajasthan
As part of my recent trip in Northern India, we had the chance to add an optional extra: Hot air ballooning. The girls from my group were all up for waking pre-dawn for the opportunity to see the sunrise from the sky. So we did. Read on to see what the experience was like: …
Sorolla set menu at the National Gallery Cafe London
Did you know that the National Gallery cafe does more than just tea and cakes? Run by Peyton and Byrne, the cafe aims to have complementary set menus for each of the major exhibitions on at the National Gallery. Recently opened is Sorolla, the Spanish master of light. This is the inspiration behind the National…