Row, row, row your go boat, gently down the stream…. merrily merrily merrily merrily, life is but a dream! Do you feel the same way? That a few hours floating in a boat would be very relaxing? If you do then you need to head to Go Boat* in Paddington to try it out! Go…
Camden
Camden Brunch @ Cafe Loren *now closed*
*Unfortunately Cafe Loren is now permanently closed <sad face>* If you like shashuka, or even if you don’t know what it is, you need to come check out Cafe Loren! A welcome addition to my neighbourhood it’s situated between the Lock and Stable markets on Chalk Farm road, tucked under the bridge. So what…
KERB Camden
I adore food (as you might have guessed!) and especially street food… so when I was lucky enough to win ALL THE FOOD at the newly opened KERB Camden I was in heaven! KERB Camden: street food market You are probably thinking ‘What’s KERB Camden?’ Well KERB is a food market that started out as American…
Kings Cross brunch @ The Lighterman
Last weekend was Beyonce’s Formation tour at Wembley and in celebration of my friend Anne’s birthday a group of 8 of us decided to go and worship at the altar of Bey. But first we needed to a) line our stomachs, before b) preload before getting to the stadium! Whilst I don’t condone binge drinking, it…
Sacred Gin tasting @ Colonel Fawcett
This wasn’t my first time tasting the Sacred gin range – but being a fan girl and with the tasting at my local promising more than just a G&T, how I could I resist?! Our welcome G&T from Hillary and Rachel from Sacred – their London Dry Gin served with FeverTree tonic and garnished with…
Saffron Gin Tasting
One of my local pubs – The Colonel Fawcett – has a little passion for gin and has started hosting gin tastings, starting with Saffron gin. Free gin! So I summoned a reduced gin club (just Sarah and I) to go along and take advantage. After taking us through a potted history of gin (all…
Half Hitch Gin Tour of Camden
The Tuesday night of London Cocktail Week was my chance to learn more about gin in Camden, with the Half Hitch tour and tasting. Mark Holdsworth, founder of Half Hitch is a local like me and makes his gin in the vaults under Camden lock. We were visiting his new shop right by the main Lock…
Making Gin in the Loo…
No, not an actual toilet… Or the bathtub… Otherwise known as ‘when we made gin in an old public convenience’ – that being Gin Club at Ladies and Gentlemen bar in Kentish Town. Gin Club had already had a gin making experience – on a boat with Willy Borrell and now we had the chance…
Camden street art #photoblog
You may have recently seen a few street art pictures on my Instagram (follow me @whatskatiedoing here) so when the weather resulted in me missing a street art walking tour, I made my own in Camden and went a little wild with the camera! (Not entirely sure what this is – please let me know if…
Gin club on a boat!
The most exciting Gin Club with a Reading Problem outing yet! WE MADE GIN!! ON A BOAT M*F*ers! This boat to be precise… Disco Volante – such a great name! Says it all really 🙂 After meeting distiller Will and captain Pat, we headed on board for a quick safety briefing (no arms and legs…