Hey everyone, how are you doing in isolation/quarantine? I started off self-isolating ahead of the official lock down due to having symptoms, which ended up being nothing, but required me to stay in. So how did I survive? Well some key food deliveries. plus my sister delivering some essentials. Since then I’ve relied on various…
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58 Gin distillery & gin making experience
Recently Hackney based 58 Gin moved premises. After following founder and distiller Mark Marmont’s progress photos on Instagram, I was delighted to be invited along to check out the new distillery in Haggerston. Even better, I was going to be trying out their new gin making experience. The new Fifty Eight gin distillery is the…
Can you eat healthily at PF Chang’s? I find out at their London branch
As you may know it’s hard work to review restaurants and stay be slim. In order to get the best experience to share with you, my readers, I usually want to try as much of the menu as possible. Usually this is aided by going with other bloggers (e.g. the Love Pop Ups London gang!),…
The Skye Bothy from Drambuie
If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen in my stories that I dined in the Skye Bothy at London Cocktail Week. This ‘traditional’ Scottish hut came all the way down from Skye for the 10th anniversary of London Cocktail Week however it’s story is a little more complicated than that. Read on…
Cinnamon Bazaar restaurant review
Cinnamon Bazaar is an Indian restaurant based on Maiden Lane in Covent Garden, London. The restaurant is part of the Cinnamon Kitchen group headed by chef Vivek Singh. So when I was invited to attend with a group from Love Pop Ups London, I was delighted to try it out. Here is my review of…
Bake with a Great British Bake Off legend
If you are anything like me, then you spend your Tuesday evenings in the Autumn following the Great British Bake Off (GBBO). The show has captured the hearts and imaginations of people around the globe, and now you too can bake with a Great British Bake Off legend! Baking with a legend is a company…
Celebrating 10 years – London Cocktail Week 2019
I’ve been involved with London Cocktail Week since 2014, when I was finishing up my year off and searching for a full time job. Having picked up bar shifts at the Oliver Conquest, and learning a lot about gin as a consequence, I answered an ad to volunteer at the London Cocktail Week hub in…
Nirvana Brewery – refreshingly low alcohol beer made in London
Last month I was invited to attend the launch of a brewery rebrand. Not many details were given away beforehand, except to come along to the Taprooms in Bethnal Green.. so along I went! *I was invited to attend the relaunch for free, this blog is my own opinion* Nirvana Brewery – refreshingly low…
Afternoon tea at Vivi, Centre Point *now closed*
Having visited Vivi restaurant at Centre Point before, I was delighted to be invited back to try their afternoon tea. A very British institution, afternoon tea has to be done right to be worth it. So I was looking forward to visiting again with some other bloggers from Love Pop Ups London, to check out…
City of London Distillery – tours & tasting in the heart of London
I first visited the City of London Distillery (COLD) back in 2014. (If you read that first visit on my blog you can see how far I’ve come since I started blogging). This time Joe their brand ambassador invited me back to check out the changes and the new additions to their gin range. *Full…