I’ve been a bit slow on updating for the latest gin tastings, but Copperhead is something special that I definitely want to share! Copperhead gin tasting The glossy copper bottle – inspired by old school pharmacy bottles. Made in Belgium, Copperhead gin is named after the traditional copper stills used in the production and…
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Dinner @ Clos Maggiore
As a special treat for our first family Christmas in Camden, my parents took me and my sister to see the musical Kinky Boots on Boxing Day. After the matinee performance we had a wander around Covent Garden to admire the Christmas lights (more on that later!) and headed to Clos Maggiore for dinner. Famous…
Longleat Festival of Light #photoblog
Over Christmas my family and I visited the Longleat Festival of Light. As they all live in Bath, it’s only a half hour drive to visit Longleat and the safari park, but this time we didn’t go visit the park, the focus was the lights! The gate lit up at dusk. The Festival of Light…
Girls Dinner @ Cuissons
Underneath Waterloo station in the Vaults are tonnes of happening things, including Cuissons ‘pop down’ in the Kitchen and Gallery, there until January 2016. Cabbage never looked so good! The only sign for the way in! Pop down – literally! As Citymapper decided the best way to get to the vaults was to teleport through…
Bath Christmas Market
If you are a regular reader you’ll know that I’m down in Bath a lot as my family now lives there. This weekend was the last one we would all see each other until after Christmas, as well as being the last weekend of the Bath Christmas market, so it seemed like a good plan…
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…
Aperitivo at the OC
My favourite gin bar – the Oliver Conquest, near Aldgate East – has created an Italian inspired pop up bar in their upstairs room. It focuses on cocktails with a twist, showcasing the Italian Negroni, all served with Italian style snacks. Originally conceived as a month long pop up for November, they are continuing to…
The World goes Pop
I love the perks of working for EY – as a big four accounting and advisory firm they love to sponsor the arts and culture and the Tate Modern is around the corner from our main offices at London Bridge, making it easy to access the EY sponsored exhibitions here, including The World Goes Pop:…
Christmas Gift Ginspiration!
For everyone looking for Christmas pressies for gin lovers, I’ve rounded up some of the best things I’ve seen this year, from books to candles, to advent calendars, basically everything gin related! Jewellery ReVetro make great jewellery out of recycled glass – including gin bottles! I particularly like their necklaces and bangles made from the…
Girls Dinner @ Carousel
As a friend of mine is working front of house at Carousel currently I got a great tip to come try Mathieu Perez of Percherons. Carousel showcases different chefs every couple of weeks and Mathieu is there to 20th November for lunch and dinner sittings. Great sign – love the shadows! Sarah showing off the…