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I have written about my love affair with Leeds before, a love that started years ago when my then boyfriend (now husband) moved there. It's nice to escape the hustle and bustle of London for a quiet weekend in Leeds: no traffic, no Underground, friendly...

After Hours is an itinerant dessert-only pop-up event which takes place monthly in London. A couple of weeks ago I was invited by a friend to try the tasting menu at Ozone Coffee Roasters in Shoreditch. At After Hours we champion modern and innovative...

Last month I found by chance a copy of The Telegraph magazine left in the tube, I picked it up and flicked through the pages until I saw food photos that caught my attention. The article was about Deliciously Ella, a "blogger inspiring healthy eating"....

Two weeks ago I traveled to Old Heathfield, East Sussex, for the #FoodiesOnTour event with six other lifestyle and food bloggers. We were invited by Nokia and Great British Chefs for a day of cooking with Michelin-starred chef Josh Eggleton and to celebrate...

The countdown to Mother's day has already begun and here in London the supermarkets and shops are full of mum-related gifts and cards. Mothering Sunday is a celebration traditionally held in the UK on the fourth Sunday of Lent and three weeks before Easter...

Last week I shared some photos of Tromsø, Norway: the Northern Lights, our AirBNB accomodation and my favourite coffee shops. This week I'm sharing part two of my travel diary, writing about Tromsø's restaurants, dog sledding tours and the Fjellheisen...

Do you have a favourite TV show or chef that inspired you to cook a new and challenging recipe? When the team at Virgin Media TV asked me this question, I thought about Rachel Khoo and The Little Paris Kitchen, a show that was aired for the first time...

I remember being in the kitchen one evening many months ago when my husband announced "I have booked flights to Tromsø to see the Northern Lights"! At the time we were planning our epic honeymoon trip so I didn't spare a thought for a trip to a city I...

Residents of Chelsea and Fulham can consider themselves lucky, not just for the obvious reasons (it's one of the most affluent areas in London), but also because The Imperial has recently opened on the west end of King's Road! What used to be a pub known...

This week's review is of Hoi Polloi at the Ace Hotel London, a "modernist brasserie", as described by Grace Dent on ES Magazine, that "resembles a large 1970s, Art Deco-influenced school canteen". Created by the team behind Bistrotheque and Shrimpy's,...