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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...

No trip to Copenhagen would be complete without a visit to Coffee Collective, a specialty coffee micro roastery with three outlets in the Danish capital. Coffee Collective is a big name among coffee lovers, all my barista friends recommended me to visit...

Last Saturday it was my husband's birthday, so as per tradition I made him a birthday cake (last year I made this Norwegian Cream Layer Cake). A few weeks ago I started planning the recipe, with one main restriction as it had to be egg less for my in-laws...

This post is about a cocktail masterclass my husband and I were invited to attend at Kettner's last month. And also about how we won a prize for creating the best cocktail of the evening! Let me explain... My triumphant husband Sandy with all the competition...

Cicchetti, a restaurant owned by the San Carlo group and located in Piccadilly, has recently launched a new initiative called "Giro d'Italia": each month the menu will showcase authentic dishes from different Italian regions, prepared with seasonal ingredients...

Roti Chai is one of the first London restaurants I reviewed on Mondomulia (read here) and one I regularly go back to. I love the food, the place and the service. While I love to try new restaurants (the choice is so big in London), sometimes you just...

CUTS is a new London supperclub, a collaboration between Forza Win and The Ginger Pig that was born "from a mutual love of meat and flames". Set in a disused pickle factory in Hackney, CUTS aims to recreate the atmosphere of an Italian-style summer grigliata...

While on holiday in Trieste two weeks ago, my parents, my husband and I decided to drive across the border to Slovenia and explore its capital city of Ljubljana. Only one hour and a half away from Trieste, it was the perfect destination for a day trip....

Lucky Chip has been around for some time, so I am not breaking any of London's best kept secrets here. Actually, anyone will agree that Lucky Chip make some of the greatest burgers in London (my favourite, definitely). In two years, the Lucky Chip brand...

Autumn has arrived early in London, the weather has been gloomy and rainy for two weeks now and the summer clothes have officially been put away. I can't complain though, as summer 2014 was the hottest summer in London to my memory (I moved here eight...

When I was in Rome last month, my mum had just finished making a batch of bitter orange marmalade. I sneakily put a jar in my suitcase and brought it back to London! My mum makes amazing jams and marmalades, something I have yet to try doing myself. Back...

From April to June, London's coolest street food night market took place at Merchant Yard in Haggerston. Street Feast had renovated an old builders merchants on Kingsland Road and filled it with London's best street food traders, a Rotary bar and Ben...

The Hotel Café Royal is a luxury hotel located in a Grade I listed building on Regent Street, in the heart of central London. Originally a restaurant and meeting place, Café Royal closed down in 2008 but later re-opened in 2012 as a 5-star hotel. Paying...

Last weekend saw the annual coffee festival come to London at the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane. The London Coffee Festival celebrates London’s bustling and vibrant coffee scene. With over 20,000 visitors expected, The London Coffee Festival promises...

If you are a food blogger, you have probably heard of the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap, hosted by Love & Olive Oil and The Little Kitchen. It's an event that brings together food bloggers from around the world, swapping homemade biscuits and getting...

In my search for the "best places to enjoy good coffee", I have recently stumbled upon a new gem called Embassy East and located at the back end of Hoxton Street, Hackney. It's not easy to please me: you need to show a passion for good coffee; have friendly...

I'm pretty sure this is the longest title I've ever used for a recipe! I found this amazing recipe on Top With Cinnamon blog and I made a double batch of the cookies on Saturday. They went down a storm at my friends' barbecue party and I have enough left...

I like the challenge of baking a really complicated cake from time to time, but nothing beats the pleasure of preparing something that is really simple and yet amazing. Anyone can prepare wonderful treats at home in very little time! I was flicking through...

Last week I met the #BAD (Burger Away Day) gang for a low key meet-up at Dip & Flip in Clapham Junction. Though it only opened in November, Dip & Flip already has a cult following and my burger-loving friends have rated it in their London's top fives....

Last Saturday I decided to visit Reilly Rocket for a quick brunch before heading to Street Feast #BSFA. I don't remember how I discovered this coffee shop, but it looked really nice and I am always happy to try new independent coffee places. I didn't...

My trips to Mumbai at the end of autumn have now become a regular occurrence in my calendar. Every year, me and my husband Sandy travel to India to visit his family for about two weeks. We try to escape the big city when we can, so two years ago we travelled...

Have you ever heard of Lomography? It's a photographic movement that advocates a creative and experimental type of photography using film cameras. It has a website and several stores around the world, where you can purchase cameras, films, accessories...

In New York City they call it "the Summer of Cronuts", for New Yorkers have gone crazy for the hybrid pastry (croissant + doughnut) made by Dominique Ansel Bakery. Chef Dominique Ansel’s creation is not to be mistaken as simply croissant dough that has...

Back in April I blogged about After Hours pop-up event at Ozone Coffee Roasters with chef Adam Degg. A few weeks ago I was asked to take photos at another one of these events and I loved the desserts so much that I have to share the photos with you! This...

I blogged about Breddos Tacos last year (see post here), during their residency at Slider Bar in Soho. A few months ago they moved east and found a new home at Trip Space in Haggerston, where they serve their Mexican / American inspired dishes for dinner...