Maltby St Market, White Cube Gallery & Almeida Restaurant

It was some time ago that my friend Elsa got us tickets to see the much-acclaimed production of The Merchant of Venice at the Almeida Theatre in Islington. When she suggested meeting a bit earlier to make more of a day of it, I was happy to go with her plans and thus I met her […]

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The Royal Exchange Grand Cafe – Evening Standard Meal Deal

My friend Elsa had noticed the Evening Standard was offering meal deals at a number of restaurants throughout January and suggested we take up one of the offers. There were some great places to choose from but some I knew already – like Quaglino’s and Cantina del Ponte – so I thought it would be […]

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