Travel tips-Restaurant reviews-Recipes
I used to go to a lot of events at London galleries where artists, art historians and art critics talked about their work. There have not been so many of these in recent years so I was particularly excited by the National Gallery’s new series: Picture This, in which broadcaster John Wilson is in conversation […]
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Wrexham My son’s wife comes from Wrexham in North Wales and when they booked a farmhouse for a week so they could go up and visit her family, they invited me to join them. I was delighted to have a relaxing week with the family, enjoyed seeing the Welsh family, and the countryside around Wrexham […]
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I’ve been hearing good reports of Shiuli for ages. It opened in December 2021 and is just a 5-minute walk from my house; I pass it whenever I go to the bus stop. However, it wasn’t until last night that I finally ate there. To be fair to myself, for a long time I didn’t […]
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I’ve been mourning the closure of Whole Foods in Richmond for the past two years. It was my favourite place to shop for food. Much of the food was organic and, as someone who lives alone, it was great to be able to pick out one courgette, a handful of potatoes, etc., and not have […]
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It’s becoming a family tradition to go to The Nutcracker at Christmastime – again! Again because I was taken to see it as a child for many years and it’s wonderful that now my grandsons are old enough to enjoy it too. It was Freddie’s (10) third time; Ben’s (8) second and this time my […]
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I’ve been in two minds about whether to write a review of the restaurant I went to last night with my friend Annette as I mainly avoid negative write-ups. However, the food was delicious and the service friendly – but unfortunately (the negative bit) also very poor. There was some confusion about there being a […]
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When people hear about my blog, they often ask me which are my favourite restaurants and, of course, over the years the choices have changed. I’ve been writing this blog since 2011 and favourites then are perhaps not favourites now, or don’t even exist any more. When I was in Aldeburgh recently, someone in the […]
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I first went to Cinnamon Bazaar in Covent Garden in April 2019. I was a long-time fan of the Cinnamons and although I loved the Kitchen and Club, was delighted by this less formal version at Bazaar. Despite promises to myself to go back soon, it wasn’t until April this year that I went again, […]
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My friend Sharon came up with another great suggestion of a place for us to meet last night: Claro, in Waterloo Place in St James’s in Central London, which runs from Pall Mall up to Piccadilly Circus. Claro serves Mediterranean food with Middle East influences and is housed in an attractive historic listed building with […]
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My friend Kate and I have a long-standing preference for eating Italian when we meet for lunch. It began years ago when we, for a couple of years or so, met once a week to practise our Italian. We then had a trip to Rome. Since then, I have to confess the Italian speaking has […]
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