Eat well - travel often
My review of the London restaurant 1947 London. Leave the hustle and bustle of busy London streets behind as you pass through a rose-clad doorway and descend down a staircase into a huge dining room. This is the restaurant 1947 London on 33 Charlotte Street. […]
The English Drinks Company have added – Lime Tree Gin – to their citrus range of premium gins which includes The Lemon Grove Gin – infused with luscious lemons and The Orangery Gin – infused with Valencian oranges. The new flavour is fresh and perfectly […]
I was a guest of The Grove and reviewed the Glasshouse Restaurant for lunch. The famous hotel, restaurant and spa, The Grove has recently renovated their restaurant. The Glasshouse opened recently, fully re-furbed with a luminous new decor and absolutely gorgeous in style along with […]
I reviewed Copper Leaf Restaurant in Hampton Wick recently. I had been told by quite a few of my friends that Copper Leaf restaurant was a great place to dine, the food delicious and the ambiance unique. When I was asked to review and to […]
I was invited to Salcome in South Devon to attend Salcombe Gin School. As it was a 4 hour drive Mr R and I decided to stay a couple of nights and get to know the area a bit. We stayed at the Salcombe Harbour […]
I was invited to attend Salcombe Gin School recently. I hadn’t been to Devon before, just through it and was really looking forward to spending some time there with Mr R. Salcombe is about a 4 hour drive from where we live so we planned to […]
Spending 48 hours in Salcombe, Devon If you have 48 hours for a quick break and want to go somewhere quaint, cosy and off the beaten track with great food and drink as well as luxurious hotels then Salcombe is the perfect spot. After a […]
I am giving away a bottle of William Kerr’s Border Gin! Ask anyone these days what is the most popular drink and they will shout “GIN”! There used to be only a hand full of gin distilleries making gins with names that would be in […]
The English Drinks Company’s new Lemon Grove Gin Easter always means fresh flavours and vibrant colours with lemons being the perfect Easter treat and just in time for Easter The English Drinks Company have launched a new gin – Lemon Grove Gin! It is traditionally […]
Lunchtime Review – Ritorno Italian Restaurant – Covent Garden, London If you are visiting London or work in the Covent Garden area of Central London and you fancy a quick lunch then I can recommend the perfect place! Ritorno Italian Restaurant on Great Queen Street […]
The Chiltern Brewery Makes Gin with a Difference Mr R and I visited The Chilterns with rolling hills, crystal clear chalk streams and an abundance of nature to discover the charms of The Chiltern Brewery and to sample their range of locally brewed cask beers. I […]
Giveaway: Win two tickets to Gin Live in London 30 March 2019. I have teamed up with Gin Magazine to offer one lucky reader a pair of tickets to their new event – Gin Live. The tickets will also include late entry to the Whiskey […]
Consider Pink Gin for your Valentine this year. Each year for St Valentine’s Day I try to find pink things – I like a pink and heart shaped theme! My children would often open their lunchboxes to find their sandwiches were cut into heart shapes!! […]
On a recent trip to Mexico City a couple of months ago we stayed at the Hotel Geneve, one of the oldest hotels in Mexico City. As you slowly make your way through crowded and busy street you certainly don’t expect to arrive at this […]
If you are new to my blog then let me tell you I love afternoon tea and if you are a treasured reader then you already know that! In fact afternoon tea is the one British tradition I would lobby Parliament to keep if it […]
Afternoon Tea is one of my favourite indulgent pleasures – so quintessientally British! I was pleased to be invited by a blogger colleague Fiona who writes an extradordinary blog about London called London Unattached to join her for afternoon tea at W Hotel in London’s […]