Bao

Bao has long been on my list of places to visit. But every time I went past their Soho establishment and stared at their long queue, it broke my heart. This time over Easter we decided to brave it, hoping that most people would be out of town for Easter so it would be less…

‘Brunching’ at Lantana

When it comes to brunch, us Londoners are very fortunate to have a variety of choices. On a cold and grey Easter Saturday morning, we decided to check out Lantana, an eatery inspired by the Australian cafe culture. It has been an institution since 2008 so I think we are probably coming a bit late…

Magical Lantern Festival

I had the good fortune to visit the Magical Lantern Festival, when it took residency at the Chiswick House and Gardens. This is a photo blog of my time spent there. We booked an 8:15 pm time slot through Time Out offers (which means we got tickets at a cheaper rate than normal), allowing us…

Day visit to Hampton Court Palace

If you are one of those people who don’t plan ahead and suddenly have the Easter bank holidays thrust upon you, then you will benefit from visiting Hampton Court Palace on short notice. About a 30-minute train ride away from Clapham Junction, it is still close enough to make a day out of it but…

Yauatcha Soho

Yauatcha has long been in our list of must-visit places. So when the time came to choose a venue for Husband’s birthday meal, it was only a couple of clicks away on an Open Table reservation. We chose the Soho branch as it’s quite central so convenient to get to and from and for its…

Bone Daddies

This was my second visit to Bone Daddies. This time I thought I’d write about it! I never knew I could be such an ardent fan of ramen, but after a fair share of ramen bar crawls ( Shoryu, udon at now sadly closed Koya, Tonkotsu),  I am now a convert. You cannot reserve a seat in Bone…

‘Lunching in style’- Hutong 2016

I recently visited Hutong at The Shard to celebrate my belated birthday along with my good friend whose birthday falls around the same time as mine. We decided to glam up, just us girls, and lunch in style. The Shard offers spectacular views of London, and if you don’t fancy splashing out on a meal…

Island break (three days itinerary) in Malta – 2016

You know your holiday has started on the right note when you are having champagne before 10 am! Things were off to a promising start as I made myself comfortable on my first ever Business class flight – courtesy of British Airways. It was a short three hour flight but compliments to BA for the non-stop refreshments and keeping us…