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6 Jul

Divine Dining in St Paul’s Cathedral

Posted by Jo in Eating Out No Comments

Afternoon Tea at the Restaurant at St Paul'sRecently opened, The Restaurant at St Paul’s is a unique place to enjoy lunch or afternoon tea. Unlike some other crypt restaurants, the 48-cover space has a fresh feel, and with neighbours including the Duke of Wellington and Admiral Nelson you’ll have go a long way to find a more historic setting than St Paul’s Cathedral.

We were lucky enough to sample the sumptuous lunch menu which features new takes on traditional British fare using carefully sourced, seasonal ingredients. Highlights included asparagus with a poached Gressingham duck egg, roast grey mullet and a delectable gingerbread sandwich dessert with ice cream made from Regent’s Park Honey – yum!

With 2 courses for £16 or three for £20, restaurant owners Harbour & Jones are expecting the restaurant to be booked out in advance so it’s worth reserving a table if you fancy trying it for yourself. Alternatively, Harbour & Jones have also taken over the running of the café in the crypt and transformed the menu there as well.

www.restaurantatstpauls.co.uk

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6 Jul

Albert and Pearl’s First Birthday Party

Posted by Jenny in Clubs, Pubs & Bars 2 Comments

A singer entertains party-goers at Albert and PearlGoldfish bowls of punch and jam-jars of mojitos greeted us at Albert and Pearl’s 1st Birthday Party last Friday.

The cocktail bar, on Upper Street, celebrated the night with a dress-up room, pretty cupcakes and games such as dominoes.

Party-goers embraced the dress code of “elegantly waisted or rakishly dapper,” with corsets, tea dresses and fascinators a-plenty. In fact, anything less would feel a little underdressed in this decadent venue with its plush leather sofas, art deco mirrors and elegant paper screens.

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6 Jul

Visit London Asks: What’s Your Favourite London Statue?

Posted by Zoe J. Griffiths in Arts, Attractions, Open Spaces 10 Comments

One & Other, Gormley's Fourth Plinth projectLast week, we asked you what your favourite London summer activities were. Thanks to everyone for getting in touch!

This morning, Antony Gormley’s Fourth Plinth human art exhibit, One & Other, kicked off with 35-year-old mum, Rachel Wardell, taking her place on the plinth.

Sadly, we’re still waiting to hear if we’ve been successful in our quest for a place here at VL. (Although our close friends at londonist are already planning what they’re going to do with their hour of fame.)

But we want to look beyond the excitement of London’s temporary headline-grabbing  human statues, and ask: what’s your favourite (permanent) statue in London?

Are you a fan of Nelson? (On the column in Trafalgar Square, or Mandela, by the Royal Festival Hall?)

Does the diver do it for you?

Perhaps the kid in you likes Peter Pan or Paddington.

Or perhaps you love Stockwell’s Bronze Woman, Edith Cavell at Charing Cross, or Putney local, Alan Thornhill’s nine gorgeous sculptures along the Thames walk. London’s certainly got no shortage of statues to amuse, delight, remind, inspire and admire.

Let us know what London statue, beyond the current fun on the Fourth Plinth, brings a smile to your face.

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