We knew it wouldn’t be long before the world of afternoon tea got in on the Olympic action. The Langham London hotel is honouring the achievements of Team GB with a specially designed afternoon tea. The patriotic treats include a …
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Some of the capital’s restaurants – regardless of whether you’re looking for haute cuisine or a quick burger – offer you the chance to enjoy works from world-famous artists along with your food.
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With so many things to see and do, roaming around London can be thirsty work. Fortunately, any dehydration can be easily solved thanks to the wonderful cocktail of people who produce and dispense an eclectic selection of beverages across the capital
Read more...Want to enjoy London like a local? Journalist and author Saska Graville’s new book, London Style Guide, aims to help you do just that. It explores London as a series of villages, revealing Saska’s favourite little-known haunts and venues: “I’m …
Read more...London is getting ready for a huge Diamond Jubilee celebration this weekend, and what better way to get into the Jubilee spirit than with traditional British afternoon tea? Here’s a round-up of some of London’s best Jubilee teas. The Berkeley …
Read more...Here’s a great film for a Friday lunchtime. Are you hungry? You will be after watching this! Filmed at the launch of the new Sclater Street-based weekly Friday night market, this video really captures the spirit of Street Feast: the …
Read more...Written by Caroline Roddis London’s history is dripping with beer. Alehouses have been present in the capital since Roman times and the impure state of London water always guaranteed that beer was in constant demand. You can trace this history …
Read more...Maxine Clayman is a travel writer and editor of the blog My Hidden Gems. In the next in our World In London series she meets Croatian born Ana-Maria Volaric who explains why it’s her mission to bring a taste of …
Read more...Thanks to the influx of Vietnamese migrants towards the end of the Vietnam war in the 1970s, London’s Vietnamese dining is as good as it gets. A classic bowl of Vietnamese noodle-soup (Pho) is the place to start. This flavoursome …
Read more...Journalist Marina Soteriou is a long-term London resident. Writing as part of our World in London series, Marina adds her experiences of Cypriot culture in the capital. Every Thursday evening at a church hall in Waterloo, a group meet to …
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