Opening today, this year’s Chelsea Flower Show sold out in record time.

If you didn’t manage to get tickets, you can still get into the horticultural mood with our pick of floral-inspired teas, cocktails and menus:

• Blooming Botanical Breakfast at Peter Jones: Start the day with a poppy seed bloomer, rose petal and blueberry muffin, and pot of jasmine infused green tea for a wallet-friendly £9.95. Available 25-29 May, 9:30-11:30am
• Jigsaw, King’s Road: Pick up an item from Jigsaw’s SS11 collection today and enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne while you admire the store’s floral installation. 24 May
• Fleur-tea at the Wyndham Grand: Tuck into a floral-themed afternoon tea with treats including caramelised rosemary flowers, violet and blackcurrent éclairs and lavender shortbread. £25, available throughout May
• Laurent-Perrier floral cocktail at the Blue Bar: Inspired by an English summer garden, this special cocktail mixes strawberry puree, rose liquer and Laurent-Perrier Brut champagne. Available 24-28 May
• The Chelsea Flower at Barts: Speakeasy bar Barts is offering a double dose of flower power with a potent cocktail containing Grey Goose Vodka, Creme de Peche de vigne, and Mette spiritueux de Lavande plus a floral-themed dressing up box! £15.50, available until 29 May

What have we missed? Tell us in the comments below.

Finding Indian culture in London for our World in London challenge was never going to be a problem: from the curry houses of Brick Lane to the Asian collections at London museums, India’s influence is seen throughout the capital.

But Dishoom in Covent Garden, which opened earlier this year, is different from your usual Indian restaurant. It’s based on the Bombay cafés run by Persian immigrants to India, and aims to recreate their faded elegance and all-day menu.

Managing director Robbie Bargh was inspired by a trip to India, where he enjoyed the bustling atmosphere: “I just wished I could bring a bit of that back with me.”

You won’t smell curry at Dishoom: it has the feel of a classy brasserie, but with Indian posters adorning the walls, and a menu of interesting Indian dishes.

I popped in last week for breakfast, which started with a cup of house chai, a warming blend of tea, spices and milk that takes half an hour to prepare. Next I chose the tasty fruit roomali, which consisted of fruit, mascarpone and honey wrapped in a thin roti.

You can see the roti makers at work in the open plan kitchen. They stretch and toss the dough in the same way as you would a pizza base. “It must be one of the most difficult jobs in London,” said Dishoom’s founder Shamil Thakrar.

I also tried the breakfast lassi, a yoghurt drink with banana, mango and oats – a bit like a smoothie but with added cumin to give it an Indian twist.

There are plenty of other options on the breakfast menu. If you’re feeling hungry, you can go for the full Bombay, which includes Bombay omelette, bacon, sausage, grilled tomatoes, toast and a cup of house chai.

So if you’re bored of your usual Cornflakes, toast and coffee, head to Dishoom and join the Bombay breakfast club today!

Where do you go for a taste of Indian culture in London? Let us know in the comments below.

Windsor is only 50 minutes away from London Waterloo and perfect for a short break so the first bank holiday weekend in May seemed just right.

Most of the weekend was freezing cold all over the country, so we only managed to see a couple of sights, including Windsor Castle, which boasts 900 years of Royal history and Eton College.

Shopping was a great alternative: Windsor is a charming town with high street shops, some smaller boutiques and many restaurants and cafés.

Our fabulous hotel really made up for the bad weather. the runnymede-on-thames is just 10 minutes from Windsor by cab, has spacious rooms and a spa offering pampering massages and a number of treatments.

It was very relaxing to get up in the morning to swim a few lanes in the pool before taking in an extensive breakfast – either sweet or savoury, with the option of a full English. The buffet offered such an incredible choice that we really didn’t need to go out for lunch. Maybe only for afternoon tea in the lounge – yummy!

The buffet-style dinner in the hotel’s leftbank restaurant was an amazing experience, accompanied by champagne and some nice wines.

We started with the salad buffet, sushi and seafood (freshly prepared by the chefs – you can actually watch them at work behind the buffet). The selection of main courses changes every day with several dishes on offer, ranging from roast beef with Yorkshire pudding to chicken, lamb, deliciously prepared vegetables and much more. We couldn’t stop ourselves going back to the buffet to discover all the culinary delights!

Dessert was a sweets heaven with a choice of crème brulée, berry coulis, strawberry mousse, chocolate brownies…  to mention just a few.

The hotel’s new dining space The Lock opened at the beginning of May, and we look forward to trying it very soon – and going back to Windsor in the summer for some outdoor activities such as kayaking or hiking the Thames trail.

What do you fancy for breakfast? Scrambled eggs on toast? Healthy muesli? A traditional British fry-up?

How about something a bit different? I headed to two London restaurants to see what they had on offer.

First up was Cinnamon Kitchen, a modern Indian restaurant in Liverpool Street.

I sat outside on the decked terrace and ordered Bombay scrambled eggs with tawa paratha (£7.00).

What arrived was a very generous portion of scrambled eggs with spices and onion, served with fried Indian flatbread. Yum!

Other options included an Anglo-Indian kedgeree with smoked haddock and poached egg, and a classic English breakfast.

Next on the list was Giraffe in Marylebone, where I tried the Mexican breakfast: huevos rancheros (£6.95).

The dish consists of a warm tortilla covered with fried or scrambled egg, chorizo, black beans, jack cheese, avocado and salsa. (There’s also a veggie option with field mushrooms.)

As you can see from the picture, it made a colourful and very tasty start to the day.

Other highlights on the Giraffe menu included an enormous stack of American-style pancakes with bananas and blueberries, and the “rude health” porridge with bananas, strawberries and honey.

Why stick to cereal and toast when there’s so much more on offer?

What’s your favourite breakfast in London?