This summer has been somewhat bizarre weather wise, so news that Content store was running Summer Well-Being Festival cheered me up like the sun does when it finally makes an appearance[...]
The Herball event at Content store
Travel/out & about
a new Russian in town: Mari Vanna restaurant
I grew up in the family where food was always loved and appreciated. There certainly wasn’t an abundance of choice at the time I was growing up in Moscow but in retrospect I think it was a good thing.[...]
Dinner at Marlon Abela’s Morton’s Club
When you live in London, you are spoilt for choice when it comes to great restaurants and cuisine variety, so making a reservation for a special occasion in general is a ‘no-brainer’-you[...]
‘Burger & Lobster’ in Mayfair or how I kissed the door and went to ‘Automat’…
Last week I went to a rock concert and when it was finished and I felt high on energy and joy, my husband and I decided to drive to Mayfair and try to grab a burger at a relatively new place, called[...]
Granger & Co in Notting Hill
I have quite a few cookery books in my kitchen and there are several written by an Australian
chef Bill Granger ( and they are very thoroughly used by me, as his recipes[...]
Koffmann’s restaurant at the Berkeley Hotel
London is full of restaurants, old and new, well-known and tiny newbies, the ones that fill you with joy and merriment and the ones you wish you didn’t go to. You probably have a chance to try[...]
New year lunch at Aubergine in Marlow
Christmas and New year are always full or merriment and indulgences, so I always try to get out as much as I can into the fresh air and drive into the countryside, to enjoy some leisurely walking-it’s[...]
Half term trip to rural Spain
I love holidaying in Spain in the summer for many reasons-i like the country and its people, the lightness that a small jug of sangria brings to my step, the clean sand and the beautiful glinting[...]
Rocksalt restaurant in Folkestone
One of the reasons I love getting out of London on some weekends is to try to find nice restaurants in the countryside, where your
taste buds get challenged and the crowd is different to the usual[...]
Pumpkin field makes a perfect autumn day
I almost started driving out of the city too late on Friday but God of Traffic was merciful and it turned out into a slightly longer, but beautifully lit drive to Kent. With the sun on my skin and Maroon[...]