Castello del Nero hotel review | Tuscany, Italy
Set amid the rolling hills of Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, Castello del Nero is one of the most luxurious hotels in Tuscany...
Lausanne, Switzerland: A Weekend Travel Itinerary
Lausanne is a cultured and energetic city with some of the best food, drink and nightlife in Switzerland, but also one that is surrounded by a deliciously quiet rural charm.
Asimina Suites Hotel Review | Cyprus
Asimina is an adult-only, all-suites hotel suited to couples looking for a beach getaway that still retains all the trappings of luxury.
Hôtel Royal Savoy Review | Switzerland
With an enviable location between Lake Geneva and the twisting avenues of Lausanne, Hôtel Royal Savoy is a favourite among the luxury offerings in Switzerland.
Top 10 Things to Eat and Drink in Finland
A list of the best things to eat and drink in Finland - traditional food made with local produce and some of the finest gin-cocktails.
Sunday Lunch at The Kensington
Sunday Lunch at The Kensington, a glamorous new hotel with a market table concept of fresh crustaceans and traditional desserts.
Essential beach holiday: a guide to Skiathos, Greece
Skiathos: A Greek island of verdant pine forests and azure, crystal-clear waters… Greece is where the heart is for me, and the island of Skiathos is a firm favourite.
Dublin in a Day: Afternoon Tea & a Museum of Delights
Dublin is one of those cities that is so accessible that it could easily be day trip from London. Take an Aer Lingus flight and explore Irelands history, culture and culinary journey in under 90 minutes...
13 photos that will make you want to visit Finland
Finland is one of the most naturally beautiful places in the world; forests cover the land in lush spruce and pine trees that tower overhead, and between these are thousands of shimmering lakes.
Summer in Finland: The Essential 4-Day Travel Itinerary
My essential travel itinerary for a 4-day holiday in Finland, covering all the best and most luxurious things to do. Smoke sauna? Check. Night in a treehouse reserve? Double Check. Enjoy!
Matcha & the Tea Makers of London
The Tea Makers of London Traditional Ceremonial Japanese Matcha Gift Set is a great place to start with its elegantly packaged Ceremonial Grade Matcha sourced from Isa Bay in Mie Prefecture in Japan...
A Royal Afternoon Tea at Lord’s
The afternoon tea at Lord’s is held in the Long Room overlooking the cricket grounds, and is best suited to those who already have a passion and appreciation of cricket.
10 ways to get more likes and follows on Instagram
As much as I’ve loved using Instagram over the years, for the longest time I was stuck in something of an Insta-rut getting barely a handful of likes per picture and even fewer followers per week.
Seafood & Steak at Kaspars at The Savoy
Seafood, steak, molten chocolate and sticky toffee pudding at The Savoy, one of the best luxury hotels in London.
49 photos that will make you want to visit Qatar
There is a passion, culture, rich tradition and art that runs deep, from its marbled amphitheatre and infinite sand dunes to the golden minarets of its mosques...
A Bloomsbury Afternoon Tea at Dalloway Terrace
Bloggers do Tea: SilverSpoon’s Literary Afternoon Tea at the beautiful al fresco Dalloway Terrace in The Bloomsbury Hotel
Tinder, Hinge & Happn – Putting 3 Dating Apps to the test!
Dating apps reviewed – I put 3 dating apps to the test in the hunt for the next potential Mr Wrap Your Lips Around This….
Arabica – Modern Middle Eastern Food
Arabica have a new set lunch menu on Sundays, with 2 courses for £20 and 3 courses for £25 - great value for money.
The Ultimate Guide to Brussels in a Day!
Brussels offers visitors a historical depth and satisfaction of experience, but mostly I’m here for the food...
Bruges – The Travel Guide
Travel Post - A weekend city break in Bruges, a brilliant choice for anyone with a sweet tooth and love of some seriously beautiful architecture...
Lunch at Heliot Steakhouse
Fillet steak is medium rare on the nose, as is the larger sirloin steak we also order. Both graduate in colou from a blackened exterior through to a plumby red.
Fancy Kebabs at Le Bab
It was only a matter of time before ‘Gourmet’ kebabs became a thing in London, and nobody is better equipped for the unlikely transformation than Manuel Garces...
Christmas Afternoon Tea at InterContinental
If you need a little bit of pampering, or just want to celebrate this festive season in style, then do try out the £45 pp Christmas Unwrapped afternoon at The Intercontinental.
Lunch at Sexy Fish, Mayfair
Although its early days for this new restaurant, on the whole there have been more mistakes than expected. For £100+ per person there are definitely better places to dine.
The Harwood Arms, Fulham
Whilst the interior is informal in nature, the food could come from some the best kitchens in London and £39.50 for three courses represents good value for money.
The Stunning Rosewood Hotel, London
The philosophy behind the Slow Food & Living market and brunch means that there is a sense of community, history and an individual story, and delicious, ethically produced goods.
A Japanese Feast at Koji, Fulham
Trendy Fulham has a new-ish Japanese restaurant that looks properly the business and might rival Roka for style. It’s all dark wood and vintage glass, clever lighting and cream, feathered design touches. It’s both gorgeous and understated, and really very elegant.
Tom’s Kitchen, Canary Wharf
The concrete seems unblemished, like someone took a look at the bodies and decided they would be better at the bottom of the river - Tom’s Kitchen is all blond wood and no hot blood.
The East India Company
My favourite is the no-nonsense dark chocolate covered espresso beans, although I wouldn’t kick the chocolate covered strawberries out of bed either.
Afternoon Tea at Ham Yard Hotel
Gone are the traditional sandwiches, replaced instead with sliders of pulled oxtail, flatbreads with welsh rarebit, and butter-fried toast with sautéed mushroom and cheese.
Favourite Things to Drink at T2 Tea
T2 offer various china tea sets and packs of tea, presented in smart packaging which would make the perfect gift for a tea-o-phile (the technical term).
Canton Tea Co – The Matcha Set
Matcha is produced from green tea which is grown in the shade, hand-picked, dried, de-stemmed, and then stone-ground into a fine, emerald powder.
Luxury Chocolates from Lauden
Crisp dark chocolate shells are filled with a reduction of lemon and white chocolate, with flecks of lemon zest throughout, or try the salted caramel squares.
Luxury Tea at Newby
The ‘Gourmet Collection’ from Newby features loose leaf teas contained in jewel-toned tea caddies, which are beautifully pressed into undulating lattices.
NYC Brunch at Hyatt Regency London
The NY inspired brunch starts at a deli counter of cured meats, cheeses, walnut breads and antipasti to desserts of tiramisu, cheesecake, pecan pie and waffles.
Cakes the size of your face at Bubble Room
There are double cocoa treats that shine with the sheer force of chocolateyness that they contain, whilst others have that matte, contented look of being full of baked crème cheese and butter. Nom.
Luxury Tea at Jadu
Jadu is a London-based luxury tea brand with a worldwide following. Named after the ancient Sanskrit word for ‘magic’, their tea is certainly proving to be alluring.
Lunching at Aqua Kyoto, Soho
Spring lamb chops, charred and glossy on the outside and rosy as a sunrise on the inside, are served on a tomato miso reduction with blackened courgette and pickled Japanese rose.
Chocolates from Benoit Nihant
At 74% concentration the chocolate bar from Benoit Nihant is powerful, with a long and smooth melt that slowly reveals hints of stone fruits after the initial cocoa burst.
Laduree – French toast & Chantilly cream
Buttery, eggy french toast under a cloud of Chantilly cream from Laduree, Covent Garden...
Afternoon Tea at One Aldwych
A ruby red ‘Cocktail Charlie’, bubbling away under a cloud of smoking dry ice in a teapot, made up of a mixture of whisky, cherry marnier, chocolate bitters and champagne.
A Stunning Lunch at Dysart, Richmond
Confit leeks with 36-month aged Comté is a proper little number, insistently salty and impossible not to ravage, balanced with risotto and buttery strands of spring-green leek.
Dinner at Holborn Dining Room
Holborn Dining Room provides the perfect foil for head chef Calum Franklin and owner Des McDonald, executive of the Caprice Group, to showcase British favourites.
