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Wandsworth definitely has a reputation as a yummy-mummy destination than a cool location for bars and restaurants – but tucked away and hidden in the centre of Wandsworth Common is Le Gothique, which bucks the trend. While perhaps best known as a popular wedding venue, Le Gothique has far more to…
It might be a slight trek for some to visit this relatively new restaurant near Kew Gardens, but after visiting last month we discovered it’s definitely worth it. Linnea is what you get when a Swedish-born chef with 20 years experience and a clear knack for perfection launches his very…
It’s been just over a year since chef Rainer Becker opened OBLIX in the European Union’s tallest building, but he admits the mission is not quite accomplished. “It takes time for a restaurant to be there, where I have it in my head,” Becker said, sitting in a corner of…
Hula hooping may sounds like something you mastered back in the playground age 7, but quite frankly, you probably don’t know the half of it. The modern hula hoop is attributed to an inventor in 1958 but believe it or not it goes much further back in history. It features…
The landmark film directed by Spike Lee back in 1989 is a shocking 25 years old… how time flies. The sizzling streets of London (okay, by English standards) at present make the boiling point of Bed-Stuy feel a mere sweat bead away; a rush hour tube ride can easily send…
You wouldn’t expect anything less than high-end when it comes to restaurants around Canary Wharf – and Manhattan Grill is the latest restaurant to live up to that philosophy. It’s a steakhouse but unlike those chains you get every block around the West End, MG offers a decadent experience that…