French food blogger Géraldine Leverd has made it her mission to teach others how to make home cooked meals using French cooking methods. In The New French Kitchen, Géraldine demystifies French cooking with delectable yet easy-to-make recipes that have a little twist, or as they say, je ne sais quoi. So say au revoir to […]
Dance Review: Staatsballett Berlin
November 18, 2024 by
Berlin is a very lucky city for its vast, colourful and accessible cultural landscape. One pillar of this is the Staatsballett Berlin. New artistic director Christian Spuck started the season 2023/2024 with his work, the fabulous BOVARY, based on Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. With his prima ballerina Weronika Frodyma as his muse and collaborateur […]
The UK’s Favourite Flavours
November 15, 2024 by
A new study reveals that cheddar cheese is the nation’s favourite flavour, beating curry, bacon and chocolate – even 81 percent say that an adventurous palate is a big attraction in a partner. Researchers polled Brits, asking them to vote for the tastes which bring them the most pleasure, with the sharp tang of a […]
Gini in a Bottle – Bombay Sapphire’s Limited Edition Cinched Waist Glassware
November 14, 2024 by
Thomas Heatherwick has released a sculptural glassware collection with Bombay Sapphire gin. The limited-edition set includes one of three gin and tonic glasses and a standard-sized gin bottle (£69.99). To mark the 10-year anniversary of the distillery at Laverstoke Mill, this exclusive gift set features a limited-edition Bombay Sapphire bottle design and a gin […]
Review Food and Drink: Dining Out in Montreal Canada
November 1, 2024 by
You’ll be spoilt for choice in Montreal if you love French-inspired bistro-resto / brasserie style food. Plus you’ll love the people – being a restaurant host here is a thing of pride. You’ll get great staff at both these restaurants reviewed, all the way through from a glad-handing maître d’ to the junior who recites […]
Theatre Review: Why Am I So Single?
October 25, 2024 by
This from the creators of SIX, Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’s new fancy musical is loosely based on their own lives. ‘Oliver and Nancy’, not their real names, are played by Jo Foster and Leesa Tulley. There are plenty of other musical theatre jokes in there for a lively young audience who are whooping and […]
VOILA! THEATRE FESTIVAL 2024
October 24, 2024 by
After 10 years at The Cockpit, Voila! Theatre Festival relaunches in November 2024 as an umbrella festival with performances taking place in nine venues across London. Voila! is a place for artists to take risks, present a new piece of work, tour to a new audience, or translate a play into a new language. At […]
Theatre: A Very Naughty Christmas London Show
October 10, 2024 by
Christmas cabaret, stand-up comedy, burlesque and naughty musical theatre all rolled into one, A Very Naughty Christmas is coming to London for the very first time. This is billed for fans of SIX: The Musical, The Play That Goes Wrong, and The Book of Mormon and is strictly for over 18s only. Having achieved cult status with […]
Stress Free Côte at Home Christmas Feast Delivered to Your Door
October 8, 2024 by
Just reading about this makes Christmas dinner seem less stressful. Côte at Home meal delivery service, has come up with three luxury Christmas feasts complete with simple instructions and, of course, there’s wine. In two and a half hours, with most dishes cooked in the oven your festive meal with French flair is served. The […]
Some Things to Eat and Do in New York
October 7, 2024 by
Eating out was pretty ‘meh’ in New York, but there’s plenty to do and see. If theatre’s your thing then read my latest New York Broadway reviews here. Junior’s near to Times Square had inedible French Toast – think deep fried cardboard with some wood chips on top with a side of sweet snot. Pointless […]
