Gaucho Mini Beer Festival September 2-7 September 2013

Gaucho Smithfield and the Meantime Brewery announce a Mini Beer Festival in the City which kicks off from Monday 2 September until Saturday 7th September. Guests will be treated to the latest in the world of crafted cocktails – ‘beer-tails’ and if you’re up for the challenge, you can learn how to make your own.  A […]

Hotel Review: The Varsity in Cambridge ‘boutique hotel heaven’

The Varsity Hotel & Spa splashes on the River Cam in the heart of Cambridge. A  mortar board’s throw away from the colleges of Jesus, King’s, Queens’, Magdalene, St John’s, and Trinity.  Only an hour by train from London, perfect for all-year round punting, shopping, quad and cloister hopping and maybe seeing a darling sprog graduate. The 48-room […]

The Door Oyster Bar and Grill

Big steaks and juicy oysters for City boys and their admirers. It’s universally acknowledged, that a singleton in possession of, even, a ‘reduced’ banker’s bonus, must be in want of a night of oysters, champagne and jazz. City slickers can be found bubbling away here at the Door Oyster Bar and Grill, 33 Cornhill in the City of London. As […]

UK National Restaurant Awards 2011

Congratulations to The Ledbury in London – still fighting back after the riots to win at National Restaurant Awards 2011. The Full List of winners below. Also special mention to Hawksmoor who won the Nespresso Restaurateurs’ Choice Award. This years UK’s Top 100 Restaurants are:    1 The Ledbury 2 Pollen Street Social 3 Dinner by Heston Blumenthal 4 The […]