Richard Bigg, the man behind London’s Camino tapas restaurants and the award-winning Bar Pepito (the venue which reintroduced Londoners to the delights of sherry) is now on a mission to rescue the reputation of another Spanish staple – opening next Monday Copa de Cava on Black Friars Lane invites you to explore the joys of [...]

The buzz around London’s renewed ability to brew its own beer has not abated in the slightest, so it should come as no surprise that there’s another celebration of craft beer coming to London next month – Beer Mutiny, which runs from Wednesday 19 June to Sunday 23 June. Organised by the The Craft Beer [...]

Sometimes I’m reminded how much of a privilege it is to be the editor of the Londoneer – at the decadent hour of twelve-o-clock yesterday lunchtime I was invited by French aperitif maker Maison Lillet to sample some cocktails and to watch their competition to find the mixologist most capable of creating a variation on [...]

Late last week I was invited to ASK Italian’s restaurant on Park St near Marble Arch to check out their new Spring menu, see the results of the chain’s recent refurbishment programme, and have a go at making one of their new dishes… Our visit to this particular restaurant (which does look rather modern and [...]

Established Milanese restaurant chain Panino Giusto are venturing into the UK market for the first time with a new venue at the Royal Exchange, which opened just last week – last night I popped along to see what all the fuss was about… With fifteen outlets in Milan itself, and another seven elsewhere in Italy, [...]

Jumeirah, the Dubai-based luxury hotel chain that counts the Burj Al Arab amongst its properties, also own several hotels in London including the five star Jumeirah Lowndes hotel in Knightsbridge – late last week I was lucky enough to be invited along to a BBQ Masterclass at their open-air restaurant, the Terrace. You’ll find the [...]