Archive for Eating out
Luxury facials, champagne high tea and table tennis…
..just a few of the things we’re loving in ‘This week we’re loving…’ It’s less than 12 hours until the weekend starts (whoop!) so here Luxers, are a few things we think will keep you entertained/pampered over the coming days. GOING-OUT We all know that drinking = calories in. So head to Bounce bar [...]
Fabulous food at Shochu Lounge, shame about the service
by ALI BLACKMAN Roka is without doubt one of the best restaurants in London. But, let’s be honest, unless you’ve been super organised and booked ahead, getting a table can be a bit of a nightmare. A good back up is generally the Shochu Lounge, next door’s boozy basement little sister. Perfect for a martini [...]
This week we’re loving…(18.04.13)
by TORI DANCE GOING OUT Following a successful pop-up in December, Atomica Gallery is here to stay having found a home in brand new independent retail development: The Village Green at Hackney Downs Studios. The gallery is dedicated to showing the best in new contemporary art, including – but not limited to – Pop Surrealism, [...]
A touch of Parisian deliciousness in Battersea
by ALI BLACKMAN There is no doubt that parts of Battersea attract a certain type of chap. You know the one, floppy, slightly slicked back hair, a checked shirt with pink jumper strewn round the shoulders, brightly coloured slacks, a fog horn voice (lots of ya, ya, yas) and of course the obligatory gold pinky [...]
Food porn paradise in the City
by LOUISE HOOTON I love writing for TheLondonLuxe. Not only does it give me an excuse to write in a more creative and honest way than I can at work, but it means that I am lucky enough to try some of the city’s best restaurants, pop-ups and bars, and sample some of the latest [...]
Cool curry in Soho
by ALI BLACKMAN So, you have a buddy visiting from the US of A and the question was where to eat in the big smoke? Well quite frankly there wasn’t much thinking, it had to be a curry. But this couldn’t be some trussed up, fine dining affair. Oh no. This particular friend is a [...]
The Newman Street Tavern: hit and (mainly) miss
by LOUISE HOOTON I’ve always been fond of Fitzrovia. Formerly my university stomping ground and latterly, the hood in which I work, in recent years the few blocks north of Oxford Street have really flourised to become a very worthy neighbour to the ever-trendy Soho. With its vibrant range of cafes, restaurants and fashion boutiques – not [...]
We meet cook, author and king of the pop-up, Philip Dundas
by LOUISE HOOTON What am I? I reside in what used to be a Citreon car garage My roof leaks when it rains I am heated only by small heater fans I have wallpaper pasting benches for tables I am one of Islington’s best restaurants with a waiting list that rivals that of The Ivy. [...]
This Week We’re Loving…(24.01.13)
EXERCISE It’s around about this time in January that we find ourselves either still trying to muster the will power to leave the sofa and start a new and improved healthy lifestyle or, we are quite the opposite and bored of the treadmill already. If you’re after a workout that’s a little more inspiring head [...]
This week we’re loving…(14.01.13)
Another week, another ‘this week we’re loving’. Enjoy! FASHION Erring dangerously close to the end of December’s double pay-check but don’t want to compromise on your style? Then worry no more and head to Covetique.com This clever website matches the owners of pre-loved designer clobber with bargain hunters and, with its reasonable prices and simple [...]
