Archive for Going 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 [...]
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 [...]
The weekend starts here… at Bar Soho
Wahoo, it’s Friday! We’ve got 64 hours respite from work to sleep, drink and play. For anyone heading out in Soho tonight, then at TheLondonLuxe, we can strongly recommend that you take a trip down party street – aka Old Compton Street – and check out the newly refurb’d Bar Soho. The bar has undergone [...]
TheLondonLuxe reviews Lady Rizo @ Soho Theatre
by NEIL SIMPSON Describing Lady Rizo is a bit like trying to explain ‘Django Unchained’ or ‘Pulp Fiction’ to someone who has never seen a Tarantino movie. Both deliberately push against categorisation. She’s funny, yes, but not at the expense of being dark and thoughtful. She’s occasionally disgusting, yes, but also sensual and erotic. Like [...]
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 [...]
The Hawksmoor: A dinky drinking den in Shoreditch
by LOUISE HOOTON Nowadays when someone says the words ‘Hoxton’ or ‘Shoreditch’, unfortunately the words ‘stag’ and ‘hen do’ spring to mind. Since I lived in Shoreditch ten years ago, the community has gone through unrecognisable change. Bars have come and gone (some for better i.e. Bar 170, some for worse i.e. Cocomo) as the [...]
This week we’re loving…(04.02.13)
by VICTORIA DANCE BEAUTY The term ‘natural’ is bandied around on all manner of products nowadays, some less convincingly so than others. Which is why we were refreshed to come across Ruby Red, a small British company that specialises in creating natural products in the very truest sense. The company is the brain child of [...]
This week(end) we’re loving…(11.01.13)
We’re a little late with this this week – oops, sorry. So, I am renaming this post ‘This weekend we’re loving…’ Enjoy. EAT Foodies’ favourite the Free Company, is this weekend serving up a treat for Islingtonites by cooking out of the kitchen of Upper Street’s finest new pub, the House of Wolf. The team [...]
