Saturday 8th July sees foodies, popsters, festival lovers and hunters of fun descend on annual Smoked and Uncut, a day in the sunshine with friends, music, food, beer and top entertainment! What more could one ask of a balmy summer Saturday? This year’s (the 10th anniversary) see headliner Kellis, supported by legend Gabrielle and All […]
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There’s a new skipper at the helm of Lime Wood’s Raw & Cured. And as no one really likes change, it’s a brave decision to alter an institution! Well, as they say, that luck favours the brave and after sampling the modified proposition from Raw & Cured – the clean-cut dining operation serving Herb House […]
As we emerge from a lockdown it seems only right to start at the top as we get back on the review trail, first stop the Chewton Glen with an invitation to sample the Kitchen’s seafood platter or the Plateau de Fruits de Mer… that’s another storey, literally, a three-storey platter, but first things first. […]
Visit this stunning, Iconic Luxury Hotel at any time of year for a breath-taking dining experience. If you happen to choose the summer months, then this is a taste of what you can look forward to! The Dining Room is clipped and slick, with dashes of white and bright green to join the gardens through […]
It reads on the pristine menu, ‘An English Original’ – one wonders whether that refers to the quintessentially English nature of this afternoon treat or the hotel itself? As Chewton Glen represents everything that is classy, clipped, slick and delicious in England, be that luxury holidays, exotic breakfasts, lunches (see Enjoy’s Chewton Glen Weekend Luncheon […]
I write from a very different position today as so much has changed since I visited the Westminster Park Plaza by Raddison and its Japanese eat-in dining proposition that is ICHI… So grab a glass of wine (we enjoyed a Chablis on the day – so if you have it in the house – go […]
There is a fundamental difference between a need and a want. Circa 2005, I instantly needed to go to Dungeness, after a million-mile stare at my TV over acres of shingle and carcasses of boats and Victorian railway carriages – how enchanting… In context – things I don’t voluntarily mention in the pub include my […]
It’s a great day, a very great day when you get the call from Claridges! “Come and sample the delights that are internationally anticipated this November” in the historical and eminently hip hotel’s new dining proposition… A taste of New York’s finest is making its way over the pond to our city and ‘Davies and […]
This landmark hotel opposite the docks in Southampton, literally on the water and adjacent to the ramparts of the old city, has been revitalised! The legends that are Leonardo Hotels have swooped in, buffed, detailed, improved dining with celebrity chef Marco Pierre White and are updating the fabulous family leisure facility as we speak! The […]
The Punch Room in the chic London Edition Hotel is an experience in itself – a recreation of a 19th-century private club, late night drinking and a selection of over 30 punches to choose from… so many punches – so little time! Try the newly established ‘Five III’ inspired by the five classical elements: Earth, […]
More Like Holiday Gin! It’s always a welcome we love – the Holiday Inn on the M4 – the first step of a great trip, domestic or international out of London Heathrow. The landmark hotel that sits proudly on junction 4 has become more Holiday Gin than Holiday Inn by opening the new ‘Gin Parlour […]