Like all big cities, London is hard to get around. If you’re in zone one, everything is busy: the pavement, the tube, and of course the bars and restaurants. And if you’re not in zone one, good luck getting anywhere without a long journey and several transport changes. Getting dinner...
Combine the weather from this weekend with the less-than-tropical bank holiday last weekend and you have the perfect bank holiday. Just as well, then, that May has one more chance in store for us for a scorching three-day weekend. Those who are drawn to the warm waters of Brockwell Park’s Lido...
Sandy feet, sunkissed skin and fish so fresh it’s practically still swimming may be more Amalfi Coast than North London but, come the 19th May, you can be a little bit closer to your Mediterranean fantasies when The House of Peroni returns for a six-week residency, with the theme “Amare...
If this weekend was anything to go by, chances are your barbecue is now well and truly up and running; re-fuelled and no longer home to a swarm of spiders (sorry…). If you’re more of a £5 Tesco disposable barbecuer then you’ll be more than happy to hand the tongs over to the pros. Cue...
Volleyball? Check. Karaoke machine? Check. Themed cocktails? Triple check. No, this isn’t the checklist for a boozy holiday in Portugal, it’s actually the checklist for Experience Cinema (the people behind Rooftop Film Club and Underground Film Club) who are going all out to celebrate the 30th...
Putney: Where the mummies are yummy and the boat race begins. Locals may despair at the District Line but when there are artisan bakeries, specialist coffee shops and live music pubs on your doorstep, come the weekend there’s not much reason to leave. Not to mention restaurants serving...
We’ve come a long way since the simple glazed or jam-filled doughnuts. These days, doughnuts have gone all creative on us, they’ve got bigger, bolder, more outrageous and far more decadent. In celebration of National Doughnut Week (which starts tomorrow) we’ve rounded up some of the...
In the second of ‘What to do this Weekend’ series compiled by a Handbook team member it’s Editor, Emily’s turn. With the temperature set to reach a rather nice 25 degrees, Emily’s weekend is going to be all about day time parties, bottomless brunches and swimming at...
If your gin of choice is poured from a bright blue glass bottle then Bombay Sapphire’s summer pop-up at Jumeirah will be good news, especially if the hundreds of gins available in most bars leave you spoilt for choice. The most extensive decision you’ll have to make here will be which gin-based...
New? Brand new – Roba opened 11th April 2016 so we went to see how they’re getting on. Where? 34 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QW www.robarestaurant.co.ukOn the menu: Roba is all about doing grilled food right. The simple menu is comprised of snacks (which double up as starters) including...
