Renowned British fashion designer Matthew Williamson has once again created an afternoon tea for Balthazar, inspired by his Autumn Winter 2015 collection. His designs take inspiration from the twelve signs of the zodiac, with birthstones such as amethyst and sapphire influencing the rich jewel...
First impressions were good at House of Ho. Arriving at the Fitzrovia townhouse, we were greeted by hostesses in traditional Asian dresses, relieved of our coats and shown to our table on the first floor. A slightly more intimate space than the ground floor it also felt more luxurious with lots of...
Following on from its soft launch Mayfair café Spring Workshop is now fully open; serving up good coffee and good deeds. Spring Workshop isn’t your average café , it’s using its new position in the Mayfair area to do a little bit (well a lot) of good and engage the local community and...
January really is just a miserable month isn’t it? The Christmas lights are switched off and in the harsh light of day you realise just what damage those mince pies have done. Then you get back to the office you log into your bank account (because nobody needs that terror on their holiday)...
If you made it one of your New Year’s resolution to eat less meat, drink less alcohol, have less sugar, less wheat, go vegan or all of them (check you out) then we have the restaurant for you: Redemption. Following on from the success of the first Redemption restaurant which opened last year in...
Detox, Detox, Detox, it seems we can’t escape the word now 2016 has graced us with it’s presence. Whilst we are making conscious little changes in our daily routines to be healthier, our tolerance levels are low when it comes to hearing everyone moaning/bragging (delete as appropriate) about...
We all know the feeling: you over did it the night before on the drinks, you’re feeling a little fragile, but it’s January and you’ve failed on the Dry January so you tell yourself that you’ll go to the gym next day. So you get to the gym and then they whack the music up and put the...
If you were walking along the Thames or one of canals in Victorian London then you’d see the lightermen, the workers who operated ‘lighters’, flat-bottomed good barges. This isn’t Victorian London however, this is unbelievably 2016. London has changed somewhat since Queen Victoria reigned...
We all know January is the bleakest month of the year: we’ve spent too much, we’ve eaten too much and we’ve definitely had too much to drink and now we’re meant to be all positive about resolutions and trying to change for the better whilst it’s cold and miserable outside. Joy. It’s a...
As ever January will be a month long attempt to undo all the indulgence that occurred over the festive season but Pont St’s executive chef Sophie Michell will have us well prepared with her new collaboration brunch with Plenish Juice. The pairing will see six dishes served on the exclusive menu...
