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Open until 6th December 2019The Handbook is giving away 4 x King Edward VII tickets (worth £164) for Saturday 21st December to one lucky winner.
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Easter and the four day weekend is in sight! Four days to revel in chocolate, hot cross buns, Champagne and to celebrate Spring and London blossoming with flowers! If you’re staying in London over the weekend then here is your bucket list! From all day parties to crème egg burgers! Happy Easter: Brunch The best part about the four day weekend? Not having to get up for work, no setting your alarm and no last minute panic as you leave the house with only one shoe on. It also means you have four days in which to have brunch. Good […]
So we’re already down with pimping our salads or sandwiches from myriad options on display at the counter. But what if we could do the same with our pizzas? Well, come June, we’ll be able to do just that at PizzaBuzz opening at the new Alphabeta development on Worship Street where punters will be encouraged to work their way down the service bar, customising everything from base to deli toppings as they go. The new venue is the brainchild of Barnaby Meredith behind The Meredith Group of gastropubs that includes The Portman, Marylebone and The Only Running Footman in Mayfair. […]
The Handbook is giving away 4 x King Edward VII tickets (worth £164) for Saturday 21st December to one lucky winner.
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Calling all fasionistas! We have an announcement that will put a bounce in even your highest heeled step. Claridge’s is celebrating the famous V&A exhibition – Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. And they want you to celebrate with them. From tomorrow until May 17th 2015 guests staying at the hotel can book the “Savage Beauty at Claridge’s” experience. This includes an overnight stay at the art deco hotel in Mayfair and champagne on arrival. But that’s not all! You will also receive a copy of the specially commissioned book “Alexander McQueen”, taking you through his whirlwind life story. This blockbuster exhibition […]
We promised ourselves we’d be healthy this week but we put that idea to bed when we heard about Restaurant Story’s new ‘Bedtime Story’. This involves a selection of digestifs paired with chocolate bars by Cocoa Runners. The digestifs include pisco, mezcal, whisky and chartreuse. There are five bed time storys to choose from. We’d like all five but we think if we were to go down that route we probably wouldn’t wake up for a few days. Our favourites include the Somerset Cider Brandy 5YO paired with The Chocolate Tree Peru Nacional and the Whisky 15YO paired with the […]
Wondering where to go for lunch on Easter Monday? Well if you live in west London why not give the Smokehouse Chiswick on Sutton Lane North a try for modern barbeque food in a restored local pub. The new venue comes from Noble Inns, the folks behind The Princess of Shoreditch, Pig & Butcher and Smokehouse in Islington and Bad Egg diner. The menu has been created by Executive Chef Neil Rankin, who learnt his trade at Barbecoa, as Head Chef at Pitt Cue Co, and then later at John Salt. His cooking will celebrate small farms, and rare-bread meat […]
The bad news is we’re not in Egypt roaming the local food markets. The good news is that we have the next best thing. Aladin Barakat, acclaimed chef and restaurateur by Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, has brought Egypt to us. His stylish restaurant sports a personalised brand of the countrys finest cuisine. The starters range from traditional lentil soup with Aladin’s special twist. Oooo intriguing! Or for something less surprising try his famous prawns in a delicately-flavoured crispy coating. The main dishes include his signature dish of lamb that has been marinated and then slow-cooked to such a tender state that […]
At just 30 years old Stevie Parle is already an acclaimed chef, restauranteur author, food writer and TV presenter and now he has just announced the arrival of Craft London opening at the end of April at the Greenwich Peninsula (it makes us wonder what we might achieve if we forgo our Netflix obsession). Designed by the Design Research Studio and under the creative direction of Tom Dixon, Craft London (which started off as a café and roastery in October of last year) is now getting a bar and restaurant which will be focusing on creating world class quality products. […]
My Mother always told me not to play with fire. But then again maybe she hadn’t heard of the new Sticky Fingers#PlayWithFire. Every Saturday and Sunday from 12pm-5pm former Rolling Stones member Bill Wymans Sticky Fingers restaurant has introduced two new menu items that will relight your fire and get you ready for another night on town. Behold hot item number one: Stickys Benedict Burger – 6oz beef patty loaded with mushrooms, bacon and a poached egg finished with Hollandaise sauce. And don’t forget the skinny fries! That’s right folks, you heard it here first. Behold hot item number two: […]
A restaurant with a focus on whisky that’s open all day? I’m listening. Bull in a China Shop opens early April bringing with it over 30 choice Japanese and Scotch whiskies to the thirsty masses. Soaking up the alcohol will be a tempting menu of Chinese spiced, whisky glazed rotisserie chicken, black charcoal brioche buns, superfood salads and a host of breakfast bao buns, smoothies and sweet and savoury congee (rice porridge) for early risers. Chef Simon Chan is the man behind the reworked classic dishes, giving them a contemporary twist while the concept of the restaurant itself is from […]
Any girl who uses Pinterest is bound to have that one board that you pray your new boyfriend will not lock eyes on, that said board is a shrine to your future nuptials. It is the ‘wedding board’ which will only reach its full potential when that ring is placed on your left hand. Whether you are single or the sound of wedding bells are very much in the air, here at The Handbook, we are under the impression that is never too early to get planning and as such have compiled a list of our favourite London wedding venues…as […]
Any girl who uses Pinterest is bound to have that one board that you pray your new boyfriend will not lock eyes on, that said board is a shrine to your future nuptials. It is the ‘wedding board’ which will only reach its full potential when that ring is placed on your left hand. Whether you are single or the sound of wedding bells are very much in the air, here at The Handbook, we are under the impression that is never too early to get planning and as such have compiled a list of our favourite London wedding venues…as […]
