Category: Lifestyle
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Review – Christmas at The Ivy Northcote Road: A new opening that already feels like a classic
Some restaurants are just perfect for winter months, and The Ivy Northcote Road Brasserie is one of them. The new site only opened in late September, yet it’s already functioning like a neighbourhood institution – permanently busy, reliably indulgent, and wrapped in just enough festive glamour to make a dark winter evening feel celebratory. Walking…
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DIY-not? The best food and drink to build your own Christmas hamper this year
Search for Christmas hampers on Google and you’ll be flooded with a wave of hundreds (if not thousands) of options. It’s hyper-convenient to have so many quick and easy “buy now” hampers to choose from, but it does still mean you’re buying the exact same few products as everyone else – and nobody wants to…
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Review – The Broadcaster: The ultimate cosy night out with live music and hearty food
Live music, comforting food, and a relaxed Friday-night atmosphere – that’s what Friday Night Lives at The Broadcaster is all about. Located just a short walk from White City Station in West London, The Broadcaster is hosting Friday Night Lives sessions twice a month throughout October and November. This series of intimate evenings, presented in collaboration with…
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Skate at Somerset House: The most iconic Christmas rink is back and more beautiful than ever
London’s most iconic ice rink is back, and it’s not budging on Christmas sparkle. From today, 12 November, to 11 January 2026, Skate at Somerset House with Virgin Atlantic Holidays officially returns to transform the neoclassical courtyard into a full-blown festive wonderland. Think twinkling lights, the city’s most photogenic 40ft Christmas tree, and a line-up…
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A new stage for Amazing Grace: the live music bar is opening soon in Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf has spent years trying to shake off its corporate skin. Once shorthand for glass towers and burnout, it’s turning into one of London’s more interesting places to eat, drink and stay. And there’s a new arrival that’ll be adding to the atmosphere soon. This Wednesday (12 November), Amazing Grace opens a purpose-built live…
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Ain’t no place like a Mexican home: Meet La Familia, Soho’s new two-storey taqueria and tequila den
When Barrio closed its doors on Poland Street earlier this year, Soho lost one of its loudest Latin fixtures. Now, it has been reborn as La Familia: a two-storey space that splits between street-level tacos and a basement built for all your late nights and tequila dreams. This time, the Barrio team left the bar’s…
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Life, death, and bread: The beloved TOAD Bakery has a new Día de Muertos menu, for two days only
London’s most inventive bakery is about to get a Mexican makeover. For two days only, Espolòn Tequila is transforming TOAD Bakery in Peckham into a full-blown Día de Muertos fiesta – complete with tequila treats, traditional pastries, and a riot of colour inspired by Mexico’s most beloved celebration. Running Friday 31 October and Saturday 1…
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Disrepute launches Counterculture, its most provocative cocktail menu yet
Cocktail connoisseurs, rejoice. Disrepute, the underground cocktail bar housed in the former Pinstripe Club, has unveiled Counterculture: A Brief History of a Scandal, a new (and delicious)cocktail menu inspired by the icons, outcasts, and provocateurs who shaped the 1960s. The Pinstripe Club was once the scene of the infamous Profumo affair – a scandal that…
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Dead good baking: Don Julio and Panadería Rosetta are celebrating Día de Muertos with an exclusive pop-up
This weekend, London gets a taste of Mexico City’s most celebrated bakery – and a splash of tequila, too. From 31 October to 2 November, Don Julio Tequila takes over Toklas Bakery for Panadería Don Julio, a three-day Día de Muertos pop-up blending Mexican baking, culture, and cocktail craft in collaboration with Panadería Rosetta. For…
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It’s getting hot in Frith Street, and that’s thanks to Tangra, Soho’s new Indo-Chinese spot
A hybrid born in Kolkata in the early 20th century, Indo-Chinese cuisine blends Chinese Hakka cooking techniques with Indian spices and ingredients — garlic-heavy sauces, soy, chilli, vinegar and masala, all hitting the pan at fierce heat. In London, the style has long thrived on the city’s outskirts — in Southall, Wembley and Harrow —…
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