Doing I won, via Twitter, a place at a wine tasting at Sam’s Brasserie. Well, I won 2 places but getting people to come out to Chiswick at the last minutes is not always easy! It was a superb evening, with the hosts taking us through a range of pairs of wines, comparing old and […]
Restaurant Review: Opera Tavern
This was picked for an evening of chat with a friend from work, the thought being that a mix of shared tapas would be a great thing to have with a glass or two of wine. The first thing to notice on approaching the Opera Tavern were the protesters outside the door. They were objecting […]
2015 Week Notes 10
Doing Drinks with friend from work, where we decided we needed to get out of the office and go and have a good chat about none office things! We ended up going to Opera Tavern for some of their tapas and a good evening was had. We even managed to be home at a reasonable […]
2015 Week Notes 9
We’re officially into spring (well, according to the meteorologists) and the days are getting longer, with more daylight to do things. I just need to do more things. Doing I took a trip round Key Gardens on Sunday, taking advantage of a sunny day to go look at crocuses, orchids and the Palm House The […]
Zomato and Urbanspoon changes
A few weeks ago, I had an email from one of the community managers for Zomato, who had recently bought Urbanspoon. They were looking to have a quick catch up to talk to me about the take over and discuss what it could mean to me, as a blogger. I wouldn’t call myself a food […]
Restaurant Review: Antidote
I went for a Saturday lunch at Antidote, a restaurant that has some great reviews but appears to be little known! Tucked away off Newburgh St in Soho, it is supported by the team at Hedone, one of my favourite Chiswick restaurants. I went with the lunchtime tasting menu, which brought 4 courses plus a […]
2015 Week Notes 8
Doing Lots of work in the first part of the week, with a Book Club evening on the Tuesday for a good chat and a glass of wine. The second half of the week was spent in Spain, watching formula 1 testing. I stayed in a town near to the circuit instead of in Barcelona […]
2015 Week Notes 7
Doing It was a pretty quiet week, the only night out was a leaving do for a oolleague at work I had 2 hospital appointments this week, one with the hand physio and one with the consultant, where had an xray to check how things are going. You can see that there is just the […]