Prolific London street artist Inkfetish (real name Tom Blackford) has decorated walls all over the capital, from Stockwell to Shoreditch. You’ll probably recognise a few of his pieces from the gallery above. We put a few questions to the chap. How did you come-up with …
Photograph courtesy of the Crowne Plaza Welcome to our third instalment in Ask a Concierge, our series of interviews with concierges of London’s hotels. Starting out at the Holiday Inn Kensington which has recently relaunched as the Crowne Plaza London Kensington, Tony Rossi will celebrate …
Photograph courtesy of Le Café Du Marché Executive Chef Simon Cottard has been working at Le Café Du Marché for 20 plus years. With three venues under one roof, his top position keeps him active, which seems to be just the recipe for his success. In …
Photo by Chris Osburn Looking at the personalities behind London’s small businesses Add Washington D.C., Cordon Bleu, Asia de Cuba, Nobu, Ottolenghi, sweets, savouries and Bloomsbury and who do you get? Why, Bea Vo owner of Bea’s of Bloomsbury, of course! How did Bea’s of …
Ever wanted to be a film-maker? The London Recut project is allowing budding Spielbergs to create their own cinematic masterpieces using their online archive of all things London from the 1920s onwards which can be combined with your own uploaded footage. Entries have to be …
Photograph courtesy of Belgo With five Belgo restaurants to look after here in London, Executive Chef Muir Picken is a busy man, which made us just that much more impressed to find him taking the time to engage with us when we recently sat in …
Photograph courtesy of The Montague Having worked in the hotel industry for almost 40 years, Mustafa El’mari has been Head Concierge at the Montague on the Gardens in Bloomsbury for a decade. Our interview with Mr El’omair (the second in our Ask a Concierge series) …
Chris Paling, novelist, has worked in our city for 30 years. The capital is the setting of two of his novels, including the latest, Nimrod’s Shadow, published this month. And yet, he says, “I don’t know London very well.” The city is “a place I …
Photograph courtesy of The Forge Continuing our series of interviews with London chefs, our latest instalment hits up the mastermind behind the scenes at The Forge. Set in the heart of Theatreland and close to Covent Garden Market, The Forge offers fine dining in a …
Photography courtesy of Ward Giroux Welcome to Ask a Concierge our series of interviews with the concierges of London hotels. With more than 22 years experience working in London as a concierge, Head Concierge Ward Giroux of The Kensington Hotel proved an excellent choice for …
Photograph courtesy of Matt Edmonds Impressed with the meal we had at The Mandeville Hotel’s deVille restaurant back in April, we were curious to find out more about what goes into such a tasty menu. Luckily, Executive Chef Matt Edmonds was happy to oblige us …
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