Cocktails
Fun and games Spanish style at Shoreditch’s Pizza East
Where do you take five football-mad Spaniards for a Saturday night out in London? Shoreditch. And here’s why. It’s not too young, not too old, it’s cosmopolitan without being touristy, edgy without being grubby. It has everything; pubs, bars, restaurants and clubs. And all within walking distance. It was also the only place we could [...]
By Patito, published on 14 April 2010
A blind date at the Benugo Bar & Kitchen
A week on from our first Lovestruck date, it was time to meet date number 2. Andy, a 31 year-old Englishman with a cat called Pandora, suggested meeting at the British Film Institute bar on the South Bank after work one Thursday. We’d been emailing for a few weeks. The conversation was easy, relaxed and [...]
By Patito, published on 27 March 2010
Lovestruck? Beginners’ guide to online dating at the Whisky Bar
Recently single, The Guide decided 2010 was the time to give online dating a go. A year ago, we were handed a fun flyer in Westminster that announced: “I know someone who fancies you”. Our curiosity was aroused. Lovestruck.com is the latest arrival on the online dating scene. With sites for London, Edinburgh, Dublin, Singapore, [...]
By Patito, published on 19 March 2010
Loosen up Tiger, meet us at Ping Pong
We take our martinis very seriously around here. Very. Seriously. Hell, Patito has practically devoted her blogging career and social life to tracking down the perfect specimen. And, when it comes to our favorite cocktail, we tend to think that it’s a case of “the simpler the better”. Ice-cold Grey Goose, a plump juicy olive [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 16 February 2010
Turning 35 at La Meilleure Jeunesse
When we were invited to a birthday party at La Meilleure Jeunesse one Saturday night we were keen to see how one particular 34 year-old was handling the transition to 35 – which as we all kept reminding him is, after all, half of 70. We were also curious to see how a (Belgian) restaurant [...]
By Patito, published on 17 November 2009
Our ego takes a thrashing but our expectations are exceeded at Ping Pong
Just returned from a couple of weeks in Hong Kong – including a lunch at the two Michelin starred BO Innovation – we are currently London’s most obnoxious, self-proclaimed dim sum experts. We can wax lyrical about the little parcels all day long. We are also, incidentally, the most frightful snobs and instinctively wary of [...]
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 26 October 2009
Bedford & Strand. Yes please!
We loved, loved, loved Bedford & Strand! It’s difficult to put a finger on why exactly, but the combination of location, atmosphere, service, menu and company on the night certainly had something to do with it. The evening started off in the fantastic Skylon bar above Festival Hall where a couple of (perfect) Martinis were [...]
By Patito, published on 21 October 2009
Wahaca-ca-ca
London has gone crazy for Mexican market eating. Opened in 2007, there are now two Wahacas and a third is on the way in chain-mad Canary Wharf. So, how do former Masterchef winner Thomasina Miers and business partner Mark Selby fare? Well it took three attempts (damn those no reservations policies) but one Wednesday night [...]
By Patito, published on 13 October 2009
Jazz hands! Saturday night at Lena
Stepping out of Old Street tube station, having boarded at Earls Court, culture shock set in. Walking down the street, it was immediately obvious that the Guide was both too old and too uptight for this neighbourhood. Effortless cool is what is required. Heading down Great Eastern Street, the Guide tried not to react when [...]
By Patito, published on 17 September 2009
A cosmopolitan night at the perfectly British Hereford Road
An Englishman, a Scot and two Sicilians walk into a bar. “Is called Blanket Beach Babylon, very Nottin’ ‘ill”, Sicilian No.1 declared proudly. The welcoming committee consisted of a heavily made up waitress in 7-inch heels and a stuffed white poodle with a feather boa around its neck. In the corner, sat a Russian [...]
By Patito, published on 9 May 2009
