Restaurant Review: Daylesford
This afternoon we landed from a week-long holiday in Berlin. Far from feeling refreshed, revitalised and relaxed, all the things we wanted from our quick trip away, we found ourselves […]
This afternoon we landed from a week-long holiday in Berlin. Far from feeling refreshed, revitalised and relaxed, all the things we wanted from our quick trip away, we found ourselves […]
Today I was allowed to stay home from a family visit on one condition – dinner had to be on the table when everyone else returned. On the menu: roast […]
I’m not sure Yum Bun qualifies as a restaurant; it’s more like a counter with five seats. But it serves food, which is the most important thing. As the name […]
This place has a name that rhymes so immediately I love them. It rhymes! Plus it permits this witty little conversation; A: What did you have for dinner last night? […]
I don’t often write about a day in food, but last Friday I ate entirely out of the house – apart from my breakfast porridge, from which I find it […]
When I suggested going for afternoon tea to my friends a few months ago, in celebration of graduation, they jumped at the chance to spend a couple of hours linked […]
Here’s an article I wrote over on yuppee.com about Serena Williams. She’s a truly fascinating and sometimes controversial player. Consider this the first of many tennis-related comments as Wimbledon approaches […]
Last Monday, I finished my last undergraduate exam walked out into the tight embrace of my friends. We were, in short, ecstatic. Although the exam had a few nasty questions, […]
Study leave means plenty of time spent creating amusing distractions that act as rewards when you’ve memorised all the notes you can for one day. When we’re talking indulgent snacks […]
That picture pretty much sums up the whole show. I don’t need to add my words of praise to the thousands already littered across the internet, but I feel the […]
BUMAYE means ‘kill it’ however is also used as an expression of enthusiasm or congratulations. That is exactly what you should be taking away from this video for Major Lazer’s […]
This 1999 film is UTTER GENIUS. It’s the best thing to come out of Seattle since Frasier and here’s just a few reasons why. 1. Ms. Perky (ALLISON JANNEY!) and her beautiful […]
Happy Wednesday everyone! It’s hump day and I’m nearing the end of my dissertations, which is fortunate as they’re due on Monday. Plus, the sun is out and I just […]
This is a little late in coming, four days to be precise, but I’ve been moving back to university and getting stuck in to my dissertation. A bad excuse, but […]
This was all going swimmingly until my brother came into my room – just now, in fact – and declared that he, too, would be in London tomorrow and that […]
After yesterday’s Korean joy, today we’re back to the near-equal joys of Tupperware. I’ve gone for something similar to Monday – in fact, there are only a couple of differences. […]
Today I cheated a bit. I was on The Strand for a lunchtime interview and saw this as a golden opportunity to try out the new Korean place that’s opened […]
For the past month, I’ve been work-experiencing, first at Marie Claire and then at Harper’s Bazaar, where I’m now in my fourth and final week. Being out of the house […]
This weekend I was inspired by Rachel Khoo’s article in ES Magazine to buy some rhubarb and rediscover this long-stemmed pinky green joy. As I type, I’m munching away at […]
I wrote this cute little piece for The Boar arguing why Bestival is the best music festival this summer, an especially tough argument when you consider that Glastonbury’s making a […]
Have you ever read a book which, after only a few pages, you knew would change your life? I had this feeling when I picked up The Curious Incident a few years […]
As you may have guessed, we’re coming up to crunch time for dissertations. My two 9,000-word masterpieces (yes, that’s 18,000 words) are due five weeks from tomorrow. So trust me […]
The hiatus ends! I’ve been away from my blog for a little while for a myriad of reasons; dissertation panic; work experience; moving down to London from university for the […]
I wrote an article over on Yuppee about my travels in South Africa – I visited Franschooek and Cape Town for a total of eight days, which went all too […]
This 1999 release dominated the first few years of my adolescence – yes I got into it late. For some it was Nirvana, others it was Blink 182, but for […]
My first fashion week post! That is unless you count my piece on the Oxford Fashion Week show which, whilst it was a cool event to go to and see […]
I wrote a piece on the fascinating Scarfolk Council project by Richard Little for Mouth London. It’s my first article to get a tweet from the person I wrote about, […]
I wrote a piece for Mouth about the fascinating photography of Michael Wolf, who bases himself around repetition, cities and a particularly interesting collection consisting of photographs of Google Street […]
When I was beckoned over to Mum’s laptop to view Jaeger’s newest collection, I was highly skeptical. Since when was Jaeger a fashion destination for someone of my age and […]
My first article for Yuppee was published a couple of days ago and it’s a mini-rant about people mumbling and grumbling without making an actual complaint. I got pretty annoyed […]
Originally published on The Student Journals. If you had told me a few months ago that I would be eating coconut practically every day, I would have said you were […]
This post was written several months ago and I only just found out it was posted online! I lament the passing of the Great British Bake Off and make a […]
I’m a fourth-and-final-year university student. I am selling the house I am living in. I am completing two dissertations and working on revision for six hours of exams I will […]
It’s officially dissertation season. I want to sound a wee bit depressed about it, but I’ve got my nerd cap on and I’m really enjoying it. Ever since I was […]
Fish. Apart from steak, this is one of those dishes that’s incredibly difficult to get right. In principle, it’s easy, but making it truly delicious is an art. I for […]
There is a quest so eternal, so essential and so engrossing that people spend their lives in pursuit of its fulfilment; obsessing, planning and going out of their way to […]
Originally published on Mouth London Another rainy and wet January day, another new year post. It’s partly for my own good, to see what I’m treating myself to this year […]
Originally published on Mouth London Next month will see Lichtenstein: A Retrospective take over the Tate Modern for a three-month stint showcasing 125 of Lichtenstein’s pieces, both his instantly recognisable […]
One Christmas and two films that have divided critics and fans on both sides of the pond. Granted, Django hasn’t come out over here yet, but I was lucky enough […]
My day began at London Zoo which, really, is just too big. It’s a giant expanse of animals ranging from aardvarks to zebras, with a few monkeys and lions thrown […]
Yippee! Kanye has impregnated Kim! Kimye is on its way, destined to forever be Blue Ivy’s best friend, have a bum almost as big as its ego and decked out […]
I love burgers. I’m a carnivore. I love meat. Anyone who knows me will tell you my ideal dinner must include meat. Without meat a meal is just a snack. […]
Adapted and published on Mouth London As I mentioned in an earlier post, the other night I went to see the music-opera-play American Idiot at the Hammersmith Apollo. Although I didn’t […]
Originally published on Latino Life. From a well-established international journalist and author comes this fascinating book about one of the most historic and popular cities in Europe. Madrid quite literally […]
Hey all you music lovers, here’s something cool. Dug up and emailed to me was this link to a trilogy of mixtapes which, according to the site, serve to remind […]
I featured w h o k i l l on my show on 3rd December 2012. Though marred by technical difficulties, it all went down pretty well and you can […]
The title of this post seems optimistic considering the widely held belief that the world is going to end on 21st December. So, in light of this, surely I should […]
There are some albums that define a feeling, a frustration and a certain cultural climate and that will forever be remembered as part of that context. Some albums belong in […]
Tonight Tom Hanks did a Reddit AMA. It was wonderful. But people sure do ask some weird questions… 1) The guy who just said what everyone was thinking. 2) This […]