• The beach in Scopello, Western Sicily
    Travel

    Discovering Western Sicily [part 2]

    A few weeks ago I wrote a post about discovering Western Sicily: from Palermo to Trapani, via the ancient Greek cities of Segesta and Selinunte, the salt farms of Marsala and the barren island of…

    27/08/2015
  • Travel

    Druid Street Market in South London

    A new Saturday food market opened in south east London last month and its name – Druid Street Market – is popping up on my social media feeds more and more every week. I…

    21/08/2015
  • Travel

    Mele e Pere in Soho, London

    I walked past Mele e Pere a few times over the years; I stopped to look at the menu, peeked through the window and admired the colourful glass apples and pears on display. I…

    20/08/2015
  • Peak District National Park, England
    Travel

    Walking in the Peak District National Park

    Yesterday was my husband’s birthday and instead of spending it at home in London we decided to escape the city and drive up north to Derbyshire, for a weekend of walks in the Peak…

    17/08/2015
  • Restaurants

    Brunch at Granger & Co in Clerkenwell

    Granger & Co, the restaurant chain from celebrated Australian chef Bill Granger, opened its first UK outlet a couple of years ago in Notting Hill. The famous name, the food quality and the restaurant’s…

    14/08/2015