I used to be a member of Home House but my membership lapsed and I haven’t been back for years. An invitation to return interested me as I hadn’t been since being in a wheelchair. So I and Lieutenant No. 1 went to a debating society event, The Persuaders, to discuss with Diane Abbott MP…
Hole in the Wall is a pub/restaurant in Cambridge and run by Alex Rushmer who was a MasterChef finalist in 2010. It’s like an old fashioned pub with it’s red patterned carpet but the food is wholesome and more expensive than you’d expect from such a pub. The Telegraph review says: “There were no foams…
This week started with a very trendy lunch at Hoi Polloi, an all day brasserie in Shoreditch that’s part of the ACE Hotel (see previous review). It’s run by the folks from Bistrotheque and Shrimpy’s and has a great atmosphere with subdued lighting that somehow still allows you to read the menu. It also had…
This week I’ve spent all my time waiting in for deliveries. Shopping on line supposedly saves time and effort but it’s becoming as bad as going out in the ‘Xmas Rush’ – at least you meet fellow human beings that way, instead of people with a call script or worse still an inanimate voice telling…
I have to admit I have not been to any of the Hix Restaurants but I did eat Mark Hixs’ food at The Ivy and Le Caprice many years ago and very good it was. However, I wasn’t even aware of him as a chef until I saw The Great British Menu 2007 on BBC2, where…
I have to admit I have not been to any of the Hix Restaurants but I did eat Mark Hixs’ food at The Ivy and Le Caprice many years ago and very good it was. However, I wasn’t even aware of him as a chef until I saw The Great British Menu 2007 on BBC2, where…
I have to admit I have not been to any of the Hix Restaurants but I did eat Mark Hixs’ food at The Ivy and Le Caprice many years ago and very good it was. However, I wasn’t even aware of him as a chef until I saw The Great British Menu 2007 on BBC2, where…
Further update Oct 2013 the person we spoke with is wrong there is no disabled toilet at the Hinds Head but ambulant disabled can use the Gents on ground floor, accessed by a step, cleaned and cordoned off by staff if a Lady wants to use. So as you were there’s still no relief in…
There’s No Stopping Alex Our Latest Staff lieutenant: The Hippodrome is Kingston’s best nightclub. It caters to a variety of genres throughout the week, above and beyond the mainstream chart dirge. Thursday serves up New Slang, the premier indie night, whilst Saturday offers a myriad of classic tracks, spanning all genres. Many clubs fail to…