Madison is a Tapas restaurant in London, right opposite St Paul’s Cathedral and so has some gorgeous views of the city! The menu is “based largely on ‘full-on flavour’ meat dishes whilst entertaining simple seafoods, persuasive pastas, complete-meal salads and quality puddings that the city crave, the restaurant will cater for all day brasserie dining…
The Restaurant Bar & Grill is a chain of restaurants. This one is in Manchester, in the city centre, near Albert Square. According to the website they pride themselves “on the philosophy of ingredient provenance and are dedicated to ensure that every time you visit us, you will have fantastic food and service.” We haven’t audited this…
Charlie Allen is a London based designer and bespoke tailor. As part of our London Fashion Week programme, we’ve asked him to give his best fashion advice for less able men and for his insight into how he makes clothes for them. Here’s what he told us: 1. It depends on the individual: “It’s horses for courses…
Update on Big Chill Sept. 2013 We went and access is via the bins at the side which have to be moved before you can get down the very narrow passage. They also had a bike in the disabled toilet. They were very helpful and it’s definitely an under 30s place but we have to…
The Aumbry in Prestwich, Manchester is run by Head Chef & Owner Mary-Ellen McTague and is representing the North West in the new series of Great British Menu! This one is celebrating 25 years of Comic Relief and her starter was a bath of baked beans with an edible rubber duck. Looked funny/weird but the chefs thought the taste…
Rivington Shoreditch is another brasserie owned by Caprice Holdings. The food is OK but I would only go there for a drink, it can be quite a lively bar. It’s easy to get to the bar but there are two steps into the restaurant and no ramp… There is no disabled toilet and steps up…
The BBS Sports Blog has been postponed for this week so we can focus on our London Fashion Week specials. Apologies to anyone looking forward to the Sports Blog but it will be back next week with our Rob Richardson (Sitting Volley Ball Captain) interview.
Hyde & Co is a speakeasy style bar hidden away right in the centre of Bristol. The charm of the venue is that everything is set up to make you feel like you’re actually in 1920s prohibition America. When you get there, the only way you know you’re not in the wrong place is a small sign…
Accessing Style – by Deborah (www.accessingstyle.co.uk) Having professionally dressed countless agency models on set, then having become a wheelchair user myself, means I recognise, first hand, that although some clothes aren’t as comfortable or flattering, there are still many items within the high street that look fantastic when sitting. A key thing to remember when…