This City Life

Five fab lunch locations

Yes that’s right, lunch, the meal of the day which seems to have been forgotten for the fashionable brunch. Don’t get me wrong I’m a big fan of brunch, but ...

Stealing city views from One New Change

One New Change opened in October 2010. In just a few years it’s hard to remember what ever stood next to St Paul’s Cathedral, helped by the fact that there ...

City escapes ~ A sunny bank holiday in Devon

As much as I love living in London, sometimes I just need to escape the city and enjoy a slower pace of life for a few days. Lucinda asked if ...

Five Great Gastby inspired evenings

After months of build up and numerous teasing trailers, Baz Luhrmann’s Great Gatsby finally hits our cinema screens next week. A classic novel you must read, set in one of the ...

Sweet coffee satisfaction ~ Association Coffee, the City

Don’t you find those places that get great reviews but are just a little out of reach oh so frustrating? I do and I have a list of them calling ...

City eats ~ Burger & Shake, Bloomsbury

Much to the delight of carnivorous foodies and frugal Londoners alike, new burger restaurants continue to pop up all over the city. If you want to dine out and have ...

10 ways to enjoy the bank holiday

May is a brilliant month, spring has arrived, April showers are hopefully behind us AND we get two long bank holiday weekends to enjoy. I’m escaping the city for the ...

Snapshots of the city ~ Spring is here!

I can’t quite believe April has been and gone!? It really feels like we’re hurtling through 2013 at the moment. But it has been a lovely month in contrast to March! (*sends shivers ...

Five fab rooftop bars

We’ve really been treated to a glorious week of spring sunshine this week! I know it’s all about to turn a bit sour and April showers are set to swoop ...

Sweet coffee satisfaction ~ White Mulberries, St Katharine Docks

I like to think of the River Thames as the Londoners equivalent of the seaside. OK we can’t sunbathe on its shores, but on a sunny day you can walk ...