For those resigned to watching the Olympic action on TV instead of live have been outraged at how empty some of the venues have been. Shots of the Aquatics centre, Wimbledon and other venues show blocks of empty seats. According to Lord Coe these were seats reserved for foreign VIPs. About 20% of total seats…
The Torch Relay is reaching the final stages. Today it was weaving its way through the Kings Road. An Dab team Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley ran with the Torch smiling broadly all the way. The crowds were surging, bringing traffic to a standstill on Kings Road and Sloane Square. I am getting into the…
Want to do something different during the Olympic week? Get along to one of the global supperclubs being held at the Old Stratford Town Hall. They are featuring food from many countries, served on a specially commissioned table in the courtyard, yards away from the Olympic Park. The Global Feast runs from Wednesday…
London Underground has added lots of helpful signs to help visitors find their way around London during the Olympics. Nice to see them get into the spirit.
London is hot for pop up restaurants and the guys at St Martin’s Lane hotel are no exception. Their award winning restaurant Asia de Cuba, serving Chino-Latino food, has taken over the “Front Room” to launch their Ceviche and Rum pop up. Peruvian flavours are the hottest food trend in London right now with several…
I love tennis and I think Wimbledon is the best of the Grand Slam competitions, even the BBC commentators agree with me. The only problem with Wimbledon is how difficult it is to get tickets. You can apply for the ballot, you can buy some very expensive hospitality tickets or you can queue and hope…
It’s great that parts of the tube has arrived in the 21st Century. You can now get wifi on some if the platforms and throughout the station. Nothing in the tunnels though as that would be an impossible feat.
Last summer I learnt to make pizza in a tent in Soho Square while being serenaded by some roving opera singers. It looks like those guys from Birra Moretti are doing it again this year.You can learn to make pizza with Italian chef Giancarlo Caldesi. They are in a couple of different location this year:…
What a treat. The Night Shift is a series of events by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment held at non traditional venues like the Roundhouse to pubs around the country. Tonight I attended a special event at the Royal Festival Hall featuring superstar conductor Sir Simon Rattle. What is so different about this…
What a clever video made by this guy who has travelled the world and taken lots of video footage. Cleverly edited. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCSpZHYQ7XU&feature=share