Gatto Nero, Burano, Venezia
Burano is one of the beautiful lagoon islands to the north-east of the city, lying out beyond Murano but easy to get to on the regular water bus. Whilst Murano […]
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Au Petit Fer à Cheval, Paris
The Marais holds lots of gems, in a relaxed, smart Parisienne way – nothing brash or edgy, just comfortable and refined. Good restaurants, hotels, galleries, shops, patisseries and little cafés […]
Osteria Santa Marina, Venezia
On the scale of hard to find, this is a challenge. Venezia is notoriously hard to navigate at first but, as with most things, practice makes perfect – and we’re […]
Paris Plages, Paris
When it gets too hot in August, Paris empties out into the cool of the countryside, the restaurants close, the hotels drop their prices and the tourists replace the residents. […]
Dock Kitchen, Portobello Docks, London
Each time we go to London – now more for pleasure rather than business – we try to explore a new bit, or revisit an area long neglected. This time […]
Café at the Baltic, Gateshead
Newcastle-Gateshead is one of those rare and wonderful joint ventures [imagine England and Scotland joining together??] that proves the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. The river, as […]
Restaurant Meneghello, Palmizana, Pakleni Islands
Just off the coast of Hvar in Croatia you’ll find the paradise that is the Pakleni Islands. Otok [means island] Sveti Klement is the largest island of the group and […]
Wahaca, Covent Garden, London
Since we’re quite fond of food, we’re also fans of the BBC Masterchef series. Preferably the original flavour, rather than the “professionals” or, much worse “celebrity” – who are these […]
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean Street, Soho, London
Now this isn’t Ronnie Scott’s [see earlier post] but it’s a very attractive alternative. The performers aren’t always internationally known – though could easily be world class – and the […]
