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Travelex Tourist Challenge – London

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What Travelex set me a challenge to take $150 AUD and turn it in to the best day out I could possible have in London. Travelex, I accept your challenge and here are the results… I made my way to the Tower Hill Travelex branch to pick up my Multi Currency Passport. $150 AUD was loaded on to my card and I was ready to go. Where Darwin Brasserie at The Sky Garden The Sky Garden is a glass domed conservatory which sits on the 35th floor of 20 Fenchurch Street, commonly known as the ‘Walkie Talkie’ building.  Once at the top, head up the winding staircase and between  the trees you will find Darwin Brasserie.  It offers the best views of the city, spectacular altitude foliage and one of the best breakfast menus around. If I could spend every morning here, drinking a detox-zing juice and carving eggs benedict, believe me I would. Cost Detox-Zing juice £4.95, Eggs Benedict poached eggs with smoked salmon on a toasted muffin with hollandaise £12.50 The Monument A short hop, …

Sutton & Sons

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What Sutton & Sons renound fishmongers and fish restaurant in Stoke Newington has branched out with a new restaurant in Islington. Where 356 Essex Road, London N1 3PD Experience When I first moved to London from rainy Manchester I really missed a good fish supper. Despite being famous for fish and chips, London was lacking something. How times have changed. I invited fellow Northerner Tom to try out newly opened Sutton & Sons Islington restaurant on a rainy night (to remind us of home). The front of the restaurant is a traditional fish and chip shop take-away bar, and the back hosts a quaint restaurant for eat-in diners. The décor a perfect blend of shiny, new and modern metal crossed with authentic dark wood and simple menus. It was a last minute thought to order a starter to share, but I was so glad we did. Sweet, salty, crisp Tempura batter enclosed our huge, juicy king prawns. They were the tastiest prawns I have eaten since childhood. The only bad thing was that I had …

Cuisson presents POPdown

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Where 15 Charles Street, London SW1Y The Experience Located just north of St James of Park, is the latest concept on the London pop up scene. Cuisson, the Michelin star caterers have made their mark on the concept with the interactive POPdown, where they have created beautiful food, an interactive fun experience at affordable prices. The menu at POPdown will comprise of four extraordinary courses along with a signature Cuisson cocktail. Designed by the Cuisson team, who collectively trained in some of the world’s top restaurants (The Fat Duck, Galvin at windows, Le Gavroche, The Square, Maze and Adam Simmons), the POPdown menu fuses classic French cooking with modernist techniques and it far from disappoints . Cuisson’s aim is to inject an element of playfulness into technical gourmet food which creates small delicious bites. On arrival the atmosphere is rustic, with wooden tables sitting eight people and tumblers on the table for wine. We were greeted with a small carefully selected wine list and selected the 2014 Pena Blanco, which was delightful throughout the evening …

Drink Your Way to a Facelift With You BeauTEA

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A sucker for skin products and a hot cup of tea, it’s no surprise that when I heard about a ‘beauty potion’ in the form of a berry infused tea that promises to generate active collagen properties and promote healthier hair, skin and nails, I couldn’t resist. The creation of You BeauTEA came from a passion not dissimilar to mine – the love of a daily ritual, a hot cup of tea coupled with the desire to find a natural product and of course improve ones aesthetic. After hearing that You BeauTEA’s natural ingredients were sourced from ethically sound suppliers in Japan, included regenerative, cleansing and hydrating properties that would help the body’s natural collagen levels, I didn’t care what it tasted like, I needed to get my hands on it, and quickly. Much to my disregard, it tasted great and I couldn’t help but feel my skin was tightening and radiating with the very first sip I took. While the added bonuses of You BeauTEA include a mixture of it being preservative and caffeine-free …

Gin & Tonic ice cream by Jude’s and Sipsmith

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What do award winning Sipsmith’s gin and Jude’s ice cream have in common? They are of course both quintessentially British, but now they have teamed up to make Jude’s Gin & Tonic ice cream – splendid old chap! Sam Galsworthy, Sipsmith co-founder explains “Our collaboration with Jude’s is the perfect marriage of two Great British Summertime institutions; ice cream – and the gin and tonic.” Grab a limited edition Gin & Tonic ice cream this summer at Selfridges, online at Ocado, or at various on-the-road events. Having a summer soiree? Why not impress your guests by serving up some Sipsmith and Jude’s Gin Alexanders? Hello summer, meet gin. Sipsmith and Jude’s Gin Alexanders Ingredients 40ml Sipsmith London Dry Gin One scoop of Jude’s Gin & Tonic Ice Cream Method Combine ingredients in a shaker and shake until ice cream melts Serve in a chilled coupe glass with a dash of nutmeg