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Christmas in Belgravia!

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Where The St Moritz Ski Bar, The Goring What The Goring’s popular outdoor terrace has been transformed into a glamorous alpine Ski Bar. Experience The Goring is truly beautiful and on a Thursday evening may just be one of the busiest places in Belgravia. Set off the main road, the building is emerged in a row of townhouses and instantly gives off a romantic feel. When we arrived, we wiggled past a queue of ten people and were kindly shown out to the terrace. The terrace is beautiful, looking onto a garden of fairy lights; we sat under the warm heaters on thick cashmere rugs and started to examine the vast cocktail menu. Both of us opted for the St Moritz special of San Moritzino, which tasted fresh and citrusy, with a hint of marzipan. We then moved onto an OG Negroni which was a delicious mix of Campari, elderflower and Drambuie. We were then shown a platter of beautifully prepared canapés, which included a mix of delicacies from around the world. My first choice …

The Three Compasses meets the Devonshire Coast

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  Where The Three Compasses, Dalston     What CLAW takes up residency in The Three Compasses for the next few months. Experience I don’t know any person who does not like the award winning Three Compasses in Dalston. With its dimly lit, French boudoir charm, you are always guaranteed a lovely environment to catch up with friends and loved ones while you enjoy a  drink from their wide variety of spirits and craft beers. The Three Compasses operates a residency-only kitchen to give its customers a wide net of rotating menus featuring different street food superstars. The latest delicacies come from CLAW. Since January this year, founder Fabian Clark has tasked himself with putting the passion for crab back onto British plates, as Britain exports something to the tune of 80% of its crab to the rest of Europe.  On Wednesday we attended the press opening and were far from disappointed. The bar ran as normal and we promptly ordered two white wines and squeezed into a seat in the corner. The whole place …

Celebrating Diwali with Kricket at Pop Brixton

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Where Kricket, POP Brixton What An evening to celebrate Diwali with Indian restaurant Kricket and British light artist Rupert Newman. Experience POP Brixton is a playful courtyard of bars, restaurants and shops housed in old shipping containers near the arches of Brixton train station. It is also an event space and Indian inspired restaurant Kricket, who normally occupy one of the shipping small containers upstairs, took over the decidedly more grand barn like building for a night to celebrate the ancient Hindu festival of light, Diwali, in collaboration with British light artist Rupert Newman. The placed looked pretty incredible. There were 3 long tables set with runners and stoneware plates and Rupert’s colourful bespoke visuals bouncing around the room. I was dubious about how well British chefs were going to be able to carry off the diverse and intricate Indian cuisine but they weren’t trying to imitate. The food was Indian inspired but considerably meatier and served with lots of different flavoured mayonnaises and dips to suit the English taste. The spiced rum and masala popcorn …

Positive Energy: Money Supermarket Creates Michelin Starred Food Through Cycling

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What UK-first food event with MoneySuperMarket with Pratap Chahal (That Hungry Chef)  #PositiveEnergy (Every spin class should end with this meal) (http://www.moneysupermarket.com/hubs/gas-and-electricity/pedal-power-energy/ Where The event was held in Jenius Social- a vibrant event space in North West London, which, on a typical day offers food and drinks master-classes. For our event however, it had been transformed. 3 bikes had been set up in the kitchen area, and using electric petals technology, had been rigged up to a gas hob which our chef was going to use to individually create our dishes. Not your ordinary Tuesday night! The Experience The theme of the evening was to bring together sustainable energy pioneers electric pedals, Michelin trained chef Pratap Chahal (That Hungry Chef) and a handful of exclusive guests for a culinary first, using electric pedals’ technology. With this, we were told that all we had to do was cycle for at least 5.2 minutes… On arrival, we were welcomed with a champagne reception and canapés. These included highlights of pulled pork crostini’s and mini smoked salmon, beetroot …

Morito’s Seafood Festival

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What Morito’s Seafood Festival Where Morito is a tapas & mezze bar next door to sister restaurant Moro on Exmouth Market. Since opening in August 2010, Morito has received rave reviews for its Spanish/Moorish tapas & mezze. The experience Moro’s younger sister Morito does not disappoint. From the moment you arrive at Exmouth Market, you forget that it is a cold Tuesday October night and feel more like you’re on a quaint street in Barcelona due to the busy and bustling atmosphere of people chatting, eating and enjoying the start of the week. Yesterday afternoon, I was doing some pre dinner research and I must admit that normally I trust google to be law, but truly the vibrant atmosphere is not conveyed in their images. Morito is busy, lively and incredibly welcoming. Every seat was full and the lovely staff were taking mobile numbers and suggesting nearby bars to diners who were happy to wait for a seat. This was a sure sign that we were in for a treat with the food! I met …