| E K À A B O | Ekaabo, within The Intercontinental Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria “Lasgidi baby!” So incase you didn’t know, Lasgidi is just another urban (and Yorùbá) way of saying Lagos, the largest city in Nigeria. Which happens to be where me and my family are from; So I’m taking you briefly to my cultural home. To […]
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| QP X LDN | Quatro Passi London, 34 Dover St, London Don’t you just love Italians? “Mayfair’s Quattro Passi Re-Launches as QP LDN with the Opening of its New Late-Night Bar & Lounge” – JPR In September 2016 by Silva International, Mayfair’s Quattro Passi, (QP) relaunched with a revamped menu and its new amazing bar and late-night lounge just […]
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| C O U N T E R | Counter Vauxhall Arches Holding the record for being the longest restaurant in London at 200 feet; Counter Bar & Brasserie is said to bring authentic contemporary French-inspired dining to Vauxhall’s arches, and I wouldn’t disagree. Immediately I noticed the bright and spacious interiors. Counter is known […]
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| M E A T Y | M A S T E R | Thank you, José Gordón. “Meat the Master”, Jose Gordon. The world’s best steak they said? Of course I didn’t believe it, I mean just returning in from the motherland (Africa) not too long ago to be told that I was about to taste […]
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| amFAR | M I L A N O | amFAR is an aids awareness campaign that runs in conjunction with Milan Fashion Week, and I was blessed enough to attend and meet some very inspirational people! But before I get into the hype of that, I spent the day with the models relaxing at QC […]
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| L I S B O A | “Phonetic: ‘Lish-bo-wa’ ” – J. Not letting it fade away It’s always great when you get to go somewhere that you not only have friends but family (or friends that are close enough to be family). And Lisbon was one of those places. Really and truly I […]
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| E I G H T | O V E R | E I G H T | | F O L L O W | R O S A | “Where’s the Edamame?!” Don’t worry, it’s coming… Eight over Eight is described as a sophisticated and cool minimalist E&O sister located “in the heart of Chelsea” […]
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| E T H O S | Happy Thanksgiving! Deliciously different. Ethos is a self-service restaurant located in central London, moments from Oxford Circus. With the option of a glass of prosecco during their Thanksgiving get together last week (thanks to the wonderful JPR), our evening tea was filled with laughs and talks on what exactly it was that […]
Read moreBelieve it or not, that’s the interior of the ladies toilet. The wall art is amazing! | T R A D E R | V I C’s | P A R K | L A N E | “Can I have more calamari, please.” Trader Vic’s (At first I thought it was ‘trader wicks’ because […]
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| 35 | N E W | C A V E N D I S H | Marylebone. Back to the festive food series, remember? When I seemed to be on a run trying out new and not so new but amazing restaurants – maybe because it was winter and my body seems to crave warm […]
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| B A R C E L O N A | My favorite food venues in Barcelona, Spain. Throughout the years I had been a frequent visitor to Spain, venturing all over the country and experiencing the amazing delicacy that is Spanish food. From the perfect spicy tortilla Espanola (Spanish omelette) that I tried in Murcia […]
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| V I C I N O | “Did you enjoy the profiteroles?” – LOL Wait, take a breath. Now look. Enough? Welcome to Vicino, an Authentic Italian based in SW6 – their Head Chef Marco Moscoloni ventured all the way from the region of Le Marche where he began his career. After 6 years in Italy, he […]
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