London Life

26th July 2018 Mexico in London – Frida Kahlo

It was about time this Brexit-plagued country got an injection of vibrant colour and a...

24th June 2015 Surreal Serpentine pavilion in Hyde Park

For the last 15 summers, London’s Serpentine Gallery has commissioned a temporary pavilion to sit...

16th March 2015 Dark drama: Alexander McQueen at the V&A

You can hardly call it fashion as Alexander McQueen’s soaring imagination knew no bounds. Savage...

The rhythm is relentless. We Brits, it seems, just can’t get enough of those tasty...

5th August 2014 August 4, 2014: lights out over London

Last night’s commemoration of the outbreak of World War I exactly 100 years ago was...

31st July 2014 Dine Mile High – Andalucia (in London)

Funny kind of airport I thought. There it was, a stunning neo-classical church towering into...

29th July 2014 George: London’s canine star

We’ve had Bob the Cat, now it’s George the Dog, a soulful-looking Staffordshire terrier who...

Last week I experienced a red tuna-feast. Or call it a fest, as it entailed...

25th January 2014 Kings Cross – to the Grain Store

Here’s a post to prove that it’s not only ‘abroad’ where the culinary buzz is...

11th November 2013 Beyond El Dorado – Colombian gold

It’s rare to see an exhibition of artefacts with no clear indication of their age....