I’ve never been keen on Museums or Art galleries. I find that when paintings, furniture or artefacts of any kind are out of their intended habitat, they just become boring objects of which countless replicas have been made, so who cares if it’s really really old. The kind of ‘museums’ I love however are Buckingham [...]

I’ve just been on a trip to America and I promised a friend I would pick up some of her favourite sweets and peanut butter however I couldn’t be bothered to carry it all the way home so figured I’d just go to Cyber Candy the Holy Grail of sugar in every colour, shape and [...]

The reason I’m here is by pure chance. I’m looking for a church and it’s supposed to be on this street. Some vile socialite is having a party there and she wants it decorated with taxidermy and I’m supposed to be finding the taxidermy, but first I have to see the location. I’m already late [...]

Tucked away at the back of a camera repair shop next to the British Museum is Camera Cafe a quiet and discreet little place with a few tables and Simon and Garfunkel playing in the background (the soundtrack says alot). The few customers here are total anoraks, wearing hiking gear including the boots despite the [...]

Tucked away behind St. James’ Street in a quaint little hotel called Dukes is an old worldly little bar with old portraits on the walls and where they make your cocktail (the Martini anyway) on a trolley in front of you, it’s a great experience and a wonderful atmosphere. I have a tradition with Rafael [...]

Blacks is definitely my favourite of all the members clubs I’ve been to in London. Shoreditch house is no doubt beautiful and comfortably modern but it’s like the after work club for TV presenters, ‘media types’ is the term that springs to mind. I do appreciate the fact that they have a ‘No Bankers’ policy [...]

It’s 10am and I sit down ready to write up a bunch of new places. Not without making a cup of tea first though. Ok now I’m ready, I’ll look up Tom Wolfe for a little inspiration just to get me going. I can’t think though, the person sitting next to me, he’s distracting, his [...]

Vegan restaurants always excite me because being a vegetarian there is just so much to choose from. Vitao is a great little place in Soho where they have a buffet and you pay by the plate load so assuming you can fit it all on you can feel free to pile it as high as [...]

Now Giovanni’s is a romantic little spot. A small traditional Italian restaurant with candlelit tables makes it dark and atmospheric, perfect for a date. Red walls are covered in pictures of celebrities that have dined here over the years including Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars (the proof is written on a framed napkin). It may [...]

Pop Boutique has been around for a long time, it was one of the first vintage shops I discovered when I moved to London. I went to Central Saint Martins (school of art) in nearby Soho where I had a lot of free time and more money than I have ever had since, (student loan, [...]

I can tell you this, there aren’t many places like this left in Soho, talk about out of place! It’s like the Loreli in the sense I have walked past it a million times amazingly failing to notice how special it is. It’s so easy to get caught up going to places like Busaba bloody [...]

This little Italian caff has been around forever and it was one of Sebastian Horsley’s favourites, despite the fact he would say that the food looked like someone had already eaten it. The food is more or less what you would expect from a greasy spoon. However this one’s a beauty, wood paneled walls and [...]

I’m a huge fan of Sketch, it can do no wrong in my book despite the fact that people think it’s ridiculous and that the food is bad (but I say that’s just their insecurities talking) I love the food, it’s modern European and there aren’t many places where you can get a desert that [...]

The Duke of York occupies a prime spot up a quiet side street in Bloomsbury avoiding the throngs of foot traffic in this busy area. I love the 1930’s décor, dusty pink walls, old mirrors, well worn furniture, pot plants and red lacquered piano. There is a lovely little dining room with wood paneled, dark [...]

Although grungy and easily ignored, 12 Bar is a great little spot located at the heart of the legendary Tin Pan Alley. With a history that can stake claim to being the place where NME started, the Rolling Stones and Cat Stevens created their first album and where Elton John had his first job, not [...]