So I’ve recently moved house, my flatmate got a cat that peed on everything, I couldn’t handle it so it was a ‘me or the cat’ situation. The cat won, I moved out. Oh well it worked out better in the end as now I’m nearer to good places to go for breakfast, a couple [...]

So I have this friend, Alexa, she’s got fancy taste, especially when it comes to restaurants. If you ask her her favourite restaurant, no doubt she’ll reply Arbutus or Wild Honey. Nonetheless her likes are varied and she knows a good restaurant when she sees one, whether it’s Rocca or the Stockpot she’s no snob, [...]

Take this for a concept, all you can eat toast. It’s a nifty idea and we all like a good gimmick. Each table has it’s own Dualit toaster and there is a selection of lots of different freshly baked bread and a variety of jams and spreads to choose from along with various side dishes. [...]

The Elk in the Woods has to be mentioned because it’s a beauty. Located on a great little backstreet behind Upper Street, home to lots of boutiques, cafes and antique shops, it’s a great place to come for any meal or just a drink although breakfast is my favourite, how can you beat pancakes with [...]

Hackney Wick is clearly on the up and the Hackney Pearl is definitely a symbol of that. Oh don’t worry the area still looks like a deserted wasteland fit only for amateur fashion shoots, but salvaged Formica tables, school chairs and copies of the Observer are a slap across the face reminder of where we’re [...]

You might think that there wasn’t much in Hackney Wick and that’s because there isn’t apart from a lot of unemployed people who call themselves artists. Anyway for months I’d been going to a fairly nasty cafe as there wasn’t anywhere else. Then a great little place opened up, eclectic and quirky, like sitting in [...]

The best thing about this place is the fact that you would never know it was here unless you knew it was here. Part of a school and hidden behind a tall brick wall, you have to ring a buzzer to get in. This may sound intimidating and I had been putting off going for [...]

When funds are low Little Georgia fits the bill nicely as nothing is more than about £10. It’s tiny and laid back with nostalgic photos, wooden tables, and an open kitchen provoking the feeling of getting lost in the Georgian wilderness and happily stumbling across a small village where some kindly soul takes you in [...]

A great breakfast spot, attached to the side of the music studios, the walls at The Premises are covered with pictures of the people who have recorded here. This makes keeping eye contact with the person you are with slightly difficult as I find my eye wandering over the pictures of Nina Simone and Lily [...]

My uncle caused a huge fuss at Fifteen about not getting enough attention from the staff, I mean who can blame them, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt were at the neighbouring table after all. Anyway he dealt with his displeasure by shouting at the waiter and promptly getting kicked out. His secretary called up the [...]

The son of Sir Terence Conran and half brother to Jasper Conran, Tom Conran followed in his father’s footsteps and came up with four of my favourite restaurants including Tom’s Deli, Lucky 7, The Cow and Crazy Homies. Tom’s Deli was the first deli in a now heaving deli area but it is still the [...]