You are here: Latest Updates Latest Updates Please wait... Restaurant Review NewMOC Kitchen London (England) - Covent Garden In the Embankment area for a show we were looking for somewhere to eat. Earlier I had passed by “MOC Kitchen” when walking through an archway under Charing Cross train station. The smell coming from… 2018-04-21 Film Review NewReady Player One Directed by Steven Spielberg Another blockbuster from Spielberg, “Ready Player One” takes us into the world of virtual reality, a world Spielberg himself believes is closer than you might think. In the year 2045 the world is overpopulated… 2018-04-13 Travel Information NewNorthern Ireland Travel Information Some information I have put together from our recent trip. 2018-04-07 Book Review UpdatedThe Stone Diaries by Carol Shields A truly imaginative and troubling novel telling the fictional story of Daisy Goodwill from her traumatic birth in rural Canada to her not so dramatic death in Florida. Daisy's story is generally unremarkable… 2018-04-07 Restaurant Review NewFade Street Social Dublin (Ireland) Over Easter we visited Ireland including a day in Dublin. Taking a quick look at the reviews we decided to give “Fade Street Social” a try despite it being a Friday night on a holiday weekend yet! Located… 2018-03-30 Restaurant Review NewCinnamon Kitchen Battersea London (England) - Battersea We are big fans of Cinnamon Kitchen and it's head chef, Vivek Singh who has appeared on television many times and has a… 2018-03-26 Book Review NewOne Day by David Nicholls On 15th of July 1988 Emma and Dexter on the night of their graduation strike up a relationship that would change their lives forever. Each chapter is on the same day, July 15th, every year as we follow… 2018-03-24 Book Review NewAir Mail: Letters from the world's most troublesome passenger by Terry Ravenscroft A series of (real) letters written by the author to various airlines with ridiculous requests and questions such as asking how to ship an elephant, whether or not it is possible to have airline food delivered… 2018-03-24 Film Review NewTotal Recall Directed by Len Wiseman A remake of the 1990 film of the same name directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, this version keeps you guessing perhaps quite a bit more… Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell) is… 2018-03-24 General Event Review NewNational Wing Day 2018 London (England) When we heard about “National Wing Day” and the event being held at the Old Truman Brewery with a number of very good street vendors selling chicken wings we thought: Why not? We are both big fans of… 2018-03-22 Film Review NewBlack Panther Directed by Ryan Coogler Following on from the events of Captain America: Civil War T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman), aka the “Black Panther” returns to the technologically advanced (and hidden) African… 2018-03-19 Restaurant Review NewFlavour Bastard London (England) - Soho I have been hearing good things about the (unusually, though perhaps appropriately, named) “Flavour Bastard” hidden away on Firth Street just south of Soho Square. The flavours, as they say, were not… 2018-03-13 Film Review NewX-Men: Apocalypse Directed by Bryan Singer Following on from the events of X-Men: Days of Future Past a new threat emerges out of ancient Egypt, the being known as “En Sabah Nur”, aka, “Apocalypse” (Oscar Isaac), a mutant… 2018-03-11 Book Review NewGone Girl by Gillian Flynn Normally I like to read the book before the film when that film is based on the book but in this case I read the book a long time after I saw the movie (see here for that… 2018-03-10 Book Review NewThe Haunting of Henry Twist by Rebecca F. John It is 1926 in London and Henry's Twist heavily pregnant wife dies though the child survives. Henry is devastated and takes the child home concerned she will be taken from him. He soon finds he is being… 2018-03-03 Concert Review NewJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: Bernstein at 100 London (England) I am a huge fan of the master trumpeter Wynton Marsalis so a year ago when I heard he was coming with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to the Barbican I had to have tickets. He was here for a series… 2018-02-28 Musical Review NewEverybody's Talking About Jamie London (England) Last year at the free West End Live festival in Trafalgar Square the cast of “Everybody's Talking About Jamie” performed a few pieces including the title song. At the time… 2018-02-26 Restaurant Review NewSmack Lobster Roll London (England) - Soho I love lobster and am a sucker for a good lobster roll and “Smack” delivers a good lobster roll…but also a very good bisque… Located a short distance away from Shaftesbury in the heart of Soho Smack… 2018-02-26 Travel Information NewChamonix Travel Information Some information from our recent trip to Chamonix for skiing 2018-02-22 Book Review NewSomething Rotten by Jasper Fforde Thursday Next is an employee of the literary police force Jurisfiction whose job it is to “maintain the continuity of the narrative within the pages of all the books ever written.” She is able to freely… 2018-02-18 More Recent Items Click for more items... Subscribe to my mailing list to receive weekly updates delivered to your inbox Note: I will NOT share your email address with anyone and you can unsubscribe at any time.
