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| P I N G | P O N G | Pt. 2 |

| P I N G | P O N G | again… Ping Pong, St Katherine’s Dock, London It has been a while since I attended the opening (and my first ever time at a Ping Pong Branch) of the Ping Pong in Westfield Shepherds Bush, and when I had been given the opportunity to […]

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| S K E T C H |

| S K E T C H | Sketch, Mayfair, London   The dream of launching a centre, a “lieu” or destination place, for food, art and music has been realised by Mourad “Momo” Mazouz and his team of chefs and designers over two expansive floors of a converted 18th century building in Conduit Street, Mayfair, London. […]

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| J A M | T R E E |

| J A M | T R E E | The Jam Tree, Clapham, London The Jam Tree in Clapham is one of the two London branches of this amazing and culture-filled hangout spot (the other being The Jam Tree, Chelsea). | The Drinks | It is known to offer one of the best drinks […]

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| P O O R | B O Y S |

| P O O R | B O Y S | The Poor Boys, Kingston, London | The Story | The tradition stemmed from a visit to the South coast of America in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Here, Jas Kadar – the owner of the Poor Boys in Kingston – and his friends […]

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| P I N G | P O N G |

| P I N G | P O N G | Ping Pong, Westfield Shepherds Bush, London   Ping Pong is a Chinese restaurant located in several locations around the world that specialises in Dim Sum, Bao, Gyoza and Dumplings. They also have a large selection of vegan, vegetarian and gluten friendly dishes (an important factor […]

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| M Y | O L D | D U T C H |

| M Y | O L D | D U T C H | My Old Dutch, Chelsea, London “Once upon a Pancake there was a girl who loved food – which included incredibly tasty pancakes – and she decided that she had to share all of the goodness with everyone too.” – E. | […]

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| A R C H E R | S T R E E T |

| A R C H E R | S T R E E T | Archer Street, Piccadilly Circus, London   Let me introduce you to Archer Street, a “sophisticated cocktail bar with a lot of personality in the heart of Soho”! As soon as we entered there was an immediate atmosphere of sheer entertainment and bliss. We […]

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| C I R C U S |

| C I R C U S | Circus, Holborn, London “So, for the first time, I went here” Paula and I escaped to a wild place where elephants, donkeys and long-legged dogs once lived amongst each other in the very heart of Covent Garden. Back in the 1930’s the site of CIRCUS was previously the […]

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| E K À A B O |

|  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 |

| 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 […]

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| C O U N T E R |

| 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 |

| 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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