La cantina La Cantina de La Porta in Monticchiello, Italy is one of two restaurants owned by Daria Cappelli, the other being Osteria La Porta and you can find both within the medieval hilltop walled Tuscan village. There’s also accommodation so check out their website. I adore Italy and we’ve been many times. We were […]
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Design Vintage, West Stoke, West Sussex

UPDATE: 22/02/2108 – see bottom of post Yippee, I’ve discovered a new favourite place whilst out cycling! Design Vintage is in a very small rural village called West Stoke, not far from the Kingley Vale car park and Lavant, West Sussex. I love West Sussex, I always have and I feel that I should live […]
The Canteen, Old Portsmouth

The Canteen in Old Portsmouth is a ‘deli’ style’ cafe housed within old artillery barracks adjacent to the Round Tower – it’s to the left of the steps in this photo. It’s a lovely area of Portsmouth, where there’s always something going on out on the Solent and if you climb to the top of the tower […]
Hello Friends + Allies: Auckland, New Zealand

Hello Friends + Allies. I thought the name of this eatery in the inner suburbs of Auckland was rather apt for my first review on livelifelovecake in nearly a year. Hello friends. Hello allies. First of all, thanks to my wonderful mother Alison for keeping you all entertained and in-the-know about the best eateries […]