A year ago my boyfriend Sam won me over with a box of my favourite Charbonnel et Walker truffles and to celebrate, he took me out for the evening. The venue of our dinner was a surprise and nothing was given away which could lead me to right or wrongly guess. I told my mum […]
London
La Gelatiera: the BEST gelato in London
I first experienced the taste of La Gelatiera’s gelato at Kings Cross Ice Cream Festival, where I indulged in a scoop of Salted Caramel and Cinnamon Chocolate Sorbet. Not only did it leave me feeling totally satisfied, but with a craving to find out what exactly makes the gelato from La Gelatiera this good. On […]
Trio of Desserts at Kettner’s
One sunny Sunday in October my husband and I went to London to spend the day with our daughter Helen and her boyfriend Sam. After a disappointingly lukewarm breakfast at Karpo we were hoping for a better meal at Kettner’s which we had booked for the evening. Located in Soho, Kettner’s is quite impressive from […]
Breakfast at Karpo
One Saturday morning I was stopped in my tracks by the cakes in Karpo’s window. I walked back to admire the menu and immediately texted Sam to let him know we were going there for breakfast the following day. We arrived early Sunday morning and sat down underneath the impressive skylight at the back of […]