Dishoom – New Opening!
August 6, 2010 – 5:00 am | No Comment

Dishoom is a revelation in Indian cooking. Combing history, tradition and a genuinely patriotic love of food, this newly opened restaurant has already got the punters piling in.
It was a dreary, Monday blues kind of …

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Three Best of Burlesque
November 30, 2009 – 5:22 pm | No Comment
Three Best of Burlesque

Wam Bam Club
From the seductive burlesque tricks of the flirtatious Wam Bam Belles, zany comedian Wes Zaharuk, and two flexible, high-flying aerialists who twist and turn through hoops and a silk banner above diners’ …

A Designer High Street
November 27, 2009 – 5:00 am | No Comment
A Designer High Street

You wouldn’t think that high profile designers really needed the extra bob. However, designing high street collections has become quite the trend within the fashion world, with every well-established and up and coming designer wanting …

The Loft—Not Just For Cocktails
November 25, 2009 – 5:00 am | No Comment
The Loft—Not Just For Cocktails

I have to say I was impressed. After stumbling across the shady entrance to The Loft which giddily suggested Clapham clubber heaven, a conspicuous cloakroom on the right (safety first on a boozy night) and …

All Aboard the Orient Express
November 24, 2009 – 5:00 am | No Comment
All Aboard the Orient Express

London Victoria, a station that most commuters dread. But today something was very different. On arrival at the platform, out stepped a butler who whisked my luggage away before ushering me into a private lounge. …

Aqua Neuva
November 23, 2009 – 9:00 am | No Comment
Aqua Neuva

Japan and Spain. Not two countries you often see in the same sentence. In fact, trying to find any links between the two countries proved quite tenuous, with perhaps the exception of a man training …

Hyde Park
November 22, 2009 – 5:00 am | No Comment
Hyde Park

Not many people know that Hyde Park is one of London’s most historic landmarks. In fact, it used to be one of Henry VIII’s hunting grounds.
Luckily nowadays the riffraff are allowed in and Hyde Park …

Zoo Lates at London Zoo Zoo Lates at London Zoo

Zoo Lates at London Zoon starting this Friday will also take place every Friday after from 5pm–10pm throughout August. This event is the most exciting way to explore the zoo after dark this summer. The …

Blakes Restaurant Blakes Restaurant

Blakes Restaurant is a snug hideaway inside the famous and renowned hotel, happily situated adjacent to the Blake’s bar. The Chinese room has a unique East and West feel meaning that you are transported to an …

The Scoop Theatre The Scoop Theatre

New open-air productions will be taking place at The Scoop this summer for another season of free entertainment. The Free Festival at The Scoop this year has to be a highlight in the London theatre …

The Great British Beer Festival The Great British Beer Festival

Officially Britain’s largest beer festival, the Great British Beer Festival starts tomorrow and finishes on 7 Aug to give boozy Britons the perfect excuse to celebrate the nation’s favourite beverage.
Over 450 real ales, ciders and …

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Friends—SPECIAL OFFER! Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Friends—SPECIAL OFFER!

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is offering all readers of the Pocket London online magazine a special RPO friends’ package, which includes:
• two complimentary, top price tickets worth up to £55 each
• 50 percent discount …

Curb the Curves Cocktails Curb the Curves Cocktails

Everyone’s heard of Gizzi Erskine’s Cook Yourself Thin, but when it comes to drinks sometimes good habits go out the window. Particularly when it comes to a girl’s right to existence: cocktails. Notoriously sugar-fuelled, fat …