Why Bother Decorating, It’s “Cooler” Not To

Restaurateurs must be rubbing their hands together with glee that understated decor has become ‘cool’. It must have slashed the cost of opening a restaurant leaving them quids in!  Instead of putting the perfect finishing touches and creating a welcoming homely feel the trend is for industrial unplastered walls, unpainted ceilings and rough wooden floors. You are half expecting to see a cement mixer doing it’s thing out the corner ...

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At A Fraction Of The Waistline

Everyone is partial to a bit of naughty dining especially when you’ve had a few too many the night before. Whether it’s a greasy end of night kebab or whopping 1,000 calorie Sunday afternoon pizza, every now and then we all feel the need to indulge in fast foods.  Having been in London for sometime now and being spoilt by the variance and choices when dining and eating out, I am slowly losing ...

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Embrace the social dining revolution

Picture the scene, you’re a city dwelling young professional looking to explore different ways of meeting likeminded people. Should there be a social taboo around dining with strangers? Certainly not, the world has changed and the internet has broken down barriers and fuelled the movement of interacting with people we don’t know. Social networks, online communities and web-based interest groups are now rife and an accepted part of our everyday lives. Collectively, ...

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