Lily’s in a Pickle

You may have heard of or experienced – a Boilermaker; a shot with beer chaser. Lily Black’s has now warped this party-starting idea by introducing a ‘Picklemaker’ menu. The concept was partially sparked by a drink dubbed the ‘Pickleback’, a Brooklyn-based trend of whiskey (typically Jameson’s) and pickle brine chaser […]

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Belvedere Vodka x Vue De Monde

Dinner. Drinks. Belvedere. Vue de Monde. Just because. Belvedere Unfiltered & cucumber Belvedere Unfiltered, raisins, vermouth & orange… …with sweet corn, duck, brown butter & truffle Belvedere Bloody Mary, quince, calvados & lemon with Blackmore wagyu beef, potato & nettle (or the fanciest steak and mash ever) Cocktail inspiration.

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Diary: High Coffee at Market Lane Bar

Is high tea now passé? It seems every man and his pampered lapdog is offering tiered treats and other afternoon delights these days. So it’s about time someone sparked the idea of High Coffee; enter Market Lane Bar in collaboration with Espresso di Manfredi. It seems so obvious in such a bean-centric town such […]

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Diary: Cocktails for Dessert?

Quite often I’ll order a cocktail instead of dessert to assuage my guilt. The seductresses at New Gold Mountain have ruined this restraint by offering double the gluttony; cocktails AND dessert. Tonight is a little more special as the bar celebrates World Cocktail Week (it’s like Xmas around here) with – […]

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Diary: Champagne x Perfume

Weapons of mass seduction. That’s what Samantha Taylor and Kyla Kirkpatrick peddle; each lady boasting unparalleled expertise in all things scented and sparkling respectively. They are teaming up for the first time to become a tour de force of luxury; holding Champagne and perfume masterclasses starting on the afternoon of […]

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