Author MaxineR

Camden based Half Hitch Gin is inspiring gin-lovers to get in to the Christmas Spirit by inviting them to their North London micro-distillery on Monday 1st December to create a bespoke Christmas Gin. The...

Sustainable dining isn't perhaps the sexiest turn of phrase, but the Project Awana pop-up at Highbury Library is just that. The ethical tapas menu, which is taking up residency at the N5 hangout over the next...

With so many events planned in the lead up to Christmas, plus a Mint Velvet tote bag that I need in my life way before Santa does his drop, I'm actually trying to have a pretty low-key November. Having...

How the hell we're in November already, when I swear it was only August yesterday...but here we are. Which means YES OF COURSE YOU CAN GET EXCITED ABOUT CHRISTMAS NOW, and your first port of call should really...

Yes it's Halloween weekend, but perhaps you are choosing to celebrate A La Mexicana and incorporate traditional 'Day of The Dead' festivities in to your theme- ain't no celebration without Tequila so who...

Do you remember your first school trip? Mine was to an adventure camp somewhere near South Wales, and I was around 9 years old. It was a whole weekend away, and I have various memories including being dangled...

This weekend, RumFest returns to the capital for the nation's biggest celebration of rum and rum culture. Launched by Global Rum Ambassador Ian Burrell- who, really does have the best job in the...

Dim Sum and Cocktails is a winning combination, and also a trend that seems to be having a revival of late. It's a formula that London's Ping Pong Dim Sum nailed a long time ago, and continues to do...

If you weren't aware by now that we are halfway through Chocolate Week 2016, well where have you been quite frankly? Granted, there's pretty much a week for everything these days but some are more worthy than...

Last week we welcomed in Autumn with fine Italian wines and award-winning Spanish cheeses, at the official opening of The Continental Pantry in Notting Hill. Already proving itself a successful brunch spot,...