Man, how I love Miami. Whenever I fly in and spot the skyline, my feathers automatically turn to a brighter shade of pink. The palm trees, the endless beaches, the sun - they make me feel at home. My favourite hideout? That’s got [...]
Sometimes all you have to do to upgrade reality is open the nondescript gates in an unremarkable street. Sometimes that unremarkable street is named Praxitelous and located in Athens. Welcome to The Clumsies. I’m equal parts voyageur and voyeur. On my travels, I [...]
Standing in front of 538 Kingsland Road in East London, the untitled restaurant and bar doesn’t look like much. Housed in a grey, one-storey building, it seems to make a point of being as unassuming as possible. But the first impression couldn’t be further [...]
Spectacular. There’s no better word to describe what’s going on at The Alchemist. Some cocktails are art, but theirs are nothing less than theatre. The ‘dark arts of molecular mixology’ is practiced with care and precision. In the current cocktail climate, you can’t get away [...]
Cape Verde, The Canary Islands, the Caribbean - they aren’t exactly around the corner for a bird based in Amsterdam. Which is why I flew across the European continent (and a bit beyond) in search of idyllic island escapes. Thank me later. Porquerolles, France [...]
My loyal followers might have noticed I have a crush on Copenhagen. Noma, Two Socks, the Copenhagen Gin Festival - it’s everything a gin lovin’ bird could wish for. It doesn’t take a lot of fantasy to imagine my curiosity when I found out that [...]
The story of Sketch, stretched across two wonderfilled floors of a converted eighteenth century building in Mayfair. The venue has five different restaurants/bars: the Gallery, the Lecture Room, the Parlour, the Glade and the East Bar. It is the story of two visionaries. French master [...]
Chef René Redzepi knows his way around the Nordic cuisine, and he’s got two Michelin stars (since 2008) to prove it. Noma, four time winner of the title ‘World’s Best Restaurant’, moves with the seasons to serve its international clientele the best Scandinavian nature has [...]
You know what makes my gin journey so addictive? Witnessing my rebellious flock enjoying each and every sip. At Amsterdam Cocktail Week, I raise the stakes with three special Sir Edmond serves and mouth-watering food pairings. But that’s not all: you might just win yourself [...]
From the moment I first passed its large wooden doors, The Trading House didn’t stop to amaze me. This residence on 89-91 Gresham Street in London houses ‘a world of adventure and exploration, where curiosity meets an array of exotic flavours and influences’. Curiosity is [...]
