London Travel Blog

To liven up the table talk at your next meal, I suggest adding a contortionist, an aerialist and perhaps a fire eater. That’s what you get at Circus, a trendy cabaret restaurant I visited in Covent Garden this summer. By 8 p.m., the swanky hotspot was swarming with hipsters (but no sight of celebs...

The Street Kitchen will make an appearance at the London Restaurant Festival in October. I was strolling down the streets of Chicago on a sunny morning about six years ago when the fresh smell of melted mozzarella and marinara sauce grabbed me by the nostrils and ushered me inside a small shop. Much...

The goofy grin on my face said it all; I had just feasted on chocolate for breakfast. And I’m not talking Cookie Crisps cereal or a syrup-drizzled croissant. I’m talking almond-sized chunks of pure chocolate washed down with a creamy cup of, you guessed it, hot chocolate. It’s only happened once,...