Hype Dish

Photographed for a regular Time Out column, here’s a selection of rather handsome looking dishes served at London restaurants Plantain from Ikoyi – buttermilk deep fried plantain coated in dehydrated blackberries and spices, served with a smoky, spicy mayo Shrimp Boil from Decatur – shrimp, smoked Anduille sausage, Snow Crab, corn on the cob, spuds,Continue reading “Hype Dish”

Seoul Bakery

Seoul Bakery is a small Korean restaurant in Central London oozing full of character and serving great food. Head along and add your own post-it note message to the walls, while you feast on a bibimbap or spicy noodle stew. Time Out Top 100 Cheap Eats guide 2013  

William Morris Gallery

Situated in a house built in the 1740’s and set in Lloyd Park, Walthamstow, the William Morris Gallery reopened in August 2012 following a fantastic redevelopment. It is the only public gallery devoted to Morris – who for a period lived in the house – and is home to many permanent displays as well asContinue reading “William Morris Gallery”

Green Chain Walk

This walk in South East London from the River Thames at Erith to Falconwood is a short train journey from London Bridge and is an official Green Chain Walk, marked out by arrows and mileage posts. It passes through Lesnes Abbey ruins which date from 1179; once far removed from the city, now overlooked byContinue reading “Green Chain Walk”

Docklands Museum

Museum of London Docklands, Isle of Dogs, London. The museum, which opened in 2003 in an old sugar warehouse, contains artefacts and displays telling the history of the Thames and Docklands area, from Roman times to the closure of the docks in the 1970’s and subsequent development into a busy business district. Among the manyContinue reading “Docklands Museum”