Food & drink editor specialising in restaurants, bars and
culture, with 10 years' experience writing, editing and
commissioning content, including at cultural discovery platform
Culture Calling and Mumsnet/Gransnet. She
also holds an NCTJ diploma in journalism.
Born in Brixton, she's a London local, and has a deep
knowledge and experience of restaurants, bars and pubs in the city
- she's worked in many herself, which gives her a unique insider's
perspective into the city's vibrant food and drink scene.
Over her 5 years at DesignMyNight, she's tried and tested
the best
Sunday roasts, has reviewed some of the hottest spots in town,
from Michelin-starred Taku to local gem Babur, and is always on the hunt for the
best new restaurants in
London.
Looking for the best new
restaurants in London for July
2026? Summer has officially arrived, and though we're
now having to embrace the weekly heatwaves and thunderstorms, that
hasn't stopped the...
Sunday roasts – they’re an iconic part of British culture.
Popularised by King Henry VII in the 15th century, they’re now
found across London’s incredible gastropubs and restaurants,
featuring everything from chicken, lamb,...
Rooftop dining, alfresco sipping, beer garden lounging... summer is (as of the
heatwave) most definitelty here. There’s nothing like soaking
up the sun and we've got just the thing to...
Camden Market isn't just a market. It's
a whole world. A gloriously chaotic, canal-side, food-smelling,
music-bleeding, vintage-hunting parallel universe nestled in north
London. First opened in 1974 as a small...
Sunday in London without a market is
technically possible but inadvisable. The city does Sunday markets
better than anywhere in the UK — whether you're after flowers,
food, vintage finds,...
The British Museum and the Natural
History Museum are magnificent. They're also enormous, crowded and
will take up half your day. But for every giant, world-famous
institution in London, there...
London has been continuously inhabited
for over 2,000 years and the evidence is everywhere — think Roman
walls hidden beneath office blocks, medieval churches wedged
between towers, Tudor gateposts that...
Cold plunging has gone from niche health
hack to London's hottest wellness obsession. Wim Hof would be
proud. Whether you're after the dopamine hit, sore muscle
relief, sharper focus or...
London has a long and proud history with
Italian food — some of the best Italian cafes
in the city have been operating in the same premises for over a...
Founded by Solynka Dumas and Julian Oschmann, with a kitchen led
by Holly Hayes (previously of 40 Maltby Street - I love to see a
female chef at the helm),...
Us Londoners... we're a little deprived. The Concrete
Jungle, The Big Smoke - while the capital is incredible in many
ways, it leaves a little to be desired when it...
