Leighanne has over 11 years of hospitality and food & drink
writing experience, with bylines in The Independent, Cosmopolitan,
HELLO!, Grazia and The Week.
At DesignMyNight, she's our resident Christmas expert and the go-to
voice on festive pub stays, gastropubs, and London's best steaks.
You'll most likely find her at cocktail bar Swift in Soho - Irish
Coffee in hand.
Ditch your search for Platform 9¾ at King’s Cross Station and head to VOC in Varnisher’s Yard instead; a bar renowned for its elaborate cocktails and experienced mixologists. Now that’s...
Meat fanatics and barbeque fans, I come bearing good great news. Red Dog Saloon have planted their feet in Soho. I think it’s time to make more room in our diets...
Never one for passing up an opportunity to uncover a new venue in London, I ventured down to Smollensky’s in Canary Wharf to see what they had to bring to...
Having visited Paris last year (and eaten Frogs Legs near the Eiffel Tower, might I add) I have failed to come across a London venue with the same quality ingredients...
Instagram worthy cocktails, inviting food and a DJ set: the three things that can turn a normal weekday into a boisterous affair. I took the liberty of visiting Eaton Square...
Beyond the many brick establishments on Old Broadway Street is an underground lair run by a talented bunch of jazz musicians. They have named the bar after themselves and are...
The newest member of London Cocktail Club in Islington has been calling me for a while. With no will power left, I embarked down Essex Road for a taste of their...
If you’re a meat lover planning to visit Boneyard, word of advice – prepare yourself for a mild to severe food coma. If your eyes, like mine, are bigger than your...
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The Matador is one of Central London’s newest hangouts so I decided to take the bull by the horns and visited this bad boy for some...
The Candlemaker, located on Battersea High Street, has been on my bucket list for some time. So I decided to take a trip down South to see what the hype was...
No longer shall I look at Heddon Street as Regent Street's food quarter, but as the portal to cheeky pop world heaven. Ladies and gents, I give you Strawberry Moons. If...
Who can resist heading into a venue with a sign bearing the words we have beer colder than your ex’s heart? Not me, and the fact that Blueberry Bar boats a...
