Leighanne has over 10 years of hospitality, and writing
experience, with bylines in The Week, The Independent,
Cosmopolitan, HELLO!, and Grazia.
Leighanne isn't just a fan of looking for
London's best steak, she is our resident Christmas expert, and
knows a thing or two about the best
festive sleepovers in London pubs. Pubs? She knows her way
around those pubs too, helping write about some of the best
gastropubs up and down the country. She's also one of the
biggest advocates for cocktail bar Swift in Soho, where you'll find
her enjoying an 'Irish Coffee', to help remind her of
home.
Dragging my Dunlop suitcase around a deserted Argyle Square, my hopes of a glamorous staycation were depleting quicker than a 6am pasta delivery in the height of the pandemic. Why?...
I had the pleasure of visiting Gunpowder’s sister restaurant in Shoreditch a few years back and it’s still up there with one of my favourite meals - the things they...
I found myself at Swift's original Old Compton Street home the day before Bojo announced all bars and restaurants must close; nursing their famous Irish coffee, licking away the inevitable...
When trying to pinpoint how good a Sunday roast is, it always boils down to one question: ‘is it as good as my dad’s’?
Norma’s Sicilian-style Sunday roast was enjoyed...
Making a cappuccino in your favourite office mug; having ‘one more’ before jumping on the tube home; not having to think about how many sheets of loo roll to use...
Have you ever been late to a reservation? Probably. But have you ever been late for a reservation because you were sat in the wrong restaurant? 25 minutes late and...
A few years ago you couldn’t go online without seeing something
cheese-related. From cheese-filled advent calendars to
cheese-flavoured gin (has anyone actually ever tried this by the
way? Asking for...
It’s been six years since I drunkenly hopped off that delayed Ryanair flight into Luton airport, and even though I've been round since 2013, I’ve still got a bucket list...
For the second year running Dandelyan has been crowned the best bar in the world. And for the second year running I, Leighanne Bent - who was crowned ‘best dancer’...
Lokhandwala boasts a beautiful setting with simple, colonial touches.
It’s never really ideal when you arrive to a restaurant on time and your table isn’t ready, is it? But there...
Sweeping views of London are served up on a silver platter at Jin Bo Law.
As the saying goes, when one door closes, another one opens. London lost two big...
Monmouth Kitchen serve Italian and Peruvian cuisine in a sexy and stylish setting.
When was the last time someone called you sexy? Can't remember? Yeah, me neither. But I can...
