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.
Set the scene: it’s Christmas morning, you’re unwrapping your presents, only to discover in the final moments... that a certain someone forgot to leave you a set of batteries. The...
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...
