Hey everyone I’ve started a small community event series called Girly Wine Night for women who love good food, wine and connection. Each one is hosted in a different London café or wine bar, with generous grazing boards, great drinks and relaxed conversation. We always include both alcoholic and non alcoholic options so everyone can […]

Is the new Greggs chicken sausage roll as boring as it sounds? Berkshire, they told us, is a place where the river does the thinking for you. A landscape of pale-blue light across the Thames, of iron-and-ivy market towns where history hums under the floors of independent cafes, and where a rail timetable promises a […]

Title: Berkshire, in the hot seat: toasted sando buzz, traffic, and the price of progress The image of Berkshire as a postcard is seductive. The Thames slipping through green banks, royal parks perfuming the air, and hedges trimmed to countryside perfection. The perception of this corner of the Home Counties is almost scripted: tranquil towns, […]

Beneath the Berkshire Breeze: A Taste of Progress, a Punch Bowl of Perspective Hook: The romance of the river and the train you can set your watch by On a sun-warm bank holiday, the Thames in Berkshire wears its usual ink-and-emerald polish. For a moment you’re certain you could stroll from a riverside promenade to […]

Title: Bench Bistros and Berkshire’s Briefcase Divide: A Commuter Tale from the River to the Ring Road The hook of Berkshire’s reputation is a postcard: wind-strewn riverbanks, royal parks unfurling their pale green, and a clockwork ease that promises a 30-minute glide into London, hips aligned with the Elizabeth Line and Great Western’s dependable hum. […]

Title: The Berkshire Paradox: Riverfronts and Rising Rents in the Shadow of Paddington You think of Berkshire as a postcard: river Thames spiralling past lavender hedges, market towns with centuries of chatter over sticky café tables, and a rail timetable so precise you trust it more than your own diary. You imagine the 30-minute sprint […]

Full map linked here Since moving to London 12+ years ago I’ve had a real love-hate relationship with Google Maps. I’ve got \~300 restaurants starred there including friends recs, but also a bunch of saved instagram reels, and a separate notes list on my phone of 200+ places I’ve been to. Despite this, every time […]

Tried out café Caribbean £19.50 Sunday Roast in Loughton 📍 Berkshire wakes up with a postcard in its pocket. The river glints, the parks look like they were painted for a perfume ad, and on a clear morning you could swear you’ve stepped into a village postcard where the trains arrive on time and the […]

Laksa, pork knuckle and the tiny South London cafe open for just three hours a day The Berkshire I fell in love with isn’t just a river-walk with swans or a market town with a coat of brass on the town hall. It’s the romance of a place that feels curated for weekend postcards: the […]

Title: Fallow restaurant, fallow towns: Berkshire’s double life in the shadow of London The river winds through Berkshire like a quiet memory. I’ve stood on the banks of the Thames in towns that wear their history lightly, where boats moor at neat quays and the scent of fresh-cooked scones drifts from parish halls. Picnics by […]