Smart health with Thriva and VITL

Over the last couple of years smart health has become a huge market, from wearables and fitness trackers to home blood and DNA tests to help in preventative medicine there are so many players. I’ve been using an Apple Watch for nearly two years now as my fitness tracker but […]

Urban Village Fete

If you’re looking for something fun to do this Sunday (20th May) for all the family then down to Greenwich Peninsula for the yearly Urban Village Fete curated by Wayne Hemingway. I’ve been the last two years which have attracted over 25,000 people and I can’t wait for it again […]

Park it in the Market – Greenwich April ’18

Last night I headed over to my first Park it in the Market event in Greenwich market and had a great time. If you’ve not heard of it its an event held after the market closes for the day where people can bring along their classic cars, hot rods and […]

The Grinning Man

If you haven’t already been to see this gothic masterpiece and adaptation of Victor Hugo’s L’Homme qui rit then make sure you do it soon as it enters its final weeks at Trafalgar Studios, now extended for 3 final weeks until 5th May. Other than knowing this show had amazing puppetry, […]

Creme Egg Scotch Eggs

As soon as I saw the recipe for Creme Egg Scotch Eggs from Omm Nomm being shared on Facebook I just had to try it and as its Easter week I thought I’d share the recipe incase any of you want to give it a go. I doubled it up […]

My First Month With Gousto

For a long while now I’ve wanted to try one of the home delivery food services so I can inject some variety in to what I cook and also have less waste, after a bit of research I set my heart on Gousto and I’ve not been disappointed. As a […]

Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens

Kew Gardens is always a great way to visit and spend some time on a weekend so last Sunday I headed there for a day out and to check out the annual Orchid festival, running from 10th February to 11th March. If you get chance to head over before it […]

The Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich

Every 80 to 100 years works are carried out to conserve and restore the painted hall in the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich to its former glory from the 1700s. Until September this year you can experience it close up with a guided tour and climb 60ft up to see […]

Halloween Red Velvet Brain Cake

This Halloween I thought I’d challenge myself and bake something creepy but new, so when I came across How To Cake It’s brain cake recipe I had to give it a go. Here’s the metric adapted recipe I  used to make my cake. Using a red velvet cake as its base it is then coated in an Italian meringue buttercream, decorated with fondant and then to finish coated in raspberry jam. This is one delicious brain.