A couple of years back I started my Dates with Dads feature, partly to inspire readers, and partly to give my other half a nudge with some date ideas in London. When you’re knee high or elbow deep in raising kids, it’s hard to find time for romance. Time to remember what got…
A Weekend in New York with Big Apple Hot Dogs
It was a surreal experience strutting the sidewalks of Manhattan again, 12 years since I was last in the Big Apple. The Babe Papa whisked me away at the end of May for a babe-free weekend in New York, part of my (very belated) birthday gift. After the shocking news about my mum…
Dates with Dads: Pillow Cinema
There’s nothing I love doing better on an evening than snuggling up with the Mister and indulging in a box set or a Hollywood classic. When you’re a busy mama and papa, sometimes getting cosy together on the sofa is more appealing than a night on the town. But I’d love to flop…
Dates with Dads: Zen Sai Bar in Camden
We were invited to check out hip Camden bar Zen Sai and their new cocktails and summer season menu of Malaysian and Indian fusion dishes. Don’t you love the name Zen Sai? Sounds like a great spot to chill for an evening… or to Kill Bill! Zen Sai offers some outside seating, a mezzanine level…
Dates with Dads: Edible Cinema
How’s this for an unusual ‘dinner and a movie’ date? Edible Cinema is an immersive experience that invites guests to experience a movie through scent, texture and taste. You’ll be offered a tray filled with numbered boxes each containing a mystery canapé or mini cocktail. When a number comes up by the screen, you can…
Dates with Dads: Brazilian Pop Up Diner World Cup Tour!
Whether you’re hardcore footie fans, or you can’t tell the Ronaldos from Ronaldinho, here’s a piece of World Cup 2014 action both you and your man can savour. Brazil Pop Up Diner is an innovative dining concept: a series of pop-up supper clubs taking place on 11 Sundays in London from March through June. The…
Dates with Dads: Fuerzabruta @RoundhouseLDN
‘Do you know anything about this show?’ I asked the Mister as we walked hand and hand into The Roundhouse in Camden for the pre-Valentine’s Day performance of Fuerzabruta. ‘It means Brute Force right?’ he said, grinning. ‘Bound to be pretty intense.’ I’d been advised not to wear anything bulky and managed to check my…
A Weekend in Cheltenham: Mercure Queen’s Hotel Review
On the weekend after Christmas, the Mister and I escaped to the Cotswolds for an overnight stay** at the Mercure Cheltenham Queen’s Hotel. We left the kids in safe hands and took a train from Paddington to Cheltenham Spa (two and a half-hour ride, one change at Swindon). The 4-star Mercure Queen’s hotel is a…
