Being a born and bred Essex girl I love finding hidden gems in towns I have never visited before, much like when we headed over to Braintree to try the Sunday Lunch at The Chophouse. I warn you, don’t read this if you’re hungry! With one of the warmest welcomes I’ve ever received at a restaurant, we took our table under a wall of clocks with…

Last week the lovely Emma Inks and I went to check out the delicious food at Mango Tree in Belgravia and meant we finally had time for a long overdue catch-up! Mango Tree specialise in Thai food, and like their original restaurant in Bankok, they bring in foods from four main culinary regions: rich and mild dishes from the north, spicy food from the east, mild dishes…

A few weekends ago we headed over to spend just under 36 hours in Margate. We left our flat at 11am and by 12.30pm we were parked up in the Dreamland car park walking to our Airbnb. There were a lot of great things to do in Margate and we really didn’t want to come home so we thought we’d share our favourite things in…

When it comes to lunches I like it to be quick, fun and filling so I can return to the office full and happy, so Herman ze German on Charlotte Street was the perfect place for this! Herman ze German founders Florian and Azadeh moved to Brighton from the Black Forest in 2005. After realising the lack of their beloved bratwurst sausages in the UK,…

To avoid heavily processed, nutrient depleted carb over the summer, try getting your carbs and fibre from the abundant veg that summer brings.  Here are a few quick and easy ideas that are on my list of healthy eating bits to try: Cauliflower rice A veg packed Thai curry can be light enough for summer but a filling meal too. If a plate of brown…

When you receive an email from a brand asking you if you want to be secretly paired up with another blogger and send each other gifts, you obviously say yes! And this is exactly what happened when Getting Personal dropped us an email of that nature! I chose to gift the lovely Lottie L’amour and after lots of stalking, I wandered over to the Getting Personal website…

As you all know, last year I completed my biggest achievement, the London Marathon and I’ve gone bloody mental in deciding to do it again next year. My poor knees gave way in training last year and I was told to totally cut down my training and to run the marathon very cautiously as to not do any more damage. On the day of the…

One of the great things about this hi tech world in which we live is the fact that you can do or be just about anything you want to as long as you have a passion and a drive to succeed. Whilst most people do get a bit of experience having worked for someone else, if you come up with an awesome idea that no…