Ginko – the buffet bar where Grazers go to graze

I miss tibits. There was something uniquely comforting about wandering around, clutching a bowl or plate, with a small group of like-minded people, lifting lids, poking about with ladles, creating the perfect plate and perhaps drifting back for more. The open-buffet model faced obvious challenges after the pandemic, but the cracks caused by London’s highContinue reading “Ginko – the buffet bar where Grazers go to graze”

My dad arrested the Nazi whose daughter became his first wife… How I finally came to share a Second World War history I never appreciated

A family’s history is wrought from stories, but there comes a point as a kid where you glaze over when your parents tell you the tale of yours. Again. And again. And even though the details might change, as they often do when time colours them, you’ve heard the various riffs so many times thatContinue reading “My dad arrested the Nazi whose daughter became his first wife… How I finally came to share a Second World War history I never appreciated”

Vegan food that sure means a thing (and it’s definitely got that swing)

Restaurant review: Schillinger’s Swing Kitchen Schillinger’s Swing Kitchen was a consistently good source of top-notch vegan food during a recent European train trip, with a sufficiently varied menu to ensure that we returned to refuel on several occasions across a couple of different Austrian cities. Started in January 2015, Schillinger’s Swing Kitchen  now has sixContinue reading “Vegan food that sure means a thing (and it’s definitely got that swing)”