Looking for somewhere to go late at night that isn't a club? Join the club... Here's an article on Secret Late Night London, which I wrote for London Confidential.
It's a common adage that New York City never sleeps. The same can’t be said about London. On weekdays, finding a spot for a swift drink past midnight can be a struggle, even in hotspots such as Soho. And if you don’t want to commit to a full-on club, then even Friday and Saturday nights can be tricky if you don’t know where to go.
Wander the streets and raid the off licenses no more, with our handy guide to London’s secret underbelly of late night venues that are strictly for insiders only.
New Evaristo Club, W1Better known for its unofficial name of Trisha’s, after the woman who ran this one-time brothel, the best thing about the place is that it really isn’t very well-known at all. There’s a
Looking Meals On Wheels is the big thing this summer, here I pick out some of the top players in London's Food Truck sensation for the site London Confidential.
The idea of a food truck conjures anything but gourmet visions, bringing thoughts of grimy burger vans and the odd ’99 that costs well over 99p. This is changing, though. In America, the food truck is the latest hot trend, and now it’s wheeling its way across to London. Pulled pork, lobster rolls and braised lamb have never fared so well on four wheels.
In New York, it’s fair to say that the food you can’t find in a truck probably isn’t worth eating anyway. The phenomenon has come so far that the New York Times recently voted for its Top 25 Favourite Food Trucks, with the winner being Moshe’s Falafel, which has stalls on both 46th Street and Sixth Avenue. This side of the pond, the British Street Food Awards are following in these footsteps. Though the awards aren’t exclusive to food trucks, it’s mobile gourmets that are dominating the rankings, with last year’s winner, The Meatwagon, at the heart of the movement in this country.
