Cecilia’s Review: She Sang While They Were Marrying Her Off
Cecilia’s Review: She Sang While They Were Marrying Her Off | Saint Cecilia is the patron of music because she sang in her heart at her own forced wedding. Then the axe failed three times.
Tag: wine bar London
Franklin’s Wine Review: Which Franklin, and Both Are Interesting
Franklin’s Wine Review: Which Franklin, and Both Are Interesting | One drank claret in London for sixteen years and then wrote the Declaration of Independence. The other vanished in the Arctic with 129 men.
Noize Review: A 4.8, and the Best Bars Are the Quiet Ones
Noize Review: A 4.8, and the Best Bars Are the Quiet Ones | A noise level at which two people can hear each other is item three on the only specification that has ever mattered
The Wine Place Review: The Most Literal Name in Either Survey
The Wine Place Review: The Most Literal Name in Either Survey | Three hundred and eighty-seven articles, two postcodes, and finally a name that simply says what is inside
Lillie’s Review: 4.9 From Seventy-One People
Lillie’s Review: 4.9 From Seventy-One People | A very high score on a small sample, and another woman’s name on a sign that nobody has enquired about
St Swithins Review: He Asked to Be Buried Outside and They Ignored Him
St Swithins Review: He Asked to Be Buried Outside and They Ignored Him | Swithin wanted the rain to fall on his grave. They moved him indoors in 971 and it rained for forty days.
Old Mary’s Review: Another Woman on a Sign, Unexplained
Old Mary’s Review: Another Woman on a Sign, Unexplained | A 4.6 wine bar named after somebody nobody has asked about, which is now the fifth we have logged
Plume Review: The Feather Was a Weapon, a Pen, and a Boast
Plume Review: The Feather Was a Weapon, a Pen, and a Boast | A plume is display. It is what an animal grows when it has enough surplus to waste some of it being seen.
Bedales Review: Buy the Bottle, Drink It Here, and Save Thirty Pounds
Bedales Review: Buy the Bottle, Drink It Here, and Save Thirty Pounds | The shop-and-bar is the single best value in London drinking and almost nobody uses it
St. JOHN Review: Nose to Tail Changed British Cooking
St. JOHN Review: Nose to Tail Changed British Cooking | Fergus Henderson served bone marrow with parsley salad and a country that had thrown away half of every animal quietly stopped
Truckles Review: A Wine Bar Named After a Cheese
Truckles Review: A Wine Bar Named After a Cheese | A truckle is a small cylindrical cheese. The wine bar is named after it, which is either delightful or baffling.
Vagabond Review: The Machine Lets You Pour Your Own and That Changes Everything
Vagabond Review: The Machine Lets You Pour Your Own and That Changes Everything | Enomatic dispensers under argon, and it solves the single biggest problem in the wine trade
Wandering Grapes Review: 4.9, and Vines Do Not Wander
Wandering Grapes Review: 4.9, and Vines Do Not Wander | They are rooted for a century, the good ones are stressed on purpose, and suffering is the whole method
Humble Grape Review: The Second Cheapest Bottle Is the Worst Value on the Page
Humble Grape Review: The Second Cheapest Bottle Is the Worst Value on the Page | Nobody orders the cheapest, so the restaurant puts its highest margin one line above it
Ganymede Review: Named After the Cup-Bearer of the Gods
Ganymede Review: Named After the Cup-Bearer of the Gods | Ganymede was a beautiful boy carried off by Zeus to pour wine for the gods. It is the perfect name for a bar.
Lillie’s Review: The Wine Bar Named After a Victorian Superstar
Lillie’s Review: The Wine Bar Named After a Victorian Superstar | Lillie Langtry was the most famous beauty of the Victorian age – actress, royal mistress, and a genuine celebrity before the word existed
Traders Review: The Word Trade Meant a Track and Then It Meant a Living
Traders Review: The Word Trade Meant a Track and Then It Meant a Living | A path, a habit, a way of life, a job, and finally the buying and selling of things
Wild Corner Review: A Name Promising Something Chelsea Rarely Is
Wild Corner Review: A Name Promising Something Chelsea Rarely Is | Seventy-six reviews, a 4.3, and a name promising wildness in one of the tamest, most manicured districts in London
Renegade Review: A 4.8, and Urban Winemaking Is Not a Gimmick
Renegade Review: A 4.8, and Urban Winemaking Is Not a Gimmick | The grapes travel and the wine is made in a warehouse, and that is how it has always worked