2018

Partridges fine food shop and market crowd in Duke of York Square, Chelsea

Partridges Chelsea and the Fine Food Market in 2018

A September 2018 visit to Partridges Chelsea and the Duke of York Square Fine Food Market, ending with a freshly cooked duck sandwich on the Saatchi Gallery lawn.

Monmouth Coffee shop and customer queue at Borough Market on a rainy London day

Monmouth Coffee at Borough Market on a Rainy London Day

A rainy 2018 visit to Monmouth Coffee at Borough Market, recording the queue, communal table, roasted beans and a simple cup of black coffee.

Colourful Notting Hill Carnival parade watched by crowds in 2018

August in London 2018: Museums, Parks and Notting Hill Carnival

Shoryu ramen with pork belly, egg and noodles in broth

Carnaby Street and Shoryu Ramen: A Kingly Court Visit in 2016

Masquerade performers wearing colourful feathered costumes at Notting Hill Carnival 2018

Notting Hill Carnival 2018: Masquerade, Music and Street Food

Filmed during the adult parade on Monday 27 August 2018, this Roberts London visit records Notting Hill Carnival through its masquerade, crowded streets, music and food.

Visitors walking along traffic-free Regent Street during Summer Streets 2018

July in London 2018: Summer Streets, Pride and Park Life

Crowds outside Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour 2018

June in London 2018: Royal Pageantry, Theatre and Soho

Sliced medium-rare bone-in rib steak served with chips after cooking at home

How to Cook Steak at Home: The Hawksmoor Method

A practical 2018 home-cooking test of the Hawksmoor steak method, using a thick bone-in rib steak, intense heat, regular turning and a proper rest.

Barry Roberts holding a finished anchovy and chickpea crostini inspired by POLPO

Polpo’s Anchovy and Chickpea Crostini: The “Salty Hummus” Film

Barry revisits Russell Norman’s POLPO cookbook to make anchovy and chickpea crostini—an intensely savoury Venetian-inspired snack nicknamed “salty hummus”.

Crowds gathered outside the National Gallery for BMW Classics in Trafalgar Square in 2018

London Symphony Orchestra in Trafalgar Square: BMW Classics 2018

Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra turn Trafalgar Square into an open-air concert hall for BMW Classics in summer 2018.