barry roberts

Full English breakfast with sausage, bacon, black pudding, fried eggs, mushrooms, tomato and sourdough toast.

Borough Market Full English Breakfast: Shopping and Cooking the Ultimate Fry-Up

A Roberts London market-to-table full English breakfast: shopping Borough Market for British meat, vegetables, sourdough and dairy, then cooking the complete fry-up at home.

Vaulted brick interior of Café in the Crypt beneath St Martin-in-the-Fields in London

Café in the Crypt: Dining Beneath St Martin-in-the-Fields

An archive visit to Café in the Crypt, the atmospheric vaulted café beneath St Martin-in-the-Fields beside Trafalgar Square.

Historic communal dining room inside Simpson’s Tavern in the City of London

Simpson’s Tavern: Inside London’s Historic City Chophouse

A 2016 Roberts London visit to Simpson’s Tavern, recording the hidden Cornhill entrance, communal chophouse dining room and a traditional City roast lunch.

Tree-lined Cheyne Walk with red-brick Chelsea townhouses

Cheyne Walk, Chelsea: Historic Houses and Rolling Stones History

A Roberts London archive walk along Cheyne Walk in Chelsea, exploring Georgian houses, Thames-side architecture and the street's Rolling Stones, literary and artistic history.

Black-tiled Regency Café exterior with white lettering and gingham curtains on Regency Street, Westminster.

Regency Café London: Full English Breakfast, History and Films

A 2016 Roberts London visit to the Regency Café in Westminster, revisited with current information about the historic caff, its full English breakfast and its film appearances.

Masquerade performer in a vivid green and blue feathered costume at Notting Hill Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival: A London History in Colour and Sound

The London story behind Notting Hill Carnival: Claudia Jones, Rhaune Laslett, Russell Henderson, steelpan, sound systems, mas and the streets of Notting Hill.

Philly cheesesteak with chopped beef, onions and melted cheese at Camden Market in April 2016.

Camden Market Street Food: A 2016 Cheesesteak and Pub Crawl

A Roberts London archive visit to Camden Market in 2016, from the former Global Kitchen and a Philly cheesesteak to the Hawley Arms and BrewDog Camden.

Shepherd Market square and restaurant-lined lanes in Mayfair London

Shepherd Market, Mayfair: London’s Hidden Village and Wine House

Explore Shepherd Market, Mayfair’s hidden village of historic lanes, pubs, galleries and restaurants, before visiting Shepherd Market Wine House.

Poppies of Spitalfields fish-and-chips menu on a restaurant table in the 2016 Roberts London film.

Poppies Fish and Chips Spitalfields: A London Archive Visit

A Roberts London archive visit to Poppies Fish and Chips in Spitalfields, from a cold January evening outside the market to cod, chips and a proper chip butty.

Cordings of Piccadilly shopfront at Denman House on a wet London evening

Cordings of Piccadilly: Shopping for a British Tweed Cap

A winter search for a properly fitted British tweed cap leads inside Cordings of Piccadilly, a London outfitter whose country instincts have endured since 1839.