Hospitality

Visitors and antiques shops on a busy Portobello Road

Portobello Road 2017: Ottolenghi and the Electric Cinema

The glazed timber exterior of Ye Olde Mitre in Ely Court, Hatton Garden

Ye Olde Mitre: Hatton Garden’s Hidden Historic Pub

Hidden behind Hatton Garden, Ye Olde Mitre combines a narrow London passage, a pub tradition dating to 1546, a c.1773 listed building and a proper pint with a homemade sausage…

Jen Café's jade-green frontage illuminated at night in London's Chinatown

Jen Café in London’s Chinatown: Handmade Dumplings in 2017

A January 2017 archive visit to Jen Café in London’s Chinatown, recording its handmade Beijing dumplings, jade-green frontage and lantern-lit Newport Place.

Red Chinese New Year lanterns above a busy street in London’s Chinatown

Chinese New Year in London’s Chinatown: Dumplings, Buns and Bubble Tea

Double bacon sandwich made with back bacon and streaky bacon

The Double Bacon Sandwich: A British Classic from Borough Market

A 2017 Roberts London archive film combining back bacon, streaky bacon, toasted rustic bread and a visit to Borough Market.

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.

SAID dal 1923 chocolate shop and café on Broadwick Street in Soho at night in 2016

SAID Hot Chocolate in Soho: A Broadwick Street Archive

A December 2016 visit to SAID dal 1923 on Broadwick Street, recording its Soho chocolate shop, busy café and famously thick Italian-style hot chocolate.

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.

White Christmas lights forming a canopy above Shepherd Market in Mayfair in 2016

Shepherd Market Christmas Lights in 2016: A Mayfair Night

A night in Shepherd Market for its 2016 Christmas lights switch-on with Elizabeth Hurley and Patrick Cox, exploring Mayfair’s pubs, restaurants and festive streets.

Illuminated Rekorderlig Cider Lodge beside Southbank Centre in 2016

Southbank Christmas Market 2016 and the Rekorderlig Cider Lodge

A 2016 evening at Southbank Christmas Market, exploring riverside food chalets, festive lights and the two-storey Rekorderlig Cider Lodge.