London 2018

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

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.

Vintage green double-decker bus and pedestrians at Regent Street Summer Streets 2018

Regent Street Summer Streets 2018: A Traffic-Free London Sunday

A 2018 walk from Trafalgar Square to Regent Street during Summer Streets, when the West End shopping street became traffic-free for a London Sunday.

Crowds watching the main stage at Lambeth Country Show in Brockwell Park in 2018

Lambeth Country Show 2018: A London Country Show in Brockwell Park

A summer walk through Lambeth Country Show 2018 in Brockwell Park, from Herne Hill to livestock, family activities, Caribbean food and live music.

Visitors gather outside Buckingham Palace while the wedding takes place in Windsor.

May in London 2018: Royal Wedding, Chelsea and South Bank