Covent Garden

‘I visited one of the best afternoon teas in the UK and it was very affordable’

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‘I visited one of the best afternoon teas in the UK and it was very affordable’

Did you know it happens to be Afternoon Tea Week (August 12-18)? Afternoon tea has served as a popular choice for special occasions not only throughout the UK in recent times but many tourists seem to be enjoying the British tradition. One place fully on board with the trend is Browns where I got to … Read more

Poon’s London founder Amy Poon on the power of food nostalgia and Chinese food fetishism

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Poon’s London founder Amy Poon on the power of food nostalgia and Chinese food fetishism

Amy Poon grew up in a Chinese culinary dynasty in London, the daughter of Bill Poon, a Hong Kong migrant who was the world’s first Chinese chef to win a Michelin star. She read Japanese at Oxford, lived all over the world and has just opened Poon’s London, a Chinese bistro and deli selling a … Read more