LDN: HOT OR NOT

I love the Peyton & Byrne stall at Heals (the first stop on the inaugural Huy Fantasy Tour of London) so was very excited to see that P...

I had been looking forward to seeing this play, as it had been much hyped in the press, who gushed about the tight and finely-observed writi...

This restaurant, part of the usually great Chez Gerard chain, was so bad it was almost (not quite) comical. The hapless Eastern European wai...

Kid A is the only album I play when I need a break from the hectic, chattering world - I lie down in my room in the pitch black, stare at t...

The most amazing thing about this windswept movie is that it is based on true events around the complicated personal life of the Welsh poet ...

After the stupid Cy Twombly exhibition, my outraged nerves were soothed by this restaurant's herby bread, whole John Dory with root vege...

sca·tol·o·gy –noun 1. the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity. There are many references to scatology in the fawning exhi...

This well curated exhibition explores the parallels and cross-pollinations between my two favourite design art forms - architecture and fash...

I'd never heard of Thomas Middleton but apparently he's England's Other Shakespeare. His play of revenge, sex and murder was dra...

After a couple of disappointing meals at Canteen, Tim and I decided to try another pre-theatre venue at Southbank. Chez Gerard is an example...

This Hong Kong style noodle joint recently opened to much anticipation, so I was excited to try it out for myself. Unfortunately, it was a d...

The legendary pianist Alfred Brendel is retiring aged 77 this year and he's an old man with young man's hands. He brought a golden l...

I wish I could repay Huy's birthday generosity with a HOT, but my Blogging Code of Conduct means that, like George Washington, I cannot...

Sometimes paying £30 for a stall seat ballet ticket (instead of the usual £15 for amphitheatre) is really worthwhile - you can appreciate mu...

As Michael said, Indy 4 was never going to be a critical success. Frankly I think the only factors pushing it over to the edge of HOT was no...

I think The Factory's production of Hamlet would have been 5 stars for me if I hadn't gone to bed at 3am the night before - three ho...

I have never been in the presence of so much shrill oestrogen as in the foyer of the Barbican cinema, waiting to see this much anticipated m...

Not to be confused with the more famous Smiths of Smithfields. I don't know why more people don't know about this fabulous bar and r...

Huy doesn't think that installations are art, but even he might be swayed by the structures in this exhibition, all framed around the i...

Dinner at a vegan, raw food restaurant on a Friday night? I'm such a wild party animal. However, it seemed like a logical choice as Vane...