WHAT I AM DOING WHEN I AM NOT WORKING
Coffee, running, books, half-marathons, parenting. What life looks like in London when the laptop is closed.
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The Best Cafes in the World in 2026: 10 Places Worth Planning a Trip Around
Ten of the best cafes in the world in 2026, from Onyx in Arkansas to Tim Wendelboe in Oslo and New York Cafe in Budapest, with what to order at each.
Three tables on Portobello Road a Notting Hill local actually walks to
Three Portobello Road tables in Notting Hill I actually walk to. Dishoom Permit Room at 186 Portobello Road, Miznon and Erev on Elgin Crescent, Poppies Fish and Chips at 152. Where to sit, what to order, when to book.
Best breakfast in Notting Hill: KURO, It's Bagels, Beam, Sunday in Brooklyn, Eggslut
After a year and a half of Saturday mornings in W11, the breakfast spots I actually go back to. KURO Bagels, It's Bagels, Beam, Sunday in Brooklyn, Eggslut, and the Dishoom alternative.
Hunting authentic matcha in London: HowMatcha, Jenki, Nagare and the rest
Matcha in London has gone high street in 24 months. Most cups taste mostly of milk. The three I return to (HowMatcha, Jenki, Nagare) and the ones that look good but taste average.
The Founder Who Codes: Why I Still Open the Editor
Most founders stop coding the moment they hire their first developer. I never did. Nine years, 12,000+ sites, and a co-founded agency later -- here's why I still open VS Code before 8am.
A hidden-Soho night out: the bars and food I run when friends visit London
My Soho nightlife loop, refined over years of running it. Rooftops at Aqua Kyoto, dinner on Kingly Street, cocktails in a basement at Disrepute, and dim sum behind a jade door at Opium.
366 classes at Barry's Bootcamp Queensway: 28 months in
Twenty-eight months, 366 Barry's Bootcamp classes, four studios, forty instructors. Honest notes on why this format stuck when nothing else did.
Why Hermanos Coffee is my number one cafe in London
Updated 17 May 2026: met the Hermanos founders at the London Coffee Festival today. Plus the original review of why this Colombian single-origin roaster is my number one cafe pick in London.