Now if you’re anything like me, the sentence ‘South of the River’ is always followed by a shudder and feeling of foreboding. My last experience of South of the River dining was one dodgy Mr Fish bar very late one Friday night when after several cocktails quite frankly anything seemed like a good idea. Well this really wasn’t a great idea as nursing our stomach aches the general group consensus was that we’d had our insides violated and the reason for this of course was that we were …

If you’re out shopping on the weekend and you’re feeling in need of a sugar boost, forget Starbucks and head to Ben’s Cookies instead. There are simply no cookies quite like them.
Founded by self-confessed Chocoholic Helge Rubinstein, Ben’s Cookies started in 1983 with the first store opening in Oxfords Covered Market and they claim to source all their ingredients locally in the Oxfordshire area. Out of their 10 stores, 5 of these are in London, with the latest opening on Oxford Street just recently, situated next to …