Urban Junkies

Mi Casa, Su Casa

Conventional restaurants? Pah! It’s just so not cool to eat out these days unless the place you’re going to is moveable, secret or subterranean (i.e. in someone’s front room, preferably in Deptford). The menu, more than likely, is themed. It’s BYOB and, ideally, juggling midgets serve the amuse-bouches. Yep, it looks like supper clubs, as much as we might try to forget them, are here to stay.

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All Because The Lady Loves…

With Cadbury getting Krafted, the trend for 'poshing up' moves forward

Doggy Style

There’s something deeply unsexy about having your legs strung up in the air “Cirque de Soleil” style.

Ten Best New Restaurants of 2009

Restaurateurs braced themselves for a rocky ride this year but then something strange happened. Sure, a few restaurants died – Cha Cha Moon at Whiteley’s is, sadly, no more and, even more shockingly, St Albans announced it was closing its doors for good on Christmas Eve – but there were also a number of very successful openings in the capital. Mostly from experienced leaders in their field but also with several first-timers in the mix, these launches just go to show that, when times are tough, we still need to treat ourselves occasionally.

UJ Best New Bars of 2009

Welcome ladies and gentle-junkies to the first instalment of our annual UJ Awards. Celebrating and high-fiving our favourite new London venues and ventures of the last 12 months, first up this year (perhaps for obvious reasons) are our pick of the best new bars of 2009…