Anita Pati has now lived in London longer than her hometown, making her, in her brown eyes, a reeyul Londoner. As a freelance journalist, she writes on social affairs, books, food and culture. She can be found wandering the derelict and overgrown of the capital – for kicks, so she says.
7
Jan
2015
Comptoir Libanais, Soho
This stylish new Lebanese joint in Soho authentically blends the old with the new - and the whole place has the feel of the souk about it.
30
Jan
2014
Seoul Food at Dock Kitchen, Ladbroke Grove
Come for the view, stay for the sea urchins during a three-week Korean-themed guest menu at Dock Kitchen
2
Sep
2013
Ibérica La Terraza, Canary Wharf
The outdoor terrace at Ibérica, Canary Wharf serves up a heady mix of City tapas that's worthy of more than just the after-work crowd
19
Jan
2012
TS Eliot Prize Poetry Readings
This year's TS Eliot Prize Readings saw 1,700 poetry-lovers heavy breathing before the eight-strong shortlist of poetic cream
17
Aug
2011
Savile Row’s Sartoria
Sartoria’s food is light, simple, inoffensive, and the place is speckled with elegant men in sharp-cut tailoring
8
Jun
2011
‘The Spell’ Foot Treatment at Lush
The first part of the foot massage involves the therapist washing and scrubbing your feet before lying down to soothing music
8
Feb
2011
HydroPeptide Facial in Chelsea
I was tucked like a baby under blankets in a dimmed and fragrant room and I immediately felt hypnotised
28
Jan
2011
TS Eliot Prize Readings
The Royal Festival Hall’s foyer was buzzing beforehand, the bar streaming with published bards and poetry lovers
16
Oct
2010
Meetings Without Masks Life Coaching
This is exactly the kind of new age tantric event that is mercilessly parodied. But, come afternoon, I will have softened
17
Jul
2010
El Pirata de Tapas
While the lunch time service was quiet, the tempo was right for the restaurant’s muted décor of black wood and amber lights
