The Housekeeper
When we hear the word “housekeeper”, we normally think of somebody like Mrs Doubtfire or Mrs Hughes from Downton Abbey…
Who and what gives whisky and wine its flavour?
The quick answer is wood and the tradition of cooperage. One would think, only the most expensive alcohol is…
Piccadilly or Piccalilli
It does matter which one you mean. Both exists but are completely different things. Piccadilly You may know Piccadilly from…
Beautiful English Gas Lamps
Have you noticed that there are beautiful gas lamps in many cities? It does not matter if it is Paris,…
English Peerages explained
Lord Grantham, Lady Chatterton, Baron Merton, Countess of Grantham, Lord Meldrum, The Honourable Mr. Teddy, Sir Ralph Shawcross… You can…
My first and (probably) last lunch at the Gay Hussar
It was end of May when several news sites wrote about the closure of the legendary Hungarian restaurant in London,…
The Regency and the Gothic Revival architecture
Let me warn you: it might not be easy to follow the architectural styles in this post as we are…
How English is the Fish & Chips?
Let me set the scene (not the table!): At the end of the episode "Yellow Iris", Poirot is hungry as…
Have you heard about the Royal Oak Apple Day?
The Royal Oak Apple Day was an English National Holiday celebrated on 29th May in the whole country until it…
A British £8bn business. What is it?
The sandwich business. Awareness days are very popular these days and you would find there is an awareness day for…