He has earned the nickname ‘Mr London‘ for his hard graft in the hospitality and entertainment industry over the decades. At My Soho Times, we call him The Talentbanqer… Ray Jones is on a mission to bring great live music to unexpected venues across London!
Lunch at the Boulevard Soho | My Soho Times
When you step into the Boulevard restaurant (reached by crossing the modern high ceiling glass bridge), you are taken back to the vibrancy of the Art Deco era. Plush, royal blue velvet sofas, rest against pleasant pink walls adorned with framed pictures and large, pearl shaped wall lights. I could escape the hustle of London…
The cutest way to say I Love You this Valentines Day | My Soho Times
It’s the season of love…
Soho in the Next Decade: The Same Only Different | My Soho Times
We ask people who LIVE WORK PLAY in Soho their vision of the next decade…
Veganuary at Wagamama Noodle Lab | My Soho Times
Our guest food blogger Melina Zachariou shares her thoughts and insights on a new vegan dish at Wagamama Noodle Lab.
SPIDER DANCE: celebrating the transgressive lives & performances of Fanny Kelly & Lola Montez
PREPARE TO BE HORSEWHIPPED! Come on a fantastical journey through the lives and loves, romances and revolutions, and conquests of one of the great women of the nineteenth century, and the woman who was her muse. Fanny Kelly ran London’s first drama school from her Royalty Theatre in Soho. Her cross-dressed performances enthralled and appalled…
John Ingledew’s ‘Streets of Light’ exhibiting at The French House | My Soho Times
Street of Light: An exhibition of photographs of Soho from the 70s and 80s by John Ingledew I happened to be at the right place at the right time when I ran into John Ingledew at Mark Powell’s Bespoke Tailoring shop on Marshall Street. John handed me a brochure of his latest exhibition ‘Streets of…
Trade x Anglo Soho | My Soho Times
TRADE, a members’ club for professionals in the hospitality industry (run by restaurateurs and sommeliers Xavier Rousset and Gearoid Devaney) has announced a new residency that will allow access for non-members. The club has partnered with Mark Jarvis of Anglo to launch Anglo @ Trade.
After 40 Years in Soho, Sendean Cameras closes its shutters on St Anne’s Court
As 2019 draws to a close and a new decade looms ahead, it’s easy to dwell on all the changes happening in Soho. One place however which remained consistent over the decades on a little pedestrian walkway of St Anne’s Court is the camera repair shop, Sendean Cameras. Established in 1926, the camera repair shop…
Hummingbird Bakery Thanksgiving treats & Reasons to be Thankful
Thanksgiving is an annual national holiday in the United States and Canada which traditionally celebrates a plentiful harvest and other blessings of the past year. Like with any popular export from Northern America, Thanksgiving has found it’s way across the pond in a guise of food-inspired themes and discount days. I headed to the home…
Dinner Date: Inko Nito with my vegan date Estelle
One of the perks that comes with my role as editor of a Soho magazine is the opportunity to feed my foodie persona! I’m a believer that food helps us create meaningful connections – especially when shared! For this date night, I invite Estelle, a model from Paris living in London, to join me at…
Afternoon Tea at Refuel, Soho Hotel | My Soho Times
Our guest blogger and Afternoon tea date, Gillian Smith, shares her experience having Afternoon G & Tea at Soho Hotel.
