Quarter Life Crisis - Exhale

Yes, Quarter (25years)

I was particularly taken aback, when whilst on a hunt for the perfect 25th Birthday Card for my friends birthday (first of many) there were no cards to mark, what for us, was a momentous occasion.

Maybe 25th Birthdays weren't so special after all? Can't be! If not, why were so many of us having quarter life crisises?

Soul Food Sundays ...

328 Malcolm X Boulevard
Harlem, New York
10027

Like most "urban" areas of New York City, gentrification is at an all time high.

Areas of Brooklyn have changed their look and feel, and similarly to Harlem; they have both now become home to a much more diverse crowd. Rent rises mean Harlem natives are being forced out of their historical 'hoods' into more redeveloped areas, the same goes for Brooklyn - but that’s a post in itself.

Sister Sister



Grand Luxe Café

Many of our favourite restaurants have 'sister' restaurants which vary in their menu options, if you're lucky they sometimes vary in flavour but both maintain a consistent brand image just to remind you that they are in fact a part of a larger family ... Take Turtle Bay as an example sister to Las Iguanas.

So on a bright Sunday evening I decided to head to The Cheesecake Factory in New Jersey. With the car park overflowing (apparently homemade Sunday dinner is a thing of the past here) and with an hour waiting time, it was suggested that we try "Grand Luxe Café" a sister of The Cheesecake Factory.

Elusive Exclusive

Lobster Kitchen
111 Great Russell Street
WC1B 3NQ

This week I really fancied lobster, and lobster specifically. Not seafood – lobster! The obvious choice is Burger and Lobster, one of the only places in London you can pay £20 for a full lobster but going against the norm is always fun right?