Jamie Oliver is known for his down to earth cooking style, but I was surprised to find he offers down to earth priced set menus when I was invited to his Covent Garden restaurant recently.  There are currently two set menus on offer, a two course lunch menu, at £10.95, and a three course evening menu that costs £18.95. The restaurant style is rustic family Italian, which makes the atmosphere relaxed, if a bit loud.  My main issue was that the lighting was awful which made it really hard to take nice pics!  Our waiter was really friendly and quirky but didn't seem to know much about even the basics of their menu, the cocktail list however, was surprisingly extensive and well priced. Time for desert and both the Baked Chocolate Cheesecake and the Chocolate Pudding were delicious, but the Cheesecake is other worldly!  It was sweet without being sickly, something that is sometimes hard to achieve with white chocolate, and sill light and delicate, possibly my favourite part of the whole meal!

Overall, it defiantly wasn't the best Italian meal I've had in London, but for less then £20 and given it's location on the heart of London I think it's a good choice if your heading to the theatre or sightseeing near by. What do you think of Jamie's Italian? Earlier in the month you might have seen my Ladies Day Inspiration post while I tried to narrow down my choices of what to wear for my first Ladies Day event at Newbury Races, well in the end I decided to save my money and go with something I actually already owed:red eyelet curtains 90x90 This dress was great as it’s thicker, elastic material meant it was perfect for doing the Hidden Underground tour I was going on before hand (post on that soon) but was still glam enough for me to jump straight on the train to Newbury after.  curtains and blinds portarlington

What I didn’t count on was the heat!  A long sleeved thick dress might not have been the best plan, but at least it was comfortable and not too clingy.  I picked up this dress at the Vintage Carboot sale and you might recognise it from my haul post. London is the home of good eating!red curtains poundstretcher It’s a melting pot where people from around the world come togethercurtain factory outlet finchley central to work and play, and bring their favourite local flavours with them.austin microsuede blackout curtain panel There is so much choice it can be hard to narrow down what andmotorised curtain track singapore

where to try, and it can be an expensive affair! Here are a few of the places I’ve stumbled across in London that don’t break the brand of Italian restaurants may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you are thinking of eating on a budget, however the lunchletra traducida black curtains and evening set menu is really affordable. The lunch menu is 2 courses for under £11, and the evening comes in at under £20 for 3I recently reviewed there evening set menu so look back to see that next week. If you are looking for other pocket friendly ways to spend your time in London, check out this post on 30 things to do in London for under £20, showing that city breaks don’t have to cost the earth! always on the look out for cheap eats so if you have anywhere to recommend please do let me know! Last week I was kindly invited along to

The Artisan Bistro in Chelsea to check out their menu. course, a beautiful area of London and the décor of the restaurantThe atmosphere was laid back, yet classy, with shared a sirloin steak and truffle fries. I am quite fussy about my steak but I have to say this was cooked and seasoned beautifully, the chips were also seasoned well but I’m not sure I could tell what difference the truffles made. Overall, a really great meal with fantastic service, I highly recommend for anyone wanting to try something new it a Some might say choosing to travel to six Disney Parks in different parts of the world in four years is a bit obsessive, I say…yeah you are probably right!  There are four of these parks that will defiantly happen, and I’m hoping I can squeeze in another two to make the final six! 2016: Walt Disneyworld, Florida 2018: Disneyland California, Disneyland Tokyo and Disneyland Shanghai So there you have it, my crazy Disney Parks Plan!  

If you want to know more about the Disney Parks around the world, and what makes them all different, check out this infographic from the guys over at My Voucher Codes. All the demons told me not to.  I’m dyslexic so everyone will hate it, no one will read, I have nothing to say, are all things I told myself to out myself off writing something.  Then one day, when listening to the latest Blink 182 album which inspired this blog name (somethings never change, I’m loving their new album) I decided to put pen to paper (or keyboard to screen as it were) and write my first ever post, a book review. It's helped me make friends, and keep them Made moving to London easyer Seeing beautiful things around- It’s helped my social anxiety and confidence issues- Let’s be real, you just skipped to this part so you could enter the giveaway didn’t you?  Well let’s crack on then! Remember when I attended the Beauty Bloggers Secrets Party in Germany?  Well I just so happen to have ended up with two full sets of all the pallets and polishes as I’d already won a full set the month before, so I’m passing my spare sets on to you guys to try!

A photo posted by Kariss (@kariss182) on Jun 10, 2016 at 7:17am PDT That’s 4 makeup pallets and 4 polishes designed by some of Europe's biggest bloggers/ vloggers up for grabs! There are really hard to get hold of in the UK so jump on in.  Unfortunately, this giveaway is open to the UK only as the Royal Mail have banned sending nail polishes overseas.  To enter, follow the instructions on the rafflecoper bellow: We weren't told much about the Beauty Blogger's Secrets party before hand, it was purposely kept a surprise, we were given a hint of what was to come though when we were told that we needed something white or neon to wear for the evening. All photo's taken by the fabulous Lucinda The shoes are the same Tesco bargains that appeared in my Pin Up Picnic in the Bar post, comfortable yet high enough for me to feel a bit more glam than usual.  I finished it off with a neon green hair flower I'd picked up at London Edge last year. Some of the staff then put on a mini fashion show so we could see Pixie's chosen design, it comes in pink or white, t-shirt or vest top and has men or women editions.  

I think the gold and floral touches are really nice and add a feminine edge, it's even printed with her signature on the back. After this, I was kindly taken down to view The Vault.  The vault is a music museum under the Hard Rock Cafe shop that holds some amazing memorabilia, it even once held Princess Diana's wedding dress!  It used to be the vault of the Bank of England so the setting is very apt.  Some highlights were Elvis's Jacket, Bob Dilan's guitar and Black Sabbath's drum kit!  If you are near Mayfair is definitely worth a trip down! Have you ever visited a Hard Rock Cafe?  Where in the world? The day after the Essence Beauty Bloggers Secrets Party I had decided to make the most of being in Germany and do some sightseeing. After breakfast we headed to the hotel we'd booked for the second night.  The hotel was the Metro One and for the price I really recommend it!  It was modern, clean and the location was great, just a 15 minute walk away from the cathedral in the city centre.  

Myself and Lissa had a refresh before meeting up with the other girls to explore the city! It was hot, oh boy was it hot! So after walking to the city centre we had a rest stopped and made sure we grabbed a drink before we did something a bit more cultural and went to get tickets for the guided walking tour.  These guided walking tours are such a great way to see a city, especially if your time there is limited.  Not only does it give you an overview of the area, the main attractions and the history, but it helps you get your bearings for further exploration later!  This Highlights of Cologne tour is available in a few different languages, and the tickets and meeting point are all available from the tourist information point, which is right across from the cathedral so you can't miss it. It was well worth the €11 cost, our guide was very knowledgeable and took us to all the main sights in the hour and a half including the cathedral, the river Rhyne, the old town, St Martin's church, the town hall, market place and more, before finishing up in a cologne store, where we got a short history of this historical scent.

A couple of members of the gang had chosen to go shopping instead of the tour, so we met up again at the end of the tour.  At this point we tried to get into the cathedral, only to be thrown out because our shoulders were showing.  Now don’t get me wrong, I understand why they have these rules in religious buildings but there were plenty of older women, and men, walking around in strappy vest tops and the staff were really rude.  None of us had jackets as it was so hot so we had to leave, such a shame because it’s a stunning building.  If you are coming to the area, I recommend you bring something to cover up if you want to get past the entrance. We had planned on hitting up the town at this point, however to be honest, we were all either tired, unwell or both, so we stuck to having cocktails in the hotel bar, which was actually rather lovely. There were lots of laughs and we had a fantastic conversation with the waitress who was absolutely amazing, and an Iranian pop star!