2014: The edit

A final round up of what I got up to in 2014 before I jump straight into 2015 and attempting to keep to my resolutions. My ability to post regularly was wildly erratic but I do blame having a full time job where I essentially work two roles, being editor at TryThisFor.com and recently leaving the pool of singledom behind. Excuses, excuses, I know, I know but I promise I'll be better in 2015 - I'll actually plan!

• 2014 started much the way it continued with more visits to Burger & Lobster.

• We gave a supposedly more authentic Mexican a try.

• I fell in love with Ruby's.

• I finally found Franco Manca and when they opened one five minutes away from my house on Broadway Market, it was a match made in heaven.

• French food at Almeida before taking my mum to see the all-male ensemble of  Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake.

• L'Entrepot became the place of good wine and dreams.
• Disappointing meals at Grillshack and La Maison Touareg, and an alright one at the Dean Street Townhouse.

• I learned how messy truffle making can get.

• I went to my first Clapton Pot.

• And discovered the tiny, blink and you'll miss it Wilton Way Cafe.

• Made the first of many visits to Crate Brewery.

• Met Ella (my partner in crime) and gorged on yakatori and sushi.
• Tried out The Big Easy (disappointing), Psychic Burger (very good) and Soho House (amazing).

• Rolled with the homies at Earlham Street Clubhouse.
• Went to Spuntino yet again.

• Became a super sleuth in Secret Cinema's 1920s gangster set up.

• Had a couple with the Reverend.

• Found one of my new favourite restaurants - you must go.

• Met Irvine Welsh.

• Went back to The Clapton Pot for seconds.

• Hustled the local for good food.

• Checked out Hackney's Scandi-offering.

• Then went back to the Sussex roots.

• Spent five days in Puglia with the best Italian food I could have asked for.

• A good meal with poor service at Victoria Park village fave, The Empress.

• Went South of the river (eek!) for the new Chicago Rib Shack.

• Was taken to see Miss Saigon for my birthday.

• An alright meal in a very tired 21.

• Found another favourite favourite restaurant in Notting Hill.

• A mixture of small plates at Bones.

• And, weirdly, better sides and starters than the ramen itself at Tonkotsu East.
• Saw Ru Paul's Drag Race queens do their thang a couple of times in Camden.
• Moved house to Clapton.

• Wished that the Menier Chocolate Factory restaurant just served chocolate instead.

• Continued the annual outing to The Globe to see the amazing A Comedy of Errors.

• Went back to the Wick for a fab meal at The Hackney Pearl.

• Mixed feelings about the New Street Grill (aka big bill).

• And got my lobster fix from Mussel Men (half price on Tuesdays!)

• Ate some of the best burgers in town at Le Bun's opening. Boeuf bourguinon with truffle mayo anyone?

• Went back to the theatre for Shakespeare In Love.

• Hobbled back to Haggerston for the Jones&Sons new opening.

• Got schooled in gin and stellar martinis at Tanqueray's Drawing Rooms.
• Saw Lady Gaga and Jersey Boys and Ate at the Dead Doll's House, Hawksmoor's Spitalfield's Bar and Mangal.
• Met Oz Clarke for a craft beer tasting experience.
• Went to Brighton for a weekend away, drank lots of mulled cider, ate lots of MeatMission burgers and won £1 in the arcade.

• Tried Ink in Bethnal Green and found the promise of good food but small portions and hefty prices.
• And rounded up some of December's activities here. Think the Tower of London, Dandelyan and a white Christmas in Scotland.

Here's to lots more wine, food and adventures in 2015.