Jessica Dellow
Content Writer UK,
London
Jess is a writer with a love for travel and the outdoors, often discovering new destinations through their local cuisine. Though she’s lived in East London for most of her time in the city, she’s still working her way through London’s endless selection of restaurants.
With nearly a decade of writing experience, Jess specialises in food, travel, tourism, and hospitality. Some of her favourite publications she's written for include Thatsup (of course!), The Independent, GoPro, Disneyland, British Airways, and more.
Articles by Jessica
The Mayfair Chippy Knightsbridge has launched an Iftar menu for Ramadan
The Mayfair Chippy isn't the first place you think of when considering Iftar, but its Knightsbridge outpost is serving a thoughtful one throughout Ramadan. Available daily after 5pm, the four-course menu is designed for sharing and brings together familiar chippy favourites with subtle Middle Easter...
Created 4 Feb 2026
Cafés in Dulwich
Dulwich and East Dulwich are quietly great when it comes to cafés. Whether you're after a quick flat white on Lordship Lane, somewhere calm to sit with a laptop, or a spot that encourages you to linger a little longer, there's plenty to choose from. From neighbourhood favourites run by familiar face...
Updated 4 Feb 2026
Chefs are swapping knives for gloves at this charity boxing gala
Some of the UK's best-known chefs are officially stepping out of the kitchen and into the ring. Prept. Foundation has launched “Food Fight”, a high-profile charity boxing gala landing at Old Billingsgate in March 2026, and the first punches (the training kind) have already been thrown.The project ki...
Created 2 Feb 2026
London meets Istanbul for one night at Chiave Shoreditch
London meets Istanbul for one night only on Tuesday 3 February, when Chiave Shoreditch hosts a collaboration with cult Istanbul cocktail bar Bar Gabriel. Rather than a full-blown takeover, the night brings the two teams together behind the bar to create a joint menu that treats cocktails as a form o...
Created 30 Jan 2026
Live music bars
Brighton has a long-earned reputation as one of the UK's best cities for live music, and a big part of that comes down to its bars. From tiny back rooms to fully kitted-out basement stages, live music is woven into the city's nightlife in a way few places can match. In fact, Brighton was crowned the...
Updated 30 Jan 2026
Bars in Brighton
Brighton's bar scene is a cut above the rest, especially when it comes to independent spots that feel Brighton through and through. There really is something for everyone here, from laid-back hangouts where the cool kids sip natty wine and snack on Perellos, to more polished wine bars soundtracked b...
Updated 30 Jan 2026
Cool restaurants
Honestly, trying to pin down the coolest restaurants in Brighton feels a bit pointless, because most places here are doing something right. This isn't a definitive list or a “best of”, just a snapshot of the spots we're loving right now, shaped by memorable meals, friends' tips and our own visits. B...
Updated 29 Jan 2026
A city-wide Manchester music takeover is coming this spring
“Keep Walking Live: Manchester” is a three-day, city-wide music takeover curated by Johnnie Walker and NTS, landing across the city from 13–15 March. Instead of packing everything into one venue, the programme spreads itself across SOUP, Eastern Bloc, New Century Hall and Impiety Hour, with each nig...
Created 28 Jan 2026
Le Cordon Bleu London hosts two plant-based cooking demonstrations
Le Cordon Bleu London is probably best known for pastries that look more like art and chefs who make everything look suspiciously easy. This winter, though, the Bloomsbury spot is turning its attention to vegetables with the launch of its new Cordon Vert® plant-based short courses, marked by two liv...
Created 28 Jan 2026
A long-running vintage fair lands in Chelsea this February
Taking place on 1 February 2026, from 11am to 5.30pm, Frock Me vintage fair returns to Chelsea Old Town Hall, bringing more than 60 vintage dealers back to one of London's most reliable hunting grounds for serious old clothes. Spread across the grand rooms of Chelsea Old Town Hall, the fair covers e...
Created 28 Jan 2026
A Lesson From Auschwitz arrives in South London
“A Lesson From Auschwitz” comes to the White Bear Theatre in Kennington on 31 January for a limited time, bringing a stark and challenging piece of theatre to one of London's most intimate stages. Performed at close quarters, the production centres on a real meeting that took place at Auschwitz in 1...
Created 28 Jan 2026
Turn your weekend walk into a wellness day for your dog
Pier Pups Wellness Day is back again on 31 January at 11.30am-5pm, returning to Fulham Pier with an afternoon designed entirely around spending quality time with your dog. Rather than treating pets as an add-on, this is an event where dogs are very much the main characters, and their humans get a pr...
Created 28 Jan 2026
Independent Venue Week takes over London's grassroots music spaces
Independent Venue Week is a nationwide, seven-day event dedicated to the UK's independent music and arts venues and the people who make them happen. This year, from 26 January to 1 February, it returns at a time when London's grassroots music spaces need the love. Over 30 venues across the capital a...
Created 28 Jan 2026
Sael is giving Saturdays a bottomless lunch upgrade
Jason Atherton's St James' restaurant, Sael, has added a bottomless lunch to its Saturdays, and it's a fairly straightforward one: three courses, free-flowing drinks, and enough time to actually enjoy it without having to rush out the door.The menu sticks to familiar territory, with starters such as...
Created 27 Jan 2026
Spice bags in London
Once a late-night Irish takeaway staple, the spice bag has slowly but surely found its people in London. What began as a crumpled paper bag of chips, chicken, peppers and tasty Chinese-style seasoning now shows up in City pubs, Irish boozers and the odd sit-down spot, usually within arm's reach of a...
Updated 27 Jan 2026
Dumbo and Rita's are teaming up for a one-week-only smashburger
If you like your burgers smashed, cheesy and a little bit spicy, clear your lunch plans for early February. Paris-born smashburger icons Dumbo are teaming up with Soho institution Rita's for their first-ever London collaboration, and it's a short, spicy one. The one-off burger lands on Sunday, 1 Feb...
Created 23 Jan 2026