Natascha Milsom - Contributor

Natascha is an avid foodie and traveller with an intense love for London. Natascha grew up in Hawaii then Singapore where living is eating. Hospitality is in her background attending the prestigious Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne and embarking on a career with Hyatt International and independent restaurants and then a pivot to freelance floristry. Nothing pains her more than a poor meal. She is many people’s go to for recommendations for restaurants, fun unique things to do and the best areas to explore in London. This led to being named “Itinerary Woman” by her friends. Natascha’s passion is discovering GREAT FOOD from street food stalls to Michelin starred restaurants all while having tremendous respect for the hard work and passion that lives in the hospitality industry.

Her other interests are cooking, cocktails, floristry, theatre, and dance.

Contact: natascha.milsom@flolondon.co.uk

Follow her on Instagram: @itinerarywoman

Natascha Milsom.

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What’s cooking in London: latest restaurant & dining highlights in November
What’s cooking in London: latest restaurant & dining highlights in November

London’s dining scene never stops evolving, and that’s exactly what keeps us hungry for more. This week brings plenty to discover: Ben Murphy opens his new restaurant on Charlotte Street, Steve Parle and Luke Ahearne join forces for Motorino in Fitzrovia. Add to that a sherry celebration with José Pizarro, an art-led afternoon tea at the Rosewood…

Review: Hokusai-Inspired Art Afternoon Tea at the Rosewood London
Review: Hokusai-Inspired Art Afternoon Tea at the Rosewood London

The afternoon tea pays homage to the renowned wood-block print artist, Katsushika Hokusai known for his distinctive depictions of landscapes and portraiture. His art and Japanese flavours inspire the menu….

Review: Claro in St James’s
Review: Claro in St James’s

Claro is located at the southern end of Regent Street serving a menu best described as Eastern Mediterranean with Middle Eastern Influences. This month Claro’s autumn menu has launched using ingredients sourced from county Berkshire giving diners a special farm to table experience…

What’s cooking in London: latest restaurant & dining highlights October
What’s cooking in London: latest restaurant & dining highlights October

London’s dining scene never sits still, and that’s exactly why we love it. Each week brings new openings, inventive menus, and collaborations that capture the city’s unmatched culinary energy. Discover what is happening now and what’s on the horizon…

Review: Cicoria by Angela Hartnett at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Review: Cicoria by Angela Hartnett at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Cicoria by Angela Hartnett is located in none other than London’s iconic Royal Opera House. Hartnett’s reputation precedes her…

Pollini at Ladbroke Hall review
Pollini at Ladbroke Hall review

Pollini at Ladbroke Hall showcases Chef Emanuele Pollini’s take on classic Italian cuisine within a dining room that fuses art, architecture, and natural light. From delicate handmade pastas to inventive desserts…

We Should Have Never Walked on the Moon by Rambert/(LA)HORDE Ballet national de Marseille, Southbank Centre review
We Should Have Never Walked on the Moon by Rambert/(LA)HORDE Ballet national de Marseille, Southbank Centre review

Touted as the dance event of the year, we set off with great anticipation to attend We Should Have Never Walked on the Moon, a title borrowed from a quote reportedly spoken by Gene Kelly to Buzz Aldrin. The performance brought together dancers from powerhouse companies Rambert and the Ballet National de Marseille under the direction of (La)Horde…

Bombay Brasserie, Kensington review
Bombay Brasserie, Kensington review

Bombay Brasserie on Gloucester Road has been a well-known spot in Kensington since 1982, opening as one of London’s first fine-dining restaurants…

Kanpai Classic Soho review
Kanpai Classic Soho review

Kanpai Classic on Wardour Street, Soho, is a Wagyu-focused Japanese-style yakiniku restaurant. Part of the Kanpai Group, founded in Taiwan in 2005, it is the more mature sibling of the original brand. With a zero-waste philosophy, the group uses the entire animal while grilling each cut with expertise…

Platapian by Patara, Soho review
Platapian by Patara, Soho review

Platapian is a Thai restaurant on Greek Street in Soho, recently refurbished and rebranded as the flagship of The Patara Group under Nam Parama Raiva, niece of the original founder. Named after a traditional palm-leaf woven barb fish symbolising prosperity and good fortune in Thai culture, the restaurant blends heritage with eleganc…

Japan House’s new exhibition celebrates the power and precision of Japanese visual communication
Japan House’s new exhibition celebrates the power and precision of Japanese visual communication

Pictograms: Iconic Japanese Designs is a sleek, engaging, and informative new exhibition for all ages, celebrating the clarity, creativity, and impact of Japanese visual communication…

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Highlights LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair 2025
Highlights LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair 2025

As the crisp autumn air settles over London, the iconic gardens of Berkeley Square are once again hosting one of the most anticipated gatherings in the art and antiques world: the LAPADA Fair 2025, running from 28 October to 2 November…

Como Garden, High Street Kensington review
Como Garden, High Street Kensington review

Como Garden is a casual Italian restaurant on a side street off High Street Kensington, marked by a bright red awning and outdoor tables…

Riviera Restaurant, St James’s review
Riviera Restaurant, St James’s review

Riviera is touted as La Cote D’Azur in the heart of London and with this week’s scorching weather we could very well have been on the French Riviera. Ideally located amongst several art venues and London Landmarks this Mediterranean-influenced restaurant in St James from the Zandi brothers’ Emerald Hospitality Group…

Jacuzzi restaurant: a slice of Italy on High Street Kensington
Jacuzzi restaurant: a slice of Italy on High Street Kensington

Jacuzzi occupies a prime location on High Street Kensington, housed in a four-story building. Despite only opening in early 2023 it already feels like this decadent Italian “villa of worldly pleasures” has always belonged here…

Rayuela restaurant review
Rayuela restaurant review

In the quest to finding good neighbourhood restaurants, we headed to Rayuela. A Spanish restaurant near Ealing Broadway. Rayuela translates to “hopscotch’ in English…

ZIMA Restaurant review: a second outpost arrives in Notting Hill
ZIMA Restaurant review: a second outpost arrives in Notting Hill

ZIMA offers a modern take on traditional Russian, Ukrainian, and Eastern European cuisine, bringing distinctive and authentic flavours of the region to the Notting Hill dining scene…

Paper Moon London at The OWO review
Paper Moon London at The OWO review

The Paper Moon story began in Milan’s “Golden Rectangle”, the city’s ultra luxury fashion district, where it built a reputation for impeccable, yet honest, Italian cooking. Since then, the brand has expanded to locations in Turkey, Hong Kong, Portugal, Doha, and soon, New York. Here in London, it has found itself an equally prestigious spot at the OWO…

The Italian Greyhound, Marylebone, review
The Italian Greyhound, Marylebone, review

The Italian Greyhound sits handsomely on the corner of Seymour Street and Seymour Place in an area sprinkled with high end restaurants like Anglo Thai and Basque restaurant Donosita. It is just here to be the neighbourhood restaurant we all need.

Yoshimoto Nara at the Hayward Gallery review
Yoshimoto Nara at the Hayward Gallery review

This week, the Hayward Gallery has opened the touring exhibition of Yoshitomo Nara, expanding on the blockbuster shows previously held at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden. The exhibition includes both early and more recent sculptures, with some works created as recently as last year…

Park Corner Brasserie at London Hilton Park Lane review
Park Corner Brasserie at London Hilton Park Lane review

The Park Corner Brasserie, running under the culinary leadership of Chefs Jean Didier and Anthony Marshall, who serve up refined British fare with seasonal flair from an attractive state of the art kitchen. The menu is delightfully diverse, satisfying everyone’s taste. From a juicy Park Corner Burger to a Dover Sole and even a Slow Cooked Barbary Duck Leg…

Knightsbridge fine dining at Vatavaran review
Knightsbridge fine dining at Vatavaran review

Renowned Chef Rohit Ghai and business partner Abhi Sangwan have joined forces to open Vatavaran, the newest luxury Indian dining destination in Knightsbridge last autumn, after launching Kutir and Manthan. Chef Ghai has also worked at acclaimed restaurants Benares, Trishna, Gymkhana and Jamavar…

The 2025 Serpentine Pavilion, "A Capsule in Time," designed by Marina Tabassum
The 2025 Serpentine Pavilion, "A Capsule in Time," designed by Marina Tabassum

The 25th Serpentine Pavilion for 2025, “A Capsule in Time”, designed by celebrated Bangladeshi architect and educator Marina Tabassum, and her firm, Marina Tabassum Architects (MTA), opens on 6 June at the Serpentine South Gallery lawn…

La Poule au Pot, Belgravia review
La Poule au Pot, Belgravia review

We like nothing more than finding a wonderful neighbourhood restaurant that is so good it is worth travelling to even when you may not live in its environs. La Poule au Pot (est 1962) is such a restaurant. Not only that, but it will save yourself a trip to France…

Cicchetti: A new opening in Piccadilly
Cicchetti: A new opening in Piccadilly

Nestled in the bustling heart of London's Piccadilly mere seconds from the tweed suited swagger of Burlington Arcade, the grandeur of Fortnum & Mason and world class art at the Royal Academy sirs the newly opened Cicchetti Piccadilly, a family-run mini empire of reliably elegant Italian eateries…

The Culpeper “woodland” rooftop review
The Culpeper “woodland” rooftop review

The rooftop at The Culpeper on Commercial Street in Spitalfields features a charming garden and greenhouse. It’s part of a vibrant venue that also includes a lively pub, a stylish first-floor restaurant, and five thoughtfully designed boutique hotel rooms…

Nicolas Party: Copper & Dust at The Holburne Museum review
Nicolas Party: Copper & Dust at The Holburne Museum review

An unmissable exhibition of Swiss artist Nicolas Party runs at the Holburne Museum in Bath until 31 August 2025. Titled Copper and Rust, this exhibition sees Party engage in active dialogue with the museum’s historic collection to create new work…

Photo London 2025 in review
Photo London 2025 in review

Photo London returns for its landmark tenth edition, coinciding with Somerset House’s 25th anniversary. Showcasing the evolving landscape of photography, the fair presents everything from AI-driven works and painterly images to textile prints and collage-based creations. With 131 exhibitors and over 400 local and international artists…

Cook Book Review: In for Dinner by Rosie Kellett
Cook Book Review: In for Dinner by Rosie Kellett

Rosie Kellett debut cookbook, In for Dinner by , set for release on 1 May 2025 and available for pre-order now, is a heartfelt and practical guide to everyday cooking. Drawing on her own experiences of moving to London alone…

Review: Holly Blakey: A Wound with Teeth & Phantom, Southbank Centre
Review: Holly Blakey: A Wound with Teeth & Phantom, Southbank Centre

A Wound with Teeth is a 50-minute excerpt from the upcoming full-length work Lo, premiering in 2026. Phantom is a 20-minute piece first created under pandemic restrictions and filmed in 2021; this performance marks its stage debut…

Cartier at the Victoria & Albert Museum review
Cartier at the Victoria & Albert Museum review

The timing of this exhibition could not be better. At the end of a long winter, and egging on London’s reluctant spring, the Saatchi Gallery brings us FLOWERS in full bloom…

Ed Atkins at Tate Britain review
Ed Atkins at Tate Britain review

Tate Britain has opened the largest UK survey exhibition to date of British Contemporary Artist Ed Atkins (b. Oxford, 1982) featuring works from the last 15 years. Atkins is best known for his computer-generated videos and animations which form the core of his work…

Review: We wear our wheels with pride by Robyn Orlin
Review: We wear our wheels with pride by Robyn Orlin

Robyn Orlin had her first encounter with the rickshaw drivers of Durban at the young age of five or six, an experience that left such a deep impression on her that she later sought to learn more about their fate. Rickshaws were first introduced to Durban in 1892…

TOZI Restaurant Victoria Review
TOZI Restaurant Victoria Review

TOZI, derived from the affectionate Venetian slang for “a close-knit group of friends,” is the brainchild of an Italian trio that met while opening Shoreditch House under the Soho House Group. In 2013, Chef Maurilio Molteni, fresh from his time as Head Chef at Shoreditch House and developing the menu at Cecconi’s, opened the first TOZI restaurant in London…

Lyon Opera Ballet: Merce Cunningham Forever at Sadler’s Wells
Lyon Opera Ballet: Merce Cunningham Forever at Sadler’s Wells

Pioneering choreographer Merce Cunningham’s work will “forever” be revered. The Van Cleef & Arpels Dance Reflections festival has brought two of his works back to life performed by the Lyon Opera Ballet at Sadlers’ Wells…

Arpita Singh: Remembering at Serpentine North Gallery review
Arpita Singh: Remembering at Serpentine North Gallery review

Born in 1937 in what is now West Bengal, Arpita Singh is one of India’s pioneering post-independence artists. Remembering marks her first institutional solo exhibition outside India, featuring key works from her prolific six-decade long career…

(LA) HORDE/Ballet national de Marseille: The Age of Content at Sadler's Wells East
(LA) HORDE/Ballet national de Marseille: The Age of Content at Sadler's Wells East

There were two compelling reasons to attend this performance: the venue itself and the cutting-edge artist collective known as (LA) HORDE. Sadler’s Wells’ newest state-of-the-art venue is a welcome addition to Stratford, boasting rehearsal studios…

The Big Bite Size Show, Pleasance Theatre review
The Big Bite Size Show, Pleasance Theatre review

After 18 successful years at Edinburgh Fringe, The Big Bite Size Show arrives in London for the first time at The Pleasance Theatre, no less. A gem of a place for fringe theatre in London…

Working Title | In the Fall by Trisha Brown Dance Company & Noé Soulier review
Working Title | In the Fall by Trisha Brown Dance Company & Noé Soulier review

The legacy company of the pioneering American choreographer Trisha Brown opened the Van Cleef & Arpels Dance Reflections Festival at Sadler’s Wells with a striking performance…

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