london Archives - Martini Mandate

The Hospital Edition

Gehan2022-07-31T00:56:01+00:00July 30th, 2022|

A nasty tummy bug dumped me into the hospital for a few days. It wasn’t all bad - my room had a balcony with a view of L ...

Gehan2021-09-02T22:33:53+00:00August 30th, 2021|

Our waitress was very pretty but about as useless as a eunuch in a cathouse. She brought us our wine but was unsure how ...

Gehan2021-07-13T00:12:08+00:00July 13th, 2021|

As the UK prepares to discard the last vestiges of lockdown, there is plenty of fear mongering going on. One pervasive ...

Gehan2021-05-05T21:36:51+00:00May 5th, 2021|

She was waiting for me at the bar. Leather trousers. Long boots. Perfectly coiffed. Hairdressers and nail salons opened ...

Gehan2020-07-27T20:21:33+00:00July 27th, 2020|

The enforced isolation of the last few months has been a time for taking stock. Our relationships, the nature of work, ...

Gehan2020-04-02T15:44:15+00:00April 1st, 2020|

A couple of chaps were driving around on a Sunday evening looking for toilet paper - they were planning on cornering the ...

Gehan2019-05-29T22:21:50+00:00May 29th, 2019|

My nostrils twitched as I entered the Chelsea Flower Show. The pollen count was overwhelming. The old chap next to me s ...

Gehan2018-03-29T14:41:38+00:00March 4th, 2018|

When you grow up in a cold grey place and have to endure six months without sunshine, it is difficult to resist the temp ...

Gehan2017-10-29T23:32:15+00:00October 29th, 2017|

Is this the best burger in London? The meat is organic from grass fed cows, butchered by virgins on a full moon. The f ...

Gehan2017-11-08T10:10:53+00:00October 29th, 2017|

The bright young thing tripping happily down an aisle in the Brixton Market can’t see the dishevelled man waiting in amb ...

Gehan2017-09-15T21:02:22+00:00September 15th, 2017|

Yashin Ocean House is a Japanese gem tucked away in an unprepossessing corner of the Old Brompton Road. The decor is st ...

Gehan2017-07-10T23:19:02+00:00July 1st, 2017|

I recently experienced a curry fuelled, Alice in Wonderland afternoon, with a roomful of splendid eccentrics who wish to ...