Cheval Life

London is a special place, a playground for anyone and everyone. Some of us are lucky enough to live in this beautiful metropolis and 17 million others visit us each year. We here at Cheval aim to share our favourite things about London with you be it food, culture or lifestyle, here’s how to live like a true Londoner this Autumn. London is a busy place and sometimes it’s faster and easier to get around town with the underground but remember to stand on the right when escalating down! For a more scenic route consider a black taxi cab. Fish and Chips is a British staple, however not all are created equally! If staying at Cheval Calico House or Cheval Three Quays in the eastern parts of town you must stop by Poppies (http://bit.ly/1topZ17) for London’s best fish and chips, or stroll over Tower Bridge for breath taking views over the Thames river. London is also renowned for culture. If visiting Cheval Harrington Court, Cheval Knightsbridge, Cheval Hyde Park Gate, Cheval Gl...

Cheval Residences is as British as tea time! Come and discover London with us. After inhalable vitamins and caffeine, a gourmet tea shop in London has created breathable tea that’s supposed to deliver antioxidant properties more quickly to the bloodstream. Created by Camellia’s Tea House and spotted by trend hunter Springwise , the vaporized tea experience was demonstrated at the Experimental Food Society Spectacular 2013 this month, a group that fronts creative, culinary pioneers and “food magicians.” For the breathable tea, the beverage was vaporized and served as a smoky gas which testers could inhale through a straw — an alternative tea experience billed as a way to avoid burned tongues and deliver the drink’s health benefits more effectively. Camellia’s Tea House describes itself as an artisanal shop where loose leaf teas are hand blended. Opened by a sister and brother duo with combined backgrounds in homeopathy and molecular biology, the tea boutique takes a t...

Cheval Calico House is near The Goring Looking for an afternoon tea service that’s the cream of the crop and promises the full British experience? An annual award described as the ‘Oscars’ of the tea world in the UK has named high tea at The Goring Hotel in London the best in class. That’s because tea at the posh Belgravia-area hotel starts with an assortment of flavors with heady, elaborate descriptors like hand-picked chamomile flowers from Egypt; Dragon Well or Longjing tea, picked once a year before the Quing Ming Lunar festival in China; and tea-leaves harvested from the foothills of the Himalayas. To accompany the teas, the service includes a multi-tiered cake stand groaning with pastries such as dainty spice cakes with brandy icing; chestnut rolls; chicken, sour cream, tarragon and red pepper finger sandwiches; and of course, the requisite homemade scones with Devonshire clotted cream and jam. It’s a service the hotel has been perfecting over the last 1...