A historical reason explains why the City of London offers such wide range of venues for events galore. All began in the 12th century when livery companies not only ruled the trade of goods but also the development of society. Nowadays there are 108 livery companies doing beyond business as usual.

If, like me you were initially put off seeing films on the big screen by the high price of cinema tickets in London, you should check out the Prince Charles cinema. It is London’s best and by far the cheapest independent cinema and Quentin Tarantino’s favourite UK “grindhouse”.

A unique opportunity to enjoy music from different parts of the world in the centre of London, free of charge. SOAS (University of London) hosts a Concert Series to show both students and visitors how exciting and varied the London music scene is. During the academic year from September to May, the Department of Music at SOAS offers music performances from countries like Cuba, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Japan, Turkey, India and many more from around the world!

With the opening of their new Medieval & Renaissance gallery, the Victoria & Albert Museum threw a massive renaissance ball on the last Friday of January. We were there to enjoy the new gallery, but the ball itself was a quasi-exhibition in itself with lots of fancy costumes and masks on display!

Galvin at Windows is the latest restaurant in London to gain a sought after Michelin Star, after many close attempts in the past few years by head chef Andre Garrett. The London Insider was lucky enough to hear the leaked news before the official publication of the Michelin 2010 guide, so we went last weekend to check out the award winning food!