Do you know your Cappuccino from your Americano? Of course you do. With more coffee shops on our streets than ever before, London is becoming a city of coffee connoisseurs. When it comes to recreating them at home we’re still stumped, though. London Insider spends a day with the coffee machine that’s out to give coffee shops a run for their money and sees how it compares to the big boys and the artisans…

When studying, living, or working around central London it is sometimes quite a dilemma to find a restaurant that serves cheap, quick, and healthy food. Leon, an award winning fast food restaurant, has a reputation for doing exactly that, and so when the opportunity presented itself for me to visit the Cannon Street branch of Leon, I couldn’t wait to see what all the fuss was about!

South East Asia has come to Knightsbridge. May is Thai Month at Harrods and there’s (free) festivities galore. Highlights include dancing, sugar carving, puppets, jewellery, arts and furnishings along with a whole lot of Thai food – including Thai pizzas…

London is going to be awash with books when a literary treasure hunt begins as nearly 500 Asian themed books are ‘released’ into Marylebone throughout May. The event is staged in conjunction with BookCrossing – an innovative new way of sharing and recycling books.

Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks or Washington Capitals.

These are some of the characteristically North American names that should make you shiver with joy if you already know what a ‘puck’ is. For those who don’t, that’s the name of the beloved black disk serving as a ball in ice hockey. The sport is does not have a popular following in London, but more than just a few expats would kill to find a cosy place to watch their favourite game here.

A hospital is not normally the place you would imagine featuring art installations and photography exhibitions, but this is exactly what has happened at the Chelsea & Westminster hospital. We went along to look at one such exhibition promoted by the Hospital Arts charity, and was impressed with the stunning travel photography on display.

The installation begins with a long dark corridor, the walls sporadically illuminated by projections of hands fingering melodies on guitar necks. What is heard is something else; a murmur of twittering sounds, somewhere between bird and grasshopper, emanate from the processed video signals.

In the last year alone I was lucky enough to meet many individuals who are all exceptional talents in their fields. One of them is Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas, a London-based Cuban classical guitarist. I was just amazed the first time I heard him play. A master of the “feeling” trend of Cuban music, Ahmed Dickinson is one of those rare artists that fly under the pop music radar and should not be missed.