This Persian restaurant at the end of Heath Road is a little-known gem. Mr and Mrs Riversniffers were tipped off by people who’d already been. So we turned up one Sunday lunchtime. From the outside, BiBi looks like a café; the external appearance, taken with the constant traffic and [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Bibi Persian Cuisine – Twickenham
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Bibi, budget eating, Persian, Twickenham on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Terrace Gardens – Richmond
Posted in Parks and Open Spaces, tagged Richmond, Richmond Council, Terrace Gardens on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is a hill beside the silver Thames Shady with birch and beech and odorous pine; And brilliant underfoot with thousand gems. Steeply the thickets to his floods decline. Robert Bridges – Poet Laureate There won’t be much text in this post. [...]
Hollyhock Cafe – Richmond
Posted in Cafes, tagged cool, Hollyhock Cafe, Richmond, Terrace Gardens on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Two cool Richmond establishments in ten days. Dipsophile’s cup runneth over. Despite the fact that it doesn’t serve alcohol (and that’s a serious drawback as far as Dipsophile is concerned) this place is so cool it’s sub-zero. Looking out over the newly restored and replanted Terrace Gardens, the building has an air [...]
Glow Maintenance
Posted in Services, tagged plumber, Twickenham on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the Riversniffers had a gas boiler replaced recently by Glow Maintenance of Twickenham. Great service, friendly people and a good standard of workmanship. If you dread having to engage a plumber – don’t worry. Call these guys and they will sort out the problem with the least pain possible. Highly recommended. Nigel at Glow Maintenance [...]
Et in Arcadia ego
Posted in General Interest, tagged arcadia, Richmond on September 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
ARCADIA is the title of a magazine produced by the Council for the residents of Richmond Upon Thames. So what is Arcadia and what has it got to do with our area? Well, Arcadia is a region of Greece. As Wikipedia says: “Arcadia remained [...]
Hello world!
Posted in Editorial Policy, tagged contact us on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is the first post on Riversniffers. Just to state what we do – we publish comment and opinion on life in the area bordering the Thames from Barnes to Sunbury. Over the coming months we aim to carry restaurant and pub reviews, reviews and news of local bands and music venues, and comment on local [...]
