Life in a London Start Up
In: Travel Blog
8 Apr 2010TweetWhile there is something to be said for randomly wandering a foreign town until you find the local favourites, when planning a trip in advance nothing can beat a good browse through TripAdvisor for restaurant recommendations. Before my trip to Cornwall I made a point of looking up the top ranked restaurant in St. Austell [...]
In: London
19 Dec 2009TweetBefore heading back to California, Alex, Henry and I had an end of the year dinner at a Notting Hill diner with, what I was promised were, the best hamburgers and milkshakes in London. With that tall order, and hearing the two of them gush about various dishes on the menu the entire way to [...]
In: London
15 Dec 2009TweetLast week I had the opportunity to attend the Courvoisier Punch Bowl Experience (and what an experience it was!). But after sailing across a bowl of alcohol on a wooden orange slice, I had worked up an appetite and my friend Alice and I found ourselves in Soho, surrounded by some of London’s best restaurants, [...]
In: London
12 Aug 2009Tweet Although I’ve never lived in New York, I often imagine there are a number of similarities between London and NYC. In particular, in a city of this size and diversity, it’s generally assumed that you can get anything – anything at all – as long as you know where to look. I have been [...]
In: London
23 Jul 2009TweetIt’s been a while since I’ve had the chance to indulge in some of London’s fine dining but Wednesday night saw me out on the town for dinner with a friend, the two of us eating al fresco style at Yard Restaurant and Bar in the heart of trendy London Shoreditch. Yard is known for [...]
Meaghan Fitzgerald is an American ex-pat now living in London, UK and working for tech start up Spoonfed Media as director of marketing. While The Top Floor Flat initially covered London sites and scenes, European travel and recollections on living abroad, more recent articles focus on start ups, business, technology and marketing.