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Gourmet Gorditas at Sunday Upmarket
Gorditas are hand-made Mexican flatbreads made of wheat and stuffed with a yummy filling. Now you can get ‘em in London thanks to Pedro and Santiago, a couple of enterprising Mexicans who recently started traded under the name Gourmet Gorditas with a stall selling their gourmet versions of this Northern Mexican street food at Brick Lane’s Sunday Upmarket. Continue reading
London Coffee Festival
The London Coffee Festival returns to the Old Truman Brewery for a long weekend of everybody’s (or at least) my favourite warm beverage. I’m heading over tomorrow for my morning cup o’ Joe. See you there? Continue reading
WOMEN: New Portraits by Annie Leibovitz
WOMEN aims to look at the way the roles and notion of womanhood have changed over time. After a shoot with Caitlyn Jenner, Annie describes, “It was like creating a new person, around the idea of what a woman is… what is, who is this new person?” The concept first fascinated her decades past, after shooting Vegas showgirls inside and outside of their makeup. “They were so normal looking [out of costume]… my [showgirl] photos represented how women dressed up to be women.” But what happens when you dress the concept of womanhood down? Continue reading
Excellent Italian Cuisine at La Tagliata, Spitafields
Classic Italian cookery to keep you coming back for more is the drawn of Spitalfields restaurant, La Tagliata. Continue reading
Gunpowder Brings Indian Family Recipes to its Spitalfields Table
With a “made to share” menu based on family recipes collected by Founder Harneet Baweja and Head Chef Nirmal Save, this small and cosy Spitalfields eatery sits just a block from Brick Lane. But don’t expect to get your balti fix here. Come to Gunpowder for hearty eats backed with sophisticated heat. Continue reading
The House of Peroni: Going Beyond Beer
For those of you who are missing the buzzy crowds and clinking rocks glasses of London Cocktail Week, there’s good news. The House of Peroni is all set to lift spirits as autumn rolls in and our desires turn to … Continue reading
TONIGHT: Milano Exposed at Old Spitalfields Market
This afternoon and tonight are your last opportunities to sample the range of Italian delicacies at the Milan Exposed event celebrating the best of aperitivo Milanese. Continue reading
Tapas Revolution, Shoreditch
Opened back in the spring, Chef Omar Allibhoy’s Tapas Revolution in Shoreditch seems to have settled in nicely to its Bethnal Green Road digs. I had a lovely time recently, sampling a range of tapas over a couple of drinks at the restaurant’s gorgeous centrepiece copper-topped bar. Continue reading
Brunch … Busaba Style?
Busaba Eathai: it’s one of those go-to restaurants in London that everybody seems to like and a lot of people absolutely love. Now the dozen-strong group of popular Thai eateries aims to broaden its appeal even further with a new brunch menu. Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Turville Street
Best Cheap Eats in London – 2014
Yes, it is still possible to enjoy a halfway decent meal in London for under a fiver. Here’s a list of a few of what I reckon are the best of the cheap eats in town. Continue reading
Forge & Co … and It’s Fabulous Speyside Beef and Ox Heart Burger
A friend (hey Peter!) and I dropped by the Forge & Co canteen in Shoreditch last night to give its new Speyside Beef and Ox Heart Burger a try … and were pleased to have done so. Cooked in a Josper Grill and served on a demi brioche, it proved a mightily meaty meal well worth recommending. Plenty of topping and condiment options were available, but I reckon it needed none such was it so full of flavour. Continue reading
Good Stuff
Good Stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Continue reading
Pizza Union, Super Fast and Budget Friendly Pizza in Spitalfields
Kemey and I dropped by for a midweek early evening dinner at new(ish)ly opened Pizza Union near Liverpool Street for a taste of its “fire-baked” and “super fast” stone oven pizzas. And? We were pleased with this all day pizza bar’s no nonsense approach to offering customers something tasty and quick at a great price. Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Shoreditch High Street
London Daily Photo: Aplomb
London Daily Photo: Black on Black
BOGOF Bubble Tea at Milk Tea & Pearl Shoreditch
Taiwanese bubble tea shop, Milk Tea & Pearl, has recently opened its second London location at Boxpark in Shoreditch (the first shop is on Little Portland Street near Oxford Circus). Keep reading to find out about a special offer available to readers of this blog. Continue reading
GOLA X TADO Exhibition at Boxpark
This looks like fun! Plus, there’ll be music and free drinks during the 6 September launch. The show will run through the month. GOLA X TADO Exhibition Launch Boxpark 2-4 Bethnal Green Road, E1 6GY Thursday 6 September, 6-9pm Complimentary … Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Healthy One
ROA: Hypnagogia (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
Currently one of the world’s most prolific graffiti artists, Belgian street artist ROA scales down his work but stays on theme with a solo show in London, and the release of a new book. ROA: Hypnagogia Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary … Continue reading
Hypnagogia by ROA Opens Today @ Stolenspace (Londonist)
Currently one of London’s most prolific graffiti artists, ROA achieves where some of his peers have often failed. The stuff on the gallery walls is as compelling as his work on the streets. Hypnagogia by ROA Opens Today @ Stolenspace … Continue reading
What’s for Lunch? Pieminister, Boxpark (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? Pieminister, Boxpark Londonist, December 6, 2011 at 12.00 pm As mentioned here last week, the world’s first pop-up mall has opened in Shoreditch. Along with all the retailers, a number of eateries are present to sling a variety of … Continue reading
In Pictures: Pop-Up Shopping Mall Boxpark Opens In Shoreditch (Londonist)
In Pictures: Pop-Up Shopping Mall Boxpark Opens In Shoreditch by M@, Photographs by Chris Osburn Londonist, December 2, 2011 at 15:30 pm It’s the most-talked-about-new-shopping-mall-built-from-shipping-containers in London’s history. Boxpark opens in Shoreditch [today], bringing ‘more than sixty carefully chosen fashion, arts and lifestyle brands’ … Continue reading
In Pictures: Sky Lounge @ Nido Spitalfields (Londonist)
In Pictures: Sky Lounge @ Nido Spitalfields Londonist, September 8, 2011 at 15:00 pm … the 32nd and 33rd floors have been converted into a pop up Sky Lounge bar and meeting room with a stunning 270 degree visual sweep … Continue reading
New Restaurant Review: Momo’wich (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Momo’wich Londonist, April 12, 2011 at 17:00 pm Momo’wich is a weeks old lunch spot offering “pan-Asian bites” for folks tired of the Brick Lane curry with a side of hipsters and tourists or the evermore present … Continue reading
Foraging for Lunch Round Brick Lane (Qype does London)
Foraging for Lunch Round Brick Lane Qype does London, March 29th 2011 I’ve been doing a bit of work around Brick Lane for the past week or so and come midday my freelance feet start itching for a forage. Here are … Continue reading
Never Judge … ? Group Exhibition at StolenSpace in Association with Penguin Books (Qype does London)
Never Judge … ? Group Exhibition at StolenSpace in Association with Penguin Books Qype does London, November 29th 2010 Contributing artists (and there are many) include Anthony Lister, Blek Le Rat, Cyclops, D*FACE, EINE, Jon Burgerman, Kid Acne, Matt Small, … Continue reading