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Monthly Archives: March 2009
London Daily Photo: Bubble, Toil and Trouble
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Photos: Botero’s Broadgate Venus (London Hotels Blog)
Photos: Botero’s Broadgate Venus London Hotels Blog, March 13th, 2009 Amid the hustle and bustle of the City of London, just above Liverpool Street Station on the eastern side of Exchange Square, the serene (and enormous!) Broadgate Venus reclines in … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, London Hotels, Photography
Tagged Art, botero, broadgate, broadgate venus, bronze, city of london, liverpool street station, London, London Hotels, Photography, sculpture
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London Daily Photo: Just Making Sure
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Tagged directions, London, London Daily Photo, old folks, Photography, reading a map, southampton row
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Interview with Peter Harden of Harden’s Restaurants Guides (Londonist)
Interview with Peter Harden of Harden’s Restaurants Guides Londonist, March 11, 2009 1:47 PM We’ll always love our books, but the web, mobile and whatever else the electronics giants have up their sleeves to throw at us are the future. … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged dining, harden's restaurant guides, interview, London, london restaurants, Londonist, peter harden
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Bloggers Q & A: Eat Like a Girl (Foodtv.co.uk)
Bloggers Q & A: Eat Like a Girl Foodtv.co.uk, Monday, 9 March 2009 09:43 Receiving accolades from the likes of Time Out and The Times, the hugely popular London food blog, Eat Like a Girl, serves as an outlet for … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, eat like a girl, Food, Foodtv.co.uk, interview, London, niamh shields
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(P)review: Liminal: A Question of Position at Rivington Place (Londonist)
(P)review: Liminal: A Question of Position at Rivington Place Londonist, March 11, 2009 10:51 AM … Liminal: A Question of Position opens tonight at the 2008 RIBA Award winning Rivington Place. With more than twenty artists investigating life in an … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Brisk Pace
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Tagged brisk pace, holborn, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, theobalds road, walking
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Tiki Mugs: Cult Artifacts of Polynesian Pop
Oh man! Today’s already insanely busy – incredibly fun and chocked full of good art and all sorts of other treats (stay tuned) – but ultimately exhausting with the first of hopefully just a couple of crosstown trips already underway. Anyway, however … Continue reading
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Monkeying around with Fairtrade Bananas at the Royal Lancaster Hotel (Qype does London)
Monkeying around with Fairtrade Bananas at the Royal Lancaster Hotel Qype does London, March 9th 2009 … laughs aside, the Royal Lancaster’s focus on “energy and environment within the hotel industry” is commendable. More London hotels should follow the Royal Lancaster’s … Continue reading
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Tagged bananas, fairtrade, hotels, London, Qype, Qype Does London, royal lancaster
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London Daily Photo: EARN SPEND
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The Future of Art: London’s Kinetica Art Fair (Juxtapoz)
The Future of Art: London’s Kinetica Art Fair Juxtapoz, Monday, 02 March 2009 Carnivorous art, man-animal-machine hybrids, mechanical drawing machines, subliminal installations, pole dancing robots, light sculptures and cybernetics. Woah. No, we haven’t blasted into the future, all this and … Continue reading
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Going Bananas with a Fairtrade Afternoon Tea at the Royal Lancaster (Londonist)
Going Bananas with a Fairtrade Afternoon Tea at the Royal Lancaster Londonist, March 9, 2009 11:48 AM Over the weekend, the Royal Lancaster Hotel offered a Fairtrade Banana Afternoon Tea with a selection of freshly prepared Fairtrade banana finger sandwiches, … Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon tea, bananas, fairtrade, hotel, London, Londonist, royal lancaster
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London Daily Photo: Missing
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Photos: Sunny Day at Hyde Park – Spring is on its Way! (London Hotels Blog)
Photos: Sunny Day at Hyde Park – Spring is on its Way! London Hotels Blog, March 8th, 2009 A sunny and unseasonably warm Friday afternoon stroll through Hyde Park served as a pleasant reminder that the official start of spring … Continue reading
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Tagged Hyde Park, London, London Hotels, march, park, Photography, photos, spring, walk in the park
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London Daily Photo: Defiant Puppy
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Tagged dog, Kensington High Street, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, puppy, walking the dog
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New Dilly Zine! Marcus Oakley Sketchbooks 2003-2008
For the past week or so, I’ve been rambling round town with a copy of Marcus Oakley’s Sketchbooks 2003-2008 at ready access in my backpack. The handy little zine (the first Dilly release of 2009) offers a “rare look into this … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Dilly, drawings, Marcus Oakley, sketching, The Dilly, zine
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Shoot Experience Photojournalism Workshop: Day Two
Just back from the second of two sessions in Shoot Experience’s new photojournalism workshop (click here for my account of the first session). Brilliant stuff! And, now that it’s done, I’m super glad I participated. Recommending this course (which is in the … Continue reading
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Posted in London, Photography
Tagged London, Photography, photojournalism, shoot experience, workshop
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London Daily Photo: Tactful Parking?
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Free Burritos, Nachos, Beer & Tequila! Qype + Chilango = Mucho Fun! (Qype does London)
Free Burritos, Nachos, Beer & Tequila! Qype + Chilango = Mucho Fun! Qype does London, March 5th 2009 The recent opening of Mexican restaurant Chilango’s second location in London presented an excellent opportunity for Qype to drop by for a … Continue reading
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Tagged burritos, chilango, drinking, Food, London, mexican food, Qype, Qype Does London, upper street
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London Daily Photo: Strange Traffic
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Tagged farringdon, Graffiti, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, sign, traffic sign, weird
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New and Stylish Indian Restaurant, Zeen, Opens on Drummond Street (Londonist)
New and Stylish Indian Restaurant, Zeen, Opens on Drummond Street Londonist, March 4, 2009 10:02 AM Londonist indulged in a bit of a feast last night at newly opened Indian restaurant, Zeen. Located at 30 Drummond Street, NW1 2PA, Zeen … Continue reading
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Tagged curry, curry house, drummond street, euston, indian, indian restaurant, London, Londonist, restaurant, zeen
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London Daily Photo: Dry Riser Inlet and More!
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Tagged Dry Riser Inlet, dust, Farringdon Road, Graffiti, London, London Daily Photo, paul insect, Photography, window
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Mr. T Hits London! (Qype does London)
Mr. T Hits London! Qype does London, March 2nd 2009 Of course, there were a few other celebs milling about and some fun stunt fighting lessons. Plenty of canapés and drinks too (and, of course, Snickers candy bars – my … Continue reading
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Tagged A-Team, Celebrities, London, Mr. T, Qype, Qype Does London, southwark, the arches
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London Daily Photo: Always
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Photos: Abbey Road (London Hotels Blog)
Photos: Abbey Road London Hotels Blog, March 2nd, 2009 Immortalized in the title of the last album released by the Beatles before dissolving in 1970, Abbey Road is an otherwise quiet and rather nondescript residential street in the North London … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbey Road, Graffiti, London, London Hotels, Photography, St John's Wood, The Beatles
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London Daily Photo: N AKN NUE2
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Club Gascon’s Gorgeous Menu (Qype does London)
Club Gascon’s Gorgeous Menu Qype does London, March 1st 2009 … Oh yeah. I could wax poetic about the virtues of this fantastic restaurant but I think I’ll let our chosen five course “Le Marche” seasonal menu speak for itself … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Not You
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