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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Toronto Daily Photo
Every day, I publish a photograph of something London-related on this blog and have been doing so since 2006. My daily photo series is a fun and reflective way for me to hone my craft, explore my city and share my … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Prime Real Estate
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World’s Best Chinese Restaurants are in Canada?
Working on reviewing some Chinese restaurants here in London (stay tuned for more on that) got me thinking about where the best Chinese cuisine in the world might be found. I assumed China would, of course, be the obvious winner. … Continue reading
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Bea’s of Bloomsbury Afternoon Tea in the Park Initiative (Londonist)
Bea’s of Bloomsbury Afternoon Tea in the Park Initiative Londonist, May 17, 2010 10:10 AM Here’s how to have a picnic and leave the worry about cleaning up to someone else, in this case, Bloomsbury bake shop owner, Bea Vo. … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Brockwell Bench
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Guru Event: Cuban Cigar Walk London (Qype does London)
Guru Event: Cuban Cigar Walk London Qype does London, May 16th 2010 Wow. That was a lot to take in! And I think I speak for all in our group when I say I absolutely loved every moment of Qype’s Cuban … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Pass
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London Daily Photo: Oxford Street Fashion Victims
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London Daily Photo: Street Action
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the olde bell: stay and feast at one of england’s oldest inns (lastminute.com blog)
the olde bell: stay and feast at one of england’s oldest inns lastminute.com blog, may 13, 2010 – 3:04 pm Forty-five minutes from Central London, a 15 minute cab ride from Maidenhead or 20 minutes drive from Heathrow … and … Continue reading
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Tagged berkshire, coaching inn, england, hurley, inn, Lastminute.com, olde bell, river thames, thames, village, weekend getaway
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London Daily Photo: Champion
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Boris Endorses Louis Vuitton’s London-Based Young Arts Project (Londonist)
Boris Endorses Louis Vuitton’s London-Based Young Arts Project Londonist, May 12, 2010 5:23 PM An unprecedented partnership between Louis Vuitton and five of London’s leading art institutions – Hayward Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, South London Gallery, Tate Britain and … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, boris, boris johnson, London, Londonist, louis vuitton, louis vuitton young arts project, mayor, royal academy of arts
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New Restaurant Review: Cafe VN (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Cafe VN Londonist, May 12, 2010 2:06 PM Clerkenwell Road’s newly opened Vietnamese eatery, Cafe VN … is it worth foregoing a visit to Pho on nearby St John St or even trekking west from the Vietnamese … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Piccadilly
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Review: The Tasting Sessions: Deliver us from Innocence (Londonist)
Review: The Tasting Sessions: Deliver us from Innocence Londonist, May 11, 2010 11:56 PM There were satyrs and little people, a not terribly pretty dude done up like Snow White, a lumberjack quoting Duran Duran and more. READ MY COMPLETE … Continue reading
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Chefspective: Cass Titcomb, Chef Patron of Canteen (Londonist)
Chefspective: Cass Titcomb, Chef Patron of Canteen Londonist, May 11, 2010 3:17 PM With four locations in London, Canteen provides Londoners with “simple British food” in tastefully casual settings. Chef Patron Cass Titcomb has been with the small chain from … Continue reading
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adagio pizza al taglio for on-the-go dining in soho (lastminute.com blog)
adagio pizza al taglio for on-the-go dining in soho lastminute.com blog, may 11, 2010 – 12:01 pm With the recent opening of this friendly little Greek Street eatery, Adagio Pizza al Taglio brings the efficiently Italian concept of pizza “by … Continue reading
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La Vie en Rosé Wine Tasting with Bibendum Wines (Londonist)
La Vie en Rosé Wine Tasting with Bibendum Wines Londonist, May 11, 2010 12:00 PM Hosted by Bibendum Wines at the elegant and yummy 101 Pimlico Road restaurant, La Vie en Rosé: A Fresh Look at Pink Wines provided Londonist … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Piccadilly
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London Daily Photo: Walk on by
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Tiki Today Exhibition at 20-21 Visual Arts Centre
I’ve got a few photographs (as well as the following video which features burlesque dancer Trixie Malicious) in the Tiki Today exhibition at the 20-21 Visual Arts Centre in Scunthorpe, England. Keep reading below for details about the show. Tiki … Continue reading
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Tagged 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, blonde, breasts, burlesque, cheesecake, cleavage, dancer, exhibition, Felix Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn & His Hawaiian Serenaders, hapa haole, Hawaiian Serenaders, hawaiiana, model, pagan love song, Photography, scunthorpe, skull mugs, slow motion, stripper, tiki, tiki mugs, tiki today, trixie malicious, Video
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London Daily Photo: Remember Your Mother
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Covent Garden Canvas Photography Project (Qype does London)
Covent Garden Canvas Photography Project Qype does London, May 8th 2010 Covent Garden Canvas is a photography initiative to celebrate Convent Garden’s 180th anniversary. I’m not quite sure which 180 year old milestone is being commemorated (I thought the origins of … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Boxed In
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London Daily Photo: Discarded Scrap
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London Daily Photo: She’s There
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Locally Foraged Cuisine: Whites Bar & Kitchen at the White Horse, Steyning, West Sussex (Qype does London)
Locally Foraged Cuisine: Whites Bar & Kitchen at the White Horse, Steyning, West Sussex Qype does London, May 5th 2010 Whites enables those with hearty appetites to sample the fruits (nuts, roots and flowers) of the English countryside. Here you … Continue reading
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Tagged british cuisine, england, pub, Qype, Qype Does London, restaurant, review, south downs, steyning, sussex, west sussex, white horse, whites, whites bar & kitchen at the White Horse
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Wahaca Reveals New Summer Menu (Londonist)
Wahaca Reveals New Summer Menu Londonist, May 5, 2010 12:30 PM Well, the weather may yet deem us Londoners unworthy of a proper summer, but for a seasonally inspired taste of sunshiny goodness, Wahaca‘s new summer menu guarantees to add … Continue reading
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Chefspective: Henry Herbert of The Coach & Horses in Clerkenwell (Londonist)
Chefspective: Henry Herbert of The Coach & Horses in Clerkenwell Londonist, May 5, 2010 11:31 AM The C & H is what the pub was always meant to be: a fine old London boozer with excellent food (all made in-house) … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: La Pizza
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Preview: Deliver us from Innocence Chocolate and Booze Night (Londonist)
Preview: Deliver us from Innocence Chocolate and Booze Night Londonist, May 4, 2010 4:44 PM … canapés and cocktails, a guided tasting of a range of premium drinks and custom alcoholic chocolate creations … READ MY COMPLETE PREVIEW: Preview: Deliver … Continue reading
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At home with the Viking sheep (Locally Sourced)
At home with the Viking sheep Locally Sourced – Food Network blog, 04 May 2010 Located in the gently rolling countryside of Wiltshire, Langley Chase Organic Farm is the pastoral home to an award winning flock of Manx Loaghtan sheep. The … Continue reading
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Guru Event: Samosa Making Workshop at Chilli Chutney (Qype does London)
Guru Event: Samosa Making Workshop at Chilli Chutney Qype does London, May 4th 2010 Next time you’re out at one of your favourite local curry houses (and if you live anywhere near Streatham, your top choice should definitely be Chilli … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Not Very Good?
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London Daily Photo: Great Strides
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