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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Competition Reminder: Celebrate Oktoberfest at Belgo Masterclass for Free (Londonist)
Competition Reminder: Celebrate Oktoberfest at Belgo Masterclass for Free Londonist, September 30, 2010 10:26 AM Today’s the last day to enter the Oktoberfest competition to win a free “Wednesday Night Pilgrimage” for two at Belgo. READ MY COMPLETE POST: Competition … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, belgian beer, belgian food, belgo, competition, contest, free, freebie, London, Londonist, masterclass, oktoberfest
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London Daily Photo: IN MY WAY
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2010 National Geographic International Photography Contest
Here’s a quick post about a competition for “those with a passion for the outdoors to enter their best photos for the chance to feature in a future Bowmore single malt whisky ad campaign”. Folks here in the UK and … Continue reading
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New Restaurant Review: Camino Puerto del Canario (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Camino Puerto del Canario Londonist, eptember 29, 2010 2:00 PM So we gave mention when we heard of the opening and subsequently interviewed the executive chef, but what do we actually think of the new Camino at … Continue reading
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Tagged bar, camino, camino puerto del canario, canary wharf, E14, London, Londonist, new restaurant review, restaurant, review, tapas bar, wine
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Guru Event: Autumn Rolls and Mai Tais at Monsieur M (Qype does London)
Guru Event: Autumn Rolls and Mai Tais at Monsieur M Qype does London, September 29th 2010 Want to learn how to make ‘autumn rolls’ (which I suspect are like summer rolls, just more seasonal) along with how to mix a … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn rolls, cocktails, EC1, free freebie, hoxton, London, Mai Tai, old street, Qype, Qype Does London, shoreditch, summer rolls, vietnamese food
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London Daily Photo: £14.99
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London Daily Photo: Yes, You Look Like an Idiot
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Review: Malaysia Night at Trafalgar Square (Londonist)
Review: Malaysia Night at Trafalgar Square Londonist, September 27, 2010 11:30 AM Friday evening’s Malaysia Night festival offered an excellent opportunity to dabble in a bit of exotic snackage with several of London’s most noted Malaysian restaurants selling (mostly the … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Sandwich Star
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London Daily Photo: Market People
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London Daily Photo: Goals
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Qypers Learn to Pull at Stella Artois Masterclass (Qype does London)
Qypers Learn to Pull at Stella Artois Masterclass Qype does London, September 24th 2010 Giving top notch and on-tap pointers throughout the evening was Master Beer Sommelier, Marc Stroobandt, whose nine-step pouring process seems a guaranteed excellent way to serve … Continue reading
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Chefspective: Vivek Singh, Executive Chef @ Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen (Londonist)
Chefspective: Vivek Singh, Executive Chef @ Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen Londonist, September 24, 2010 2:00 PM Londonist has been an appreciative fan of Executive Chef Vivek Singh since reviewing his Anglo-Indian brekkie menu little more than a year ago. His … Continue reading
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Sponsored Post: The Stella Artois Beer & Pint Pouring Masterclass In Pictures (Londonist)
Sponsored Post: The Stella Artois Beer & Pint Pouring Masterclass In Pictures Londonist, September 24, 2010 12:00 PM Last night’s Stella Artois beer and pint pouring masterclass at Swallow Street’s swish Cuckoo Club drew an eager flock of would-be bartenders, … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Old Man
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“Urban Photography and the Covent Garden Canvas Project” – Covent Garden Apple Store – October 6th
Here’s some info about a talk I’m giving at the Apple Store at Covent Garden (the world’s largest Apple retail space as it’s been explained to me). I’m hoping to let my photos do as much of the talking as … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, apple store, covent garden, covent garden canvas, free, freebie, London, Photography, reportage, street photography, urban photography, WC2
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London Daily Photo: Curved Handles
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The Cumberland Hotel Opens Jimi Hendrix Suite (Londonist)
The Cumberland Hotel Opens Jimi Hendrix Suite Londonist, September 22, 2010 4:30 PM To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death of 60s rock legend, Jimi Hendrix, The Cumberland hotel near March Arch has turned the room where the guitarist … Continue reading
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Preview: New Beijing: Young Painting from China @ Sesame Gallery (Londonist)
Preview: New Beijing: Young Painting from China @ Sesame Gallery Londonist, September 22, 2010 12:15 PM Chen Hongzhu and Liu Guanguang are but two representatives of a young and ambitious camp of contemporary Chinese artists. Both in their mid-twenties, Chen … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Much
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New Restaurant Review: Chai Corner in Croydon (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Chai Corner in Croydon Londonist, 21 September 12.30PM As highlighted in our recently London Entrepreneurs interview, Neelofar Khan is a busy woman. Adding to her Chilli Chutney portfolio of Halal Lahori restos, she’s now opened a new … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Change
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The Mayor’s Thames Festival, Pizza Hut, Kids
Giant robots, giant teapots … giant everything and lots and lots of dancers (not necessarily giant but many were on stilts)! The Mayor’s Thames Festival was a blast this year. Believe it or not, I’d never gone before but will … Continue reading
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Competition: Learn How to Pull a Perfect Pint with Stella Artois (Qype does London)
Competition: Learn How to Pull a Perfect Pint with Stella Artois Qype does London, September 20th 2010 Stella Artois will be holding its fourteenth annual World Draught Masters Global Finals to find the world’s best ‘Créateur de Beaute’ at the … Continue reading
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Preview: Malaysia Night Festival @ Trafalgar Square (Londonist)
Preview: Malaysia Night Festival @ Trafalgar Square Londonist, September 20, 2010 2:30 PM photo by su-lin This Friday the 24th there will be a free ‘Malaysia Night’ festival at Trafalgar Square. Actually, as the event will start as early as 3pm, … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Old Bond Sky
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London Daily Photo: Mayfair Flash
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London Daily Photo: (Un)Green Machine
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London’s Best Chips: Golden Fish Restaurant (Londonist)
London’s Best Chips: Golden Fish Restaurant Londonist, September 17, 2010 12:22 PM It’s an “& chips” kind of menu at Golden Fish Restaurant, located round the corner from Exmouth Market: two Spam fritters and chips (£3), jumbo saveloy and chips … Continue reading
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Chefspective: Nacho del Campo, Head Chef at Camino (Londonist)
Chefspective: Nacho del Campo, Head Chef at Camino Londonist, September 17, 2010 12:00 PM Originally from the Basque Country as Head Chef at Camino, Nacho del Campo now has the duty of heralding and preparing dishes from throughout Spain. With … Continue reading
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Sponsored Post: Sud de France Festival Starts Today (Londonist)
Sponsored Post: Sud de France Festival Starts Today Londonist, September 17, 2010 10:05 AM The celebration kicks off this morning with a fantastic, one-day, southern French food and wine market in Cavendish Square from 10am to 6pm. The event is free … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Royal Arcade
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Review: Quetzalcoatl: Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo at Diemar/Noble (Londonist)
Review: Quetzalcoatl: Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo at Diemar/Noble Londonist, September 16, 2010 12:30 PM Considered by many to be the master of contemporary Mexican photography, Bravo’s images suggest a post-revolutionary nation of failed colonial grandeur and triumphant pragmatic peasantry … Continue reading
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Interview with The Baron: DOTS – World’s First Graffiti-Funded Movie, Burning Candy and the World (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
Interview with The Baron: DOTS – World’s First Graffiti-Funded Movie, Burning Candy and the World Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, September 2010 “Truth is reached through dispute” or so says secret identity filmmaker, The Baron, who has commenced work on … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Spying
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