Monthly Archives: October 2010
London Daily Photo: Are You Being Severed?
London Daily Photo: The Only Thing We Have to Fear
What Would You do with an Extra £40,000?
PayPal have launched a brilliant prize draw promotion that gives everyone who enters the chance to win £40000. Find it at www.paypal.co.uk/win. Consider, if you will, how you would go about spending an extra £40,000 if it were somehow added to whatever … Continue reading
London Daily Photo: He Sits Among Us
Food And Drink Meets Art, Music & More: A Fluid State (Londonist)
Food And Drink Meets Art, Music & More: A Fluid State Londonist, October 28, 2010 1:30 PM Mad-Men-inspired cocktails, a mezcal monkey tattoo parlour, whisky, jazz, chocolate and alcohol pairings and more are on the menu as ‘experience curators’ The Tasting Sessions … Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Autumn Scene
London Daily Photo: Ghost Gurls
Wine! But Where to Buy it?
Whether thirsting for something from Rioja, Mendoza or Mosel, something high end and unique or cheap-n-cheerful, to wow a host or treat a guest, there’s a plethora of options, often to a bewildering extent. Choosing the right wine for the … Continue reading
New Tandoori Lunch Menu at Imli (Londonist)
New Tandoori Lunch Menu at Imli Londonist, October 26, 2010 12:15 PM Executive Chef Samir Sadekar and co have introduced a new range of tandoori dishes this autumn to complement their menu of “Indian tapas”. Londonist was invited round for a … Continue reading
Guru Event: Monsieur M Rolled Out the Mai Tais (Qype does London)
Guru Event: Monsieur M Rolled Out the Mai Tais Qype does London, October 26th 2010 Last week’s Autumn Rolls and Mai Tais at Old Street’s Indochinese resto – Monsieur M – was a fun, laid back and yummy affair. READ MY COMPLETE … Continue reading
Carl Warner’s Food Landscapes (Locally Sourced)
Carl Warner’s Food Landscapes Locally Sourced, 26 October 2010 Like a modern day Guiseppe Archimboldo (you know, that 16th century Italian artist who painted the portraits of people composed mostly of fruits, veg, flowers and fish), Carl Warner constructs realistic landscapes entirely from food. … Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Gnarly Punk’n
Review of Starbucks Aroma Lab and a Few Brew at Home Tips (Qype does London)
Review of Starbucks Aroma Lab and a Few Brew at Home Tips Qype does London, October 25th 2010 Hosted by Alan Hartney (the UK Coffee Ambassador for Starbucks) at Starbucks’ flagship Conduit Street shop in Mayfair, an “Aroma Labs” session of blending, tasting, making and … Continue reading
London Daily Photo: 558 o’Lantern
London Daily Photo: Who are You Going to be?
London Daily Photo: Hood
London Daily Photo: Sombrero
New Pub Review: The White Horse (Londonist)
New Pub Review: The White Horse Londonist, October 21, 2010 6:00 PM Trotting into Exchange Place near Liverpool Street is The White Horse. A lighter, airier (and by no means “old man”) pub with a bit of rustic style, it’s a … Continue reading
FHM’s After Dark Special Out Now
FHM – After Dark Special – out now! Just in time for Halloween, the latest issue of FHM is now available and full of articles to sink your teeth into … such as the world exclusive 16 page “sexy vampire” … Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Knit Wit
New Restaurant Review: Sushi Ga Ga (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Sushi Ga Ga Londonist, October 20, 2010 4:45 PM … now for the “ga ga”. Ebi siu mai (prawn dumplings, £4 for six pieces) with a dab of mustard was yummy while wasabi prawns (£5) presented with a … Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Welcome to Hell
New Menu Items at Tsuru Japanese Restaurants (Londonist)
New Menu Items at Tsuru Japanese Restaurants Londonist, October 19, 2010 4:30 PM The London duo of Japanese restaurants that is Tsuru (Bankside and Bishopsgate) has updated its already yummy menu with a half dozen or so items priced between £4.50 and … Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Red Plastic Skull
Polo, Steak and Wine, Wine, Wine! (Qype does London)
Polo, Steak and Wine, Wine, Wine! Qype does London, October 18th 2010 Held at Ham Polo Club in leafy Richmond (before the day, I had no idea there was a place to play polo in London, but Ham has been around since … Continue reading
Monday Sucks. Let’s Talk about Women’s Undergarments!
Here’s some hubba hubba for your Monday morning: lace suspenders (or garters as they’re called Stateside). Anachronistic marvels of sartorial engineering, these thin bands of fastened loveliness unite gravity defying elastic garter belts to the objects of their purpose: stretchy, … Continue reading
London Daily Photo: Mood Lighting
FREE Cups of Coffee, 18-22 October, 8am-10am @ 108 Marylebone Lane (Londonist)
FREE Cups of Coffee, 18-22 October, 8am-10am @ 108 Marylebone Lane Londonist, October 17, 2010 10:28 PM Photography by AndyKirby79 From Monday 18 until Friday 22 October 2010, 108 Marylebone Lane Restaurant & Bar (a very nice restaurant indeed we reckon) will … Continue reading
London Daily Photo: The Pipe Organist
London Daily Photo: Creepsville, N1
Review: Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Works @ Hauser & Wirth London, Savile Row (Londonist)
Review: Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Works @ Hauser & Wirth London, Savile Row Londonist, October 15, 2010 11:59 AM “The Fabric Works” marks the opening of contemporary art behemoth Hauser & Wirth‘s new space at 23 Savile Row. With 15,000 square … Continue reading
Reminder: Free Cocktails for Every Early Christmas Booking at Lucky Voice (Londonist)
Reminder: Free Cocktails for Every Early Christmas Booking at Lucky Voice Londonist, October 15, 2010 10:48 AM Today’s the last day to take advantage of this Londonist Exclusive! READ MY COMPLETE POST: Reminder: Free Cocktails for Every Early Christmas Booking at … Continue reading
What’s Going On at this Year’s Frieze Art Fair (Juxtapoz)
What’s Going On at this Year’s Frieze Art Fair Juxtapoz, Thursday, 14 October 2010 15:10 “This year’s Frieze seems much more tempered and scaled back compared to the past couple of years,” comments Chris Osburn. “But on the upside there seems … Continue reading