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Monthly Archives: May 2012
50 Golden Street Pianos for London Public This Summer (CheapOair)
London’s streets will resonate to the tune of everything from Chopsticks to Chopin this summer as 50 Golden Street Pianos take up residence across the British capital as part of the City of London Festival’s 50th anniversary celebrations. 50 Golden … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, London, Music, Travel
Tagged 50 golden stret pianos, cheapoair, city of london, city of london festival, free, freebie, London, music, pianos
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London Daily Photo: Riddle
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Tagged harrods, knightsbridge, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Mohamed Fayed, Photography, sphinx
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Making Josh Eggleton’s Venison Burgers (Great British Chefs)
I’d recommend trying these burgers or your own variant of them at your next barbecue. But don’t tell anybody they’re venison. I think it would be fun to see … Making Josh Eggleton’s Venison Burgers Great British Chefs, 30 May … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Great British Chefs, Recipes
Tagged burgers, chef, cooking, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, hamburgers, home made pickles, josh eggleton, pickled cucumbers, pickles, pickling, recipe, venison, venison burgers
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London Daily Photo: Shopping Attraction
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Tagged diana, Dodi and Diana Memorial, harrods, lady diana, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, princess of wales
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Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee at Covent Garden (CheapOair)
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee is to be celebrated in grand style at London’s famous Covent Garden and promises royal fun for all. Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee at Covent Garden CheapOair, 29 May 2012 Photo/Shashwat_Nagpal
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Posted in CheapOair, London, Shopping, Travel
Tagged bank holiday, cheapoair, covent garden, DIAMOND JUBILEE, London
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Yoobi, London’s First Temakeria, Now Open in Soho (OneTravel)
… London‘s first temakeria has recently opened offering a hands-on opportunity to try sushi with a bit of Brazilian beat. Yoobi, London’s First Temakeria, Now Open in Soho OneTravel, 29 May 2012
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Posted in Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged brazilian food, japanese food, London, lunch, OneTravel, soho, street food, sushi, TEMAKERIA, TEMAKI, westminster, YOOBI
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Wine of the Month: Jaffelin Bouzeron 2005
If you’re even a cursory reader of this blog, it should come as no surprise that, for my latest WOTM post, I’ve gone with a wine I tried while in Burgundy. While having a fantastic lunch at La Ciboulette, a modest … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, France, Wine, Wine of the Month
Tagged Aligoté, bouzeron, burgundy, Jaffelin Bouzeron 2005, white wine, wine, Wine of the Month, wotm
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Win Free Beer + a Carling Jubilee Hamper Worth £300
Would you like some free beer delivered to your home? I’ve got a Carling Jubilee Hamper valued around £300 that I can have delivered to one lucky reader before the extra long weekend commences. The hamper includes “a (very large) … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Competition, Drink, England, Freebies, London
Tagged bank holiday, beer, big lunch, bunting, carling, DIAMOND JUBILEE, free, free beer, freebie, hamper, plunderfunk
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London Daily Photo: Sirens
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Tagged harrods, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, mermaids, Photography, sirens
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Street Photography with iPhone, 28 June @ Apple Store Covent Garden
Interested in iPhoneography? Want to better capture special moments? Wondering if you need a compact camera anymore or even a DSLR? I’m going to host a “Street Photography with the iPhone” workshop on Thursday 28 June at the Apple Store … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, Photography, Shopping
Tagged apple, apple store, apple store covent garden, covent garden, iphone, iphoneography, London, mobile photography, Photography, street photography, WC2, workshop
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London Daily Photo: Splashing by
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Tagged bridge, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, river thames, thames
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The Lucky Duck Does Burgundy (Great British Chefs)
Writing about the yummy things in life, I get a lot of ‘lucky Chris’ this and ‘lucky Chris that’. Maybe. But to quote Ernest Hemingway (somebody who lived a much more interesting life than I probably ever will), ‘You make … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, France, Great British Chefs, Restaurants, Travel, Wine
Tagged burgundy, discover the origin, france, french wine, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, vineyards, wine, wine tasting
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Titanic Belfast (CheapOair)
100 years after Titanic left Belfast, Northern Ireland on its fateful first and final voyage, a new Titanic Belfast – the world’s largest Titanic visitor attraction – has opened to the public. Titanic Belfast CheapOair, 26 May 2012 Photo/Leslie Shaw
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Posted in CheapOair, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, cruise liner, ireland, northern ireland, ship, titanic, titanic belfast
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London Daily Photo: Live by the River
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Tagged flats, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, river thames, thames, vauxhall
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London Daily Photo: Yarp
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Tagged HACKNEY WICK, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, signage, street photography
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London in Bloom for the 2012 Chelsea Flower Show (OneTravel)
Renowned as the “catwalk of the gardening world”, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is the first (and for many the most anticipated) event of the summer social season. London in Bloom for the 2012 Chelsea Flower Show OneTravel, 25 May … Continue reading
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Tagged chelsea, chelsea flower show, London, OneTravel, RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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London Hotel Launches First Synchronized Swimming Master Class (CheapOair)
London five star luxury hotel, The Berkeley, has teamed up with award-winning synchronized swimming team, Aquabatix, to host weekly 90-minute master classes all through the month of July in the hotel’s open-air pool featuring panoramic views over Hyde Park. London Hotel … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Hotels, London, Travel
Tagged aquabatix, cheapoair, hotel, knightsbridge, London, swimming classes, synchronized swimming
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The Things You See When You’re Standing at the Loo
Summer’s here. For now anyway. Every window in my flat is open. A cool breeze mixed with warm weather sounds wafts its sunny way to my glad ears: chirping birds, ice cream vans, kids running around trying to release all … Continue reading
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Zagat London’s 30 Under 30
Honouring some of London’s “best young foodies, restauranteurs and mixologists” and raising the spirits of a an already pretty cheery bunch of London foodie folk, Zagat London‘s 30 Under 30 awards bash at The Gilbert Scott’s bar in the St … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Power
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Tagged battersea power station, GILBERT SCOTT, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
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London Daily Photo: On the March
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Tagged LDP, leicester square, London, London Daily Photo, M&M's, M&M's World London, M&Ms World, Photography
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British Designers Secret Garden Installation at Harvey Nichols Fifth Floor Terrace
Tonight was a perfect evening to be outside with a view of Hyde Park (well a sliver of it anyway) having cocktails and canapes. And that’s how I spent it, taking in a bit of al fresco glamour in Knightsbridge … Continue reading
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“The World in London” Outdoor Photography Exhibition (OneTravel)
The project brings together 204 specially commissioned photographic portraits of 204 Londoners, each originating from one of the nations competing at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. “The World in London” Outdoor Photography Exhibition OneTravel, 23 May 2012 Photography © … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, London 2012, OneTravel, Photography, Travel
Tagged 2012, exhibition, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic and paralympic games, london 2012 olympic games, OneTravel, Photography, portraits, portraiture, soho, the photographers' gallery, the world in london, victoria park
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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
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Tagged book launch, E1, E1 6QL, east london, gallery, Graffiti, HYPNAGOGIA, London, ROA, STOLEN SPACE, stolenspace, street art, STREET ARTIST, tower hamlets, whitechapel, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art
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London Daily Photo: Graf
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Tagged Graffiti, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street art, street photography
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Highlights from the RAW Artisan Wine Fair
I had a splendid time exploring a fascinating range of artisan wines at the Raw Fair. My only problem was my confounded and ever shifting schedule preventing me from sampling more wine. It almost feels unfair to write about the … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, France, London, Wine
Tagged artisan wine, Aubert & Mascoli, biodynamic, Champagne Tarlant, Charles Taylor Wines, Cot de L'Origine, Damien Laureau, Domaine Alexandre Bain, Domaine Fontedicto, Domaine La Veilloux, dynamic vines, french wines, Gergovie Wines, Klinec Medana, London, NATURAL WINES, Nivet Galinier, old truman brewery, organic, Podere Pradarolo, Raeburn Fine Wines, RAW WINE FAIR, Sebastien Bobinet, tower hamlets, vine trail, wine, WINE FAIR
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London Daily Photo: SKEZ
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Tagged Graffiti, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, skez, street art, street photography
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London Daily Photo: Canal Side
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Tagged canal, Graffiti, LDP, lea river, lea river walk, London, London Daily Photo, mural, Photography, street art, street photography
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Living as a Mixed Couple – Vegetarian and Meat Eater (Great British Chefs)
I eat meat, but my partner doesn’t. She’s vegetarian (sometimes eats fish and seafood as well as the occasional bite of especially yummy pork products when they’re on my plate and within polite spearing distance of her fork) … She’s got … Continue reading
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Tagged carnivore, Food, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, meat, National Vegetarian Week, relationships, vegetarian, vegetarianism
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London Daily Photo: On Every Best List
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Tagged banh mi 11, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, signage, street food, street market, street photography
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London Daily Photo: Broadway Market
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Team GB Gets the Gold Medal Stamp of Approval
Historic “Next Day” Gold Here’s an Olympic first: next-day stamps to be issued by the Royal Mail for each Gold Medal won by the Team GB during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The main image of each Gold Medal stamp will, wherever … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, England, London, Shopping
Tagged 2012, gold medal stamps, London, london 2012 olympic games, olympics, royal mail, SPONSORED POST, team gb
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London Hosts First Ever British Biscuit Festival (OneTravel)
From custard creams to wafers, biscuits are about as British as it gets, and now there’s an all-things-biscuit festival coming to London that’ll send folks on a sugar rush. London Hosts First Ever British Biscuit Festival OneTravel, 17 May 2012
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Posted in Food, London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged biscuits, british biscuit festival, british biscuit festive, brunswick centre, cookies, London, OneTravel, THE BRUNSWICK
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London Daily Photo: Oxford Street
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Wine Tasting in Burgundy: Day Four
I spent most of last week as a guest of the Burgundy Wine Board visiting vineyards and wine makers in the region, dining at some of the area’s best restaurants and generally having a fantastic time learning about all things … Continue reading
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Posted in Cars, Drink, Food, France, Restaurants, Travel, Wine, Wine Tasting in Burgundy 2012
Tagged 2cv citroen, au coeur du vin, burgundy, burgundy wine board, chablis, discover the origin, Domaine Nathalie et Gilles Fevre, Eric Szablowski, france, french wine, vineyards, wine, Wine Tasting in Burgundy 2012
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