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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Spin London, the World’s First Urban Bicycle Festival (CheapOair)
Spin London – the world’s first urban focused bicycle consumer show and festival – will debut the first weekend of May at the Old Truman Brewery in East London. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in CheapOair, London, Travel
Tagged ‘SUPER TED’ JAMES, @SpinLDN, 14BIKE CO, ALLY CAPELLINO, ANTHONY ORAM, ATOMIC22, BICYCLE TAXIDERMY, bicycles, BIKE PARKER, bikes, biking, BLAZE COMPONENTS, CARRADICE CHAPEAU!, cheapoair, COLOURBOLT, competition, contest, cycling, DMO FRAMEWORKS, DONKY BIKES, DOUHOU BIKES, DOWNLAND CYCLES, DYNAMO WORKS, east london, FOFFA FRESHTRIPE, free, free tickets, freebies, FULL WINDSOR, GEORGINA IN DUBLIN, HOBO HACKNEY GT, HOVDING, London, MICHAUX MILK BIKES, MILLTAG, NINJACATS, OAK CYCLES, old truman brewery, OTTO LONDON, REBECCA J KAYE, RESTRAP, ROADRAGS, RUSBY CYCLES, SADDLE&SPOKE, SAFFRON FRAMEWORKS, SINGULAR CYCLES, spin london, SWRVE, THERE CYCLING, TOKYO BIKE, TOKYO FIXED, Travel, urban cycling, VELECO, VULPINE
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Fried Alligator Tail and More at Camden’s Blues Kitchen
An invitation to try a new reptilian starter at Blues Kitchen on Camden High Street led to an overall great night out that was way more down home and delicious than I’d hoped. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Music, Restaurants
Tagged alligator, american food, american restaurant, blues, blues jam, BLUES KITCHEN, buffalo wings, cajun food, camden, CAMDEN HIGH STREET, catfish, chicken wings, free music, fried alligator tail, jam session, jambalayan, live music, London, new menu, NW1, NW1 7JN, open mic, open mike, restaurant, restaurant review, southern food
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London Daily Photo: To the Street
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Tagged east london, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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I’ve Got 4 Pairs of Really Comfy Workforce Socks to Give Away
I’ve got 4 Pairs of Really Comfy Workforce Socks to Give Away. Continue reading
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New Menu at Salaam Namaste, Bloomsbury
I’ve been on a bit of a curry kick lately, trying out a bunch of Indian restaurants around town and having a great time doing so. South Asian cooking is the sort of food that once I get a taste of I start craving for more and more. So when the invite came to have a taste of the new menu “combining Indian culinary traditions with more diverse and progressive recipes” created by Chef Patron Sabir Karim, I was keen. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged chef patron, Chef Patron Sabir Karim, cobra beer, curry, indian cuisine, indian food, London, Millman Street, Moru Kachiathu, naan, new menu, restaurant, restaurant review, review, Sabir Karim, salaam namaste, vegetarian, WC1, WC1N 3EF. Bloomsbury
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London Daily Photo: End of the World
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Tagged east london, London, London Daily Photo, orbital tower, Photography, street photography
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Burlexe: Burlesque Inspired Theatre at London’s Shadow Lounge (OneTravel)
I, for one, enjoyed myself immensely when I checked out the show earlier this month. I laughed a lot. I blushed as dancers made eye contact, took to the audience and once when one performer ran her finger along my jawline. Ooh la la! Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, London, OneTravel, Theatre, Travel
Tagged amber topaz, bar, brewer street, burlesque, burlesque review, burlexe, cabaret, cabaret review, chloe ewart, comedy, dance, dancers, dancing, drinking, DRINKS, jo king, kele le roc, London, monologues, OneTravel, promo code, review, soho, stage, the shadow lounge, theatre, Travel, W1, W1F 0RF
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London Daily Photo: Welcome to Newham
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Tagged east london, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, NEWHAM, Photography, street photography
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Good Stuff + Beyoncé Dancing Around in a Swimsuit
Here’s a quick little list of good stuff I’ve recently come across and thought was worth sharing with you … including H&M Swimwear video featuring Beyoncé! Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, Music, Restaurants, Shopping, Video
Tagged bethnal green, Beyoncé, Beyoncé Dancing, Beyoncé in a Swimsuit, Beyoncé Knowles, Beyoncé video, cambridge heath, cambridge heath road, Canadian lobster, clapton, Colchester oysters, dance video, Devon crab claws, E5, east london, george jones, george jones video, good stuff, H&M, H&M Swimwear, H&M Swimwear featuring Beyoncé, hackeny, hackney, he stopped loving her today, lea bridge road roundabout, lobster, locksmith, Locksmith Service, London, Mrs Carter, music video, mutton, nicos popupalot, pop-up, seafood, shetland night, shetland night 2, shetland night in london, SPONSORED POST, standing on the sun, supperclub, Swimwear, the lobster pot, tikchris, upper clapton road, Video, vieo
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London Daily Photo: Ransomes & Rapier
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Win Free Breakfast in Bed and More with @Chobani_UK #nothingbutgood
Here’s a treat! I’m giving away a free breakfast in bed compliments of Chobani Strained Yoghurt! Are you my lucky reader who’ll get a full range of Chobani Strained Yoghurt plus a selection of teas with special tray, teapot and mug delivered to your door? Keep reading to find out how to enter! Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, Social Media
Tagged breakfast, breakfast in bed, breakfast yoghurt, chobani, chobani strained yoghurt, competition, contest, Food, free, free breakfast in bed, freebies, GREEK YOGHURT, retweet, tea, twitter competition, win breakfast in bed with chobani, yoghurt
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London Daily Photo: Connexions
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Tagged LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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The 2013 Islay Whisky Festival (OneTravel)
The Feis Ile is the Scottish island of Islay’s annual festival of “Malt and Music.” Held every year during the last week of May with an variety of activities and events across Islay as well as on the neighbouring island Jura, the Feis Ile is considered to be one of the most important events on any true whisky lover’s calendar. Continue reading
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Spring into a Great Soho Supper at Carom Pan-Indian Restaurant
Kemey and I were treated to a delicious meal over the weekend at pan-Indian restaurant Carom at Meza. Based on past experiences, I figured we were in for a more than decent dinner when I made the reservation, but expectations were exceeded and both of us came away glad to add one more reliably good and centrally located restaurant to our list of quality venues worth keeping in mind. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged carom, carom at meza, curry, Drink, Food, indian cuisine, indian food, indian restaurant, London, meza, pan-indian, restaurant review, restaurants, review, seasonal menu, set menu, soho, W1, W1F 0TN, wardour street
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London Daily Photo: Untitled
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Tagged circus, clapton, E5, east london, fun fair, hackney, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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A Beefy Visit to Smithfield Market with Tom Hixson & Co (Great British Chefs)
There’s a good chance that if you’ve recently enjoyed a cut of USDA Prime beef at a London steakhouse or cut into a sumptuous mound of bife de lomo at one of this town’s many Argentine restaurants, your steak found its way to your plate via Tom Hixson & Co of Smithfield Market. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged Argentine rib eye, ARGENTINE STEAK, beef, BUEN AYRE, Clerkenwell, EC1, farringdon, flat iron, Food, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, importer, London, market, meat, meat market, new york strip, palm, palm bar, palm restaurant, Povl Ahm, prime beef, restaurant, restaurants, smithfield, Smithfield Market, smithfield meat market, steak, steakhouse, tom hixson, Tom Hixson & Co, USDA prime beef, USDA strip loin, wholesale
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London Daily Photo: Behind the Scenes
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Tagged CARNIVAL, circus, clapton, E5, fun fair, ghost train, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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Making the Most of Mexico City’s Museo Nacional de Antropología (CheapOair)
The Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City is the national museum of Mexico as well its most visited. Home to significant and numerous archaeological and anthropological artifacts from pre-Columbian Mexico, it is considered to be one of the most important institutions for the study of ancient Meso-American culture and society. By many of its visitors, the Museo Nacional is thought to be among the greatest museums in the world. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, Mexico, Travel
Tagged anthropology, archaeology, Art, cheapoair, cuidad de mexico, mexico, mexico city, Museo Nacional de Antropología, museum, polanco, Travel
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The Great British Tapas Project with José Pizarro and Codorníu (Blue Tomato)
With his eponymous and popular tapas bar and an equally adored sit-down restaurant (each just a minute’s walk away from the other on the trendy restaurant row that is Bermondsey Street), chef patron José Pizarro knows a thing or two about tapas and the British palate. Now, this master of the London tapa (before opening his own eateries, José was a chef at Eyre Brothers, Gaudi and Brindisa) has teamed up with cava brand, Codorníu, to add a Spanish twist to some of Britain’s most popular dishes – with the launch of the Great British Tapas project. Continue reading
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Posted in Blue Tomato, Drink, Food, London, Recipes, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged apple crumble and custard, apple crumble crema Catalana, beef and pimentón Yorkshire mini puds, bermondsey, BERMONDSEY STREET, BLUE TOMATO, brindisa, british cuisine, british food, CAVA, chef, chef patron, CODORNÍU, EYRE BROTHERS, fish and chip tostados, fish and chips, full english breakfast, full English sourdoughs, Gaudi, Great British Tapas Project, jose, JOSE PIZARRO, London, PIZARRO, restaurant, restaurants, roast beef, roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, Shepherd’s Pie, shepherd’s pie croquetas, spanish cuisine, spanish food, spanish restaurant, spanish wine, sparkling wine, tapas, yorkshire pudding
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Jack the Ripper’s London Today (CheapOair)
This year marks the 125th anniversary of the notorious Jack the Ripper murders in the East London area of Whitechapel. The first of the Ripper’s victims, Mary Ann Nichols, was found in the streets near London Hospitality in April of 1888. The identity of person who murdered her and four – or possibly five – other women still remains a mystery, but the case continues to horrify and fascinate as much as it did back over a century ago. Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, London, Pubs, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, east london, history, jack the ripper, Jack the Ripper Walking Tour, London, London Dungeon, pubs, spitalfields, ten bells, the ten bell, walking tours, whitechapel
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London Daily Photo: Hackney Marsh
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Win a Free Pair of Tickets to @LdnCoffeeFest
I’ve got a pair of tix to giveaway for this weekend’s upcoming London Coffee Festival. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Shopping
Tagged competition, east london, free, free tickets, freebies, giveaway, London, london coffee festival, old truman brewery, starbucks, WIN
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So Impressed! Mozzarella & More, King’s Road SW3
Mozzarella & More is the newest outlet (and concept) from the Made in Italy restaurant group. One part trattoria, one part mozzarella bar and one part deli, M&M is located just a couple of doors down from the original Made in Italy restaurant. It’s also the only restaurant in London producing its own mozzarella. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged burrata, cheese, chelsea, italian restaurant, king's road, London, made in italy, made in italy restaurant group, mozzarella, Mozzarella & More, neapolitan, new restaurant, new restaurant review, restaurant, review, ricotta, sara corsaro, scamorza, sicilian, SW3, SW3 5EL
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London Daily Photo: Up
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Evian Baby and Me Video – Dancing Babies!
Dancing babies Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Video
Tagged baby, cute, dancing baby, evian, evian baby, Evian Baby and Me, SPONSORED POST, Video
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Where to Shop in Rome (CheapOair)
Wondering how Italians always seem to look so effortlessly fashionable? Or maybe you’re hoping to score a few summer vacation souvenirs at bargain prices or come home from your Roman holiday with some truly unique gifts? Have a quick glance at these four Roman shopping hubs and decide which best suits your tastes and budget. Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Italy, Rome, Shopping, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, designer brands, flea market, italian designers, Italy, Porta Portese, roma, Shopping, shopping in rome, Travel, Via Condotti, Via del Boschetto, Via del Corso
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London Daily Photo: Sloane Square
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Tagged chelsea, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, sloane square, street photography
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The Best Food Shopping in Bologna (OneTravel)
Here’s a list of some of the best places in Bologna to shop for food – all centrally located within easy walking distance of each other, near the Piazza Maggiore and around the evocative and quaint Via Drapperie. But the wisest advice for any Italian food lover visiting Bologna would be simply to hit the cobbled streets and explore every last portico of this delicious city. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Chocolate, Drink, Food, Italy, OneTravel, Restaurants, Shopping, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged A F Tamburini, beer, bologna, chocolate, Drink, Drogheria Gilberto, Eataly, Food, Italy, Mercato delle Erbe, Mercato di Mezzo, OneTravel, Piazza Maggiore, Shopping, street markets, Travel, Via Drapperie
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London Daily Photo: Holbein Place
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Tagged april, chelsea, flowers, Holbein Place, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, sloane square, spring, street photography
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Google Hangout with Chef Marcello Tully and Great British Chefs
I had a lot of fun last Saturday “hanging out” with Chef Marcello Tully of the Kinloch Lodge on the Isle of Skye. The Great British Chefs Google Hangout in association with Tesco Real Food offered an up close and … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Great British Chefs, Recipes, Restaurants, Scotland, Shopping, Social Media
Tagged chef, Chef Marcello Tully, Cooking with Kids, fish fingers, fish fingers recipe, GBC, google hangout, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, Isle of Skye, Kinloch Lodge, Marcello Tully, Rice Krispie Fish Fingers, Skye, Tesco Real Food
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London Daily Photo: Blind Fred
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Tagged A Sunny Soul, Blind Fred, east london, hackney, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, plaque, street photography
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Raw Wine Festival Returns to London (OneTravel)
Coming to London next month is RAW, a “totally independent” wine fair created and organized by “Crazy FrenchWoman” and the first French female Master of Wine, Isabelle Legeron. The two-day fair celebrates natural wines from around the world that, as Isabelle puts it, are “authentic expressions of place” and the “polar opposites of industrialized, big-brand, manufactured, nothing-but-alcoholic-grape-juice wines, that use imagery and suggestion to sell a product.” Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, London, OneTravel, Travel, Wine
Tagged artisan wine, biodynamic, french wines, Klinec Medana, London, NATURAL WINES, old truman brewery, organic, RAW WINE FAIR, tower hamlets, wine, WINE FAIR
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Prime Steak and More at Palm London (CDCLifestyle)
Star of the table at Palm London is the steak: New York strip, rump and boneless rib-eye to be precise. Sourced exclusively from Smithfield stalwart – Tom Hixson & Co – and grilled to perfection by Executive Chef Spencer Westcott and his kitchen, the Palm serves gorgeously marbled and tender corn fed, hand selected USDA Prime beef aged for a minimum of 35 days … But the reasons to choose Palm don’t stop with the steaks. Continue reading
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Tagged bar, bar snacks, beef, BELGRAVIA, burgers, CDCLifestyle, cocktails, comte des cierges, DRINKS, Food, hamburgers, knightsbridge, London, palm, palm bar, palm restaurant, Pont Street, prime beef, restaurant, review, steak, steaks, SW1, SW1X 9EJ, USDA, USDA prime beef, USDA Prime beef steak
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London Daily Photo: Central
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Tagged E8, east london, hackney, HACKNEY CENTRAL, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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