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Monthly Archives: September 2013
London Daily Photo: La Hechicera
Early evening yesterday, I spent a bit of time at Mr Fogg’s in Mayfair with Laura Riascos and Martamaria Carrillo of Colombian premium rum (and the only family owned rum made in Colombia), La Hechicera. I had tasted La Hechicera before and really enjoyed it. So I was pleased to receive the invitation. Matured in American White Oak bourbon barrels between 12 and 21 years, it’s got an intriguingly smooth flavour profile and goes down a charm. Next time you’re at one of London’s finer bars. Look for the blue label. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged bar, colombian rum, la hechicera, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, mr fogg's, Photography, photography blog, premium rum, rum, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Range of Chakra Teas from The East India Company + a Five Night Luxury Holiday
Recently EIC introduced a new range of “Chakra” teas. Inspired by the yogic concept of energy flow through the body, the six Chakra-inspired herbal infusions are designed to restore harmony to the mind, body and soul. Keep reading to find out how to win the Chakra collection of teas plus a chance to win a special five night holiday holiday to Banyan Tree Al Wadi in Dubai. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, Shopping, Travel
Tagged banyan tree, Banyan Tree Al Wadi, Banyan Tree Al Wadi Dubai, banyan tree dubai, banyan tree resort, CHAKRA, Chakra Herbal Infusions, competition, contest, Drink, dubai, east india company, EIC, Food, herbal infusion, herbal teas, luxury resort, retweet to win, tea, teas, The East India Company, Travel, win a luxury holiday, win free tea, yoga, yogic
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DIG by Sculptor Daniel Silver: Intriguing Outdoor Art on View for Free in London (CheapOair)
An abandoned, overgrown landscape in central London is the site for an installation of free-to-view public art by artist Daniel Silver. Called Dig, the installation features a series of not-quite-finished (often eerily incomplete or eroded) figures and fragments of varying size all worked from hand and made of a range of materials including marble, plaster and terracotta. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, London, Travel
Tagged Art, cheapoair, Daniel Silver, Dig, grafton way, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, Odean Site, Photography, photography blog, preview, public art, sculpture, street photography, tottenham court road, Travel, WC1, WC1E 6DB, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Restaurant Review: Central & Co, Great Marlbourgh Street, Soho
What’s with all this “& Co” business in London these days? Here’s my third review in a row of an eatery with such a suffix to its name. Fortunately, my & Co trio has provided me with more than decent grub. In the case of Soho brasserie with chic basement bar, Central & Co, I found an especially convenient and fairly swank venue offering a something-for-everyone approach toward food and drink. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged & Co, all day dining, bar, BRASSERIE, carnaby, carnaby street, central & co, cocktails, Drink, Drink the Classics, fish and chips, Food, great marlborough street, hungarian wine, London, London blog, Moonriver Danube, Moonriver Danube 2011, Moonriver Danube 2011 Pinot noir, MUSSELS, new restaurant review, oxford circus, pinot noir, red wine, regent street, restaurant, restaurant review, restaurants, soho, W1, W1F 7HU, wine, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Untitled
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Play #LondonBingo with @CostaBingo and @tikichris and Win Dinner at The Shard
Ready to have some fun? I’ve teamed up with Costa Bingo to offer my readers the chance to get out of your seats, visit some of London’s most historic landmarks and play for a chance to win dinner for two at any of the restaurants located within one our newest icons – The Shard. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, London, Photography, Restaurants, Social Media, Travel
Tagged 10 downing street, big ben, Bingo, competition, Costa Bingo, Downing Street, Drink, fine dining, Food, London, London Bingo, nelson's column, no 10 downing street, Number 10 Downing Street, parliament, Photography, restaurants, river thames, st james's, st james's park, st stephens, thames, the churchill war rooms, the houses of parliament, the palace of westminster, the royal horseguards, the shard, the thames, trafalgar square, twitter, twitter competition, westminster, WESTMINSTER ABBEY, westminster bridge, win dinner for two, win dinner for two at the shard
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Check Out Spianata & Co for a Tasty Lunch with Roman Style
Last week I had a fantastic lunch at Spianata & Co. The Roman bakery and paninoteca has been in London for a number of years, but I’m just now getting wise to its tasty range of freshly made sandwiches, pizza rossa and more. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged bakery, brushfield street, coffee, E1, E1 6AA, east london, flat bread, gorgonzola, lasagne, London, London blog, lunch, old spitalfields market, paninoteca, pizza rossa, restaurant review, review, roman bakery, sandwich bar, sandwiches, spianata, spianata & co, spianata&co, spitalfields, spitalfields market, TIRAMISU, toasted sandwich, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Photos from the 2013 Mr and Ms Mango Tree Competition
Last night’s Ladyboy beauty pageant at Thai restaurant, Mango Tree, not only celebrated ten years of he/she glamour competition but was also the restaurant’s 12th birthday birthday. Compared to past events, the 2013 “Mr & Miss Mango Tree Ladyboy Safari” had a touch more of a gala air about it (the canapés were tastier than I remembered as well). Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Photography, Restaurants
Tagged BEAUTY PAGEANT, BELGRAVIA, cocktails, Drink, Food, KATHOEY, KATOEY, ladyboy, Ladyboy competition, ladyboys, London, London blog, mango tree, Miss Mango Tree 2013, Mr and Miss Mango Tree, Mr and Miss Mango Tree UK Ladyboy competition, photographs, Photography, restaurant, restaurants, SHEMALES, SW1, SW1X 7EQ, thai, thai cuisine, thai food, thai restaurant, TRANNIES, TRANSGENDER, TRANSSEXUALS, TRANSVESTITES, uk ladyboy competition, VICTORIA, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: St Helen’s Church Bishopsgate by @anthonyepes
Photograph by Anthony Epes. To see more of Anthony’s work, visit citiesatdawn.com. Continue reading
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Tagged anthony epes, bishopsgate, church, cities at dawn, city, city of london, dawn, east london, LDP, London, london at dawn, London blog, London Daily Photo, morning, Photography, photography blog, st helen's, st helen's bishopsgate, street photography, sunrise, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Popular London Restaurant Teams up with A-List Celebrities to Raise Funds for Children’s Hospital (OneTravel)
A baker’s dozen including some of Britain’s biggest celebrities have teamed up with London restaurant, Daphne’s in South Kensington, to give their own unique interpretation of a pen and ink sketch to help raise vital funds for a worthy cause, the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Celebrities, Design, Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged Alan Rickman, Alison Jackson, Art, Bill Nighy, chelsea, design, DRAYCOTT AVENUE, Giles Deacon, Helena Bonham Carter, hospital, Jade Jagger, Jessie J, London, PPQ, restaurants, ronnie wood, Russell Tovey, south kensington, Theo Fennell, Victoria Pendleton, Zaha Hadid
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London Daily Photo: Get Ready
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Tagged east london, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Theatre Review: When Midnight Strikes, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
If you’ve ever been in a room with more than one Manhattanite, you’ll recognise the tone of this musical and the acerbic banter bounced between its characters. Indeed, I was half surprised for there not to be a sea of yellow cabs swarming the streets of Highgate as I left the Gatehouse pub humming after Friday night’s stellar performance of When Midnight Strikes. Continue reading
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Posted in London, Music, Pubs, Theatre
Tagged Aria Entertainment, Ashley Emerson, charles miller, christopher peake, damian sandys, grant murphy, highgate, inner circle productions, kemey lafond, kevin hammonds, lighting, London, london theatre, Lucyelle Cliffe, matthew ramplin, Miranda Wilford, music, musica, musical review, N6, N6 4BD, Newley Aucutt, North Road, Penny Rock Theatre Productions, play, pub, review, sepehr malek, sound design, the gatehouse, theatre, theatre review, tom boucher, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, When Midnight Strikes
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London Daily Photo: In the Hole
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Mango Tree Celebrates 10th Annual Ladyboy Beauty Pageant This Sunday
Upscale Thai restaurant Mango Tree’s now legendary annual ladyboy beauty pageant will return for a 10th year this Sunday night, the 15th of September. The 2013 event will feature a “safari” theme along with special guest hosts and judges as wells as DJs, musical performances and the “lively, buzzing atmosphere that Mango Tree is famous for”. Continue reading
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Tagged BEAUTY PAGEANT, BELGRAVIA, cocktails, dirnk, Drink, Food, KATHOEY, KATOEY, ladyboy, Ladyboy competition, ladyboys, London, London blog, mango tree, Miss Mango Tree 2013, Mr and Miss Mango Tree, Mr and Miss Mango Tree UK Ladyboy competition, restaurant, restaurants, SHEMALES, SW1, SW1X 7EQ, thai, thai cuisine, thai food, thai restaurant, TRANNIES, TRANSGENDER, TRANSSEXUALS, TRANSVESTITES, uk ladyboy competition, VICTORIA, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Circling
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, london bridge, London Daily Photo, Photography, photography blog, shard, south london, street photography, the shard, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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A Guide to Mexico City’s Neighborhoods (CheapOair)
Mexico City is a lot of things to a lot of people. But there’s one aspect that everybody who’s ever been there can agree on. It’s a big place. One of the largest cities in the world, the same dynamic that makes Mexico City such an excellent destination can also lead to a bit of frustration if you’re unsure how to get around. Before you go, have look at this quick guide to the city’s main neighborhoods. Continue reading
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Popular Cake & Bake Show Returns to London (OneTravel)
The Cake & Bake Show – Britain’s biggest baking show, returns to London next month for a three day weekend filled with celebrity demos, live bake offs, skills classes, competitions and lots of opportunities to sample breads, cakes and other treats along with the chance to check out the latest and greatest baking and sugarcraft supplies. Who’s the 2013 Cake & Bake Show for? Pretty much anybody from the casual home nibbler to the fanciful pastry chef pro. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, OneTravel, Recipes, Shopping, Travel
Tagged 2013 cake & bake show, bakery, baking, cake, cake & bake show, cake and bake show, cakes, earl's court exhibition centre, earls court, Food, London, OneTravel, recipes, Shopping, sugarcraft, the cake & bake show, the cake and bake show, Travel, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Secret Ways to Book a Hotel for Less (Guest)
Want to cut the cost of your holiday? Hotels can take the biggest bite out of your travel budget, but it doesn’t have to be that way. One particular hotel room can have massive variations in price depending on where … Continue reading
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Review: Sincerely, Mr Toad at Greenwich Theatre
Last night I caught the London premiere of Sincerely, Mr Toad at the Greenwich Theatre. Having toured around the UK with a well received stint at this year’s Fringe, the new musical examines the life of The Wind in the Willows author Kenneth Grahame, his icy relationship with wife Elspeth and the tragic early death of their son Alastair – and how these and other factors shaped Grahame’s imagination and writing. Continue reading
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Posted in Books, London, Music, Theatre
Tagged Adam Venus, author, books, Crooms Hill, david hutchinson, David Wilson, design, Frog and Toad, greenwich, greenwich theatre, kemey lafond, kenneth grahame, London, music, musical, new musical, play, review, Sarah Borges, SE10, SE10 8ES, sincerely mr toad, south london, stage, the wind in the willows, theatre, theatre review
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London Daily Photo: The Good, the Bad and the Kitty
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Tagged east london, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Scotch Egg Challenge 2013 at The Ship in Wandsworth
Tuesday 17 September will see the Scotch Egg Challenge return to The Ship in Wandsworth for a third year and first time to team up with humanitarian charity Action Against Hunger with a two and a half day online auction “eggs-travaganza” Continue reading
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Tagged ACTION AGAINST HUNGER, Alexis Gauthier, Andrew Hill, Andrew Jones, bar food, Barrafina, Barry Jones, Barry Macmillan, Bartek Wojtaszuk, british cuisine, british food, British Larder, Brompton Cookery School & Restaurant, Bumpkin Restaurants, Celebrities, charity, charity auction, chef, CINNAMON SOHO, Dan Doherty, Dan Hartley, Donna Berry, duck & waffle, eggs, Fino, fish market, Food, GAUTHIER SOHO, Georgian Neagu, Gillian Kingstree, Gizzi Erskine, Gordon Ryan, Hayley Bryant, Henry Root, HESTON BLUMENTHAL, James de Jong, James Goldstone, JAMES KNAPPET, Kevin Love, Kiren Puri, Kitchen Table, Krzysztof Szczepanski, London, Madalene Bonvini-Hamel, Marcus Bean, Matt Reuther, michelin stars, Monikers Hoxton Square, Neil Wornham, new street grill, Nieves Barragan, online auction, Paul Berry, Paul Fletcher, PEYTON & BYRNE, Pig & Hay, Porters English Restaurant, Princess Victoria, pub food, pub grub, Queen Adelaide, Raju Ramachandran, Raymond Fulton, Reform Social & Grill, Restaurant magazine, Richard Bradford, rivington grill, Rob McLeary, Ross Pike, Rowan Babe, Sanji Thommadura, scotch egg challenge, scotch egg challenge 2013, Scotch eggs, SIMON WADHAM, Stefan Chomka, Thatched House, The Bladebone Inn, The Canbury Arms, The Castle Inn, The Draper Arms, The George Inn, The Grove, The Hind's Head, The Marquis of Westminster, The Modern Pantry, The Red Lion at Britwell Salome Sergio Neale, THE SHIP, the ship in wandsworth, The Swan, The Victoria, tikchris, Tomas Sharp, Vivek Singh, wandsworth, Whyte & Brown, William Prole
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Feel More Comfortable When Speaking in Public
Public speaking. It’s something we all have to do at some point in our careers. I’ve certainly done my share. Sometimes it’s been a nightmare for me, other times an absolute delight. More than subject matter, audience and often even … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Kingsley, London, Millie Baker, Presence Training, public speaking, speaking in public, workshops
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London Daily Photo: Dawn Breaks at Westminster Bridge by @anthonyepes
Photograph by Anthony Epes. To see more of Anthony’s work, visit citiesatdawn.com.
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Tagged anthony epes, cities at dawn, dawn, LDP, London, london at dawn, London blog, London Daily Photo, london eye, morning, Photography, street photography, streetlights, sunrise, westminster, westminster bridge, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Bermondsey Street Festival Returns to South London (CheapOair)
Bermondsey Street Festival is an annual celebration of music, dance, arts, cuisine and creativity situated in and around one of London’s quaintest little lanes. The festival is entirely volunteer-led and can draw big crowds. Last year the event saw 15,000 visitors enjoying a range of activities including a dog show, a fashion show, maypole dancing, an open air cinema and more than 100 stalls. This year attendee numbers are expected to nearly double. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, bermondsey, BERMONDSEY STREET, Bermondsey Street Festival, borough, cheapoair, Drink, Food, London, london bridge, restaurants, Shopping, south london, street fair, Street Festival, Travel
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All Day Soho Dining at Damson & Co on Brewer Street
Two current trends in the London dining scene at the moment are creating all-day-dining menus and adding a gratuitous “& Co” to the end of your business’s name. Newly opened Damson & Co twirls a double braid of zeitgeist to offer the constant flow of Soho shufflers a handy little place for a full-on dinner or a dabbling dash with libation – be it booze, fresh juice or quick shot of espresso. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged all day dining, bar, beer, brewer street, cafe, coffee, damson & co, deli, flat bread, juice, London blog, new restaurant review, restaurant, restaurant review, restaurants, review, soho, W1, W1F 0RL, wine, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Under the Rebar Sky
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Tagged building site, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, Photography, photography blog, rebars, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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My 3D Lipo Non-Surgical Fat Removing Experience
I get some pretty wacky invitations landing in my inbox these days. Having a several years old blog and a rather flexible attitude toward what makes a relevant story often adds up to me getting to check out a lot of things I might not have even known about otherwise. Latest of these larks that I actually agreed to try out was the opportunity to book a non-surgical 3D Lipo fat removing and skin tightening session at Skin Associates in Central London which resulted in me loosing 2cm from my waistline. Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Blue Skies
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American Expat Living in London, Meet Chris (Expats Blog)
Just because Britain and America share a common language, doesn’t mean there aren’t significant cultural differences between them. If you’re coming here from the States, don’t assume things are the same as “back home.” You are in a foreign country. And when you do encounter differences, don’t immediately assume that the Brit way is inferior or even an adaptation. Continue reading
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Tagged Blogs, ex patriot, expats, Expats Blog, interview, living overseas, London, London blog, Travel, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff and Great Taste at the Specialty & Fine Food Fair 2013
Here’s a quick list of just some of all the good stuff I came across this afternoon at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2013, the “UK’s largest showcase of fine food and drink”. The fair continues tomorrow and Tuesday at Olympia Exhibition Centre. I loved my nibbling meander through the fair and thought it presented a fabulous opportunity to sample a range of great products from Britain and abroad while chatting with passionate producers and entrepreneurs. Continue reading
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Tagged ¡Cho! Gazpacho, breckland orchard, cheese, chimi mayo, chimichurri, Chipotle Ketchup, ciccioli, cream soda, Drink, drinking gazpacho, extremaduran, extremaduran cheese, extremaduran warehouse, Food, Gigi il Salumificio, good stuff, kensington, lomito, London, London blog, northwood, olympia exhibition centre, restaurants, restaurnats, royal ham, sfogliagusto of ciccioli croccanti., sheep cheese, Shopping, smoked meats, soft drinks, spanish cheese, speciality & fine food fair 2013, strawberry gazpacho, tikchris, torta del casar, torta del casar dop, W14, W14 8UX, west london, woodall's, woodall's charcuterie, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Carnaby Style Night – London Shopping Event (OneTravel)
The evening of Thursday the 12th of September will present an opportunity to experience one of London’s most iconic shopping districts with a “Style Night” focused on the best of men’s fashion and more. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, beer, carnaby, carnaby street, carnaby style night, Drink, DRINKS, fashion, Food, London, London blog, mens fashion, menswear, OneTravel, pubs, restaurants, Shopping, soho, style, tikchris, Travel, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Old Spitalfields Market
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London Daily Photo: Thomasina Miers, Burrito Mama
Thomasina Meirs (fresh back to work from several months’ maternity leave) and the folksbehind popular London restaurant group, Wahaca, have announced plans to open Burrito Mama – a new takeaway restaurant at One New Change (along with an actual Wahaca outlet in the same shopping complex) – at the end of October.
For a taste of what’s to come, head over to Street Feast in Dalston today where Tommi and crew will be slinging beans and stuffin’ ’em in toasted tortillas at a pop-up market stall (don’t worry – there’s covered seating if it rains). I dropped by last night for a pork pibil “Mexicana Mama” (sin rice but abundantly filled with pork and crunchy slaw). Yum. Continue reading
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Tagged burrito mama, burritos, dalston, east london, Food, hackeny, hackney, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, mexican food, new restaurant, Photography, photography blog, pop-up, street feast, street food, street market, street photography, THOMASINA MIERS, tommi miers, wahaca, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Theatre Review: A Door Must Be Kept Open – or Shut at The Osborne Studio Gallery
A first time collaboration sees The Osborne Studio Gallery on tony Motcomb Street in Knightsbridge host a new and intimate production of Alfred de Musset’s 168 year old play, A Door Must Be Kept Open – or Shut. Musset’s sharp witted lines delivered bluntly in this aristocratic battle of the sexes are a delight to take in and seem to ring as true today as when this punchy one act play was penned nearly two centuries ago. Continue reading
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Tagged A Door Must Be Kept Open – or Shut, Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay, Alfred Musset, Ana Maria Rincon, Anthony Kurt-Gabel, Art, art gallery, Christopher Staines, french theatre, Katherine Heath, knightsbridge, Laurence Cummings, London, Martin Parr, Motcomb Street, one act play, Osborne Studio Gallery, Peter Meyer, play, SW1, SW1X 8JU, The Osborne Studio Gallery, theatre, theatre review
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Win a Free Signed Copy of Chef Neil Perry’s Rockpool Bar & Grill Cookbook
Neil Perry is one of the world’s top chefs. When he’s not in the kitchen at one of his seven Australian restaurants, cooking up a storm on TV or working as lead consultant to Qantas Airways, Neil somehow manages to find the time to be an author. Keep reading for your chance to win a signed copy of his Rockpool Bar & Grill book. Continue reading
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