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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Bompas & Parr Add Flavour to London’s New Year’s Eve Celebrations with World’s First Multi Sensory Fireworks
London’s favourite jellymongers, Bompas & Parr, are working with Vodafone, in partnership with the Mayor of London, to create the world’s first mutli-sensory firework display for London’s New Year’s Eve. Wow. If you’re planning on hitting the street for a … Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Food, London
Tagged Bompas & Parr, BOMPAS AND PARR, christmas, fireworks, flavour fireworks, Food, jellymongers, London, new year's eve
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Best of OneTravel 2013 (OneTravel)
Reading over my OneTravel blog posts from the past 12 months, all I can say is wow, it was a very good year. Here’s a look back at five of my favorite reasons to have traveled in 2013. I hope … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Untitled
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Phone Box
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Best Restaurants (Everywhere Else) – 2013
To say I ate and drank well this year does not begin to describe how delectable 2013 was for me. Both in London and beyond, I had the pleasure of experiencing some of the best meals outside the home I’ve … Continue reading
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Posted in Best of 2013, Best of the Best, Drink, England, Food, France, French Polynesia, Hotels, Italy, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Wine
Tagged Best of 2013, Best of the Best, best restaurants of 2013, brighton, Drink, enoteca, Fa'a'ā, fish, Food, france, french cuisine, french food, french polynesia, french restaurant, french restaurants, GB1, GB1 Seafood Restaurant & Bar, Grand Brighton, Grand Brighton hotel, hotel, hotels, INTERCONTINENTAL, Intercontinental Tahiti Resort, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurant, italian restaurants, Italy, Le Lotus, michelin stars, osteria, pad thai, paris, restaurants, seafood, sussex, Tabernalibraria, tahiti, thai food, thai restaurants, Thai Spices, Torino, Travel, turin, wine, wine shop
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London Daily Photo: Euston Road
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Tagged euston, EUSTON ROAD, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Molton Street
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best London Pizza – 2013
To say I ate and drank well this year does not begin to describe how delectable 2013 was for me. Both in London and beyond, I had the pleasure of experiencing some of the best meals outside the home I’ve … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Best of 2013, Best of the Best, Drink, England, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged bakery, Best of 2013, Best of the Best, best pizza of 2013, bristol, chatsworth road, CHEAP EATS, clapton, CLAPTON POND, corner shop, covent garden, DE BEAUVOIR TOWN, Drink, Drury Lane, E5, E5 0LH, E5 0QJ, E8, E8 1BP, east london, Ecco, Ecco Pizza, england, enoteca, Food, hackney, homerton, italian food, italian restaurant, italian restaurants, Latto's Pizza, London, london pizza, london restaurants, London's best pizza, lower clapton road, N1, N1 3JS, north london, palm 2, pepenero, pizza, restaurants, rossopomodoro, seven dials, Shopping, shoreditch, sourdough, sourdough pizza, south bank, south london, southbank, SOUTHGATE ROAD, street food, Sweet Thursday, tottenham court road, Travel, venerdi, W1, W1J 3QY, W1J 7NW, W1S 2AX, W1T 1JH, W1T 7NG, WATERLOO, WC1, WC2, WC2B 5RU, wine, wine shop, wood fired oven
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5 Great Cookery Schools in Central London (OneTravel)
Here’s a list of five of the best cookery schools in London. I’ve been to all five, and I’m happy to vouch for all of them. Indeed, I’m a better cook for visiting each one. I’ve still got a long ways … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, OneTravel, Recipes, Shopping, Travel
Tagged aveqia, classes, cookery classes, cookery school, cookery schools, cooking classes, cooking schoold, cooking schools, courses, Food, Food at 52, London, London blog, OneTravel, school of wok, Shopping, Travel, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: High Street
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Best Cheap Eats in London – 2013
To say I ate and drank well this year does not begin to describe how delectable 2013 was for me. Both in London and beyond, I had the pleasure of experiencing some of the best meals outside the home I’ve ever eaten. Here’s a list of some excellent London eateries where I’ve found it possible to enjoy a satisfying meal for £5 or less. Keep an eye out for more posts over the coming days listings my favourite London restaurants and pizza places as well as the ten best restaurants I visited outside of London this year. Continue reading
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Posted in Best of 2013, Best of the Best, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged Avocado & Herb Salad Wrap, bakery, banh mi, Bánh Mì Hoi-An, BELGRAVIA, best cheap eats of 2013, Best of 2013, Best of the Best, chatsworth road, CHEAP EATS, city of london, clapton, CLAPTON POND, corner shop, cornershop, covent garden, DE BEAUVOIR TOWN, Drink, Drury Lane, E5, E5 0LH, E5 0QJ, E8, E8 1BP, east london, EC2, EC2A 2DQ, EC2R 8EJ, Ecco, Ecco Pizza, finsbury park, Food, German backerei café, Graham Road, hackney, HACKNEY CENTRAL, Happening Bagel Bakery, homerton, kamps, Kamps German Backerei Café, knightsbridge, Latto's Pizza, London, london pizza, london restaurants, lower clapton road, N1, N1 3JS, N4 2AA, north london, palm, palm 2, pizza, Pont Street, pret, pret a manger, restaurants, sandwiches, seven dials, Seven Sisters Road, Shopping, shoreditch, sourdough, sourdough pizza, street food, tottenham court road, W1, W1T 7NG, WRAPS
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Win a Degustabox Surprise Box of Foodie Goodies
Here’s your chance to win a Degustabox surprise delivery for free. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, Shopping
Tagged beer, competition, contest, degustabox, degustabox uk, Drink, Food, food delivery, free, freebies, retweet to win, surprise, twitter competition, WIN
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London Daily Photo: Well, I Tried.
So, my first attempt constructing a traditional Scandi Pepperakashus turned out to be a bit of a disaster. I blame the glögg. Still it tasted great, and I had a lot of fun playing around with my gingerbread kit from Scandinavian Kitchen … Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged Annas Pepperakashus, christmas, gingerbread, GINGERBREAD HOUSE, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Pepperakashus, Pepperkakor, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best London Restaurants – 2013
To say I ate and drank well this year does not begin to describe how delectable 2013 was for me. Both in London and beyond, I had the pleasure of experiencing some of the best meals outside the home I’ve ever eaten. Here’s a list of the ten London restaurants I enjoyed visiting the most over the past 12 months along with a few extra honourable mentions. Keep an eye out for more posts over the coming days listings my favourite London cheap eats and pizza places, as well as the ten best restaurants I visited outside of London this year. Continue reading
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Posted in Best of 2013, Best of the Best, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Parma, Pubs, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged 1 Hamilton Place, alvin leung, American steakhouse, BARS, BELGRAVIA, Berners Tavern, Best of 2013, Best of the Best, best restaurants of 2013, bo london, BRASSERIE, Brasserie at the Tower Hotel, charlotte street, chefs, chelsea, chinese cuisine, chinese food, chinese restaurant, chinese restaurants, chiswick, city of london, cocktails, cookbook cafe, coq d'argent, county hall, coya, devonshire road, dim sum, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 2DQ, EC2R 8EJ, extreme chinese, fish, Food, france, french, french cuisine, french food, french restaurant, french restaurants, GASTRO PUB, gastropub, Gillray's Steakhouse & Bar, green park, Guoman Hotels, hackney, hakkasan, HKK, hotels, hutong, hutong at the shard, hyde park corner, INTERCONTINENTAL, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurant, italian restaurants, Italy, king's road, knightsbridge, latin cuisine, latin food, latin restaurant, Latin restaurants, Lima London, London, London blog, london bridge, london bridge quarter, London Marriott, london restaurants, marriott, mayfair, michelin stars, mill street, Mozzarella & More, north london, osteria, pad thai, palm, palm 2, paris, park lane, pepenero, PERUVIAN CUISINE, peruvian food, peruvian restaurant, peruvian restaurants, pescatori, pescatori fitzrovia, piccadilly, Pont Street, pub, pubs, Quantus, RATHBONE PLACE, restaurants, SE1 9RY, seafood, shoreditch, south bank, south london, southbank, St Thomas Street, steak, steakhouse, steakhouses, street food, SW1, SW1X 9EJ, SW3, SW3 5EL, tahiti, thai food, thai restaurants, The London Edition, the only running footman, the shard, Torino, tottenham court road, tower bridge, tower hill, tower hotel, Travel, W1, W1J 3QY, W1J 7NW, W1S 2AX, W1T 1JH, W1T 7NG, W4, W4 2HD, WATERLOO, WC1, WC2, WC2B 5RU, west london, wine, wood fired oven, Worship Street, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Top 5 Christmas Lights in London (CheapOair)
Tis the season to enjoy the twinkly show of holiday lights in London. Here’s the definitive list of the five best spots to get in the spirit. Merry Christmas and happy new year! Read my complete post at the CheapOair … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Merry Christmas
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Posted in Christmas, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged christmas, christmas tree ornaments, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, roborts, robots, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London’s Top 5 Department Store Christmas Windows (CheapOair)
Doing some last night gift shopping in London? Be sure to take a moment to enjoy all the festive sights and pretty lights! The city’s famous department stores do it up in grand style this time of year to show … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Downs Road Starlight
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Posted in Graffiti, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged clapton, downs road, E5, east london, hackney, hackney down, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Sponsored Video: Renault Presents Electric Zoe #RenaultZOE
Two 100% electric Renault ZOEs – driven by remote control from a helicopter hovering above – race along a 1.9 mile route through central London that’s made up of 570 pieces of Scalextric track. Seriously? Seriously. Yep. From the London … Continue reading
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Tagged #RenaultZOE, cars, electric cars, London, Renault, Renault ZOE, Renault ZOE Scalextric, Scalextric, SPONSORED POST, Video
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The Best Christmas Markets in Paris (CheapOair)
They say Paris is the City of Lights. This is certainly true during the festive season, when the French capital seems to twilight and enchant just a little bit more than usual. So bundle up, hit the streets, sip your vin … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Christmas, France, Paris, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, christmas, christmas markets, france, paris, street markets, Travel
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London Daily Photo: Trimming
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Tagged barber shop, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Italy’s Six Best Automobile Museums (OneTravel)
Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Alfa Romeo … even the mention of Italy’s famed luxury sports cars can rouse the imagination and ambition of millions of car enthusiasts the world over. Here’s a roundup of a half dozen of the country’s best … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Swans
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London Daily Photo: Plushy Frosties
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cooking up a Scandilicious Christmas with Norwegian Seafood and Signe Johansen
Here’s a quick mention about a fun cookery session I recently sat in on at rather swank cooking school, Aveqia. Hosted by the Norwegian Seafood Council with London’s own Scandilicious chef Signe Johansen at the helm, it was a tasty opportunity to discover what makes seafood from Norway so special and delicious while dabbling in a bit of Scandi Christmas tradition too. Continue reading
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Posted in Blogs, Christmas, Food, London, Recipes, Shopping
Tagged aveqia, bergen seafood chowder, Blogs, chowder, chowder recipe, christmas, cod, cooking, cooking school, dill pollen, fish, Food, global harvest, hot & chilli, London blog, norwegian cod, norwegian seafood, norwegian seafood council, recipe, recipes, rosana mcfee, scandilicious, scandinavian food, seafood, seafood chowder, seafood from norway, Shopping, signe johansen, sustainability, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Sourdough Pizza at the Back of Palm 2
Say Hi to David Latto, pizzaiolo working up a storm Thursday to Saturday, 6 to 10pm, “at the back of Palm 2” in Clapton. It was a real treat getting a behind the scenes taste of David’s sourdough pizzas yesterday as he was setting up for a busy night in front of the oven. Continue reading
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Tagged clapton, CLAPTON POND, david lotto, E5, east london, hackney, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, lotto's pizza, palm 2, Photography, photography blog, pizza, sourdough pizza, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Top 5 Christmassy Things to do in Madrid (CheapOair)
Heading to Madrid this month? Here’s a list of tips to help have a Feliz Navidad in true Spanish style. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Tilia: Christmas Nibbles Sorted
Started in 2011 and incorporating a “Five Point Selection Criteria to identify producers who display qualities that set them apart from the pack”, Tilia connects Londoners with some of the best local suppliers of artisan food and drink. Currently, Tilia is only a London only thing, but there are plans to expand. Continue reading
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Tagged artisan food, artisan food and drink, artisan food and drink delivery service, artisan food delivery, barclaycard, Barclaycard’s Freedom Rewards Card, belle epoque, belle epoque patisserie, breakfast, cheese, cheesemonger, christmas, cooking, deli, delivery, fishmonger, Food, food shopping, gourmet, groceries, independent retailers, London, London blog, mortimer & bennett, online delivery, online home delivery, online shopping, patisserie, review, seafood, Shopping, small business, steve hatt, tilia, tilia.co.uk, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Upper Clapton Road
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Tagged clapton, E5, east london, hackney, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, upper clapton road, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Spaghetti Bolowhatta? The Real Bolognese Revealed (Great British Chefs)
Let’s get to the meat of the matter. There’s no such thing as spaghetti Bolognese. Or, at least, there isn’t in the actual city of Bologna. You would do well to seek Bolognese inspiration for its rich tradition in pasta making. It’s a deliciously saucy city too and one which rightly lays claim as the original home of a large variety of food products – just not spag bol. Bologna and the region of Emilia-Romagna have as prominent a cuisine and as celebrated a food culture as anywhere in the world. Even among Italians from other parts of the country, the gastronomic sensibilities of the Bolognese are held in the highest esteem. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Great British Chefs, Italy, Recipes, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Wine
Tagged bologna, deli, Drink, emilia romagna, Food, GBC, gelato, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, ice cream, Italy, Mercato delle Erbe, Mercato di Mezzo, northern italy, pasta, polpette con piselli, ragù alla Bolognese, recipes, restaurant, restaurants, salumeria, Shopping, street markets, tortellini, tortelloni, Travel, travel blog, travel blogger, Via Drapperie, wine, Италия, イタリア, 意大利
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Tweet Your Christmas Wishes from atop the BT Tower – #TweetsOnTheTower
From Thursday the 19th to Saturday the 21st of December (yep, this week!), BT will give folks a chance to share their personal Christmas messages to millions of people across London via giant screens at the top of the BT Tower. To get your message displayed, all you have to do is tweet it to @bt_uk with the hashtag #TweetsOnTheTower on the day you want the message to be shown. Continue reading
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Tagged @bt_uk, #TweetsOnTheTower, BT, BT Tower, christmas, London, social media, twitter
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London Daily Photo: The Mount Only
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Tagged east london, hackney, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Recipe: Gorgonzola Meatball Sub with Creamy Dill Sauce and Balsamic Honey Vinaigrette
Here’s a recipe for a Gorgonzola meatball sub guaranteed to leave a mess and satisfy appetites of any proportion. Enjoy. Continue reading
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Tagged baguette, balsamic, Balsamic Honey Vinaigrette, blue cheese, Creamy Dill Sauce, Food, gorgonzola, Gorgonzola Meatball Sub, gorgonzola meatballs, gorgonzola recipe, italian cheese, meatball, meatball recipe, Meatball Sub, meatballs, pork meatballs, recipe, recipes, sandwich, submarine sandwich, tikichris recipes, vinaigrette
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How to Manga like the Modenese (OneTravel)
With a population of fewer than 200,000 people, the list of icons associated with the northern Italian city of Modena is impressive. Pavarotti, Ferrari, Maserati, Balsamico, tortellini … whatever floats your proverbial boat, odds are you’ve been inspired by someone … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Italy, OneTravel, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
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