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London Daily Photo: Bateman’s Buildings
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Tagged Bateman's Buildings, Graffiti, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, paste-up, Photography, photography blog, soho, street art, street photography, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Bottle of Baileys Chocolat Luxe Chocolate Whiskey Liqueur
Chocolate lovers listen up! Whiskey connoisseurs, you pay attention too! I’ve got a 50cl bottle of Baileys recently launched Chocolat Luxe – the world’s first fusion of Belgian chocolate, Irish whiskey and cream – to share with one lucky reader. Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Great Marlborough
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Tagged great marlborough street, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, oxford circus, Photography, photography blog, regent street, soho, street photography, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Carlisle
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London Daily Photo: Wardour
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London Daily Photo: Berwick
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Tagged berwick street, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, Photography, photography blog, soho, street photography, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Visit James Bond’s England (CheapOair)
Bond. James … yeah, you know the next bit. One of Britain’s greatest pop icons – the one and only 007 – is wowing film fans visiting the UK at these attractions celebrating the world’s most famous spy and the works of writer Ian Fleming. Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, CheapOair, Design, England, Hotels, London, Movies, Travel
Tagged 007, Beaulieu National Motor Museum, Bond in Motion, Buckinghamshire, Celebrities, cocktails, devon, Drink, Duke's Bar, Duke's Hotel, england, film, hampshire, hotels, ian fleming, JAMES BOND, London, London RIB Bond Experience, Martini Masterclass, martinis, Milton Keynes, movie, Movies, Plymouth, Royal Navy Museum, Spy Games, thames RIB experience, Travel
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London Daily Photo: Carnaby
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Tagged carnaby, carnaby street, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, Photography, photography blog, soho, street photography, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Jason Atherton’s Berners Tavern at The London Edition
Exquisite flavours in a lavish setting – Jason Atherton’s Berners Tavern at The London Edition Hotel is designed to dazzle. Continue reading
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Posted in Design, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged Berners Street, Berners Tavern, chef, cocktails, design, Drink, edition hotels, Food, hotel, Ian Schrager, JASON ATHERTON, London, London blog, marriott, new restaurant review, punch bar, restaurant, restaurants, review, The London Edition, the london edition hotel, W1, W1T 3LF, wine, wines, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Expedia Wants You to Travel Yourself Interesting and Win a Trip to Abu Dhabi #TYI
Expedia has unveiled a #TYI (Travel Yourself Interesting) Twitter hashtag campaign to help make some of the Twittersphere’s more lacklustre tweets more interesting, with slebs such as Little Britain comedian Matt Lucas and kitchen sensation Rachel Khoo being among the first to receive the “interesting” treatment with video spruce-ups designed to bring a smirky smile to your face and get you dreaming about your next travel destination. Continue reading
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Lunch at Lima: Wow.
Peruvian chef Virgilio Martinez’s much lauded London outpost, Lima, has just received its first Michelin star – and the first one ever granted to a Latin restaurant in Europe. Guess who was lucky enough to enjoy a leisurely lunch there the day after the big announcement? Yep. And I loved every last bite of my experience too. Continue reading
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Tagged arapaima, brazil film festival, CEVICHE, chef roberto ortiz, chef virgilio martinez, cocktal, Drink, dulce de leche, fine dining, first michelin star for a latin restaurant in europe, fish, fitzrovia, Food, latin cuisine, latin food, latin restaurant, Lima, Lima London, lima restaurant, London, lunch, macon charnay, michelin star, octopus, PERUVIAN, PERUVIAN CUISINE, peruvian food, peruvian restaurant, PISCO, PISCO SOUR, quinoa, RATHBONE PLACE, restaurant review, restaurants, review, roberto ortiz, sea bream, seafood, taste of brazil, VIRGILIO MARTINEZ, W1, W1T 1JH, white burgundy, wine, zomato
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London Daily Photo: Keeper’s House at the Royal Academy
The Keeper’s House at the Royal Academy opens to Friends of the Academy and to the general public today. Continue reading
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Tagged architects, ARCHITECTURE, Art, burlington house, cheapoair, Christopher Le Brun, David Chipperfield, GRAYSON PERRY, keeper's house, London, Long & Kentish, mayfair, Michael Craig Martin, OLIVER PEYTON, piccadilly, royal academy, Royal Academy Collection, royal academy of arts, Tom Stuart-Smith, Tracey Emin, W1
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London Daily Photo: Chelsea Embankment
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Tagged chelsea, Chelsea Embankment, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, Photography, photography blog, river thames, street photography, thames, west london, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2013 (OneTravel)
The Toronto After Dark Film Festival is an annual showcase of the world’s best new Horror, Sci-Fi, Action and Cult Movies. Entering its eight year with “nine nights of cinematic mayhem,” the 2013 festival runs from the 17th to the 25th of October – just in time for Halloween! Continue reading
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Posted in Canada, Movies, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged canada, film festival, horror movies, Movies, OneTravel, ontario, toronto, Toronto After Dark Film Festival, Travel
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Good Stuff
Here’s a quick little list of good stuff I’ve recently come across and thought was worth sharing with you. Enjoy! Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Good Stuff, Hotels, London, Recipes, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged blackfriars, burgers, chairman's reserve, CHEESEBURGER, CICCHETTI, cocktails, Creative Sandwich, crowne plaza london, diciannove, Drink, Food, good stuff, hotels, indian wine, International Spirits Challenge, james ramsden, laithwaite's wine, London, marylebone, negroni, parsnips, piccolo parsnips, recipes, restaurants, riverford, rum, sandwiches, Shopping, Sula Nashika Sauvignon Blanc 2013, sula vineyards, TOMMI'S BURGER JOINT, warburton's, wine
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London Daily Photo: FAIR Rum at Skylon
I took a premium booze pit stop the other night at Skylon to meet bar manager Nebojsa Kutlesic and Matthieu Boulas, sales manager for FAIR Spirits and sample FAIR Rum, the UK’s first fair trade, premium rum. Made in Belize from molasses and then aged for five years in American oak barrels, FAIR is then shipped to Cognac in France where a master distiller “perfects” it. If you like rum, you might find this one to be perfect. I certainly enjoyed sipping it neat and in a couple of cocktails. Continue reading
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Tagged cocktails, Drink, FAIR Rum, FAIR Spirits, fair trade, fair trade rum, fairtrade, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, luxardo, Maraschino Luxardo Cherry Liqueur, Matthieu Boulas, Nebojsa Kutlesic, Photography, photography blog, rum, SKYLON, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Pair of Tickets to Salon du Chocolat #BigChocolateWin
Salon du Chocolat, the world’s biggest chocolate show, is teaming up with Chocolate Unwrapped, London’s annual chocolate festival, to create what will be the most chocolaty day in British history yet: Salon du Chocolat London. Keep reading for your chance to win a free pair of tickets. Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, chocolate blog, chocolate unwrapped, chocolate week, competition, contest, Drink, Food, free, freebies, London, London blog, olympia ex, retweet to win, salon du chocolat, salon du chocolat london, salon du chocolate - london, Shopping, social media, tickets, Travel, twitter competition, win free tickets, win free tickets to salon du chocolat, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Crown & Shuttle Pub in Shoreditch Ups the London Burger Ante
New(ish) Shoreditch High Street pub, Crown & Shuttle, has recently launched a new burger menu big on flavour and full of umph. I dropped by yesterday for lunch and found my burger and the venue to be well worth a recommendation. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged beer, burger review, burgers, crown & shuttle, Drink, duck burger, east london, Food, hackney, liquorice and black cherry ketchup, London, London blog, paulaner, pub, pubs, restaurants, review, shoreditch, shoreditch high street, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: World’s Largest Gin & Tonic Tasting
Last night Fever-Tree hosted Gin & Tonic Fever. Billed at the “world’s largest G&T tasting”, the event was held at Chelsea Physic Garden and featured well over 100 different gins from around the world to sample along with all of Fever-Trees tonic waters and mixers. Continue reading
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Tagged chelsea, chelsea physic garden, cocktails, Drink, FEVER TREE, gin, Gin & Tonic, gin & tonic fever, hoxton gin, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, Malaria No More, mixers, Photography, photography blog, quinine, street photography, tonic, tonic water, west london, world's largest gin & tonic tasting, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving in Toronto (OneTravel)
Canadian Thanksgiving takes place on the second Saturday of every October. This year the date falls on the 14th. Differences between the Canadian and American versions of the holiday are nuanced with both celebrations centering around a family feast of turkey with all the trimmings. Essentially, Canadian Thanksgiving is just a lot earlier and further north – but just as delicious! Continue reading
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Tagged Barque Smokehouse, Black Creek Pioneer Village, canada, canadian thanksgiving, Casa Loma, EPIC Restaurant at the Fairmont Royal York, Fairmont Royal York, Food, Globe Bistro, hotels, OneTravel, ontario, restaurants, toronto, Travel
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Brazilian Film Festival of London: 27 September to 1 October
The Brazilian Film Festival – the premiere platform for contemporary Brazilian cinema in the UK – returns to London for a fifth year tomorrow and runs until the 1st of October offering loads of movies for cinema fans as well as an excellent opportunity to try some of London’s finer Latin restaurants. Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Years of Playful Football, A Little of What You Fancy, A Top Goal Scorer in My Heart, Brazilian Film Festival, Brazilian Film Festival London, brazilian football, Brazilian Western, CABANA, Canela, cheapoair, cinema, covent garden, Drink, film, Food, football, Ivy's Mess Hall, Lima, Lima London, Lockhart London, London, London blog, McQueen, McQueen Shoreditch, Movies, ODEON, Odeon Cinema Covent Garden, Oui Madame, Praia at Sushinho, Quantus, restaurants, Santos, shaftesbury avenue, soccer, sushinho, taste of brazil, Travel, WC2, WC2H 8AH, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Les Dioscures, Jean Cocteau
LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair opened this week at Berkeley Square and runs until Sunday 29 September. I took a sneak peek at the Press preview a couple of days ago and reckon it’s well worth a visit if antiques and contemporary or classical art are your thing. Continue reading
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Tagged antiques, Art, berkeley square, Decorative Arts, Jean Cocteau, LAPADA, LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair, LAPADA London, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, mayfair, Photography, photography blog, street photography, SURREALISM, surrealist, Sylvia Powell, Sylvia Powell Decorative Arts, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Like Sunday Lunch for a Tuesday Tide Over at West Cornwall Pasty Co
So I was running around all over town yesterday without a chance to stop for a meal. At one point, I found myself at Waterloo Station (en route from Mayfair to South Bank with Soho, Camden and back home to Hackney lined up after that) and went with an old reliable for my din-din on the go: a pasty from West Cornwall Pasty Co. Continue reading
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Tagged beef, Food, food restaurants, London, pasty, restaurant, restaurants, review, roast, roast beef, street food, SUNDAY LUNCH, sunday lunch pasty, SUNDAY ROAST, WATERLOO STATION, west cornwall pasty co
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Get a Taste of Brazil during London’s Brazilian Film Festival (CheapOair)
The Brazilian Film Festival – the premiere platform for contemporary Brazilian cinema in the UK – returns to London from the 27th of September to the 1st of October, offering a riveting presentation of Brazilian culture on and off the screen. Continue reading
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Tagged Brazilian Film Festival, Brazilian Film Festival London, Brazilian Western, cheapoair, cinema, Drink, film, Food, London, London blog, Movies, restaurants, Travel, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Lutz Bacher at ICA
Black Beauty, the first major solo exhibition in the UK by American artist Lutz Bacher, which opens today at the ICA. The show provides a unique opportunity to see Bacher’s new works made specifically for the ICA together with recent work for the first time in London. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, black beauty, contemporary art, exhibition, ICA, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, London SW1Y, Lutz Bacher, Photography, photography blog, street photography, SW1, The Institute of Contemporary Arts The Mall, The Mall, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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World’s Biggest Chocolate Show Coming to London This October (CheapOair)
Salon du Chocolat, the world’s biggest chocolate show, is joining forces with the organisers of London’s annual chocolate festival, Chocolate Unwrapped, to create what is slated to be the most incredible chocolate show the UK has ever seen: Salon du Chocolat – London. Continue reading
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Tagged cheapoair, chocolate, chocolate unwrapped, chocolate week, Drink, Food, London, London blog, salon du chocolat, salon du chocolate - london, Shopping, Travel, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Breakfast at Aqua Shard
Yes of course, the view is the main draw at Aqua Shard, but don’t let that get in the way of enjoying the food and stylish setting. I recently had breakfast there and left feeling nearly as pleased with my full English as I was with this upscale restaurant’s full-on vistas. For a (high) rise ‘n shine that towers over the competition, the newly introduced breakfast menu at Aqua Shard is tops. Continue reading
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Tagged Aqua Shard, breakfast, breakfast at aqua shard, coffee, Drink, eggs, Food, LDP, lobster, London, London blog, london bridge, London Daily Photo, new restaurant review, Photography, photography blog, restaurant, restaurant review, restaurants, restaurants at the shard, shard, street photography, the shard, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: History
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Recipe: Rachel Green’s Peas on Toast
Chef Rachel Green, a “woman for all seasons” who’s “cooking for Britain” was an absolute delight to cook alongside and to learn from. Observing her in the kitchen (not to mention getting to sample here her excellent food) was the highlight of the week. Nothing fancy but big on yum, Rachel’s recipe’s were down to earth, easy to follow and (most importantly) delicious.Here’s the recipe for a basic but really inspired dish, peas on toast. Read more of Rachel’s recipes from our day with John Lewis and Cole & Mason. Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Untitled
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Win a Free Signed Copy of Camilla Stephens’ The Higgidy Cookbook: 100 Recipes for Pies and More!
Last week I had a delectable pleasure of getting to meet Camilla Stephens, founder of Higgidy, a “little company of piemakers creating pies, quiches, tarts and slices in the seaside town of Shoreham-by-Sea”. Camilla was in London to meet with a small crew of food writers and get our opinions about a few upcoming pies (I loved her sweet potato offering!) and to give us a sneak peek at her new book. Keep reading for your chance to get hold of a copy of The Higgidy Cookbook: 100 Recipes for Pies and More! Continue reading
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Tagged books, british food, camilla stephens, competition, contest, cookbook, Food, free, freebie, freebies, giveaway, higgidy cookbook, pie recipes, pies, quiche, recipe book, recipes, retweet to win, Shopping, tarts, The Higgidy Cookbook, twitter competition, win a free cookbook, win a free higgidy cookbook
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Recipe: Rachel Green’s Salsa Verde
Chef Rachel Green, a “woman for all seasons” who’s “cooking for Britain” was an absolute delight to cook alongside and to learn from. Observing her in the kitchen (not to mention getting to sample here her excellent food) was the highlight of the week. Nothing fancy but big on yum, Rachel’s recipe’s were down to earth, easy to follow and (most importantly) delicious. Here’s her recipe for a very tasty salsa verde. Check back soon for more of Rachel’s recipes from our day with John Lewis and Cole & Mason. Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Strand
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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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British Ceramics Biennial at Stoke-on-Trent (OneTravel)
The British Ceramics Biennial returns this autumn to the English town of Stoke-on-Trent, the world capital of ceramics, with its biggest line-up to date. Set to run from Saturday the 28th of September to Sunday the 10th of November, the Biennial celebrates the best in contemporary ceramics and brings together 150 leading artists through a series of exhibitions, installations and events while drawing on the local area’s heritage and significance in the ceramics industry. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, British Ceramics Biennial, ceramics, craft, dishware, england, OneTravel, pottery, stoke-on-trent, Travel
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Recipe: Rachel Green’s Aioli
Chef Rachel Green, a “woman for all seasons” who’s “cooking for Britain” was an absolute delight to cook alongside and to learn from. Observing her in the kitchen (not to mention getting to sample here her excellent food) was the highlight of the week. Nothing fancy but big on yum, Rachel’s recipe’s were down to earth, easy to follow and (most importantly) delicious. Here’s her recipe for a simple yet satisfying aioli. Check back soon for more of Rachel’s recipes from our day with John Lewis and Cole & Mason. Continue reading
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Tagged aioli, aioli recipe, chef rachel green, cole & mason, Food, Garlic, john lewis, lemon, mayonnaise, mayonnaise recipe, rachel green, recipes, Seasoning and Flavouring with Chef Rachel Green, Shopping
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