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London Daily Photo: In Flight
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged autumn, dogs, fall, hackney, LDP, leaves, London, London Daily Photo, park, Photography, staffies, staffordshire terrier, street photography
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The Scots Fiddle Festival, Edinburgh (CheapOair)
The UK’s biggest fiddle festival and one of Europe’s leading events in its field is back for a 17th consecutive go at bringing the world’s best fiddle players and fans together for a full weekend of “all things fiddle.” Read … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Music, Scotland
Tagged cheapoair, edinburgh, fiddles, folk music, music, music festival, queens hall, scotland, scots fiddle festival, scottish, traditional music, violins
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Wallpaper, Ketel One and VICE Want to Fund Your Modern Craft Project
Partnering with Wallpaper magazine, VICE and Ketel One are on a quest to find contemporary craftspeople who bring traditional skills into the modern day and striving to take their work, careers and talents to the next level. Folks keen to establish a craft … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Competition, Design, VICE, Video
Tagged Art, artisans, competition, craft, craft exhibition, design, ketel one vodka, modern craft exhibition, prize, SPONSORED POST, the modern craft project, vice, Video, wallpaper, wallpaper magazine
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London Daily Photo: Take a Moment
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Tagged autumn, fall, foliage, LDP, leaves, London, London Daily Photo, november, Photography, street photography
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Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures at Serpentine Gallery, London (OneTravel)
Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures presents key pieces from the German contemporary artist’s most famous series alongside new works made especially for the exhibition. Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.
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Posted in Art, Freebies, London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged artist, contemporary art, Faces & Figures, gallery, installations, kensington gardens, London, museum, OneTravel, park, portraits, portraiture, portratis, review, sculpture, SERPENTINE GALLERY, Thomas Schütte, Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures
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The Stack: Malmaison’s Massive New Burger
I swung by the Malmaison London hotel for lunch today to sample the new mega-burger created by Mal’s Executive Chef John Woodward. Called The Stack, the burger is a massive tower of juicy, beefy meatiness consisting of … One classic … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged burger, charterhouse square, CHEESEBURGER, Clerkenwell, EC1, hamburger, London, london mal, lunch, mal burger, MALMAISON, malmaison london, review, the stack
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The Hybrid Project – Air – The Film
Kemey’s a project collaborator on this. Check it out and please help if you can!
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Posted in Art, Design, London, Movies, Social Media
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London Daily Photo: Rise and Shine
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Tagged autumn, fall, foliage, LDP, leaves, London, London Daily Photo, november, Photography, street photography, tree
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London’s Best Toilets (LBM 97.3FM)
This Dalston pub caused controversy when they installed these Rolling Stones-style lips urinals. Erotica also covers the walls. A bit of fun or misogyny? View the complete feature at the LBM 97.3FM website.
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Posted in Design, LBM 97.3FM, London, Photography
Tagged bathrooms, LBC, LBC 97.3FM, London, london's best conversation, restrooms, THE HUNTER S., toilets, urinals
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Britain’s Smallest City: St David’s, Wales (OneTravel)
Tiny little St David’s, located in Pembrokeshire on the west coast of Wales, is a fantastic and scenic place to visit. It also has the distinction of being “Britain’s smallest city.” Despite the village feel of this community of approximately 2,000 residents, … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Millfields Meet
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Tagged autmumn, clapton, E5, fall, foiliage, hackney, LDP, leaves, London, London Daily Photo, millfields park, november, Photography, street photography
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Guinness Cupcakes
It’s really cold. And I’m such a cheapskate I don’t want to turn on the heat. But if I can find a simple baking recipe then I can have something to eat and warm the flat by having the oven … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Food, Recipes
Tagged baking, baking mad, baking with beer, beer, cooking, cooking with beer, Guinness, guinness cupcakes, recipe, SPONSORED POST
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London Daily Photo: Up
Bitter cold morning. Coffee and a bowl of granola to get me going. It’s still dark out. The rain woke me up way too early pounding down on the roof. Resisting the urge to turn on the heat so early … Continue reading
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Tagged clapton, E5, hackney, LDP, London Daily Photo, lonodn, Photography, rain, SPONSORED POST, window
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Japanese #SoupSearch: The Adventure Continues
I spent last week exploring Japan in search of the next great flavour for Ainsley Harriott’s World Kitchen range of soups. Now back in London, the next step of my #SoupSearch Challenge is to meet up with Ainsley and crew … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Muted Morning
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Tagged canal, LDP, lea river, lea river walk, London, London Daily Photo, penguin, Photography, playground, street photography
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Four Fine Dines in Pembrokeshire (CheapOair)
Pembrokeshire is one of the most scenic places in all of the British Isles. It’s also one of the tastiest. Believe it or not, for such a sparsely populated part of the UK, there’s actually a huge range of quality … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, CheapOair, Coffee, Drink, Food, Pubs, Recipes, Restaurants, Travel, Wales
Tagged Angle, Angle Village, crab, Cwtch, dressed crab, hiking, lawrenny, Lawrenny Quay, lobster, lunch, Old Point House, pembrokeshire, pembrokeshire coast, pembrokeshire coast national park, pub, Quayside Tearoom, restaurants, review, solva, solva crab, Something Fishy, st david's, wales, walking, welsh
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Edwin’s French Wine Bar Brings Lyonnaise Yum to Shoreditch
Alright Shoreditchers, have you tried your new local wine bar yet? It’s a good one, offering up a smartly curated list of French wines and a tasty menu of Lyonnaise dishes. Owner-manager Edwin Chan thinks he’s come up with a … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged 2010, cabernet franc, Chinon, Domaine de la Perrière, EC2, EC2A 4NU., Edwin's, Edwin's French Wine Bar, Edwin's French Wine Bar and Restaurant, foie gras, french cuisine, french food, french restaurant, french wine, London, lyonnaise, new restaurant review, Phipp Street, restaurant, review, shoreditch, wine bar
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Japanese #SoupSearch Day Four: Kyoto
I spent last week exploring Japan in search of the next great flavour for Ainsley Harriott’s World Kitchen range of soups. What a fantastic opportunity! Japan has been one of my dream destinations ever since I was a kid learning the importance … Continue reading
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Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Drink, Food, Halloween, Hotels, Japan, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, bullet train, choco moo, cooking, cup soup, eirakuya, fish, halloween, Hidesada Shimazaki, hotel vista, japan, japanese food, joyrich, jr kyoto station, kyoto, kyoto station, MISO SOUP, morihei, nabeyak, nishiki, nishiki market, NOODLES, odawara, odawara castle, sake, shinkasen, soup, soup search, symington, symington's, tea ceremony, tempora, tengui, udon, wak japan, yuzuya
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London Daily Photo: Leaside
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Tagged canal, LDP, lea river, leaside, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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Japanese #SoupSearch Day Three: Hakone
I spent last week exploring Japan in search of the next great flavour for Ainsley Harriott’s World Kitchen range of soups. I had so much fun! Japan has been one of my dream destinations ever since I was a little kid rushing … Continue reading
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Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, baths, cooking, cup soup, day trip, fuji, hakone, hakone free pass, hot pot, hot springs, itoh dining by nobu, japan, japanese food, kimono, kobe, kobe beef, kobe steak, miso, MISO SOUP, mount fuji, mountains, mt fuji, nobu, soup, soup search, symington, symington's, tokyo, yamashita kyoko
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Byron’s MO Burger – Limited Time Only – For a Good Cause
Available from today and through to the end of November at all Byron restaurants is the MO Burger, a “classic American cheeseburger with a twist … topped with Cheddar cheese, served with pickled red onion rings, salted cucumber slices, sliced … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Breaks
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Tagged clapton, clouds, E5, hackney, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, morning, Photography, shafts of light, sunlight, sunrise
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Shepard Fairey: Sound & Vision at Stolenspace Gallery, London (OneTravel)
Anyone with even an inkling of knowledge of graffiti over the past couple of decades should be well aware of the fact that Andre the Giant has a posse. Instigator of that sticker art meme and creative mastermind behind urban … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Celebrities, Graffiti, London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged brick lane, exhibition, gallery, Graffiti, London, obey, old truman brewery, OneTravel, review, Shepard Fairey, sound & vision, stolenspace, street art, tower hamlets
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Japanese #SoupSearch Day Two: Exploring Tokyo
I spent last week exploring Japan in search of the next great flavour for Ainsley Harriott’s World Kitchen range of soups. I had so much fun! Japan has been one of my dream destinations ever since I was a little … Continue reading
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Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Food, Japan, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, asakusa, buddist temple, chunko nabe, cooking, cup soup, destination asia, destination asian, fish market, hamarikyu, hamarikyu gardens, hanano mai, Hidesada Shimazaki, japan, japanese food, kappa bashi, kappabashi, misakiko, plastic sushi, ryogoku, senso-ji, shinto shrine, shogun, shogunate, soup, soup search, sumida river, sumo, sumo soup, sumo wrestlers, sushi, sushi train, symington, symington's, tokugawa ieyasu, tokyo, tokyo cruise, Tsukiji, Tsukiji Market., ueno
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Halloween in Japan
So yep, I was in Japan last week on an Ainsley Harriott #SoupSearch. There’s a lot of content about it here on the blog. This post is just a little supplement to that soupy series and is about something else … Continue reading
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Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Halloween, Japan, Photography, Shopping, Travel
Tagged costumes, fancy dress, halloween, harvest festival, jack o lantern, japan, japanese, kyoto, pumpkins, tokyo
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London Daily Photo: Brick Lane
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Tagged brick lane, halloween, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, october, Photography, skull, street photography, wolf
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Boorito 2012: £2 Burritos at Chipotle if You’re Dressed up for Halloween
Today – Halloween, 31 October 2012 – Chipotle Mexican Grill is helping raise funds to benefit FoodCycle through a “Boorito” fundraiser. Visit one of Chipotle’s five London locations between 4pm and closing while wearing your fancy dress/Halloween costume and you’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged boorito 2012, burritos, chipotle, CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, discount, foodcyle, fundraiser, halloween, London, mexican food
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Take the Warren Zevon Werewolves Tour of London … Aaoo! (CheapOair)
I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic’s And his hair was perfect Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in CheapOair, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Tiki, Travel
Tagged beef chow mein, cheapoair, chinatown, halloween, Lee Ho Fook, Lee Ho Fook's, London, london hilton on park lane, lyrics, mayfair, park lane, Trader Vic's, Warren Zevon, werewolf, werewolves, Werewolves of London
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Japanese #SoupSearch Day One: Tokyo!
I spent last week exploring Japan in search of the next great flavour for Ainsley Harriott’s World Kitchen range of soups. I had so much fun. For me, Japan has been a dream destination since I was a little kid watching episodes … Continue reading
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Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Food, Hotels, Japan, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, cooking, cup soup, destination asia, friendly airport limousine, hinomaru shokudo, hotel villa fontaine, japan, japanese food, narita international airport, shinbashi, shiodome, soup, soup search, symington, symington's, tokyo, yakitori
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London Daily Photo: Seasons
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Tagged halloween, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, october, Photography, street photography
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Take a Slinky Survey (Please)
Passing the word on about this survey to help out a friend … I’d be incredibly grateful if you could spend 5 – 6 minutes by taking this short survey as it will help with my market research for Slinky, … Continue reading
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Me and My Aga
Viral video by ebuzzing Post sponsored by Aga Beneath the classic looks of every AGA is a heart of cast iron: the entire cooker is an outstandingly efficient energy store, steadily transferring the heat from its core into its ovens … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Close Up
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Arabic Charm and Knightsbridge Glitz at Mamounia Lounge (OneTravel)
“An idyllic and glamorous setting with a traditional Arabic charm” – Mamounia Lounge is the definition of swank. Think Aladdin’s Cave meets Studio 54. Situated essentially across the road from Harrods, perhaps guests shouldn’t expect anything less than glam. Beyond the upscale … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Who Ya Gonna Stencil?
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Posted in Graffiti, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged ban, ghost, ghost busters, Graffiti, halloween, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, october, Photography, stencil, stencil art, street art, street photography
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