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Good Stuff #64 | St Patrick’s Day Edition
Here’s my latest list of good stuff, in this case all in celebration of Irish drink with a sampling of quality beverages I had the pleasure of trying at a recent Spirit of Sharing tasting event hosted by Irish Ambassador Daniel Mulhall and Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, at the Irish Embassy in Belgravia. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Good Stuff, London, Shopping
Tagged beer, Bord Bia, Brehon Blonde, Brehon Brewhouse, Drink, Fruit wine, gin, Glendalough Distillery, Glendalough Seasonal Gin, good stuff, irish whiskey, liqueur, London, Móinéir Irish Fruit Wines, Muldoon, Muldoon Irish Whiskey Liqueur, Shopping, ST PATRICKS DAY, whiskey, wine, Writer's Tears, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The BEST Bachelor Party Trip Ever! (Going Places)
Hey there, best man! Are you planning a bachelor party trip for your soon-to-be-wed buddy? Our handy how-to guide will help you make the occasion memorable and help you make it all about him. Here’s to the groom – and … Continue reading
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Posted in Going Places, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged bachelor party, bachelor party trip, Going Places, OneTravel, Travel
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#CityStories | Index
I hope you enjoyed my City Stories posts and videos highlighting some of the best food and drink in and around Shoreditch – all within a short stroll of the newly opened Point A hotel on Paul Street. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, City Stories, Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged #CityStories, BARS, beer, CAFES, City Stories, cocktails, coffee, competition, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 4JH, Food, hotels, London, Paul Street, Point A, Point A Hotels, pubs, restaurants, shoreditch, street food, street markets, Travel, Video, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Pan Asian in Camden Town at Miusan, Inverness Street
Steps from Camden Town Station, Miusan restaurant takes diners across the Far East with a variety of pan Asian dishes in glitzy style. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged camden, CAMDEN TOWN, cocktails, Drink, Food, Inverness Street, London, Miusan, NW1, NW1 7HJ, pan asian, restaurants, reviews
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#CityStories: Coffee
Need a caffeine kick in Shoreditch? Or, perhaps, somewhere chilled out to pause and reflect over a cup of something warm? You’ll love the recs in this third (and final) video instalment for my City Stories collaboration with Point A Hotels. Continue reading
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Posted in City Stories, Coffee, Competition, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Travel, Video
Tagged #CityStories, #PointAHotels, Allpress, allpress espresso, CAFES, City Stories, cocktails, coffee, competition, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 4JH, Food, hotels, London, Old Shoreditch Station, old street, Paul Street, Point A, Point A Hotels, pubs, restaurants, shoreditch, Shoreditch Grind, The Old Shoreditch Station, Travel, Video, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Darkhorse, East Village, Stratford
Set at the base of one of the East Village towers (former Olympic Athletes Village) in Stratford, Darkhorse is a seemingly aptly named contender for one of the best places to eat in London I’ve come across in quite a while. Kemey and I certainly loved our leisurely Saturday lunch. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged Bertha oven, Darkhorse, Darkhorse Restaurant, Drink, E20, E20 1FS, east london, EAST VILLAGE, East Village E20, East Village Stratford, Fernando de Castilla, Food, London, Palo Cortado, restaurants, reviews, rib eye, sherry, steak, STRATFORD, Victory Parade, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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#CityStories: Bars and Pubs
Thirsty in Shoreditch? You are so in the right place. Check out the second video instalment for my City Stories collaboration with Point A Hotels. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, City Stories, Competition, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Travel, Video
Tagged #CityStories, #PointAHotels, Barley Mow, BARS, beer, City Stories, cocktails, competition, curtain road, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 4JH, Food, hotels, hoxton, London, Paul Street, Point A, Point A Hotels, pubs, restaurants, Ryan Chetiyawardana, shoreditch, street food, Strongroom, Strongroom Bar, Strongroom Bar & Kitchen, Strongroom Bar and Kitchen, The Barley Mow, Travel, Video, White Lyan, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, Stoke Newington
The pizza game in London just got real with the opening of L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele in Stoke Newington. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Pizza, Restaurants
Tagged cheese, chefs, da michele, da michele london, da Michele Stoke Newington, east london, Food, Great Italian Chefs, hackney, hotels, italian cheese, italian food, l'antica pizzeria da michele, L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele London, L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele Stoke Newington, Le Strade della Mozzarella, LSDM, LSDMLondon, Mozarella, N16, N16 0UH, neapolitan pizza, pizza, pizzeria, restaurants, reviews, Stoke Newington, Stoke Newington Church Street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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#CityStories: Street Food
The clip is dedicated to one of my favourite topics – street food – and features tips on where to chow down on three of the yummiest options (IMHO) for grab-n-go grub near the new Point A Hotel on Paul Street in Shoreditch. Continue reading
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Posted in City Stories, Competition, Food, London, Restaurants, Street Markets, Travel, Video
Tagged #CityStories, #PointAHotels, brick lane, City Stories, competition, east london, EC2, EC2A 4JH, Food, Gourmet Gorditas, hotels, liberty cheesesteak company, London, Paul Street, Pilpel, Point A, Point A Hotels, pubs, restaurants, shoreditch, spitalfields, street food, Travel, Video, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Southern Italian Taste on Tour: Le Strade della Mozzarella
Le Strade della Mozzarella (“the streets of mozzarella” – LSDM for short) is an international tour showcasing Italian PDO Buffalo Mozzarella alongside other Southern Italian foods such tomatoes, pasta and extra-virgin olive oil. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Angelo Sabatelli, Baglioni Hotel, Baglioni Hotel London, cheese, Chef Angelo Sabatelli, Chef Roberto Petza, chefs, Food, Great Italian Chefs, hotels, italian cheese, italian food, Le Strade della Mozzarella, LSDM, LSDMLondon, luxury, Mozarella, PDO, restaurants, Roberto Petza, Shopping, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Have a Spring Fling in These 5 Budget Destinations (Miles Away)
Birds are chirping, the snow is melting, and you’re probably going stir-crazy. It can only mean one thing: spring is here and not a minute too soon! One of the many things that we love about spring is that it’s the perfect season for travel. With fewer tourists, affordable lodgings, and great airfare rates, it’s the best time to take advantage before the peak summer crowds roll in. Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Miles Away, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, Miles Away, Spring travel, Travel
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#CityStories: Exploring #Shoreditch with #PointAHotels
Get ready for City Stories: a new series of video posts I’ve cooked up with Point A Hotels to highlight some of my favourite food and drink in and around Shoreditch. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, City Stories, Coffee, Competition, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Street Markets, Travel, Video
Tagged BARS, coffee, competition, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 4JH, Food, hotels, London, Paul Street, Point A, Point A Hotels, pubs, restaurants, shoreditch, street food, street markets, Travel, Video, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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2017 Folkestone Triennial Artists Announced
Has it been three years already? Time for another look at the upcoming arty happenings in Kent for the Folkestone Triennial. Continue reading
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Raw Wine Week 2017
Raw Wine Week will make a splash this month across London with tastings, dinners, wine list takeovers, meet the producer events, parties and of course the Raw Wine Fair. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged #rawwineweek, artisan wine, BARS, Food, London, raw wine, RAW WINE FAIR, raw wine week, restaurants, Shopping, The Store on The Strand, The Store Studios on The Strand, the strand, WC2, WC2R 1EA, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Gluten Free Flavour Hamper from Schwartz
To celebrate the launch of Schwartz’s new range of gluten free sauces, gravies and mixes, I’ve teamed up with the brand to give my readers the chance to win a Gluten Free Flavour Hamper valued at £85. Continue reading
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Lucy Watson Raises Money for PETA with Leetchi.com | #LWfundraiser
Lucy Watson’s passion for animal rights is well known. She’s been closely involved in PETA for quite some time. But this is the first time she has proactively fundraised for the charity. In a campaign video filmed in her home, she explains why she wants to get more “hands-on” in the fight against animal cruelty. Continue reading
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New Chef at Bird of Smithfield
Bird of Smithfield is the same great restaurant set in a five-storey townhouse with rooftop bar across from Smithfield Market as it has been since launching in 2013 – just now with a new Head Chef, Tommy Boland. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged Bird of Smithfield, Chef Tommy Boland, Clerkenwell, cocktails, Drink, EC1, EC1A 9LB, farringdon, Food, London, luxury, restaurants, reviews, smithfield, Smithfield Market, Smithfield Street, Tommy Boland, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Barcelona Uncovered with Avis
Avis has teamed up British travel writer Ben Holbrook to tour of his chosen home and uncover the best of Barcelona to help you experience the city like a local. Continue reading
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Tagged Avis, barcelona, Barcelona Uncovered, ben holbrook, catalan, catalunya, chocolate, Churreria Trebol, churros, Drink, Food, Gracia, restaurants, spain, tapas, Travel, Xurreria Trebol
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Win an Old Fashioned Cocktail Kit from American-Whiskey.com
American-Whiskey.com is your all-in-one resource for discovering the delicious wonders of one of the State’s most awesome exports. I’ve teamed up with this handy site to offer one lucky reader the chance to win an Old Fashioned Cocktail Kit. Continue reading
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Tagged #AmericanWhiskeyWin, American Whiskey, American-Whiskey.com, bourbon, cocktails, competition, Drink, free, freebies, Old Fashioned, Old Fashioned Cocktail Kit, RT to win, Shopping, Tippleworth, Tippleworth Old Fashioned Cocktail Kit, twitter competition, whiskey, Woodford Rerserve
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Cornish Bounty and a Scenic View of the Thames at Northbank
Head Chef John Harrison finds delicious inspiration in the bounty of the Cornish coast and brings fresh flavour to the modern British menu at Northbank Restaurant and Bar near St Paul’s. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged "northbank restaurant and bar", bar, Chef John Harrison, city of london, cocktails, Drink, EC4, EC4V 3QH, Food, John Harrison, London, northbank, Northbank Restaurant & Bar, One Paul's Walk, restaurants, reviews, seafood, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Meet MealPal and Get a Week’s Worth of Lunches for Free
Super popular American lunch app – MealPal – has launched in London. Through the app, you can reserve quick pickup lunches for less than £5 per meal at a time and place convenient for you. But before you get all excited about that, check out this opportunity to give the app spin with a week’s worth of free lunches with no obligation to continue after that. Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Food, Freebies, London, Money, Restaurants
Tagged apps, city of london, Clerkenwell, farringdon, Farrington, Food, free, free lunch, freebies, liverpool street, London, lunch, MealPal, MealPal London, MealPal.co.uk, money, shoreditch, soho, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Movie Review: We Are X
We Are X is a new documentary about ultra mega superstar metal band, X Japan. Never heard of them? Well, to say they’re big in Japan would be an understatement. Having sold 30 million singles and albums combined since starting in the early 80s, these guys are the biggest band in Japan ever. Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Movies, Music
Tagged Celebrities, documentary, Entertaintment, film, John Battsek, Movies, music, reviews, Stephen Kijak, Video, We Are X, X Japan, Yoshiki
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You Want to Do What Where? Start with Venuefinder
The UK’s leading venue directory, Venuefinder is a free online database with more than 15,000 venues in the UK and beyond. Event organisers – and just about anyone else needing to book somewhere to something with a group of any size – would do wise to give this reliable resource a thorough look during the early stages of your event planning. Continue reading
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Tagged blue and green, event organising, event organizing, event planning, events, Venuefinder, Venuefinder.com
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HELP! I’m Lost! 3 Tips to Help You Find Your Way When You’re Astray While Traveling (Going Places)
These days with our cell phones and mobile devices keeping us in almost constant contact with friends and family and continually updated about our whereabouts, not knowing where you are at any given moment is an increasingly rare occurrence. Still, getting lost can happen — even to the savviest of travelers. If it happens to you, here’s what to do. Continue reading
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Tio Pepe Challenge 2017
The Tío Pepe Challenge is an international cocktail competition offering bartenders and mixologists around the world a chance to demonstrate their knowledge and creativity preparing a signature drink with sherry. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, Jerez, Spain, Wine
Tagged 8 Brook Street, Andalusia, cocktails, competition, Drink, dry sherry, Feria del Caballo, fortified wine, Gonzalez Byass, hush, Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Lancashire Court, London, mayfair, sherry, spain, spanish wine, tio pepe, tio pepe challenge, tio pepe challenge 2017, W1, W1S 1E, wine
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How to Get Around London for Cheap (Going Places)
London is an amazing destination but it can be a challenging place to navigate if you’re on your own and unfamiliar with London’s impressive array of transportation options. Continue reading
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Tagged Going Places, London, OneTravel, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Lie Lie Land Stencil by Bambi
Remember when President Chump and Prime Minister Theresa Maybe were caught holding hands as they took a walk together at the White House? Maybe they’d just come from dancing cheek to cheek around the Oval Office? Or at least that’s how street artist Bambi imagined the pair in her new Lie Lie Land stencil on view in Islington. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Graffiti, London
Tagged Art, Bambi, Bambi Street Artist, Cross Street, Graffiti, islington, Lie Lie Land, London N1 2BA, N1, politics, Shillingford Street, street art, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Aegean Eats with a Hip Hop Beat at Firedog
Aegean eats with a hip hop beat are on the menu at Firedog, a Fitzrovia breakfast and lunch restaurant just off Oxford Street. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged breakfast, coffee, Drink, Firedog, fitzrovia, Food, Newman Street, oxford street, restaurants, reviews, W1, W1T 3EZ
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Gousto Recipe Boxes? Me Gusta!
Two of my tastier meals I had last week came compliments of flexible recipe box subscription service, Gousto, You known how these things work, right? You order online the meals you want and then have them delivered to you in a box with just enough of each raw ingredient – along with instructions – so you can cook the meals. Continue reading
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Posted in Discounts and Special Offers, Food, London, Recipes, Shopping
Tagged discounts & special offers, discounts and special offers, Food, food box subscriptions, food boxes, Freekeh, Gousto, Gousto.co.uk, halloumi, London, promo code, promocode, Recipe box subscriptions, recipe subscription, recipes, recipes boxes, Shopping, tikichris special, voucher code
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The Founder Burger at BRGR.CO
To celebrate the release of The Founder, the Michael Keaton film about Ray Kroc of McDonald’s fame, BRGR.CO has launched a limited edition burger consisting of two blade steak patties with melted cheese, shredded iceburg lettuce, pickled gherkins and secret recipe BRGR.CO sauce on a triple layer sesame bun. Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Food, London, Movies, Restaurants, Video
Tagged BRGR, BRGR.CO, burgers, Celebrities, cheeseburgers, Entertainment, Food, hamburgers, London, Michael Keaton, Movies, restaurants, soho, The Founder, The Founder BRGR, The Founder Burger, Video, W1, W1F 8ZB, wardour street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Dinner and a Show at Circus, Endell Street
Dinner and a show! That’s what’s on offer at Circus on Endell Street. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Entertainment, Food, Live Performance, London, Restaurants, Valentine's Day
Tagged circus, Circus London, Circus Restaurant, cocktails, covent garden, dance, Drink, endell street, Entertainment, Food, live performance, London, restaurants, reviews, seven dials, Valentine's Day, WC2, WC2H 9BA
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Go All-In: A Guide to Europe’s Top Casinos
Through appearances on film and TV, the major casinos in the US, Vegas especially, are world famous. Who hasn’t heard of Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas? But seeing as the concept of casinos seems to have originated with the Caesars, it’s quite apt that we take a look at some of the top casinos in Europe. Continue reading
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Win the Complete Range of Vini & Bal’s Rustic Indian Curry Sauces
Feeling saucy? Yeah, me too. How about lucky? Then stick around for your chance to win the full range of rustic Indian curry sauces from Vini & Bal’s. Continue reading
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Good Stuff #63
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip, savour and more – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Good Stuff, Shopping, Travel
Tagged 31 Dover, 31Dover, 31Dover.com, cocktails, Control GX, Control GX Grey-Reducing Shampoo, Drink, Food, good stuff, Just for Men, Lanique, Lanique Rose Liqueur Spirit, olive oil, Penclic, Penclic K2 Mini Keyboard, Phew, Pomora Olive Oil, Shampoo, Shopping, Toilet spray, Travel, Vectair Systems
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Best Dressed Irish Oyster
Last week, Bord Bia (the Irish Food Board) hosted a Best Dressed Irish Oyster competition at Hix Oyster and Chop House in Farringdon. I tagged along for the chance to slurp down some especially delicious oysters and while having a look at how participating chefs went about dressing them up. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged Best Dressed Irish Oyster, Bord Bia, champagne, Food, Hix, Hix Oyster & Chop House, Irish food, Irish Food Board, Irish Oysters, London, OYSTERS, POP UPS, restauratns, seafood, Shuck, Shuck LDN, Shuck London, Simon Lamont, wine
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