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London Daily Photo: Scratch Skull
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New Restaurant Review: United Ramen, Upper Street
Ramen, ramen, ramen, ramen! Talk about a soup du jour! Londoners are slurping up this Japanese dish at a decidedly trendy rate. Newest noodles on the scene are those on offer at United Ramen, where I had a right tasty meal last week. Continue reading
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Tagged Food, islington, JAPANESE CUISINE, London, N1, N1 1QN, ramen, review, United Ramen, upper street, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Brick Lane Sunday
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Steve McQueen at Thomas Dane Gallery: Ashes
Two new works by Steve McQueen go on view soon at Thomas Dane Gallery in St James’s. One is an immersive projection with sound entitled Ashes which was shot on Super8 film in Granada with much of the footage dating from 2002 and taken by cinematographer Robbie Müller with recently recorded soundtrack about the sad fate of the subject in the film. The other work is Broken Column, a sculptural installation which “acts as a pendant to Ashes.” Continue reading
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Tagged Ashes, Broken Column, duke street, Duke Street St James's, exhibition, film, gallery, London, Movies, review, st james's, steve mcqueen, SW1, SW1Y 6BN, SW1Y 6PY, thomas dane gallery, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Portobello
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Marvin Gaye Chetwynd at Studio Voltaire: Hermitos Children 2
Hermitos Children 2 is the largest film commission to date by Glasgow based artist Marvin Gaye Chetwynd (known as Spartacus Chetwynd a couple years back when she was a Turner Prize nominee) and is on view now at Studio Voltaire. The film is part of an ongoing series of “experimental television crime drama” following telepathic detective Joan Shipman as “she uncovers and solves sex crimes” and is screened within a large scale gallery installation incorporating a number of props and interiors. Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Stratford International
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Tagged east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, STRATFORD, Stratford International, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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5 Scan-tastic Reasons to Visit Sweden’s Koster Islands (OneTravel)
About a month back I had the pleasure of visiting the Koster Islands, Sweden’s most westerly populated (if only sparsely) islands. Just south of the Norwegian coast, it’s a rugged and beautiful part of the world and a great place … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, Drink, Food, hotels, koster islands, lobster, lobster safari, luxury, OneTravel, restaurants, review, scandinavia, sweden, sydkoster, Travel, west sweden
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London Daily Photo: Guard
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Win a Pair of Tickets to the bettane+desseauve Wine Experience London
The third edition of the bettane+desseauve Wine Experience London will take place 24 and 25 October at Saatchi Gallery where guests will have the chance to sample more than 400 of the best European wines on the market today. Tickets for the tasting run 30 quid a pop. But check it out! I’ve got ten pairs of tickets to share with you lucky readers. Continue reading
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Tagged bettane and desseauve, bettane+desseauve Wine Experience, bettane+desseauve Wine Experience London, chelsea, competition, contest, Drink, Duke of York’s HQ, free, free wine, freebies, king's road, London, retweet to win, saatchi gallery, Shopping, sloane square, SW3, SW3 4RY, twitter competition, win free tickets, wine, Wine Experience London, wine producers, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Brick Lane
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Sponsored Video: ENO does Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro: 16 October to 23 November
The Marriage of Figaro comes to the London stage this month with a highly anticipated return of the English National Opera’s smash-hit production at the London Coliseum for the first time since its hugely well received premiere in 2011. Continue reading
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Tagged english national opera, ENO, live performance, London, london coliseum, mozart, music, opera, preview, SPONSORED POST, ST MARTIN'S LANE, the marriage of figaro, theatre, Video, WC2, WC2N 4ES, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Orange
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4 Great Blogs for Travel Tech Tips (OneTravel)
What’s the best gear, app, camera, tablet, SIM card etc for your particular style of travel? I dunno. But maybe one of these bloggers can steer you in the right direction. Here’s a list of five of the world’s best … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Whitechapel High Street
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Speed Date an Engagement Ring Designer with F&L Designer Guides
Here’s a first: a “Speed Date a Designer” event “to help you meet and get inspired by a collection of independent, friendly and imaginative engagement ring designers in one fun evening.” Got questions about “popping the question” and want to make sure you get everything right when you do? This unique opportunity hosted by F&L Designer Guides might be a perfect for you, potentially saving you loads of time and money. Continue reading
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Tagged bar, design, engagement rings, F&L Designer Guides, jewelry, London, marriage, Shopping, speed date a designer, the fable bar, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Freshly Cut
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Annual AllDogsMatter Halloween Dog Walk: Sunday 26 October at The Spaniards Inn
“Pups line up for this annual fur-raising AllDogsMatter Howloween Parade” weaving its way from the historic Spaniards Inn through Hampstead Heath and back to this historic and picturesquely placed pub for a “fang-tastic doggie costume contest for Best Dressed Warlock (Male), Best Dressed Witch (Female) and Spookiest in Show (Male or Female). Whether you’re a proud dog owner or just craving some cute canie action, this event promises to be a lot of fun while supporting a great cause. Continue reading
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Tagged alldogsmatter, dogs, good cause, halloween, Halloween Dog Walk, hampstead, hampstead heath, London, NW3, NW3 7JJ, pets, pubs, Spaniards Road, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: The Camden Market
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Theatre Review: Proud Haddock’s Julius Caesar
A few nights ago, I got to catch newbie production company Proud Haddock’s first ever show, a sold out performance of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar at Saatchi Gallery (the only time a play has ever been staged there). That was a one off. However, from early November the play will have a couple of weeks’ run at Chelsea Theatre about a mile or so farther down King’s Road. If the Chelsea Theatre run goes anything like the Saatchi Gallery premiere, audiences are in for a treat. Continue reading
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Tagged chelsea, julius caesar, king's road, live performance, London, play, proud haddock, review, saatchi gallery, SW1, SW10 0DR, theatre, william shakespeare, World’s End Place, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: nal Theatr
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DC Dining? It’s a Capital Idea!
A commission for City AM had me visiting Washington DC and rural Virginia at the end of September to write a piece about the exquisite Hay-Adams hotel and its relationship with regional food and drink suppliers. I’ll be sure to do a heads up post here on the blog when that article is published, but in the meanwhile I thought I’d share some of the best bits of my trip in a quickie roundup. Continue reading
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Tagged 1804 Inn, Barboursville, Barboursville Vineyards, Barboursville Wine, BARS, Ben’s Chili Bowl, City AM, cocktails, Drink, Food, heathrow terminal 2, hotels, James Madison, James Madison’s Montpelier, lafayette, luxury, Montpelier, Muirkirk Research Farm, Off the Record, Orange Country Virginia, restaurants, Rose’s Luxury, The Hay-Adams, Travel, United Airlines, virginia, Washington DC, wine
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London Daily Photo: Guilford Street
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4 of London’s Best Hookah Bars (OneTravel)
Hookah … shisha … whatever you want to call it, a relaxed and al fresco sit round the hubbly bubbly pipe can add a bit of chilled out exotic charm to any night on the town. Here’s a list of … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: In the Pipes
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Nachos of the Month: Honey Roasted Ham and Emmental Sincronizadas
Nachos! They’re an easy assemblage and an awesome snack. I’ve teamed up with tortillas with spirit brand Manomasa to create some recipes to help you best enjoy your next crunch time. A crunch Mexican style take on the classic ham and Swiss sandwich, my latest recipe – honey roasted ham and Emmental sincronizadas – is an especially quick and hassle free treat. Enjoy. Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: “Kiss”
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Athens, Greece: Street Art City (OneTravel)
Athens, Greece is probably best known for its ancient sites like the Acropolis and for being a starting point for any number of island hopping excursions. But there’s another more current and vibrant reason to pay this age old city … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Air Street
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Lizzie Fitch/Ryan Trecartin: Priority Innfield at Zabludowicz Collection
The evening after I checked out the preview of Lizzie Fitch and Ryan Trecartin’s Priority Innfield – a series of sculptural theatres where four interconnected films “that touch upon our changing relationship to the camera and its influence on conceptions of history, evolution and selfhood” are continually screened – I tried to explain the experience of watching the films and negotiating the fabricated space between them to my girlfriend. Despite my enthusiastic attempt, I’m pretty sure I failed. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, camden, chalk farm, contemporary art, exhibition, film, fitch/trecartin, gallery, item falls, lizzie fitch, London, NW5, NW5 3PT, Prince of Wales Road, Priority Innfield, review, ryan trecartin, Video, zabludowicz collection, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Untitled
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Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller Jeff Arnett at The Macbeth in London #spiritofjack
A few weeks back I had the esteemed pleasure of sitting in on a tasting with Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller Jeff Arnett. It’s funny to think that I grew up only a couple of hours’ drive from where Jeff does his magic but wound up meeting him on the other side of the Atlantic in an East London pub. Of course, as the ‘nose’ behind one of the world’s most famous brands (and what I reckon is Tennessee’s biggest export), I suppose it’s not all that surprising that the chance to shake hands and sip whiskey with Jeff might take place anywhere across the globe. Continue reading
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Tagged Drink, east london, hoxton, Hoxton Street, JACK DANIEL'S, jack rocks, jeff arnett, live music, London, master distiller, music, N1, N1 6LP, nme, pubs, shoreditch, spotify, TENNESSEE SIPPING WHISKEY, the macbeth, Video, whiskey, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Crown and Shutter
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Yoshitomo Nara at Dairy Art Centre
Yoshitomo Nara: Greeting from a Place in My Heart at Dairy Art Centre in Bloomsbury presents a great opportunity to get a good long look at art that’s as adorable as it is dastardly: like cooing over a cute cuddly kitten tearing apart a toy mouse or jotting down a nightmare on a pastel notepad. Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Untitled
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