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RAW, the Artisan Wine Fair, Returns to London – 18 and 19 May
RAW – the Artisan Wine Fair – is a two-day celebration of some of the best wine talent in the world. Featuring over 150 growers, RAW is one of the most exciting collections of fine, natural, organic and biodynamic wine artisans ever to come together in the capital. Their wines are pure, kind to the planet, very possibly better for your health and best of all they’re absolutely delicious. Continue reading
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Tagged artisan wine, biodynamic, brick lane, Drink, east london, Food, french wines, London, London blog, NATURAL WINES, old truman brewery, organic, raw, RAW WINE FAIR, Shopping, tower hamlets, wine, WINE FAIR, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Wardour Street
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, soho, street photography, W1, wardour street, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Celebrate Norway Day Across the UK with 99p Fish and Chips – 17 May
Happy Norway Day? Ja!. Here’s the scoop on a tasty and affordable way to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Norwegian constitution. The Norwegian Seafood Council is partnering with 99 fish and chip shops across Britain to offer folks a chance to purchase a portion of the UK’s preferred takeaway for only 99p. Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Oxford Street
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Tagged bond street, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, oxford street, Photography, photography blog, primark, street photography, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Play Parkdean Holidays’ Home or Away Quiz to Win a Free Holiday
Parkdean Holidays, the UK’s number one holiday park operator, has just launched a fun “Home or Away” interactive quiz that features a selection of scenic photographs of beautiful holiday destinations around the world. All you have to do is identify … Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, England, Freebies, Scotland, Travel, Wales
Tagged #homeoraway, battersea park, competition, contest, england, home or away, Home or Away Quiz, parkdean, parkdean holiday homes, quiz, scotland, Travel, wales, win a free holiday
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Ten Tastes Of Soho Tour for Foodies in London (OneTravel)
A couple of Saturdays back, I tagged along on a delicious tour through the historic and vibrant streets of one of London’s most celebrated neighbourhoods – Soho. The tour was organized and led by chef, ex-restaurateur, and host of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Drink, Food, guided tour, London, London blog, Michelle Francis, OneTravel, restaurants, Scratch Supper Club, soho, soho walking tour, ten tastes of soho, ten tastes of soho food tour, Travel, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Pair of Tickets to LIMBO at London Wonderground
LIMBO fires up the Southbank Centre once more from now until the 17th of August with circus as you’ve never seen it – wild, wicked and out of this world! Hot on the heels of an international tour, the stunning original cast returns to whisk audiences into a sinister netherworld of jaw-dropping contortion, gut-churning aerial acrobatics, nail-biting stunts and staggering illusions. Sounds like a blast, right? Keep reading to find out how to win a pair of tickets for free. Continue reading
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Tagged acrobatics, acrobats, brass band, cabaret, circus, competition, contest, contortionists, free, free tickets, free tickets to limbo, freebies, hip hop, illusionists, illusions, limbo, live music, live performance, London, London blog, london wonderground, magic, magicians, music, retweet to win, RT to win, Scott Maidment, south bank, south london, southbank, southbank centre, stunts, Sxip Shirey, theatre, twitter competition, udderbelly, udderbelly festival, win free tickets, wonderground, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Face Down
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Discover The Douro (Great British Chefs)
Chris Osburn takes us on his journey of discovery in the Portuguese regions of Porto and the Douro Valley. The trip has clearly changed his views on Port as well as all wines from those areas he visited. Continue reading
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Tagged Denomination of Origin, discover the origin, DOC, douro, douro valley, douro wines, Drink, Food, fortified wine, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto, Manuel Cabral, Manuel De Novaes Cabral, o porto, PDO, port, porto, portugal, portuguese wine, Shopping, Travel, travel blog, vineyards, wine
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London Daily Photo: Patterns
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Find Your Sea Legs at Tahiti’s Pearl Regatta (City AM)
Intrepid adventurer Chris Osburn reminisces about his adventures on Tahiti’s high seas. Continue reading
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Tagged boating, City AM, french polynesia, leeward islands, pacific, pacific ocean, polyneisa, polynesia, polynesian, race, regatta, sailing, society islands, south pacific, tahiti, tahiti pearl regatta, tahitian, tikcihris, tiki, Travel, yachting, yachts
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London Daily Photo: Soho
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3 Easy Photo Editing Tools to Perfect Your Vacation Photos
Okay. So you’re back home from the perfect vacation where you shot some amazing photos. Now what? Sifting and sorting through all those files and editing them can be boring and time consuming while also taking away from moments you … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, apps, Flickr, Lightroom 5, OneTravel, photo apps, Photography, Pic Collage, Travel, travel photography
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London Daily Photo: St Anne’s Court
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Handmade in Britain – Appreciating British Craftsmanship (CheapOair)
Opening the doors to the beautiful and historic Chelsea Old Town Hall for three days this May, Handmade in Britain will showcase the best of contemporary fine crafts across a range of disciplines. With innovative design to be on display … Continue reading
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Tagged british design, cheapoair, chelsea, chelsea old town hall, cookery school, craft, design, handmade in britain, king's road, London, London blog, pop-up, SW3, Travel, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Great Gregories
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Tagged east london, epping, epping forest, Great Gregories, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, street photography, theydon bois, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Codorníu Cava + Jose Pizarro and Ashika Mathews at Portobello Road Market – Saturday 10 May
The bright and bubbly folks behind Codorníu Cava “hitting the markets of Britain” with their Codorníu Cava Revolution to “spread the Cava love and bring the soul and vibrancy of Barcelona’s famous market – La Boqueria – to the UK.” This Saturday (10 May) they’ll be at Notting Hill’s Portobello Market from 8am to 7pm. Joining the Codorníu team will be wine expert Ashika Mathews as well as chef José Pizarro, who’ll be pairing the sparkling wine with his own tasty Spanish creations. Continue reading
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Tagged Ashika Mathews, catalan, CAVA, chef, CODORNÍU, Codorníu Cava, Codorníu Cava Revolution, JOSE PIZARRO, London, londonlovewine.com, notting hill, portobello market, Portobello Road, portobello road market, spanish food, spanish wine, sparkling wine, street markets, tapas, W11, wine
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London Daily Photo: Reach
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Tagged east london, epping forest, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, oak trail, theydon bois, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Infographic: Who is Your Favourite Dr Who Baddie?
Who is your favourite baddie? is an infographic that was produced by Gumtree.
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London Daily Photo: Oak Trail
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Tagged east london, epping forest, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, oak trail, theydon bois, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Recipe: Parma Ham and Spaghetti Frittata
I love frittatas and reckon the southern Italian recipe for what’s essentially an egg and pasta pie is among the ultimate of comfortable foods. It keeps for a few days and is a fantastic leftover, reheated or even cold. Continue reading
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Tagged black truffles, Food, frittata, frittata recipe, italian food, London, my recipes, omlet, parma ham, parma ham recipe, pasta, pasta recipe, prosciutto, prosciutto recipe, recipe, Spaghetti, spaghetti frittata, Tartuflanghe, tikichris recipes, truffle salt, truffles, underground cookery school
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London Daily Photo: Outfitters
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Win a Bijoux Afternoon Tea for Two at The Langham London
London’s historic home of the afternoon tea, The Langham London, is preparing once again to launch its annual Bijoux Afternoon Tea with Champagne Laurent-Perrier. To be served in the refined and elegant setting of the hotel’s Palm Court, the specially themed “Summer Season” tea will be available from 15 May to 6 July and priced at £52 per person (£65 with a glass of Laurent-Perrier Brut). But guess what? Here’s a chance for one lucky reader to win tea for two for the price of a tweet. Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon tea, art deco, bijou afternoon tea, CHERISH FINDEN, chocolate, competition, contest, Drink, Food, free, freebies, hotel, langham, langham hotel, London, London blog, luxury, marylebone, palm court, Pastry Chef Cherish Finden, retweet to win, RT to win, tea, tea for tea, the langham, top london afternoon tea, twitter competition, Win a Bijoux Afternoon Tea for Two at The Langham London, win a free afternoon tea at harrods, Win Afternoon Tea for Two, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Untitled
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Carnaby Party Tonight
Tonight (1 May 2014) from 5 to 9pm, Carnaby will host the “ultimate shopping party” with more than 100 fashion brands, restaurants and bars coming together to share special offers, discounts, and more with fashionable folks just like you. There’ll be live music and free drinks too! Continue reading
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Tagged 20% discount, AQ/AQ, arnaby Street, BARS, bars and cafés, beak street, Broadwick Street, carnaby, Carnaby Burger Co, carnaby.co.uk, Cheap Monday, Dahlia, Dehesa, Diesel, Dr. Martens, Drink, ElevenParis, F-Troupe, fashion, FOUBERT'S PLACE, Ganton Street, great marlborough street, Hawaiian grill bar Kua 'Aina, Illamasqua, KINGLY COURT, KINGLY STREET, Lazy Oaf, live music, London, London blog, Marlborough Court, Marshall Street, newburgh street, OTHER/shop, oxford circus, part, Paul Smith Soho, Pixi, regent street, restaurant, restaurants, Scotch & Soda, Shopping, Shoryu Carnaby, soho, street party, style, tapas brindisa, The Kooples, The Rum Kitchen, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Untitled
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The New London Cleaners!
If you haven’t heard about the brand spanking new way to find a cleaner in London you’ve really messed up! Two ex-city guys, Pete and Tom, set up Mopp last year to make it quick and easy for busy Londonders to book … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Langham Place
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Cookery School Pop-Up Cafe at Handmade in Britain
Just a head’s up to let you know Handmade in Britain’s “Spring Edition” is coming soon to Chelsea Old Town Hall. Of course, the event will be a fantastic showcase of contemporary fine crafts across a range of disciplines. It will … Continue reading
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Tagged british design, chelsea, chelsea old town hall, cookery school, craft, design, handmade in britain, king's road, pop-up, SW3
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London Daily Photo: Regent
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Adam Gray Nursery School Cookery Demo (Great British Chefs)
Skylon Executive Head Chef, Adam Gray, is a family man with a four year old son in nursery. Keen to pass on his passion for food to a younger generation, Adam recently dropped by his son’s south west London nursery, … Continue reading
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Tagged adam gray, cereal bars, cereal bars recipe, chef, Chef Adam Gray, cooking, Cooking with Kids, Food, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, London blog, nursery, Raynes Park, recipes, SKYLON, south london, Teddies Raynes Park Nursery, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Self Portrait
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Richard Wilson’s Slipstream at Heathrow Terminal 2
Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 2 – The Queen’s Terminal – isn’t to reopen officially until 4 June when a United Airlines flight from Chicago is scheduled to land at the new building in the early morning. Most striking of its features is Slipstream, a 77 tonne, 78 metre twisted aluminium sculpture by British artist Richard Wilson suspended in the air 18 metres above ground in the entrance court of the terminal. Continue reading
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Tagged Aer Lingus, air travel, airport, Germanwings, heathrow, heathrow terminal 2, London, london heathrow airport, Luis Vidal + Architects, public art, public sculpture, Richard Wilson, Richard Wilson RA, sculpture, Slipstream, Star Alliance, T2, Terminal 2, Terminal 2: The Queen's Terminal, The Queen's Terminal, Travel, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Little Red, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Infinity Brunch at Aqua Kyoto
Upscale and great value in an elegant and easy to reach locale, the Infinity Brunch at swish Soho eatery, Aqua Kyoto, would be a wise addition to your bucket list of must-do London brunches. Continue reading
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Tagged Aqua Kyoto, aqua london, argyll street, AYCE, brunch, brunch review, champagne, Drink, Food, japanese restaurant, London, London blog, london brunch, lunch, luxury, oxford circus, regent street, restaurant, restaurant review, review, soho, sparkling wine, SUNDAY BRUNCH, sushi, unlimited champagne, unlimited drinks, W1, W1B 3BR, wine, yakitori, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Circus
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