Category Archives: Drink
Preview: Evocative Foods and More to Feed Your Imagination (Londonist)
Preview: Evocative Foods and More to Feed Your Imagination Londonist, May 19, 2009 12:50 PM A collaborative event developed by MA Design Studies students at Central Saint Martins along with Chef Nuno Mendes and food futurologist Dr Morgaine Gaye, Evocative … Continue reading
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Big Red’s Tasting Session (Qype does London)
Big Red’s Tasting Session Qype does London, May 7th 2009 Out of all them delicious red wines, the one that got my taste buds roused and crying “giddy up go!” was the Grand Cru 2005 from Château Capet-Guillier – as … Continue reading
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Review: The Hot House Maiden Melee (Londonist)
Review: The Hot House Maiden Melee Londonist, May 6, 2009 5:10 PM … the Hot House Maiden Melee with its 1930s style of cheeky burlesque decadence and mandatory dress code (1930s black tie, tuxedos and furs) set at No 5 … Continue reading
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Loos American Bar – Vienna, Austria (Qype does London)
Loos American Bar – Vienna, Austria Qype does London, May 6th 2009 It’s good to have well travelled architects as friends. They know the best places and spaces that cities have to offer – and when my good buddy (and … Continue reading
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The RHS Chelsea Flower Show … Cocktail (Londonist)
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show … Cocktail Londonist, May 1, 2009 3:48 PM Take some Gin, a little lychee liqueur and rosé Champagne, then mix with cranberry juice, cranberry syrup, and orange bitters and you’ve got the makings of a … Continue reading
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Women Need to Drink More Beer (Londonist)
Women Need to Drink More Beer Londonist, April 30, 2009 6:35 PM Alright ladies! Y’all know you need to drink more beer. It’s good for ya. Or at least, that’s what the folks behind the BitterSweet Partnership wanted us to … Continue reading
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Whisky, Cake and the William Blake (Qype does London)
Whiskey, Cake and the William Blake Qype does London, April 21st 2009 The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. – William Blake I reckon there’s a heap of truth in the above statement. But what good ole … Continue reading
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Tagged cake, compass box whiskey, London, outsider tart, Qype, Qype Does London, soho, whiskey
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Guinness 250 Pint Glass
I’ve been meaning (for a ridiculously long time) to write a simple thank you post to Guinness for thinking of lil ole me and sending me my very own personalized Guiness pint glass in honour of their 250th birthday. Not … Continue reading
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Friendly Folks and a Fun Night Out in Soho (Alcoholic Architecture and OpenSoho) (Qype does London)
Friendly Folks and a Fun Night Out in Soho (Alcoholic Architecture and OpenSoho) Qype does London, April 17th 2009 … gimmicks and swish digs aside, we all know what makes a good time so good: the people … and with … Continue reading
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Review: Bompas & Parr’s Alcoholic Architecture (Londonist)
Review: Bompas & Parr’s Alcoholic Architecture Londonist, April 17, 2009 10:17 AM Donning special protective suits to spare our clothes from the boozy mist (ah, boozy mist), we ambled in, snatched up our complimentary (liquid-form) G&T and headed into the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcoholic Architecture, Bompas & Parr, Booze, Breathable Cocktail, Cocktail, drinking, Gin & Tonic, London, Londonist, Walk-in Cloud
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Saints and Sinners Menu at K West Hotel’s Kanteen (Londonist)
Saints and Sinners Menu at K West Hotel’s Kanteen Londonist, April 16, 2009 3:31 PM Kanteen, the chic little eatery at K West Hotel and Spa near Shepherd’s Bush Station, has recently introduced a new “Saints and Sinners” menu, with … Continue reading
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Don’t Forget the Shochu! Hanami/Cherry Blossom Festival Reminder (Londonist)
Don’t Forget the Shochu! Hanami/Cherry Blossom Festival Reminder Londonist, April 15, 2009 10:25 AM Just a quick word to remind folks that from today until the 25th of May, Akashi-Tai Sake Brewery, along with a number of London-based Japanese restaurants, … Continue reading
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FREE Copies of the New Fancyapint? London Pub Guide! (Londonist)
FREE Copies of the New Fancyapint? London Pub Guide! Londonist, April 15, 2009 8:54 AM To be launched at the end of this month, Fancy a Pint? in London will be the book form of Fancyapint.com’s award-winning website … If … Continue reading
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(P)review: Hanami/Cherry Blossom Festival Sake and Food Pairings (Londonist)
(P)review: Hanami/Cherry Blossom Festival Sake and Food Pairings Londonist, April 9, 2009 8:30 PM Sake lovers and Japanese cuisine fanatics, London’s first Hanami gives us reason to rejoice! Sushi novices and shochu noobs, the 15th of April to the 25th … Continue reading
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Wine and Cheese chomping at La Cave à Fromage (Qype does London)
Here’s a reference to a Qype does London post featuring some of my shots from a yummy evening of wine and cheese in South Kensington at one of London’s most scrumptious destinations, La Cave à Fromage. Wine and Cheese chomping at La … Continue reading
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Review: Royal Warrants Specialty Food and Drink Market (Londonist)
Review: Royal Warrants Specialty Food and Drink Market Londonist, April 2, 2009 5:19 PM Londonist made it over to the Royal Warrants Specialty Food and Drink Market (read our preview here) this afternoon and we were generally pleased with our … Continue reading
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Preview: Royal Warrants Specialty Food and Drink Market (Londonist)
Preview: Royal Warrants Specialty Food and Drink Market Londonist, March 31, 2009 9:38 AM The Royal Warrants Association represents individuals and companies who have supplied goods or services for at least five years to HM The Queen, HRH The Duke … Continue reading
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A Week of Waffling at Brick Lane’s Swedish Restaurant Fika (Londonist)
Hej! How was your Våffeldagen? What!?! You didn’t celebrate Swedish Waffle Dayyesterday!?! Well as tragic as a missed opportunity to eat waffles all day may be, there’s still some scrumptious hope: a whole week of special waffles at the dandy Scandi … Continue reading
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Tasty Mingling at Generation XO: The Tasting Sessions (Londonist)
Tasty Mingling at Generation XO: The Tasting Sessions Londonist, March 18, 2009 12:21 PM Deciding which is better, the 100 year old Courvoisier Initiale Extra or the 130 year old Hennessy Paradis is a splendid dilemma and just the sort … Continue reading
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Vanilla: Innovative Food and Cocktails in a Chic Setting (Londonist)
Vanilla: Innovative Food and Cocktails in a Chic Setting Londonist, March 17, 2009 9:49 AM Yeah that’s our title and we’re sticking to it. However, we could have just as easily named this post “Chic Food and Cocktails in an … Continue reading
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Tiki Mugs: Cult Artifacts of Polynesian Pop
Oh man! Today’s already insanely busy – incredibly fun and chocked full of good art and all sorts of other treats (stay tuned) – but ultimately exhausting with the first of hopefully just a couple of crosstown trips already underway. Anyway, however … Continue reading
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Going Bananas with a Fairtrade Afternoon Tea at the Royal Lancaster (Londonist)
Going Bananas with a Fairtrade Afternoon Tea at the Royal Lancaster Londonist, March 9, 2009 11:48 AM Over the weekend, the Royal Lancaster Hotel offered a Fairtrade Banana Afternoon Tea with a selection of freshly prepared Fairtrade banana finger sandwiches, … Continue reading
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Free Burritos, Nachos, Beer & Tequila! Qype + Chilango = Mucho Fun! (Qype does London)
Free Burritos, Nachos, Beer & Tequila! Qype + Chilango = Mucho Fun! Qype does London, March 5th 2009 The recent opening of Mexican restaurant Chilango’s second location in London presented an excellent opportunity for Qype to drop by for a … Continue reading
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Club Gascon’s Gorgeous Menu (Qype does London)
Club Gascon’s Gorgeous Menu Qype does London, March 1st 2009 … Oh yeah. I could wax poetic about the virtues of this fantastic restaurant but I think I’ll let our chosen five course “Le Marche” seasonal menu speak for itself … Continue reading
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“Crunch Munch” Lunch Special at the Water Poet Pub
“Crunch Munch” Lunch Special at the Water Poet Pub Londonist, February 26, 2009 3:12 PM Just round the corner from the revitalized (and frankly rather homogenized) Spitalfields Market is the Water Poet at 9-11 Folgate Street, E1 4BX. It’s a … Continue reading
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Free Drinks, Snacks and Music on Wednesdays at The Well (Londonist)
Free Drinks, Snacks and Music on Wednesdays at The Well Londonist, February 23, 2009 1:28 PM For a couple of weeks now, St John Street stalwart, The Well, has been throwing parties in their downstairs lounge on Wednesday nights. Show … Continue reading
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Five facts you may not have known about Guinness (Foodtv.co.uk)
Five facts you may not have known about Guinness Chris Osburn Foodtv.co.uk Wednesday, 18 February 2009 02:28 With the Guinness-filled revelries of St Patrick’s Day less than a month away, and Guinness itself currently celebrating its 250th year, everything seems … Continue reading
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Raclette and Wine at La Cave a Fromage (Londonist)
Raclette and Wine at La Cave a Fromage Chris Osburn, contributing editor Londonist February 11, 2009 11:45 AM Winter. Blah. But then again, this is the time of year when Raclette (and we mean the really good stuff) is at … Continue reading
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Tagged cheese, la cave a fromage, London, Londonist, raclette, south kensington, wine
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Guinness Turns 250
Just a quick post to thank the kind folks at Splendid Communications for providing me with the free cans of Guinness Draft and letting know about the 250th birthday of Ireland’s most cherished export! What a great excuse to throw … Continue reading
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Trader Vic’s! (Qype does London)
Trader Vic’s! Chris Osburn Qype does London February 5th 2009 Okay the snow’s turned to slush and now it’s raining. Yuck. Time for a bit of escapism at my favourite faux-Polynesian cocktail bar, Trader Vic’s! Hidden at the bottom of … Continue reading
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If It Snows … (Qype does London)
If It Snows … by Chris Osburn Qype does London February 1st 2009 If it snows tonight/tomorrow – and I mean really dumps the white stuff as forecasted – I might just have to lace up my boots and go … Continue reading
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Vodka with a View
So it’s not all “impotence and humiliation” at Canary Wharf these days. There’s an ice skating rink at Canada Square (until the 22nd of February) and even a stylish and intimate lil fourth floor pop-up bar from which to enjoy watching the ice … Continue reading
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Pub Quiz Winner! (Qype does London)
Pub Quiz Winner! Chris Osburn Qype does London January 7th 2009 To be honest, this was my first pub quiz, something I’ve always associated with London. Maybe they used to have them back when I lived here, but I don’t … Continue reading
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Goodbye Chili Cheese Fries
Back in May, I started writing what has become a monthy column for TriCityNews, an alternative newspaper focusing on the arts, culture, and politics in eastern Monmouth County – where I lived before moving to London. The column, published every … Continue reading
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