Category Archives: Food
Chris Osburn of Tiki Chris shares his 5 secret London spots (Now. Here. This. – Time Out London)
Chris Osburn of Tiki Chris shares his 5 secret London spots by Ashleigh Arnott Now. Here. This. – Time Out London, 6:15 pm, January 20, 2012 … five recommendations from Chris Osburn that are more of a feast for the eyes. Chris … Continue reading
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London Food & Drink News: 19 January 2012 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 19 January 2012 Londonist, January 19, 2012 at 16.00 pm Liquid ideas for de-toxing or re-toxing and more … READ MY COMPLETE POST: London Food & Drink News: 19 January 2012
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
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In Search of the Best Cuban Sandwich in Miami? (CheapOair)
In Search of the Best Cuban Sandwich in Miami? CheapOair, January 19, 2012 In a city full of sandwich presses, one could spend a whole lot of time researching the best Cuban sandwich in the Miami area. And that would be a … Continue reading
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Tagged CALLE OCHE, cheapoair, CUBAN SANDWICH, CUBANOS, DADE COUNTY, florida, LINCOLN ROAD, LITTLE HAVANA, lunch, MIAMI, MIAMI BEACH, PUERTO SAGUA, sandwiches, SOBE, SOUTH BEACH, VERSAILLES, YUCA
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Never Mind the Burgers, Here’s An American Perspective (Locally Sourced)
Never Mind the Burgers, Here’s An American Perspective Locally Sourced, January 16, 2012 The best hamburger I’ve had since moving to London in 2001 was … The best burger I’ve ever eaten in my life came from … READ MY COMPLETE … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Food Network, London, Restaurants
Tagged burgers, cheeseburgers, food network, hamburgers, locally sourced, London
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Wine of the Month: 2007 Château Marsau, Côtes de Francs
I love it when one blog post segues nicely into another. In this case my recipe review of Marcus Wareing’s cheeseburgers presented a tasty excuse to pop open this month’s WOTM, 2007 Château Marsau, Côtes de Francs. Best enjoyed with food, … Continue reading
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Great Tasting Cheeseburgers? It’s Emmental My Dear Wareing! (Great British Chefs)
Great Tasting Cheeseburgers? It’s Emmental My Dear Wareing! Great British Chefs, January 14, 2012 All right then, time to make some burgers. And not just any burgers. Mega-yum and mega-massive cheeseburgers a la Marcus Wareing’s ‘cheese burger with caramelised onions’ recipe. READ … Continue reading
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Tagged burgers, caramelised onions, caramelized onions, cheese burgers, cheeseburgers, cooking, emmental, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, hamburgers, hummus, London, marcus wareing, recipe
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Celebrating Chinese New Year in London (OneTravel)
Celebrating Chinese New Year in London OneTravel, Jan 12, 2012 In London, the holiday will be observed in grand fashion on Sunday the 29th with the arrival of the Dragon to the West End and huge celebrations taking place in … Continue reading
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Tagged chinatown, chinese new year, chinese new year 2012, chinese restaurants, London, OneTravel, year of the dragon
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The Best of Marylebone Dining (CheapOair)
The Best of Marylebone Dining CheapOair, January 12, 2012 To compile a list of the best restaurants in the central and chic London neighbourhood of Marylebone is to come up with a list of at least some of the best places to … Continue reading
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Tagged cheapoair, London, marylebone, marylebone restaurants, restaurants, W1
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London Food & Drink News: 12 January 2012 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 12 January 2012 Londonist, January 12, 2012 at 16:00 pm The Angel & Crown gets a relaunch, plus afternoon with a difference. READ MY COMPLETE POST: London Food & Drink News: 12 January 2012
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New Book Maps Out the Best Korean Restaurants in London (OneTravel)
New Book Maps Out the Best Korean Restaurants in London OneTravel, Jan 5, 2012 With dozens of Korean restaurants in and around town (especially in centrally located Soho and in the New Maldon/Raynes Park area of southwest London), making a … Continue reading
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Posted in England, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged bibimbap, kim chee, kimchi, korean restaurants, KOREAN RESTAURANTS GUIDE 2012, London, Londonist, OneTravel, restaurants
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Vegan Food in London (CheapOair)
Vegan Food in London CheapOair, January 3, 2012 Steak and kidney pie, jellied eels, roast beef, fish and chips – England probably isn’t the first place coming to mind when you think about vegetarian or vegan food. But London’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged cheapoair, London, raw food, restaurants, vegan, vegetarian
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Traditional Norwegian Smoked Salmon – from London? (OneTravel)
Traditional Norwegian Smoked Salmon – from London? OneTravel, Dec 31, 2011 London probably isn’t the first place that springs to mind when you think about traditional Norwegian-style smoked salmon, but entrepreneur Ole Martin Hansen, proprietor of Hansen & Lydersen, is hoping … Continue reading
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Tagged fish, Hansen & Lydersen, kiln, London, N1, norwegian, Ole Martin Hansen, OneTravel, smoked fish, smoked salmon, smokehouse, Stoke Newington
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Where to Eat and Drink around London’s Covent Garden (OneTravel)
Where to Eat and Drink around London’s Covent Garden OneTravel, Dec 27, 2011 Covent Garden’s restaurants cater to the daily streams of shoppers and tourists, with several eateries conveniently lined along the piazza. READ MY COMPLETE POST: Where to Eat and Drink … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Pubs, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged covent garden, London, OneTravel, restaurants, WC2
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What’s for Lunch? Roganic, Blandford Street (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? Roganic, Blandford Street Londonist, December 20 at 11.30 am Featuring a regularly changing menu that’s mandatory for anyone keen to taste a shining example of just how wonderful British cuisine can be, Roganic is located at 19 Blandford Street, … Continue reading
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Tagged blandford street, british cuisine, chefs, London, Londonist, lunch, marylebone, pop-up, restaurant, roganic, simon rogan, W1, W4L, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
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Is Korean food the next big thing for Britain? (Locally Sourced)
Is Korean food the next big thing for Britain? Locally Sourced, December 21, 2011 Kimchi, Bibimbap, Japchae. Do those words have you licking your lips or scratching your head? READ MY COMPLETE POST: Is Korean food the next big thing … Continue reading
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Roganic? Wow! (Great British Chefs)
Roganic? Wow! Great British Chefs, December 16, 2011 What’s small, has a life span of only two years, is 100% British and absolutely delicious … and appears to be thriving in the very heart of London’s urban chic Marylebone village? … Continue reading
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Tagged birthday, british cuisine, chefs, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, marylebone, pop-up, restaurant, roganic, simon rogan
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Make Time to Dine at St Pancras Station (CheapOair)
Make Time to Dine at St Pancras Station CheapOair, December 15, 2011 Whether just passing through or staying put for awhile, make sure to enjoy some of the area’s impressive range of food and drink outlets. Trendy cafes, upscalerestaurants, street food, celebrated bars … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, CheapOair, Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged BARS, CAFES, cheapoair, London, pubs, restaurants, st pancras, ST PANCRAS STATION, street food, train travel, TRANSPORTATION
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2011 Highlights
Here’s a round up of all the things I blogged about this year and still have me thinking “yeah, that was awesome” as 2011 now comes to a close. The list isn’t about personal triumphs or such and there are … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Drink, Food, France, London, New York, Photography, Restaurants, Scotland, Travel
Tagged 2011, A LA CRUZ, AI WEIWEI, BISTRO DU VIN, blogging, blue, BLUEPRINT CAFE, brittany, Clerkenwell, copas turkeys, edinburgh, FENG SUSHI, haggis, Hansen & Lydersen, john lyden, johnny rotten, julie's hut, leith, martin wishart, new york, nunhead cemetery, nuno mendes, queen elizabeth II bridge, seafood, secretts, secretts of milford, sex pistols, SINGAPORE TAKEOUT, smoke salmon, somerset house, surrey, sushi, sussex, the corner room, the honours, west sussex, year in review
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New Restaurant Review: East Street, Fitzrovia (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: East Street, Fitzrovia Londonist, December 14, 2011 at 14:30 pm Brightly coloured backlight signage hanging from the ceiling and vibrant “local” graphics splayed across the walls and printed on all the ephemera. Friendly, clean cut servers. A noodle-laden, pan … Continue reading
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Tagged EAST STREET, fitzrovia, London, Londonist, new restaurant, new restaurant review, NOODLES, pan asian, RATHBONE PLACE, W1, W1T 1HJ, wok
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What’s for Lunch? The Counter Cafe, Hackney Wick (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? The Counter Cafe, Hackney Wick Londonist, December 13, 2011 at 11.30 am With a front row view of the Olympic Stadium’s backside, this large-windowed, post-industrial canal-side cafe has high hangout potential. Within warehouse cum exhibition, performance and … Continue reading
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Tagged cafe, coffee, E3, E3 2PA, FISH ISLAND, FISH ISLANE, HACKNEY WICK, London, Londonist, lunch, OLYMPIC STADIUM, POACHED EGGS, POTATO CAKES, salmon, smoked salmon, STOUR PLACE, THE COUNTER CAFE, W4L, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
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A Chocolate Festival to Savour (Great British Chefs)
A Chocolate Festival to Savour Great British Chefs, 11 December 2011 Delicious strolls down memory lane and Christmas shopping aside, I took my visit as an opportunity to indulge in some of the more savoury chocolate creations on offer. I … Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Food, Great British Chefs, London, Shopping, Street Markets
Tagged anna maes, Arancini Brothers, chili, chilli con carne, chocolate, chocolate festival, chocolate flavoured beer, chocstar, Gran Chocolat, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, Meantime Brewing, outsider tart, risotto, southbank, Valrhona, Village Workshop, WILLIAM CURLEY
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London Food & Drink News: 8 December 2011 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 8 December 2011 Londonist, December 8, 2011 at 16:00 pm What’s up and coming in London food and drink news? A lot! Here’s this week’s particularly festive round up. READ MY COMPLETE POST: London Food & … Continue reading
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Tagged ALDWYCH, CHERISH FINDEN, CHRIS OSURN, CHRISTMAS FAIR, comptoir libanais, E5 BAKEHOUSE, FESTIVE AFTERNOON TEA, ginger pig, GINGERBREAD HOUSE, Hansen & Lydersen, HARVEY NICHOLS' FIFTH FLOOR CAFE, HOME DELIVERY, hotel, HUBBUB, knightsbridge, KOPAPA, LA FROMAGERIE, London, london food & drink news, Londonist, NEW RESTAURANTS, palm court, paul a young, pub, seven dials, south kensington, THE DELAUNAY, the langham, THE WOLSELEY, water poet, WINTER FEAST MENU
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Hanging out and Smoking with Hansen & Lydersen (Great British Chefs)
Hanging out and Smoking with Hansen & Lydersen Great British Chefs, 7 December 2011 Hanging around Stoke Newington in a back alley of an old industrial lot smoking … no this wasn’t the scene of shiftless youths loitering along the … Continue reading
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Tagged fish, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, Hansen & Lydersen, kiln, London, N1, norwegian, Ole Martin Hansen, smoked fish, smoked salmon, smokehouse, Stoke Newington
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Street Market Focus: Chapel Market (CheapOair)
Street Market Focus: Chapel Market CheapOair, December 6, 2011 … largest street market in Islington and one of the most traditional in London. Both the market and the street exude old school working class charm. Still, all the creature comforts and conveniences … Continue reading
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Tagged angel, chapel market, cheapoair, islington, London, N1, street market, street market focus
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What’s for Lunch? Pieminister, Boxpark (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? Pieminister, Boxpark Londonist, December 6, 2011 at 12.00 pm As mentioned here last week, the world’s first pop-up mall has opened in Shoreditch. Along with all the retailers, a number of eateries are present to sling a variety of … Continue reading
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Tagged BETHNAL GREEN ROAD, BOXPARK, BOXPARK SHOREDITCH, E1, E1 6GY, GRAVY, London, Londonist, lunch, MASH, pie, pie and mash, PIEMINISTER, RETAIL, shipping containers, Shopping, shoreditch, W4L, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
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Good Stuff
Before I lose track and the frenetically festive season ramps up, here’s a list of list of some things I’ve come across lately and have really enjoyed but for whatever reason they didn’t get much mention on this blog, my … Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Coffee, Food, Good Stuff, London
Tagged anova books, cinema, clapton, domestic sluts, domestic sluttery, E5, E8, east india company, fashion for freedom, good st, hackney, hackney picturehouse, kemey lafond, lea river, lea river walk, London, map, medical aid for palestinians, Movies, westminster cathedral
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Wine of the Month: 2010 Berrys’ Chianti, Badia a Coltibuono, Tuscany
Yes, I’m well aware that it’s been more than a year and a half since my last WOTM review. Hey, just trying to live life these days sometimes gets in the way of trying to live the good life – … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, 2010 Berrys' Chianti, Badia a Coltibuono, Berry Bros & Rudd, berry brothers, chianti, christmas, italian, London, organic wine, red wine, SW1, SW1A 1EG, thanksgiving, tuscan, Tuscany, un-oaked, wine, Wine of the Month, wine review, wotm
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Some London Pubs with Fireplaces (CheapOair)
Some London Pubs with Fireplaces CheapOair, December 1, 2011 Brrr … Its cold outside. Gather some friends, grab a pint and cozy up with this warming list of London pubs with crackling wood-burning fireplaces. The pubs listed here are all … Continue reading
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Tagged ale, beer, cheapoair, Clerkenwell, dickensian, EC1, fireplaces, London, pub crawl, pubs, pubs with fireplaces, winter
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London Food & Drink News: 1 December 2011 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 1 December 2011 Londonist, December 1, 2011 at 16:00 pm The Long Table is set for Dalston’s street foodie night owls, The Well and Boyd’s Brasserie capitalise on Christmas and Del’Aziz comes to Clapham. READ MY … Continue reading
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Tagged boyd's brasserie, christmas trees, CLAPHAM, Clerkenwell, dalston, del'aziz, London, Londonist, MINCE PIES, mulled wine, night market, nuno mendes, pub, street food, street market, STREETSMART, SWEDISH SKI LODGE, the long table, The Well, trafalgar square, TRAFALGAR SQUARE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY, ZAHRA
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Chefspective: Wesley Smalley, Head Chef at Charlotte’s Bistro, Chiswick (Londonist)
Chefspective: Wesley Smalley, Head Chef at Charlotte’s Bistro, Chiswick Londonist, November 30, 2011 at 14:00 pm Chef Wesley Smalley cooked his way across the globe before settling in as head chef at Charlotte’s Bistro in Chiswick. On recent foodie recon in one of … Continue reading
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Tagged CHARLOTTE'S BISTRO, chefspective, chiswick, head chef, interview, London, Londonist, recipe, STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING, TURNHAM GREEN, W4, W4 1QP, WESLEY SMALLEY
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Can eating in an alleyway ever be good? The Long Table thinks it can. (Great British Chefs)
Can eating in an alleyway ever be good? The Long Table thinks it can. Great British Chefs, 30 November 2011 Not for the agoraphobic but a deffo for those keen to keep their hipster cred high and their bellies full … Continue reading
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Tagged dalston, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, night market, nuno mendes, street food, street market, THE LOFT PROJECT, the long table
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Warming up to London’s Bake with Maria Baking Classes (CheapOair)
Warming up to London’s Bake with Maria Baking Classes CheapOair, November 29, 2011 Looking for a casual and friendly opportunity to learn how to bake delicious breads and cakes? And maybe make a few friends while you’re at it? Maria … Continue reading
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Tagged BAKE WITH MARIA, baking, baking classes, breads, cakes, cheapoair, London, St John's Wood, THE BAKING LAB
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What’s for Lunch? The Gilbert Scott, St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? The Gilbert Scott, St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel Londonist, November 29, 2011 at 11:29 am Set within the ornate and gilded grandeur of the old Midland Grand Hotel – essentially a huge wing of the new St … Continue reading
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Street Market Focus: eat.st at King’s Cross (OneTravel)
Street Market Focus: eat.st at King’s Cross OneTravel, Nov 17, 2011 Being so close to King’s Cross St Pancras Station means locals and visitors alike are able to indulge in the eat.st treats with ease and convenience. If you’re taking the Eurostar to or … Continue reading
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Tagged CHOC STAR, EAT.ST, eurostar, Food, HARDCORE PRAWN, KING'S BOULEVARD, king's cross, London, N1, OneTravel, photographs, Photography, street food, STREET FOOD KOLKATA, street market, street market focus, street markets, Travel
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London Goes Big for Breakfast and Brunch (OneTravel)
London Goes Big for Breakfast and Brunch OneTravel, Nov 26, 2011 For a particularly ravenous start to your day, here are a few top recs for an equal parts high quality/high quantity breakfast (and brunch) in London … READ MY … Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, brunch, cookbook cafe, FOX & ANCHOR, full english breakfast, hawksmoor, hotels, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE, London, meat, morning, OneTravel, pub, restaurants
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