Category Archives: Food
Sponsored Post: Sud de France Festival Starts Today (Londonist)
Sponsored Post: Sud de France Festival Starts Today Londonist, September 17, 2010 10:05 AM The celebration kicks off this morning with a fantastic, one-day, southern French food and wine market in Cavendish Square from 10am to 6pm. The event is free … Continue reading
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Competition: Celebrate Oktoberfest at Belgo Masterclass for Free (Londonist)
Competition: Celebrate Oktoberfest at Belgo Masterclass for Free Londonist, September 15, 2010 12:30 PM Belgo, the renowned Moules, Frites and Beer restaurant, is offering Londonist readers a chance to win a free “Wednesday Night Pilgrimage” for two next month to … Continue reading
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Preview: Jun Tanaka and Mark Jankel’s Street Kitchen (Londonist)
Preview: Jun Tanaka and Mark Jankel’s Street Kitchen Londonist, September 14, 2010 11:52 AM Jun Tanaka, Executive Chef at Pearl Restaurant, and Mark Jankel, chef and founder of The Food Initiative, have hired an airstream, kitted it out with a … Continue reading
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Some Dublin Notes (Qype Community)
Some Dublin Notes Qype Community, September 13th 2010 I spent a fantastic weekend bumbling around Dublin. Only regret was I had to catch a very early Sunday morning flight to get back to London for work. I could definitely spend lots … Continue reading
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Tagged dublin, eire, Guinness, ireland, pubs, Qype, qype community
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New Restaurant Review: Pho Soho (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Pho Soho Londonist, September 9, 2010 4:59 PM We’ve been fans of the original St John Street location of “Vietnamese street food restaurant” Pho since it opened, have been impressed to see the eatery grow to now … Continue reading
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Armagnac and Curry: Hey, Why Not? (Qype does London)
Armagnac and Curry: Hey, Why Not? Qype does London, September 9th 2010 Of course, pairing food with liquor is a bit bizarre – and for the most part doesn’t seem to work – but there were a few highlights to … Continue reading
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Tagged armagnac, indian cuisine, indian food, London, mayfair, Qype, Qype Does London, tamarind, W1
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New Restaurant Review: Barrio Central (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Barrio Central Londonist, September 8, 2010 3:00 PM Soho’s got a new “Latin cantina and cocktail lounge” that Londonist recently visited and found to be way better than we had anticipated. Sister bar to Barrio North on … Continue reading
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New Restaurant Review: Tom’s Kitchen at Somerset House (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Tom’s Kitchen at Somerset House Londonist, September 7, 2010 3:56 PM A dining space that sets a high standard for understated elegance and a more than decent menu with a few particularly yummy items make this well … Continue reading
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Sponsored Post: Sud de France Festival, Make Your Summer Last a Little Longer! (Londonist)
Sponsored Post: Sud de France Festival, Make Your Summer Last a Little Longer! Londonist, September 7, 2010 11:18 AM From the 17th to the 30th of September, the Sud de France Festival will bring the French Mediterranean lifestyle to Britain, … Continue reading
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Like Breakfast for Pudding at Lennie’s Snack Bar in Shoreditch (Qype does London)
Like Breakfast for Pudding at Lennie’s Snack Bar in Shoreditch Qype does London, September 4th 2010 As the steamroller of gentrification and hipster insistence burns its way through Shoreditch, the presence of Lennie’s Snack Bar becomes ever more relevant and … Continue reading
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Chefspective: Flori Johnson, Executive Chef at Melrose and Morgan (Londonist)
Chefspective: Flori Johnson, Executive Chef at Melrose and Morgan Londonist, September 3, 2010 3:16 PM As a child, Flori Johnson learned firsthand about “old fashioned” cooking on her family’s farm in Zimbabwe. Add to her upbringing Flori’s first professional gig … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Cobnuts
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Fish Tacos Tuesdays at Tortilla (Londonist)
Fish Tacos Tuesdays at Tortilla Londonist, September 1, 2010 11:28 AM Right tasty fish tacos may now be had at the Market Place location of London-based “Californian-Mexican” restaurant chain, Tortilla. At the moment, these pescatarian friendly comidas are only available … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Figs
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Competition Reminder: Leon 2 and the Giant Drawer of Wishes (Londonist)
Competition Reminder: Leon 2 and the Giant Drawer of Wishes Londonist, August 31, 2010 1:42 PM Don’t forget to make a wish in Leon’s Giant Drawer of Wishes competition! You’ve got until Tuesday the 31st of August. To celebrate the … Continue reading
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Chefspective: Katarina Todosijevic, Head Chef At Portrait Restaurant (Londonist)
Chefspective: Katarina Todosijevic, Head Chef At Portrait Restaurant Londonist, August 26, 2010 2:30 PM Our latest Chefspective interview offers the opinions of a chef with a view: Katarina Todosijevic, Head Chef at the National Portrait Gallery’s Portrait restaurant. With a world … Continue reading
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24 Hours of Free Bacon Rolls at One of London’s Oldest Caffs from 7.30am 2nd September (Londonist)
24 Hours of Free Bacon Rolls at One of London’s Oldest Caffs from 7.30am 2nd September Londonist, August 21, 2010 4:34 PM Polo Bar (176 Bishopsgate, EC2M 4NQ) – one of London’s longest standing 24 hour caffs – is to … Continue reading
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Londonist Competition: Leon 2 and the Giant Drawer of Wishes (Londonist)
Sponsored Post: Leon 2 and the Giant Drawer of Wishes Londonist, August 21, 2010 12:16 PM To celebrate the launch of its second cookbook, London’s fast but healthy restaurant chain – Leon – has teamed up with Octopus Publishing Group to … Continue reading
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Camino to Open Second Restaurant in Canary Wharf (Londonist)
Camino to Open Second Restaurant in Canary Wharf Londonist, August 19, 2010 12:17 PM Celebrated King’s Cross Spanish restaurant, Camino, is set to open a second location, Camino Puerto del Canario, at Westferry next to Gaucho and Royal China. Sitting in … Continue reading
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Chefspective: Karam Sethi, Patron Chef at Trishna (Londonist)
Chefspective: Karam Sethi, Patron Chef at Trishna Londonist, August 19, 2010 11:47 AM To be just 26 years old Karam Sethi, Patron Chef at Trishna, exudes the confidence and cookery know-how of a chef who’s been at the helm of … Continue reading
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Mum’s the Word on Galicia, But … (Qype does London)
Mum’s the Word on Galicia, But … Qype does London, August 17th 2010 … a visit to Cape Finisterre, continental Europe’s westernmost point, and a drive along the dramatic (and dramatically named) Costa da Morte are well worth your holiday … Continue reading
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Bento Box Bonanza at Nozomi (Londonist)
Bento Box Bonanza at Nozomi Londonist, August 5, 2010 11:07 AM When the Beauchamp Place upscale (as in slebs such as Rihanna dine there) Japanese restaurant, Nozomi, contacted Londonist to give its new bento box lunches a try, we were … Continue reading
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Review: Caviar Lunch at Bob Bob Ricard (Londonist)
Review: Caviar Lunch at Bob Bob Ricard Londonist, August 4, 2010 5:05 PM Bob Bob Ricard – Soho’s designer diner dishing classy comfort with Anglo-Russian panache – has recently introduced a new “Let Them Eat Caviar” lunch menu, which Londonist … Continue reading
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Yu-Foria Hits Beak Street (Londonist)
Yu-Foria Hits Beak Street Londonist, August 4, 2010 11:35 AM Same frozen yoghurt, different place. Yu-Foria‘s recently opened their second location at 38 Beak Street in Soho (W1F 9RG). Compared to the original Yu-Foria at Covent Garden (of which we … Continue reading
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Classic and Leisurely Thames Cruising with The Olde Bell Coaching Inn (Qype does London)
Classic and Leisurely Thames Cruising with The Olde Bell Coaching Inn Qype does London, August 3rd 2010 If my write up of yesterday’s speedboat Thames excursion sounds a bit too fast paced or urban for your tastes but nevertheless left … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Peace by Piece
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London Daily Photo: Summer Scene
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£2 Birthday Specials at Benito’s Hat – TODAY (Londonist)
£2 Birthday Specials at Benito’s Hat – TODAY Londonist, July 28, 2010 11:00 AM … a sombrero full of two quid specials: Coronas, tacos, and mini frozen margaritas. READ THE COMPLETE POST: £2 Birthday Specials at Benito’s Hat – TODAY
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New Restaurant Review: NOW (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: NOW Londonist, Bringing street food to an upscale(ish) takeaway counter at Liverpool Street, NOW offers quick and easy (and rather inexpensive) food “inspired by the food stalls and street stands of Southern China”. Londonist commuted over for … Continue reading
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New Restaurant Review: Dishoom (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Dishoom Londonist, July 27, 2010 11:13 AM Dishoom‘s morning menu pleased us immensely as well: best cuppa chai you’re apt to find in town (or around Leicester Square anyway), awesome but not overwhelmingly lengthy list of items, … Continue reading
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London’s Best Chips: Kennedy’s (Londonist)
London’s Best Chips: Kennedy’s Londonist, July 23, 2010 12:53 PM A quid and 20 pence affords you a more than ample fistful of takeaway chips from this Clerkenwell mainstay. There’s a large portion available for £1.80 as well. The chips … Continue reading
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New Restaurant Review: Redhook (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Redhook Londonist, July 21, 2010 11:28 AM Newly opened in Farringdon where the Frenchily swish St Germain brasserie used to be, Redhook is a seafood and steak resto owned by the Rushmore group (Milk & Honey, Giant … Continue reading
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Chefspective: Tom Aikens (Londonist)
Chefspective: Tom Aikens Londonist, July 20, 2010 12:18 PM This weekend, Tom Aikens will be on hand cooking at the Cloudy Bay Shack (a kitted out airstream pop-up thingy). Parked at Parsons Green for Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 8pm, … Continue reading
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punting and picnics in cambridge (lastminute.com blog)
punting and picnics in cambridge lastminute.com blog, july 16, 2010 – 1:30 pm Perfect for a romantic date for two, a family outing or gathering of friends and colleagues, the Doubletree’s Punting and Picnic Packages are available to both guests … Continue reading
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Chefspective: Samir Sadekar, Executive Chef at Imli (Londonist)
Chefspective: Samir Sadekar, Executive Chef at Imli Londonist, July 16, 2010 2:50 PM Did our recent Chefspective interview with Alfred Prasad, Executive Chef of Tamarind, leave you hankering for quality Indian cuisine but fretful about splashing out at his Michelin starred Mayfair … Continue reading
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