Category Archives: Food
Having a chat with Chris Osburn (Cadbury Fairtrade)
Now that Cadbury Dairy Milk has gone Fairtrade (yay!), they’re looking for smartypants foodies to talk generally about food as well as how Fairtrade and ethically sourced foods affect purchasing choices. Here’s my take … Having a chat with Chris Osburn Cadbury Fairtrade, … Continue reading
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London Food Bloggers Descend upon Tayyabs (Londonist)
London Food Bloggers Descend upon Tayyabs Londonist, March 20, 2009 12:43 PM A feast organized by blogging foodie buddies Chris Pople and Helen Graves (both of whom we’ve showcased here and here), Whitechapel’s most celebrated of curry houses, Tayyabs, saw … Continue reading
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Roast Broccoli Salad Recipe with Jennifer Klinec of Eat Drink Talk (Londonist)
Roast Broccoli Salad Recipe with Jennifer Klinec of Eat Drink Talk Londonist, March 19, 2009 3:50 PM Here’s another simply scrumptious recipe from Eat Drink Talk‘s Jennifer Klinec, a tasty one … keep in mind when cooking for vegetarian friends … Continue reading
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Tagged broccoli, cooking, Eat Drink Talk, Jennifer Klinec, London, Londonist, recipe, Roast Broccoli Salad, vegetarian
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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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Tagged Angella Newell, cognac, Hayley Sudbury, London, Londonist, sanderson hotel, suka, tasting sessions
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Rabbit Lasagne with Food Stories Blogger Helen Graves (Londonist)
Rabbit Lasagne with Food Stories Blogger Helen Graves Londonist, March 17, 2009 6:02 PM Having followed her mouth-wateringly delicious Food Stories blog for some time, we made no hesitation accepting her offer to swing by their South London flat and … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, foodie, helen graves, lasagna, lasagne, London, Londonist, rabbit, rabbit lasagna, rabbit lasagne
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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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Bea’s of Bloomsbury – Not Just Quality Cupcakes, Gourmet Savouries Too! (Londonist)
Bea’s of Bloomsbury – Not Just Quality Cupcakes, Gourmet Savouries Too! Londonist, March 16, 2009 1:25 PM Whoa! Bea’s of Bloomsbury (one of our favourite spots for cupcakes and other baked goods) recently wowed us with a scrummy lunch. We … Continue reading
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Interview with Peter Harden of Harden’s Restaurants Guides (Londonist)
Interview with Peter Harden of Harden’s Restaurants Guides Londonist, March 11, 2009 1:47 PM We’ll always love our books, but the web, mobile and whatever else the electronics giants have up their sleeves to throw at us are the future. … Continue reading
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Tagged dining, harden's restaurant guides, interview, London, london restaurants, Londonist, peter harden
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Bloggers Q & A: Eat Like a Girl (Foodtv.co.uk)
Bloggers Q & A: Eat Like a Girl Foodtv.co.uk, Monday, 9 March 2009 09:43 Receiving accolades from the likes of Time Out and The Times, the hugely popular London food blog, Eat Like a Girl, serves as an outlet for … Continue reading
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Monkeying around with Fairtrade Bananas at the Royal Lancaster Hotel (Qype does London)
Monkeying around with Fairtrade Bananas at the Royal Lancaster Hotel Qype does London, March 9th 2009 … laughs aside, the Royal Lancaster’s focus on “energy and environment within the hotel industry” is commendable. More London hotels should follow the Royal Lancaster’s … 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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New and Stylish Indian Restaurant, Zeen, Opens on Drummond Street (Londonist)
New and Stylish Indian Restaurant, Zeen, Opens on Drummond Street Londonist, March 4, 2009 10:02 AM Londonist indulged in a bit of a feast last night at newly opened Indian restaurant, Zeen. Located at 30 Drummond Street, NW1 2PA, Zeen … Continue reading
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Tagged curry, curry house, drummond street, euston, indian, indian restaurant, London, Londonist, restaurant, zeen
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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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Bloggers Q & A: Cheese and Biscuits (Foodtv.co.uk)
Bloggers Q & A: Cheese and Biscuits Foodtv.co.uk, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 06:42 Listed as one of the “Top 10 food blogs from around the world” by Times Online, Cheese and Biscuits (cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com) is a labour of love for London … Continue reading
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Master Baking (Har Har!) with Outsider Tart’s “Bakers Dozen” Masterclass (Londonist)
Master Baking (Har Har!) with Outsider Tart’s “Bakers Dozen” Masterclass Londonist, February 24, 2009 1:53 PM Not content simply to let the masses eat their cake (not to mention their walnut brownie chunk cookies), “US style cake emporium” Outsider Tart … 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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Photos: Whitecross Street Market (London Hotels Blog)
Photos: Whitecross Street Market Chris Osburn London Hotels Blog February 22, 2009 Looking for a quick and delicious lunch during the week? How about an interesting street for a midday stroll? Consider Whitecross Street, where pinstriped business executives queue up … Continue reading
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Tagged barbican, Food, London, London Hotels, lunch, old street, Photography, photos, street market, whitecross street
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Reviews Revisited: Luardo’s Mexican Street Food (Londonist)
Reviews Revisited: Luardo’s Mexican Street Food Chris Osburn, contributing editor Londonist February 20, 2009 6:14 PM Back in July 2007 (yes way back then) we happened upon upstart Mexican street food vendor, Luardo’s, at the then rather puny Whitecross Street … Continue reading
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Interview with Jonathan Parker, Founder of Foodie Social Networking Site Foodari (Londonist)
Interview with Jonathan Parker, Founder of Foodie Social Networking Site Foodari Chris Osburn, contributing editor Londonist February 20, 2009 9:36 AM Here’s a quick interview with Jonathan Parker, the found of the recipe-rich and cookery-wise social networking site Foodari. Jonathan … Continue reading
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STEAK! with Cheese and Biscuits Blogger Chris Pople
STEAK! with Cheese and Biscuits Blogger Chris Pople Chris Osburn, Contributing Editor Londonist February 12, 2009 2:03 PM One of London’s most noted food bloggers, Chris Pople, recently opened his home to Londonist to sample what he suggested would be … Continue reading
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Making Carrot Ice Cream with Jennifer Klinec of Eat Drink Talk (Londonist)
Making Carrot Ice Cream with Jennifer Klinec of Eat Drink Talk Chris Osburn, contributing editor Londonist February 11, 2009 7:25 PM We reckon if you like carrot cake or sorbets, you’ll absolutely adore carrot ice cream. Besides, it only requires … 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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Bad News for Exmouth Market: Brindisa’s Gone! (Qype does London)
Bad News for Exmouth Market: Brindisa’s Gone! Chris Osburn Qype does London February 9th 2009 … Brindisa … was one of those shops that I had come to associate very closely with why Exmouth Market is so wonderful. With this … Continue reading
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New (and Awesome) Coffee Cakes from Outsider Tart (Londonist)
New (and Awesome) Coffee Cakes from Outsider Tart By Chris Osburn, Contributing Editor Londonist January 28, 2009 4:51 PM … OT have (graciously) added caramel apple coffee cake with a pecan streusel and rhubarb coffee cake to their repertoire. Bless … Continue reading
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Pizza with Radicchio, Escarole and Bagna Cauda by Jennifer Klinec of Eat Drink Talk (Londonist)
Pizza with Radicchio, Escarole and Bagna Cauda by Jennifer Klinec of Eat Drink Talk by Chris Osburn, contributing editor Londonist January 26, 2009 9:58 PM When, Jennifer Klinec, founder-instructor of “new-school” cookery classes – Eat Drink Talk – asked Londonist … Continue reading
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I Like Bodean’s But … (Qype does London)
I Like Bodean’s But … Chris Osburn Qype does London January 3rd 2009 Don’t get me wrong; I like BoDean’s (especially their wings). But they could learn a thing or twelve from world famous master of the pit, Big Bob … 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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