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London Daily Photo: New Life
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Some Of Our Favorite Posts from 2013 (CheapOair)
Eerily incomplete sculpture, crave-worthy ceviche, and breaking bread with a breathtaking view, 2013 was a fantastic year to be a travel blogger. But those are just my favourite bits from London. Here’s a look at my top five favourite posts … Continue reading
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Bompas & Parr Add Flavour to London’s New Year’s Eve Celebrations with World’s First Multi Sensory Fireworks
London’s favourite jellymongers, Bompas & Parr, are working with Vodafone, in partnership with the Mayor of London, to create the world’s first mutli-sensory firework display for London’s New Year’s Eve. Wow. If you’re planning on hitting the street for a … Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Food, London
Tagged Bompas & Parr, BOMPAS AND PARR, christmas, fireworks, flavour fireworks, Food, jellymongers, London, new year's eve
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London Daily Photo: Untitled
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London Daily Photo: Phone Box
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London Daily Photo: Euston Road
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Tagged euston, EUSTON ROAD, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Molton Street
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best London Pizza – 2013
To say I ate and drank well this year does not begin to describe how delectable 2013 was for me. Both in London and beyond, I had the pleasure of experiencing some of the best meals outside the home I’ve … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Best of 2013, Best of the Best, Drink, England, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged bakery, Best of 2013, Best of the Best, best pizza of 2013, bristol, chatsworth road, CHEAP EATS, clapton, CLAPTON POND, corner shop, covent garden, DE BEAUVOIR TOWN, Drink, Drury Lane, E5, E5 0LH, E5 0QJ, E8, E8 1BP, east london, Ecco, Ecco Pizza, england, enoteca, Food, hackney, homerton, italian food, italian restaurant, italian restaurants, Latto's Pizza, London, london pizza, london restaurants, London's best pizza, lower clapton road, N1, N1 3JS, north london, palm 2, pepenero, pizza, restaurants, rossopomodoro, seven dials, Shopping, shoreditch, sourdough, sourdough pizza, south bank, south london, southbank, SOUTHGATE ROAD, street food, Sweet Thursday, tottenham court road, Travel, venerdi, W1, W1J 3QY, W1J 7NW, W1S 2AX, W1T 1JH, W1T 7NG, WATERLOO, WC1, WC2, WC2B 5RU, wine, wine shop, wood fired oven
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5 Great Cookery Schools in Central London (OneTravel)
Here’s a list of five of the best cookery schools in London. I’ve been to all five, and I’m happy to vouch for all of them. Indeed, I’m a better cook for visiting each one. I’ve still got a long ways … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, OneTravel, Recipes, Shopping, Travel
Tagged aveqia, classes, cookery classes, cookery school, cookery schools, cooking classes, cooking schoold, cooking schools, courses, Food, Food at 52, London, London blog, OneTravel, school of wok, Shopping, Travel, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: High Street
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Best Cheap Eats in London – 2013
To say I ate and drank well this year does not begin to describe how delectable 2013 was for me. Both in London and beyond, I had the pleasure of experiencing some of the best meals outside the home I’ve ever eaten. Here’s a list of some excellent London eateries where I’ve found it possible to enjoy a satisfying meal for £5 or less. Keep an eye out for more posts over the coming days listings my favourite London restaurants and pizza places as well as the ten best restaurants I visited outside of London this year. Continue reading
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Posted in Best of 2013, Best of the Best, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged Avocado & Herb Salad Wrap, bakery, banh mi, Bánh Mì Hoi-An, BELGRAVIA, best cheap eats of 2013, Best of 2013, Best of the Best, chatsworth road, CHEAP EATS, city of london, clapton, CLAPTON POND, corner shop, cornershop, covent garden, DE BEAUVOIR TOWN, Drink, Drury Lane, E5, E5 0LH, E5 0QJ, E8, E8 1BP, east london, EC2, EC2A 2DQ, EC2R 8EJ, Ecco, Ecco Pizza, finsbury park, Food, German backerei café, Graham Road, hackney, HACKNEY CENTRAL, Happening Bagel Bakery, homerton, kamps, Kamps German Backerei Café, knightsbridge, Latto's Pizza, London, london pizza, london restaurants, lower clapton road, N1, N1 3JS, N4 2AA, north london, palm, palm 2, pizza, Pont Street, pret, pret a manger, restaurants, sandwiches, seven dials, Seven Sisters Road, Shopping, shoreditch, sourdough, sourdough pizza, street food, tottenham court road, W1, W1T 7NG, WRAPS
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London Daily Photo: Well, I Tried.
So, my first attempt constructing a traditional Scandi Pepperakashus turned out to be a bit of a disaster. I blame the glögg. Still it tasted great, and I had a lot of fun playing around with my gingerbread kit from Scandinavian Kitchen … Continue reading
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Tagged Annas Pepperakashus, christmas, gingerbread, GINGERBREAD HOUSE, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Pepperakashus, Pepperkakor, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best London Restaurants – 2013
To say I ate and drank well this year does not begin to describe how delectable 2013 was for me. Both in London and beyond, I had the pleasure of experiencing some of the best meals outside the home I’ve ever eaten. Here’s a list of the ten London restaurants I enjoyed visiting the most over the past 12 months along with a few extra honourable mentions. Keep an eye out for more posts over the coming days listings my favourite London cheap eats and pizza places, as well as the ten best restaurants I visited outside of London this year. Continue reading
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Posted in Best of 2013, Best of the Best, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Parma, Pubs, Restaurants, Wine
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Top 5 Christmas Lights in London (CheapOair)
Tis the season to enjoy the twinkly show of holiday lights in London. Here’s the definitive list of the five best spots to get in the spirit. Merry Christmas and happy new year! Read my complete post at the CheapOair … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Merry Christmas
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Tagged christmas, christmas tree ornaments, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, roborts, robots, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London’s Top 5 Department Store Christmas Windows (CheapOair)
Doing some last night gift shopping in London? Be sure to take a moment to enjoy all the festive sights and pretty lights! The city’s famous department stores do it up in grand style this time of year to show … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Downs Road Starlight
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Posted in Graffiti, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged clapton, downs road, E5, east london, hackney, hackney down, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Sponsored Video: Renault Presents Electric Zoe #RenaultZOE
Two 100% electric Renault ZOEs – driven by remote control from a helicopter hovering above – race along a 1.9 mile route through central London that’s made up of 570 pieces of Scalextric track. Seriously? Seriously. Yep. From the London … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Trimming
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Tagged barber shop, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Swans
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London Daily Photo: Plushy Frosties
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Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cooking up a Scandilicious Christmas with Norwegian Seafood and Signe Johansen
Here’s a quick mention about a fun cookery session I recently sat in on at rather swank cooking school, Aveqia. Hosted by the Norwegian Seafood Council with London’s own Scandilicious chef Signe Johansen at the helm, it was a tasty opportunity to discover what makes seafood from Norway so special and delicious while dabbling in a bit of Scandi Christmas tradition too. Continue reading
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Posted in Blogs, Christmas, Food, London, Recipes, Shopping
Tagged aveqia, bergen seafood chowder, Blogs, chowder, chowder recipe, christmas, cod, cooking, cooking school, dill pollen, fish, Food, global harvest, hot & chilli, London blog, norwegian cod, norwegian seafood, norwegian seafood council, recipe, recipes, rosana mcfee, scandilicious, scandinavian food, seafood, seafood chowder, seafood from norway, Shopping, signe johansen, sustainability, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Sourdough Pizza at the Back of Palm 2
Say Hi to David Latto, pizzaiolo working up a storm Thursday to Saturday, 6 to 10pm, “at the back of Palm 2” in Clapton. It was a real treat getting a behind the scenes taste of David’s sourdough pizzas yesterday as he was setting up for a busy night in front of the oven. Continue reading
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Tagged clapton, CLAPTON POND, david lotto, E5, east london, hackney, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, lotto's pizza, palm 2, Photography, photography blog, pizza, sourdough pizza, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Tilia: Christmas Nibbles Sorted
Started in 2011 and incorporating a “Five Point Selection Criteria to identify producers who display qualities that set them apart from the pack”, Tilia connects Londoners with some of the best local suppliers of artisan food and drink. Currently, Tilia is only a London only thing, but there are plans to expand. Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Food, London, Money, Shopping
Tagged artisan food, artisan food and drink, artisan food and drink delivery service, artisan food delivery, barclaycard, Barclaycard’s Freedom Rewards Card, belle epoque, belle epoque patisserie, breakfast, cheese, cheesemonger, christmas, cooking, deli, delivery, fishmonger, Food, food shopping, gourmet, groceries, independent retailers, London, London blog, mortimer & bennett, online delivery, online home delivery, online shopping, patisserie, review, seafood, Shopping, small business, steve hatt, tilia, tilia.co.uk, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Upper Clapton Road
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Tagged clapton, E5, east london, hackney, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, upper clapton road, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Tweet Your Christmas Wishes from atop the BT Tower – #TweetsOnTheTower
From Thursday the 19th to Saturday the 21st of December (yep, this week!), BT will give folks a chance to share their personal Christmas messages to millions of people across London via giant screens at the top of the BT Tower. To get your message displayed, all you have to do is tweet it to @bt_uk with the hashtag #TweetsOnTheTower on the day you want the message to be shown. Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: The Mount Only
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London Daily Photo: Milkmaids Passage
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London Daily Photo: Bracing Broadway Market
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Having a Dickens of a Happy Christmas with Attractiontix
Attractiontix got in touch with “seven of London’s most influential bloggers” to come together and create a special Festive Tube Map “highlighting the most fabulous feasts, seasonal shops and glorious grottos” in London. One-seventh of the map was my own Christmassy creation, the Dickens Express Line. Continue reading
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Tagged a christmas carol, charles dickens, christmas, christmas in london, dickens, festive season, festive tube map, London, London blog, london blogger, tube map, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: From the Battery Club
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Tagged battery club, canary wharf, E14, east london, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, river thames, street photography, thames, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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20 reasons why Londoners love Christmas (Time Out)
As an American expat living in London, Christmas time makes me think of “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. I reckon Spitalfields has the most Dickensian feel for London these days, and I love … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Melange
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