Category Archives: London
London Daily Photo: Mississippi Fried Chicken
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The Fat of the Land: Marylebone Gastropub Exudes Catalan Cool
The Fat of the Land is a gastropub featuring Catalan cuisine and a list of wines exclusively from Catalunya and south-western France. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged beer, catalan, catalan cuisine, catalan food, Food, gastropub, London, marylebone, Mediterranean pub, Michael Kittos, Michael Kittos and Tony Wolfe, New Cavendish Street, pub, pub review, restaurant review, review, spanish cuisine, spanish food, spanish restaurant, tapas, the fat of the land, Tony Wolfe, W1, W1G 9TR, wine, wine bar
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Pierre Hermé’s Masterful Macarons (Great British Chefs)
… it’s not just me raving about Hermé’s confections. The Guardian considers him the ‘king of modern pâtisserie’ while the New York Times ups his status to ‘kitchen emperor’ and Vogue reckons he’s the ‘Picasso of pastry’. Hyperbolic to be sure, but I … Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Food, Great British Chefs, London, Shopping, Valentine's Day
Tagged BELGRAVIA, confectionary, Food, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, les jardins 2013, London, macaron, macarons, macaroons, pastry, patisserie, pâtissier, pâtissier-confectioneur, piere herme, pierre herme les jardins, pierre herme paris, review, selfridges, SW1X 9EX, Valentine's Day, valentine's gift ideas
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A Meaty Review of Smithfield’s Grill on the Market
y rib eye was cooked perfectly as I’d requested (medium rare) and was actually one of the better chunks of meat I’ve had in quite a long while. I was completely satisfied with every last bite of it. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged charolais, city of london, Clerkenwell, EC1, EC1A 9JX, farringdon, Food, London, restaurant review, restaurants, review, rib eye, smithfield, Smithfield Market, steak, the grill on the market, west smithfield, wine
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London Daily Photo: Wrought
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London Daily Photo: New Days
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged city of london, LDP, leadenhall market, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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Win a Free Pair of Tickets to the Craft Beer Rising Festival at the Old Truman Brewery
Craft Beer Rising is a new festival featuring an impressive line up of great beer, street food and music that’s coming to the Old Truman Brewery on the 22nd and 23rd of February. The festival will offer tastings from more … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Competition, Drink, Freebies, London
Tagged ale, beer, beer festival, competition, contest, CRAFT BEER, craft beer rising, east london, free, free beer, free tickets, freebies, London, old truman brewery, REAL ALE
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Bibigo: Fresh and Healthy Korean Cuisine in London (OneTravel)
Braised short ribs with daikon, shallots, pine nuts? Pork belly with ginger, spring onion and pine nuts? Oh yeah. Bibigo will see me again (and probably a few more times again after that). Read my complete post at the OneTravel … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged bibigo, bibimbap, black cod, chum-churum, Food, great marlborough street, kimchi, Korean, KOREAN FOOD, korean restaurant, Korean steak tartar bibimbap, London, new restaurant review, OneTravel, restaurant, restaurant review, review, soho, soju, steak tartar, W1, W1F 7YJ
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London Daily Photo: After 50 Years of Trading
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Tagged clapton, CLAPTON POND, E5, hackney, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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London Daily Photo: Rosebery Avenue
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Tagged Clerkenwell, EC1, kebab shop, kebabs, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, rosebery avenue, street photography
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London Daily Photo: Suffragette City
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Tagged Emmeline Pankhurst, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, statue, street photography, suffragette
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London Daily Photo: Sales On
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London Daily Photo: In the Chute
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Tagged chute, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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Hypnotherapy Review: Easy Way to Change
Ever been hypnotized? I spent three sessions with hynpotherapist Chloe Brotheridge of Easy Way to Change back before Christmas and am now more than happy to spread the good word about her practice. My own personal reasons for visiting Chloe … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Directions
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Tagged LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography, weather vane
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London Daily Photo: See Ya Next Year
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Tagged 2012, christmas, december, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, new year's eve, Photography, self portrait, winter
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Best of 2012 (OneTravel)
Discovering more of London’s hidden gems, jetting off to Parma to partake in the local dining scene, winding my way through the weird and wonderful world of Japan’s largest fish market: 2012 was an awesome year to be a OneTravel … Continue reading
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Posted in England, Food, Italy, Japan, London, OneTravel, Parma, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged city of london, england, Food, harmondsworth barn, heathrow, Italy, japan, lea valley, lea valley walk, London, OneTravel, parma, POSTMAN'S PARK, restaurants, the Cathedral of Middlesex, tokyo, Travel, Tsukiji
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London Daily Photo: Mayfair Make Believe
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Tagged christmas, december, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, mayfair, Photography, snowman, street photography, W1, winter
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My Best of 2012 on CheapOair (CheapOair)
From Miami to Burgundy and all sorts of excellent destinations in between, I had a blast blogging for CheapOair this past year. As 2012 draws to a close, I thought now would be a great time to highlight five of … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, England, Florida, Food, France, London, Restaurants, Travel, Wales, Wine
Tagged America, burgundy, CUBAN SANDWICH, cubano, edinburgh, Food, forida, france, hiking, leith, London, lucian freud, MIAMI, MIAMI BEACH, museums, national portrait gallery, pembrokeshire, restaurants, scotland, Travel, USA, wales, wine
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London Daily Photo: Blur
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Tagged christmas, christmas lights, december, fairy lights, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography, winter
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London Daily Photo: Merry Gentlemen
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Tagged christmas, december, flipping off, glove, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, middle finger, Photography, street photography, the bird, winter
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London Daily Photo: God Rest Ye
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Tagged christmas, december, flipping off, glove, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, middle finger, Photography, street photography, the bird, winter
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Best Ice Skating Rinks in London (CheapOair)
There are lots of great opportunities in London to glide right through this holiday season and well into the New Year. Here’s a list of the best rinks in town. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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London Daily Photo: Dead Meat
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Tagged burgers, christmas, december, hamburgers, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, reindeer, reindeer burgers, reindeer meat, street photography, winter
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London Daily Photo: Silent Night
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Posted in Christmas, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged bus, christmas, christmas day, december, LDP, London, london buses, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography, winter
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London Daily Photo: Danced in Their Heads
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Tagged christmas, december, Hyde Park, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography, winter, winter wonderland
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Good Stuff
It’s been six hectic weeks since my last Good Stuff post, but things have settled down and the rest of 2012 promises a smooth and gentle coast to the finish line. I hope the year ends on a pleasant note … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Blogs, Books, Food, Graffiti, London, Recipes, Shopping, Television
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London Daily Photo: Blue Loop
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Tagged christmas, christmas decorations, december, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, santa claus, street photography, winter
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London Daily Photo: Hanging Christmas Cookie Love
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Tagged christmas, christmas market, december, Hyde Park, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography, winter, winter wonderland
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Mezcaleria Quiquiriqui (Blue Tomato)
A good one to keep in mind for contemplative and/or convivial sipping in the early evening and for getting drunk ‘n’ sweaty later in the night, Quiquiriqui is worth adding to any list of easy going East London watering holes. … Continue reading
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Posted in Blue Tomato, Drink, London
Tagged bar, BLUE TOMATO, E2, E2 7QL, golden grill, hackney, Hackney Road, hoxton, London, mescal, mexican, mezcal, mezcal bar, Mezcaleria, Mezcaleria Quiquiriqui, qui qui ri qui, quiquiriqui, review, speakeasy
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10 Best London Restaurants of 2012
2012, what a delicious year for London! This city – this big old convoluted mess of a city – kept improving its flavour profile and coming up with new and better ways to offer locals and visitors alike more choice … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged 10 Best London Restaurants of 2012, american cuisine, american food, american restaurants, barbican, bermondsey, best of 2012, bethnal green, borough, british cuisine, british food, british restaurants, burgers, cambridge heath, chef, chefs, clapton, Clerkenwell, fast food, french cuisine, french food, french restaurants, hackney, hamburgers, hotel, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurants, JOSE PIZARRO, JUMEIRAH CARLTON TOWER, kensington, knightsbridge, korean cuisine, KOREAN FOOD, korean restaurants, London, london restaurants, london's best restaurants, marylebone, michelin stars, Moreno at Baglioni, moreno cedroni, MORGAN M, morgan meuier, penny tapsell, PIZARRO, pizza, pizza pilgrims, restaurants, reviews, Rib Room, roganic, SEOUL BAKERY, simon rogan, smithfield, sodo, Sodo Sourdough Pizza Cafe, soho, spanish cuisine, spanish food, spanish restaurants, tapas, THE RIB ROOM, this bright field, TOMMI'S BURGER JOINT, top 10, top ten
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London Daily Photo: Shortest Day
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Bibigo (Blue Tomato)
Oh yeah. Bibigo will see me again (and probably several times again after that). Read my complete review at Blue Tomato.
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Posted in Blue Tomato, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged bibigo, bibimbap, black cod, BLUE TOMATO, chum-churum, great marlborough street, kimchi, Korean, KOREAN FOOD, korean restaurant, Korean steak tartar bibimbap, London, new restaurant review, restaurant review, review, soho, soju, steak tartar, W1, W1F 7YJ
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Shop at East London’s Burberry, Pringle of Scotland and Aquascutum Outlets (OneTravel)
Still a bit rough around the edges – but nonetheless up and coming with exceptional vigour – an area of the East London borough of Hackney is in the midst of being transformed into a high end shopping destination. Here’s the scoop (just in time for holiday shopping) on the bargains available, how to get to the area and what may lay ahead for Christmas shopping excursions to come. Continue reading
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Posted in London, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Aquascutum, burberry, Burberry Factory Shop, chatham place, E8, E9, east london, factory outlets, hackney, HACKNEY CENTRAL, London, London blog, luxury brands, morning lane, OneTravel, outlet stores, pringle of scotland, Shopping, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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