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Category Archives: Restaurants
Division 194 at The King & Co
Po-boy purveyors, Division 194, have set up shop in the kitchen of Clapham pub The King & Co for the next several weeks with a menu oozing with New Orleans inspiration and a dash of American gourmand excess. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged american food, BARS, beer, CLAPHAM, Clapham Park Road, deviled eggs, devilled eggs, Division 194, Drink, Food, London, po-boys, pubs, restaurants, reviews, sandwiches, south london, street food, SW4, SW4 7BZ, The King & Co, The King and Co, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Spring Strawberries at StreetXO
Talk about a fruitful team up! The folks behind Seasonal Berries – a year-round campaign funded by British Summer Fruits and representing 98% of British berry growers – organised a spring fling lunch with edgy upscale Mayfair restaurant StreetXO to demonstrate the vibrant versatility of the much adored but seldom tampered with strawberry. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged BARS, Chef David Muñoz, cocktails, David Muñoz, Drink, Food, HAUTE CUISINE, London, luxury, mayfair, Old Burlington Street, restaurants, reviews, Seasonal Berries, Shopping, spanish food, Spanish strawberries, Strawberries, StreetXO, W1, W1S 2JR, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Tabun Kitchen, Soho
Tabun Kitchen serves “Jerusalem home cooking” from a comfortable Soho nook on Berwick Street. I had a satisfying lunch there recently and thought I’d pass the word on about it. Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Discounts and Special Offers, Food, Freebies, London, Money, Restaurants
Tagged apps, berwick street, discounts & special offers, discounts and special offers, Food, free lunch, freebies, London, lunch, manaeesh, MealPal, MealPal London, MealPal.co.uk, MIDDLE EASTERN FOOD, money, Palestinian food, reviews, soho, tabun, Tabun Kitchen, W1, W1F 8TH, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Get Five Free Lunches in London with MealPal
For a limited time, I’ve teamed up with MealPal to offer readers five free lunches. Continue reading
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Tagged apps, canary wharf, city of london, Clerkenwell, E1, E14, EC1, farringdon, Farrington, Food, free, free lunch, freebies, liverpool street, London, lunch, MealPal, MealPal London, MealPal.co.uk, money, shoreditch, soho, W1, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Southern Pride (Foodism)
The Louisiana city of New Orleans is a melting pot of great restaurants. In a city where food options abound, Chris Osburn gives us his hot takes. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, Foodism, Hotels, Louisiana, Luxury, New Orleans, Restaurants, Travel, USA
Tagged #FollowYourNOLA, BARS, cocktails, Drink, Follow Your NOLA, Food, Foodism, french quarter, hotels, louisiana, luxury, new orleans, nola, restaurants, Travel, USA
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Free Cheese and Wine Festival at East Village, Stratford
East Village will host a free cheese and wine festival the weekend of 1 April. No fooling. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Beyoncé, Black Cow, Black Cow Pure Milk Vodka, Black Cow Vodka, Brie-once, cheese, David Bradley, Drink, E20, E20 1FT, east london, EAST VILLAGE, East Village Cheese and Wine Festival, East Village E20, East Village Stratford, Food, food sculpture, free, freebies, London, Olympic Park Avenue, restaurants, reviews, STRATFORD, Tim Atkin, Tina We Salute You, Tom Gilliford, vodka, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Sponsored Video: Best Lunch in Malmö?
Sweden’s third biggest city, Malmö, aims to draw food lovers from near and far with a new series of foodie videos. The series is presented by the city of Malmö to celebrate and honour its burgeoning dining scene with a … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Restaurants, Sweden, Travel, Video
Tagged Food, Malmo, restaurants, Saltimporten Canteen, SPONSORED POST, sweden, Travel, Video
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Ember London, Monument EC3
Fancy cocktails and bar food are the hallmark at Ember London, a sleek and slightly secretive basement bar recently opened just steps away from Monument Station. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Luxury, Restaurants
Tagged BARS, burger, CHEESEBURGER, Chef Jonathon Villar, city of london, cocktails, Drink, EC3, EC3R 8AB, Ember, Ember EC3, Ember ED3, Ember London, Food, hamburger, Jonathon Villar, luxury, monument, Pudding Lane, restaurants, reviews, wagyu beef, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン
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Sakura: Adam Rawson Japanese Pop-Up at Borough Wines & Beers
Sakura refers to the celebration of cherry blossoms in Japan. It’s also the name of a pop-up at the Essex Road outlet of Borough Wines & Beers featuring an outstanding assortment of dishes by Chef Adam Rawson paired with sake, beer, wine and cocktails – and like Japan’s famous cherry blossoms, this beautiful opportunity will be gone before you know it. Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Rawson, beer, borough wines, Borough Wines & Beers, Brewery Below, chef Adam Rawson, De Beauvoir, DE BEAUVOIR TOWN, Drink, essex road, Food, islington, japanese food, N1, N1 3PD, POP UPS, pop-up, restaurants, sake, sakura, Shopping, The Brewery Below, Wne, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Fresh Crisps and Tasty Dips at HipChips, Old Compton Street
HipChips found-chef Scott Davis’ aim is to make the best crisps in the world with British heritage potatoes served alongside a menu of premium sweet and savoury dips. Judging from my crunch time at his comfortable Soho eatery, I’d say mission accomplished. Continue reading
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Tagged Chef Scott Davis, chips, crisps, dips, Food, HipChips, London, OLD COMPTON STREET, potato chips, restaurants, reviews, Scott Davis, soho, ST PATRICKS DAY, W1, W1D 6HL, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Calçotada at Boqueria
Like the sound of some especially savoury if rather sloppy Spanish foodie fun on a Sunday afternoon in South London? Celebrate Calçotada at Boqueria. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged acre lane, boqueria, brixton, Calçotada, Calçots, CAVA, Drink, Food, south london, spanish food, spanish wine, sparkling wine, SW2 5UL, SW5, tapas, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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#Paolozzi: Art, Beer, Pizza
Art, beer and pizza! It’s a triumvirate adding up to a good time, especially when the art is amazing, the beer is refreshing and the pizza is yummy. Coinciding with the opening of the excellent Eduardo Paolozzi exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery, the Scottish born artist’s namesake beer – Paolozzi Lager – is making artful headway in London. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Beer, Drink, London, Museums, Pizza, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged Art, beer, contemporary art, Drink, E1, E1 1EW, E1 7QX, east london, Edinburgh Beer Factory, Eduardo Paolozzi, Food, galleries, lager, London, museums, Paolozzi, Paolozzi Beer, Paolozzi Lager, pizza, POP ART, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, The Stable, The Stable Whitechapel, The Whitechapel Refectory, whitechapel, WHITECHAPEL GALLERY, Whitechapel High Street, Whitechapel Road, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Lunch at Tostado
Blink and you’ll miss it (and miss out) – tiny Tostado in Soho offers Ecuadorian fare at a fair price and with a warm Latin welcome. Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Food, Freebies, London, Money, Restaurants
Tagged apps, Ecuadorian food, free, free lunch, freebies, lunch, MealPal, MealPal London, MealPal.co.uk, money, reviews, soho, st anne's court, Tostado, Tostado Soho, W1, W1D 7PG, W1F 0BF, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Sherry, Wine and Tapas Pairing at El Pirata, Mayfair
My most recent visit to El Pirata tapas bar and Spanish restaurant was not my first (and I hope is wasn’t my last). I love this Mayfair institution for its buzzing atmosphere and overload of Spanish art on the walls – and most importantly, of course for the food and drink. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, Down Street, Drink, El Pirata, El Pirata of Mayfair, Food, London, mayfair, restaurants, reviews, spanish food, tapas, tapas bar, W1, W1J 7AQ, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Mister Lasagna, Rupert Street, Soho
Mister Lasagna serves (as you might have surmised already) fresh made lasagna, with a varied range of this popular Italian oven treat on offer alongside an assortment of fresh pastas dishes, snacks and desserts. Continue reading
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Tagged apps, discounts and special offers, Food, free lunch, freebies, italian food, lasagna, lasagne, London, lunch, MealPal, MealPal London, MealPal.co.uk, Mister Lasagna, money, Mr Lasagna, pasta, reviews, Rupert Street, shoreditch, soho, W1, W1D 7PG, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Holi Celebrations Return to Cinnamon Kitchen
Now in its fourth year, House of Holi at Cinnamon Kitchen is now open to the public with a purpose-built pod set up outside the restaurant in Devonshire Square where willing participants can let loose with paint throwing festivities that mark Holi, the Indian festival of colour. Continue reading
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Tagged #holiinthecity, #houseofholi, BARS, beer, chef vivek singh, cinnamon kitchen, city of london, cocktails, devonshire square, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2M 4YL, Food, HOLI, Holi in the City, House of Holi, indian food, Kingfisher Beer, Kingfisher Lager, London, restaurants, reviews, Vivek Singh, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Tang Noodle Bar, Great Russell Street
Everybody needs a secret little noodle bar in life – and if it can offer reasonably priced nosh from a convenient location (in addition to boasting delicious dishes) then all the better. So for Londoners still searching for their own noodle niche, I present: Tang on Great Russell Street just off Tottenham Court Road. Continue reading
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Tagged buns, Food, great russell street, London, Noodle bar, restaurants, reviews, Tang, Tang London, tottenham court road, WC1, WC1B 3NP, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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#CityStories | Index
I hope you enjoyed my City Stories posts and videos highlighting some of the best food and drink in and around Shoreditch – all within a short stroll of the newly opened Point A hotel on Paul Street. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, City Stories, Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged #CityStories, BARS, beer, CAFES, City Stories, cocktails, coffee, competition, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 4JH, Food, hotels, London, Paul Street, Point A, Point A Hotels, pubs, restaurants, shoreditch, street food, street markets, Travel, Video, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Pan Asian in Camden Town at Miusan, Inverness Street
Steps from Camden Town Station, Miusan restaurant takes diners across the Far East with a variety of pan Asian dishes in glitzy style. Continue reading
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Tagged camden, CAMDEN TOWN, cocktails, Drink, Food, Inverness Street, London, Miusan, NW1, NW1 7HJ, pan asian, restaurants, reviews
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#CityStories: Coffee
Need a caffeine kick in Shoreditch? Or, perhaps, somewhere chilled out to pause and reflect over a cup of something warm? You’ll love the recs in this third (and final) video instalment for my City Stories collaboration with Point A Hotels. Continue reading
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Posted in City Stories, Coffee, Competition, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Travel, Video
Tagged #CityStories, #PointAHotels, Allpress, allpress espresso, CAFES, City Stories, cocktails, coffee, competition, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 4JH, Food, hotels, London, Old Shoreditch Station, old street, Paul Street, Point A, Point A Hotels, pubs, restaurants, shoreditch, Shoreditch Grind, The Old Shoreditch Station, Travel, Video, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Darkhorse, East Village, Stratford
Set at the base of one of the East Village towers (former Olympic Athletes Village) in Stratford, Darkhorse is a seemingly aptly named contender for one of the best places to eat in London I’ve come across in quite a while. Kemey and I certainly loved our leisurely Saturday lunch. Continue reading
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Tagged Bertha oven, Darkhorse, Darkhorse Restaurant, Drink, E20, E20 1FS, east london, EAST VILLAGE, East Village E20, East Village Stratford, Fernando de Castilla, Food, London, Palo Cortado, restaurants, reviews, rib eye, sherry, steak, STRATFORD, Victory Parade, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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#CityStories: Bars and Pubs
Thirsty in Shoreditch? You are so in the right place. Check out the second video instalment for my City Stories collaboration with Point A Hotels. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, City Stories, Competition, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Travel, Video
Tagged #CityStories, #PointAHotels, Barley Mow, BARS, beer, City Stories, cocktails, competition, curtain road, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 4JH, Food, hotels, hoxton, London, Paul Street, Point A, Point A Hotels, pubs, restaurants, Ryan Chetiyawardana, shoreditch, street food, Strongroom, Strongroom Bar, Strongroom Bar & Kitchen, Strongroom Bar and Kitchen, The Barley Mow, Travel, Video, White Lyan, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, Stoke Newington
The pizza game in London just got real with the opening of L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele in Stoke Newington. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Pizza, Restaurants
Tagged cheese, chefs, da michele, da michele london, da Michele Stoke Newington, east london, Food, Great Italian Chefs, hackney, hotels, italian cheese, italian food, l'antica pizzeria da michele, L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele London, L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele Stoke Newington, Le Strade della Mozzarella, LSDM, LSDMLondon, Mozarella, N16, N16 0UH, neapolitan pizza, pizza, pizzeria, restaurants, reviews, Stoke Newington, Stoke Newington Church Street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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#CityStories: Street Food
The clip is dedicated to one of my favourite topics – street food – and features tips on where to chow down on three of the yummiest options (IMHO) for grab-n-go grub near the new Point A Hotel on Paul Street in Shoreditch. Continue reading
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Posted in City Stories, Competition, Food, London, Restaurants, Street Markets, Travel, Video
Tagged #CityStories, #PointAHotels, brick lane, City Stories, competition, east london, EC2, EC2A 4JH, Food, Gourmet Gorditas, hotels, liberty cheesesteak company, London, Paul Street, Pilpel, Point A, Point A Hotels, pubs, restaurants, shoreditch, spitalfields, street food, Travel, Video, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Southern Italian Taste on Tour: Le Strade della Mozzarella
Le Strade della Mozzarella (“the streets of mozzarella” – LSDM for short) is an international tour showcasing Italian PDO Buffalo Mozzarella alongside other Southern Italian foods such tomatoes, pasta and extra-virgin olive oil. Continue reading
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Tagged Angelo Sabatelli, Baglioni Hotel, Baglioni Hotel London, cheese, Chef Angelo Sabatelli, Chef Roberto Petza, chefs, Food, Great Italian Chefs, hotels, italian cheese, italian food, Le Strade della Mozzarella, LSDM, LSDMLondon, luxury, Mozarella, PDO, restaurants, Roberto Petza, Shopping, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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#CityStories: Exploring #Shoreditch with #PointAHotels
Get ready for City Stories: a new series of video posts I’ve cooked up with Point A Hotels to highlight some of my favourite food and drink in and around Shoreditch. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, City Stories, Coffee, Competition, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Street Markets, Travel, Video
Tagged BARS, coffee, competition, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 4JH, Food, hotels, London, Paul Street, Point A, Point A Hotels, pubs, restaurants, shoreditch, street food, street markets, Travel, Video, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Raw Wine Week 2017
Raw Wine Week will make a splash this month across London with tastings, dinners, wine list takeovers, meet the producer events, parties and of course the Raw Wine Fair. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged #rawwineweek, artisan wine, BARS, Food, London, raw wine, RAW WINE FAIR, raw wine week, restaurants, Shopping, The Store on The Strand, The Store Studios on The Strand, the strand, WC2, WC2R 1EA, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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New Chef at Bird of Smithfield
Bird of Smithfield is the same great restaurant set in a five-storey townhouse with rooftop bar across from Smithfield Market as it has been since launching in 2013 – just now with a new Head Chef, Tommy Boland. Continue reading
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Tagged Bird of Smithfield, Chef Tommy Boland, Clerkenwell, cocktails, Drink, EC1, EC1A 9LB, farringdon, Food, London, luxury, restaurants, reviews, smithfield, Smithfield Market, Smithfield Street, Tommy Boland, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Barcelona Uncovered with Avis
Avis has teamed up British travel writer Ben Holbrook to tour of his chosen home and uncover the best of Barcelona to help you experience the city like a local. Continue reading
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Posted in Barcelona, Food, Restaurants, Spain, Travel
Tagged Avis, barcelona, Barcelona Uncovered, ben holbrook, catalan, catalunya, chocolate, Churreria Trebol, churros, Drink, Food, Gracia, restaurants, spain, tapas, Travel, Xurreria Trebol
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Cornish Bounty and a Scenic View of the Thames at Northbank
Head Chef John Harrison finds delicious inspiration in the bounty of the Cornish coast and brings fresh flavour to the modern British menu at Northbank Restaurant and Bar near St Paul’s. Continue reading
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London Meet MealPal and Get a Week’s Worth of Lunches for Free
Super popular American lunch app – MealPal – has launched in London. Through the app, you can reserve quick pickup lunches for less than £5 per meal at a time and place convenient for you. But before you get all excited about that, check out this opportunity to give the app spin with a week’s worth of free lunches with no obligation to continue after that. Continue reading
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Tagged apps, city of london, Clerkenwell, farringdon, Farrington, Food, free, free lunch, freebies, liverpool street, London, lunch, MealPal, MealPal London, MealPal.co.uk, money, shoreditch, soho, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Aegean Eats with a Hip Hop Beat at Firedog
Aegean eats with a hip hop beat are on the menu at Firedog, a Fitzrovia breakfast and lunch restaurant just off Oxford Street. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged breakfast, coffee, Drink, Firedog, fitzrovia, Food, Newman Street, oxford street, restaurants, reviews, W1, W1T 3EZ
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The Founder Burger at BRGR.CO
To celebrate the release of The Founder, the Michael Keaton film about Ray Kroc of McDonald’s fame, BRGR.CO has launched a limited edition burger consisting of two blade steak patties with melted cheese, shredded iceburg lettuce, pickled gherkins and secret recipe BRGR.CO sauce on a triple layer sesame bun. Continue reading
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Tagged BRGR, BRGR.CO, burgers, Celebrities, cheeseburgers, Entertainment, Food, hamburgers, London, Michael Keaton, Movies, restaurants, soho, The Founder, The Founder BRGR, The Founder Burger, Video, W1, W1F 8ZB, wardour street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Dinner and a Show at Circus, Endell Street
Dinner and a show! That’s what’s on offer at Circus on Endell Street. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Entertainment, Food, Live Performance, London, Restaurants, Valentine's Day
Tagged circus, Circus London, Circus Restaurant, cocktails, covent garden, dance, Drink, endell street, Entertainment, Food, live performance, London, restaurants, reviews, seven dials, Valentine's Day, WC2, WC2H 9BA
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Best Dressed Irish Oyster
Last week, Bord Bia (the Irish Food Board) hosted a Best Dressed Irish Oyster competition at Hix Oyster and Chop House in Farringdon. I tagged along for the chance to slurp down some especially delicious oysters and while having a look at how participating chefs went about dressing them up. Continue reading
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Tagged Best Dressed Irish Oyster, Bord Bia, champagne, Food, Hix, Hix Oyster & Chop House, Irish food, Irish Food Board, Irish Oysters, London, OYSTERS, POP UPS, restauratns, seafood, Shuck, Shuck LDN, Shuck London, Simon Lamont, wine
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