Category Archives: Restaurants
Chefspective: Nacho del Campo, Head Chef at Camino (Londonist)
Chefspective: Nacho del Campo, Head Chef at Camino Londonist, September 17, 2010 12:00 PM Originally from the Basque Country as Head Chef at Camino, Nacho del Campo now has the duty of heralding and preparing dishes from throughout Spain. With … Continue reading
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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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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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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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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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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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London Daily Photo: Peace by Piece
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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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on the banh mi trail in london (lastminute.com blog)
on the banh mi trail in london lastminute.com blog, july 15, 2010 – 3:00 pm Bánh mì are Franco-Vietnamese baguette sandwiches made with thinly sliced pickled carrots and daikon, cucumbers, coriander, chilli peppers, pâté, mayonnaise and an assortment of meats … Continue reading
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Dishoom! London’s First Bombay Cafe Opens on Upper St Martin’s Lane (Londonist)
Dishoom! London’s First Bombay Cafe Opens on Upper St Martin’s Lane Londonist, July 15, 2010 11:29 AM Open to the public today, Dishoom is an idealized version of a traditional Irani Cafe (see Dishoom’s rather thoughtful blog post for more … Continue reading
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New Restaurant Review: Benito’s Hat (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Benito’s Hat Londonist, July 14, 2010 5:27 PM Londonist popped round for last night’s opening party of the second location of Benito’s Hat. Near Covent Garden, this shiny new joint offers a comfy spot to grab a … Continue reading
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celebrate bastille day in london with steak-frites from le relais de venise l’entrecote (lastminute.com blog)
celebrate bastille day in london with steak-frites from le relais de venise l’entrecote lastminute.com blog, july 13, 2010 – 2:00 pm Obviously, Bastille Day is a big deal in France with lots of festivities throughout the country, but if you … Continue reading
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Chefspective: Antonio Carluccio (Londonist)
Chefspective: Antonio Carluccio Londonist, July 9, 2010 2:17 PM Preparing to speak tonight at the British Museum about Renaissance art in Italy, celebrated restauranteur Antonio Carluccio was keen to share with Londonist – via a phone conversation this morning – his … Continue reading
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Love Salumi? Salumiamo! (Locally Sourced)
Love Salumi? Salumiamo! Locally Sourced, 02 July 2010 When cordially invited to ‘a celebration of Italian Cured Meats in Europe’ by the Italian Trade Commission and the Istituto Valorizzazione Salumi Italiani you don’t think twice, you simply say ‘RSVP me please’! A grateful grazie … Continue reading
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Making pasta with Signora Lo Conte (Locally Sourced)
Making pasta with Signora Lo Conte Locally Sourced, 21 June 2010 According to la signora, a rolling pin is essential. Resting it over her shoulder and casting a sly one at her hubby of 40 years, she explained that a good … Continue reading
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