Category Archives: Restaurants
Chefspective: Alfred Prasad, Executive Chef of Tamarind (Londonist)
Chefspective: Alfred Prasad, Executive Chef of Tamarind Londonist, July 2, 2010 12:10 PM At just 29 years old, Alfred Prasad was the youngest Indian chef to receive a Michelin star. Joining the team at Tamarind as a sous chef in … Continue reading
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Guru Event: The Mobile Photo Foodie Hunt with ‘my kind of phone’ was a Blast! (Qype does London)
Guru Event: The Mobile Photo Foodie Hunt with ‘my kind of phone’ was a Blast! Qype does London, July 1st 2010 From Covent Garden to Mayfair, Qypers scoured, mocked and gawked at some of London’s weirdest food products in last … Continue reading
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Tagged Adagio Pizza al Taglio, London, mobile phones, my kind of phone, Photography, pizza, Qype, Qype Does London, scavenger hunt, tiki, Trader Vic's, windows phone
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Chefspective: Rajesh Parmar, Head Chef at Silk (Londonist)
Chefspective: Rajesh Parmar, Head Chef at Silk Londonist, June 25, 2010 2:00 PM Michelin-recommended restaurant, Silk, is located at the Courthouse Doubletree by Hilton in what was once the Great Marlborough Street Magistrates Court, which witnessed the trials of Oscar … Continue reading
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don’t be chicken: try some of london’s best hot wings! (lastminute.com blog)
don’t be chicken: try some of london’s best hot wings! lastminute.com blog, june 25, 2010 – 1:30 pm Hot wings! London’s got ‘em. For those keen to send their taste buds on a fanciful flight to a fiery destination, consider … Continue reading
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chinatown’s variety of chinese and asian cuisines (lastminute.com blog)
chinatown’s variety of chinese and asian cuisines lastminute.com blog, june 21, 2010 – 2:30 pm Chinatown: it’s not just about Chinese food. These days, this tiny and teeming neighbourhood in the heart of London is a fantastic foodie destination with … Continue reading
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Chefspective: Simon Cottard, Executive Chef at Le Café Du Marché (Londonist)
Chefspective: Simon Cottard, Executive Chef at Le Café Du Marché Londonist, June 18, 2010 2:10 PM Executive Chef Simon Cottard has been working at Le Café Du Marché for 20 plus years. With three venues under one roof, his top … Continue reading
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Review: The Newly Refurbished Lonsdale (Londonist)
Review: The Newly Refurbished Lonsdale Londonist, June 17, 2010 1:16 PM Regardless of any economic uncertainties, here in London the posh just seem to keep getting posher … and younger too by the looks of the crowd at The Lonsdale‘s … Continue reading
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Competition Winners! Free Taste of London Tickets and Cocktails from Gin Mare (Londonist)
Competition Winners! Free Taste of London Tickets and Cocktails from Gin Mare Londonist, June 15, 2010 9:18 PM And the incredibly deserving and rather witty winners are … READ THE COMPLETE POST TO FIND OUT WHO WON: Competition Winners! Free … Continue reading
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Guru Event: Mobile Photo Foodie Hunt with ‘my kind of phone’ (Qype does London)
Guru Event: Mobile Photo Foodie Hunt with ‘my kind of phone’ Qype does London, June 15th 2010 Mobile phones offer an excellent means to record and share your adventures while navigating London’s culinary landscape. Here’s a chance to put your … Continue reading
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Competition Reminder: Free Taste of London Tickets and Cocktails from Gin Mare (Londonist)
Competition Reminder: Free Taste of London Tickets and Cocktails from Gin Mare Londonist, June 14, 2010 10:00 AM Don’t forget! Gin Mare – a brand new super premium gin distilled with Mediterranean botanicals – is offering one lucky Londonist reader a free … Continue reading
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New Restaurant Review: Banh Mi Bay (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Banh Mi Bay Londonist, June 13, 2010 3:11 PM Londonist is just back from having a delicious, filling and inexpensive late lunch (or was that an early dinner) at the newly opened (as in today’s the first … Continue reading
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Chefspective: Muir Picken, Executive Chef at Belgo (Londonist)
Chefspective: Muir Picken, Executive Chef at Belgo Londonist, June 11, 2010 11:28 AM With five Belgo restaurants to look after here in London, Executive Chef Muir Picken is a busy man, which made us just that much more impressed to … Continue reading
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Londonist Competition: Free Taste of London Tickets and Cocktails from Gin Mare
Competition: Free Taste of London Tickets and Cocktails from Gin Mare Londonist, June 10, 2010 3:00 PM Gin Mare – a brand new super premium gin distilled with Mediterranean botanicals – will soon be available for purchase in the UK. … Continue reading
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Preview: Tapas Fantasticas 2010 (Londonist)
Preview: Tapas Fantasticas 2010 Londonist, June 10, 2010 2:40 PM Tapas Fantasticas returns to London Friday June 25th to Sunday the 27th, this year at Potters Fields Park (Tooley Street/The Queens Walk SE1 2AA). Entry is free with lots of … Continue reading
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In Pictures: Brick Lane Curry Festival (Londonist)
In Pictures: Brick Lane Curry Festival Londonist, June 2, 2010 2:25 PM Beer, curry and queuing. Yep it’s London. Throw in some Bangra beats and some heat lamps (ah summer in England) and you’ve got the Brick Lane Curry Festival. … Continue reading
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Preview: Thailand @ Trafalgar Square (Londonist)
Preview: Thailand @ Trafalgar Square Londonist, June 2, 2010 1:45 PM Organised by the Royal Thai Embassy in collaboration with a handful of other sponsors, Thailand @ Trafalgar Square takes places this Saturday (June 5th) from noon to 8pm and … Continue reading
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Chefspective: Andrew Barber, Head Chef at The Forge (Londonist)
Chefspective: Andrew Barber, Head Chef at The Forge Londonist, June 2, 2010 11:30 AM Continuing our series of interviews with London chefs, our latest instalment hits up the mastermind behind the scenes at The Forge. Set in the heart of Theatreland … Continue reading
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Lobsterfest Through June at Belgo (Londonist)
Lobsterfest Through June at Belgo Londonist, May 29, 2010 3:49 PM All dishes were made with “neutral tasting” Canadian lobster and were indeed satisfying. From £4.95 for a bisque to £24.95 for a “Whole Surf & Turf”, there’s a range … Continue reading
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Mount Street Deli Opens in Mayfair (Londonist)
Mount Street Deli Opens in Mayfair Londonist, May 28, 2010 11:27 AM Serving us a cup of what she reckoned to be the “holy grail of coffee” during the launch of her new Mayfair eatery, Mount Street Deli manager Hannah … Continue reading
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Review: Oscar Wilde Menu at the Cadogan Hotel (Londonist)
Review: Oscar Wilde Menu at the Cadogan Hotel Londonist, May 26, 2010 12:24 PM Putting the cad in Cadogan, a new Oscar Wilde menu has been introduced by the Cadogan Hotel to celebrate the 115th anniversary of Mr Wilde’s arrest … Continue reading
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Review: Daily Lobster Festival at Big Easy (Londonist)
Review: Daily Lobster Festival at Big Easy Londonist, May 25, 2010 2:05 PM Big Easy is the sort of place you’ll either love or hate. Based on the full house of our Monday night visit, lots of folks seem to … Continue reading
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taste of london 2010: 17-20 june at regent’s park (lastminute.com blog)
taste of london 2010: 17-20 june at regent’s park lastminute.com blog, may 25, 2010 – 12:01 pm With celebrated restaurants such as Salt Yard (the Fitzrovia charcuterie and tapas bar with the above mentioned stuffed flowers on its menu) and … Continue reading
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Review: Spring Lunch Menu at Tamarind (Londonist)
Review: Spring Lunch Menu at Tamarind Londonist, May 25, 2010 11:54 AM As you might expect from a Michelin starred resto, service at Tamarind is impeccable. The Mayfair location is to die for and the space itself is comfortable and … Continue reading
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Preview: Taste of London 2010 (Londonist)
Preview: Taste of London 2010 Londonist, May 22, 2010 5:21 PM Summer’s in the air. People are filling the parks. The tourists are coming. And London is hankering for some al fresco nibbles. Yep, it’s time for Taste of London. … Continue reading
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fine dining indian style in london (lastminute.com blog)
fine dining indian style in london lastminute.com blog, may 21, 2010 – 11:00 am Everybody’s got a favourite local curry joint that’s affordable and yummy. But subcontinent cuisine isn’t just about the cheap and cheerful curry. For discerning diners looking … Continue reading
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New Restaurant Review: Chipotle (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Chipotle Londonist, May 19, 2010 4:49 PM As watered and dumbed down as an American style chain of bean slingers could ever be, “gourmet burritos and tacos and barbacoa” restaurant Chipotle has now opened here in London. … Continue reading
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Shaka Zulu: World’s Largest South African Venue to Open in Camden (Londonist)
Shaka Zulu: World’s Largest South African Venue to Open in Camden Londonist, May 19, 2010 1:50 PM Just in time for a World Cup tie-in, sleb SA chef Barry Vera has announced the June opening of a new “theatre of … Continue reading
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Chefspective: Aimé Lombaya of Mahoe (Londonist)
Chefspective: Aimé Lombaya of Mahoe Londonist, May 19, 2010 11:48 AM Situated snuggly in a basement at the south end of Bow Lane, Caribbean restaurant Mahoe feels like a City of London secret. It’s also a much tastier option for … Continue reading
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World’s Best Chinese Restaurants are in Canada?
Working on reviewing some Chinese restaurants here in London (stay tuned for more on that) got me thinking about where the best Chinese cuisine in the world might be found. I assumed China would, of course, be the obvious winner. … Continue reading
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the olde bell: stay and feast at one of england’s oldest inns (lastminute.com blog)
the olde bell: stay and feast at one of england’s oldest inns lastminute.com blog, may 13, 2010 – 3:04 pm Forty-five minutes from Central London, a 15 minute cab ride from Maidenhead or 20 minutes drive from Heathrow … and … Continue reading
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New Restaurant Review: Cafe VN (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Cafe VN Londonist, May 12, 2010 2:06 PM Clerkenwell Road’s newly opened Vietnamese eatery, Cafe VN … is it worth foregoing a visit to Pho on nearby St John St or even trekking west from the Vietnamese … Continue reading
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Review: The Tasting Sessions: Deliver us from Innocence (Londonist)
Review: The Tasting Sessions: Deliver us from Innocence Londonist, May 11, 2010 11:56 PM There were satyrs and little people, a not terribly pretty dude done up like Snow White, a lumberjack quoting Duran Duran and more. READ MY COMPLETE … Continue reading
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Chefspective: Cass Titcomb, Chef Patron of Canteen (Londonist)
Chefspective: Cass Titcomb, Chef Patron of Canteen Londonist, May 11, 2010 3:17 PM With four locations in London, Canteen provides Londoners with “simple British food” in tastefully casual settings. Chef Patron Cass Titcomb has been with the small chain from … Continue reading
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adagio pizza al taglio for on-the-go dining in soho (lastminute.com blog)
adagio pizza al taglio for on-the-go dining in soho lastminute.com blog, may 11, 2010 – 12:01 pm With the recent opening of this friendly little Greek Street eatery, Adagio Pizza al Taglio brings the efficiently Italian concept of pizza “by … Continue reading
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Locally Foraged Cuisine: Whites Bar & Kitchen at the White Horse, Steyning, West Sussex (Qype does London)
Locally Foraged Cuisine: Whites Bar & Kitchen at the White Horse, Steyning, West Sussex Qype does London, May 5th 2010 Whites enables those with hearty appetites to sample the fruits (nuts, roots and flowers) of the English countryside. Here you … Continue reading
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