Category Archives: Restaurants
Ramadan Menu Review: Awana Malaysian Restaurant (Londonist)
Ramadan Menu Review: Awana Malaysian Restaurant Londonist, August 26, 2009 12:08 PM Whether celebrating the Ramadan season with close friends and family, looking for a good venue for a romantic night out or simply hankering for a sampling of good … Continue reading
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Seasonal Game Menu Review: The Compass (Londonist)
Seasonal Game Menu Review: The Compass Londonist, August 24, 2009 5:25 PM The Compass is located at 58 Penton Street on the north end of Chapel Market. A short and sweet (and delicious) menu; a good wine list and plenty … Continue reading
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Review: Burrito Bros (Londonist)
Review: Burrito Bros Londonist, August 18, 2009 1:43 PM The criticisms and concerns could continue. But perhaps it’s best to leave it at this: as things stand, Burrito Brothers adds nothing to a pre-existing scene. Give ’em a friendly benefit-of-the-doubt … Continue reading
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Qype Does Mini-Golf (Qype Does London)
Qype Does Mini-Golf Qype Does London, August 18th 2009 Yes another brilliant Qype event passed last night with 15 lucky Qypers playing a free round of mini-golf (compliments of Moneypenny Events) at the beautifully restored Devonshire Square near Liverpool Street … Continue reading
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Preview: Ramadan Menu at Awana (Londonist)
Preview: Ramadan Menu at Awana Londonist, August 17, 2009 1:18 PM For those Londoners observing Ramadan (starting next week) – or simply interested in sampling traditional Malaysian street food in a fancy schmancy Chelsea resto – consider Malaysian restaurant Awana’s … Continue reading
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Chopstick Lessons for the Little Dumplings in Your Life (Londonist)
Chopstick Lessons for the Little Dumplings in Your Life Londonist, August 16, 2009 10:32 AM Starting Monday the 24th of this month and then being held every day until Friday the 28th, the Royal China Club will host free chopstick … Continue reading
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Review: Coastal Menu at Cinnamon Kitchen (Londonist)
Review: Coastal Menu at Cinnamon Kitchen Londonist, August 5, 2009 12:16 PM Every dish – from the tuna and scallop ceviche starter to the citrus tapioca kheer with mango, mandarin & chilli sorbet for dessert – wowed us. Really, we … Continue reading
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Upcoming Guru Event: Cocktails, Canapés and Mini-Golf. FORE! (Qype does London)
Upcoming Guru Event: Cocktails, Canapés and Mini-Golf. FORE! Qype does London, August 4th 2009 How’s a free round of mini-golf followed by a complimentary cocktail with canapés sound? That’s what’s on offer for 15 lucky Qypers on Monday the 17th … Continue reading
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Review: Brunch at the Refinery Bar (Londonist)
Review: Brunch at the Refinery Bar Londonist, August 3, 2009 5:00 PM Shiny and pedestrian Canvey Street is starting to have all the hallmarks of a true foodie rendezvous. As mentioned on a few occasions, Tsuru offers top notch Nippon … Continue reading
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Dining Beyond Zone 1: Brouge (5 Hill Street, TW9 1SX) (Londonist)
Dining Beyond Zone 1: Brouge (5 Hill Street, TW9 1SX) Londonist, July 28, 2009 4:09 PM With so many riverside food and drink options in well heeled Richmond, we’d be hard pressed to suggest this new-ish Belgian bistro as our … Continue reading
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Del Aziz Opening at Bermondsey Square (Londonist)
Del Aziz Opening at Bermondsey Square Londonist, July 23, 2009 10:28 AM With this new Del’Aziz, Comptoir Libanais, Pilpel and other related food outlets popping up here and there throughout town, it can’t help but be wondered if London is … Continue reading
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Chefspective: Interview with Anirudh Arora of Moti Mahal (Londonist)
Chefspective: Interview with Anirudh Arora of Moti Mahal Londonist, July 22, 2009 2:26 PM We like Moti Mahal. A lot! Beyond the fact that this upscale modern restaurant serves some of the best South Asian and Indian food we’ve tried … Continue reading
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Review: Art of Good Taste Masterclass at Camino (Londonist)
Review: Art of Good Taste Masterclass at Camino Londonist, July 22, 2009 12:53 PM Last night’s Art of Good Taste Masterclass at Camino (which we previewed here) was an exercise in fun with plenty of fabulous free food (pata negra! … Continue reading
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Review: Comptoir Libanais on Wigmore Street (Londonist)
Review: Comptoir Libanais on Wigmore Street Londonist, July 21, 2009 2:53 PM … we were pleasantly surprised to find Comptoir Libanais to be brightly lit and cheerful with dashes of vibrant colour adorning its walls (in the way of giant … Continue reading
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Review: Breakfast at Giraffe (Londonist)
Review: Breakfast at Giraffe Londonist, July 17, 2009 10:45 AM Brekkie at Giraffe? It’s a hit or miss affair with the hits adding up to a more than respectable net positive experience. READ THE COMPLETE REVIEW: Review: Breakfast at Giraffe
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Dining Beyond Zone 1: Harrison’s (15-19 Bedford Hill, SW12 9EX) (Londonist)
Dining Beyond Zone 1: Harrison’s (15-19 Bedford Hill, SW12 9EX) Londonist, July 16, 2009 2:45 PM Harrison’s is an attractive modern European restaurant and bar with a contemporary brasserie feel. We swung by this week to give its Summer Dining … Continue reading
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Preview: Art of Good Taste Masterclass at Camino (Londonist)
Preview: Art of Good Taste Masterclass at Camino Londonist, July 14, 2009 1:41 PM Back in November when we reviewed King’s Cross Spanish restaurant, Camino (3 Varnisher’s Yard, The Regent Quarter, N1 9AF), we concluded that we’d be happy to … Continue reading
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Upcoming Guru Event: Sicilian Wine Tasting with Antipasti at Carluccio’s Private Dining Room (Qype does London)
Upcoming Guru Event: Sicilian Wine Tasting with Antipasti at Carluccio’s Private Dining Room Qype does London, July 7th 2009 On Monday the 20th from 6.30pm to 8pm in the Private Dining Room at Carluccio’s flagship shop/resto/café on Garrick Street near … Continue reading
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Review: Anglo-Indian Breakfast at Cinnamon Kitchen (Londonist)
Review: Anglo-Indian Breakfast at Cinnamon Kitchen Londonist, July 7, 2009 10:31 AM Londonist popped in last week for a complimentary tasting of Cinnamon Kitchen’s new Indian and Anglo-Indian breakfast menu, and we were thoroughly delighted with what we sampled. READ … Continue reading
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Review: Ideas Exchange at Hoxton Apprentice with Prue Leith (Londonist)
Review: Ideas Exchange at Hoxton Apprentice with Prue Leith Londonist, June 30, 2009 2:18 PM Discussing the ramifications of a fattening society with no fat folk at the table in Hoxton Apprentice’s classy upscale dining space and consuming a delicious … Continue reading
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The Socio-Economic Impact of our Bulging Waistlines Dinner and Debate at Hoxton Apprentice (Londonist)
The Socio-Economic Impact of our Bulging Waistlines Dinner and Debate at Hoxton Apprentice Londonist, June 29, 2009 11:20 AM Got strong opinions about the socio-economic impact of obesity? As part of the ongoing Ideas Exchange series of dinner/debates at Hoxton … Continue reading
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Review: Tapas Fantasticas (Londonist)
Review: Tapas Fantasticas Londonist, June 28, 2009 10:14 PM When we previewed Tapas Fantasticas a few days back, we based our expectations upon the good time we had last year. Well, it appears that the folks organizing Tapas Fantasticas raised … Continue reading
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Vini di Famiglia Wine Festival at Carluccio’s (Londonist)
Vini di Famiglia Wine Festival at Carluccio’s Londonist, June 27, 2009 12:37 PM Among the offerings, the Planeta Alastro (a fruity Grecanico/Chardonnay blend – £12.50 for a bottle) was especially easy to drink; indeed, the evening started and ended with … Continue reading
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Pilpel Falafel and Houmous Bar Brushfield Street in Spitalfields (Londonist)
Pilpel Falafel and Houmous Bar Brushfield Street in Spitalfields Londonist, June 24, 2009 4:10 PM “Chickpea muncher” Uri Dinay, owner of Pilpel, took the lessons (and the 60 year old falafel recipe) he learned from his grandfather for inspiration … … Continue reading
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Preview: Tapas Fantasticas (27-28 June) (Londonist)
Preview: Tapas Fantasticas (27-28 June) Londonist, June 22, 2009 10:45 AM Last year’s Tapas Fantasticas event was fantastic indeed and one of Londonist’s preferred food/drink events of the year. Well, those fantastic tapas are coming back … READ THE COMPLETE … Continue reading
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Restaurant Review: Satsuma (Londonist)
Restaurant Review: Satsuma Londonist, June 12, 2009 12:16 PM Londonist was recently invited along to a press lunch at Soho Japanese restaurant Satsuma. We had the Satsuma Bento, which at £16.90, filled us up with salmon and tuna sashimi with … Continue reading
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A Toad-in-a-Hole and a Pied à Terre with Fortylove and David Moore (Qype does London)
A Toad-in-a-Hole and a Pied à Terre with Fortylove and David Moore Qype does London, June 6th 2009 When May Yee (one half of the Fortylove “digital postcards” project) got in touch to see if I’d like to tag along … Continue reading
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Review: Lobsterfest at Belgo (Londonist)
Review: Lobsterfest at Belgo Londonist, June 4, 2009 4:42 PM Londonist recently got invited over to Belgo Centraal to sample its Lobsterfest menu. In general, we’re not quite sure what to think about the wacky Belgo franchise but suppose its … Continue reading
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Londonist Interviews Jamie Oliver (Londonist)
Londonist Interviews Jamie Oliver Londonist, June 3, 2009 3:14 PM A couple of weeks ago, Londonist got the chance to sit down with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver at the Debenhams launch of his new range of cookware. We were impressed … Continue reading
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Lunch with Jon Burgerman: Chutney Eggs with Character(s) (Qype does London)
Lunch with Jon Burgerman: Chutney Eggs with Character(s) Qype does London, June 2nd 2009 An assignment for Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art led me to Nottingham last week for an in studio interview and shoot with prolific self-described doodler, Jon … Continue reading
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Restaurant Review: 222 at the Landmark Hotel (Londonist)
Restaurant Review: 222 at the Landmark Hotel Londonist, May 22, 2009 11:40 AM Twotwentytwo – aka 222 – is the entirely redesigned, new bar and restaurant at the Landmark Hotel. Located downstairs on the side where Cellars used to be … Continue reading
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The Good, the Bad and the Jamie (Qype does London)
The Good, the Bad and the Jamie Qype does London, May 21st 2009 Actually, the day started off well enough. I had a productive morning plugging away at work followed by a rocking lunch (chicken of the woods, crabmeat, purple … Continue reading
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If You Could Ask Jamie Oliver Anything … (Londonist)
If You Could Ask Jamie Oliver Anything … Londonist, May 20, 2009 9:50 AM Londonist has a chance to meet with Jamie Oliver tomorrow afternoon and ask him a few questions … and … READ THE COMPLETE POST: If You … Continue reading
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Only a Few Days Left for Harden’s 2010 Restaurant Survey – Get a Free Book! (Londonist)
Only a Few Days Left for Harden’s 2010 Restaurant Survey – Get a Free Book! Londonist, May 18, 2009 1:22 PM … as we mentioned last month, we’ve teaming up with the Hardens to help spread the word about their … Continue reading
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Donna Margherita: the Best Pizza Outside of Italy? (Londonist)
Donna Margherita: the Best Pizza Outside of Italy? Londonist, May 14, 2009 4:07 PM When a press release about Lavender Hill’s Donna Margherita restaurant having the “best pizza outside of Italy” landed in our inbox, we scoffed at it but … Continue reading
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