Category Archives: Restaurants

Gourmet a la Carte Breakfast at Island Restaurant & Bar (Londonist)

Gourmet a la Carte Breakfast at Island Restaurant & Bar  Londonist, May 13, 2009 2:32 PM Londonist got thoroughly stuffed last Friday at Island Restaurant & Bar while sampling its new gourmet a la carte breakfast menu. Located directly above … Continue reading

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Bollywood Dinner & Dance at Moti Mahal (Londonist)

Bollywood Dinner & Dance at Moti Mahal  Londonist, May 6, 2009 9:57 AM Here’s a fun idea. Take a 45 minute Bollywood dance class before tucking into a delicious two-course Indian meal. 6.30pm every Tuesday, the downstairs dining area of … Continue reading

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Dim Sum and Then Some at Royal China, Baker Street (Londonist)

Dim Sum and Then Some at Royal China, Baker Street  Londonist, April 30, 2009 10:06 AM One of the great things about dim sum is the noncommittal attitude the diner is allowed toward the food. Take a bite of something … Continue reading

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Harden’s 2010 Restaurant Guide, Londonist, and YOU! (Londonist)

Yes, I usually just post references to my work on Londonist, but this time I really want to get the word out about this special Londonist/Harden’s Restaurant Guide offer. Check it out and please help! Harden’s 2010 Restaurant Guide, Londonist, … Continue reading

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Saints and Sinners Menu at K West Hotel’s Kanteen (Londonist)

Saints and Sinners Menu at K West Hotel’s Kanteen  Londonist, April 16, 2009 3:31 PM Kanteen, the chic little eatery at K West Hotel and Spa near Shepherd’s Bush Station, has recently introduced a new “Saints and Sinners” menu, with … Continue reading

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Don’t Forget the Shochu! Hanami/Cherry Blossom Festival Reminder (Londonist)

Don’t Forget the Shochu! Hanami/Cherry Blossom Festival Reminder  Londonist, April 15, 2009 10:25 AM Just a quick word to remind folks that from today until the 25th of May, Akashi-Tai Sake Brewery, along with a number of London-based Japanese restaurants, … Continue reading

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(P)review: Hanami/Cherry Blossom Festival Sake and Food Pairings (Londonist)

(P)review: Hanami/Cherry Blossom Festival Sake and Food Pairings  Londonist, April 9, 2009 8:30 PM Sake lovers and Japanese cuisine fanatics, London’s first Hanami gives us reason to rejoice! Sushi novices and shochu noobs, the 15th of April to the 25th … Continue reading

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A Week of Waffling at Brick Lane’s Swedish Restaurant Fika (Londonist)

Hej! How was your Våffeldagen? What!?! You didn’t celebrate Swedish Waffle Dayyesterday!?! Well as tragic as a missed opportunity to eat waffles all day may be, there’s still some scrumptious hope: a whole week of special waffles at the dandy Scandi … Continue reading

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London Food Bloggers Descend upon Tayyabs (Londonist)

London Food Bloggers Descend upon Tayyabs Londonist, March 20, 2009 12:43 PM A feast organized by blogging foodie buddies Chris Pople and Helen Graves (both of whom we’ve showcased here and here), Whitechapel’s most celebrated of curry houses, Tayyabs, saw … Continue reading

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Tasty Mingling at Generation XO: The Tasting Sessions (Londonist)

Tasty Mingling at Generation XO: The Tasting Sessions Londonist, March 18, 2009 12:21 PM Deciding which is better, the 100 year old Courvoisier Initiale Extra or the 130 year old Hennessy Paradis is a splendid dilemma and just the sort … Continue reading

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Vanilla: Innovative Food and Cocktails in a Chic Setting (Londonist)

Vanilla: Innovative Food and Cocktails in a Chic Setting Londonist, March 17, 2009 9:49 AM Yeah that’s our title and we’re sticking to it. However, we could have just as easily named this post “Chic Food and Cocktails in an … Continue reading

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Interview with Peter Harden of Harden’s Restaurants Guides (Londonist)

Interview with Peter Harden of Harden’s Restaurants Guides Londonist, March 11, 2009 1:47 PM We’ll always love our books, but the web, mobile and whatever else the electronics giants have up their sleeves to throw at us are the future. … Continue reading

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Free Burritos, Nachos, Beer & Tequila! Qype + Chilango = Mucho Fun! (Qype does London)

Free Burritos, Nachos, Beer & Tequila! Qype + Chilango = Mucho Fun! Qype does London, March 5th 2009 The recent opening of Mexican restaurant Chilango’s second location in London presented an excellent opportunity for Qype to drop by for a … Continue reading

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New and Stylish Indian Restaurant, Zeen, Opens on Drummond Street (Londonist)

New and Stylish Indian Restaurant, Zeen, Opens on Drummond Street Londonist, March 4, 2009 10:02 AM Londonist indulged in a bit of a feast last night at newly opened Indian restaurant, Zeen. Located at 30 Drummond Street, NW1 2PA, Zeen … Continue reading

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Club Gascon’s Gorgeous Menu (Qype does London)

Club Gascon’s Gorgeous Menu Qype does London, March 1st 2009 … Oh yeah. I could wax poetic about the virtues of this fantastic restaurant but I think I’ll let our chosen five course “Le Marche” seasonal menu speak for itself … Continue reading

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“Crunch Munch” Lunch Special at the Water Poet Pub

“Crunch Munch” Lunch Special at the Water Poet Pub Londonist, February 26, 2009 3:12 PM Just round the corner from the revitalized (and frankly rather homogenized) Spitalfields Market is the Water Poet at 9-11 Folgate Street, E1 4BX. It’s a … Continue reading

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Free Drinks, Snacks and Music on Wednesdays at The Well (Londonist)

Free Drinks, Snacks and Music on Wednesdays at The Well Londonist, February 23, 2009 1:28 PM For a couple of weeks now, St John Street stalwart, The Well, has been throwing parties in their downstairs lounge on Wednesday nights. Show … Continue reading

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I Like Bodean’s But … (Qype does London)

I Like Bodean’s But … Chris Osburn Qype does London January 3rd 2009 Don’t get me wrong; I like BoDean’s (especially their wings). But they could learn a thing or twelve from world famous master of the pit, Big Bob … Continue reading

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Goodbye Chili Cheese Fries

Back in May, I started writing what has become a monthy column for TriCityNews, an alternative newspaper focusing on the arts, culture, and politics in eastern Monmouth County – where I lived before moving to London. The column, published every … Continue reading

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