Category Archives: Restaurants
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
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
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
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
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
(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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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










