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London Daily Photo: Appleton Estate’s Senior Blender, David Morrison, at Hawksmoor Spitalfields
It’s London Cocktail Week: red letter days for booze hounds, bar folk and limber elbowed media types from across the globe. I’ve been getting in on the LCW fun a bit too. My lunch yesterday came compliments of Hawksmoor Spitalfields where Appleton Estate’s Senior Blender, David Morrison, was on hand to guide a small group of us (booze hounds, bar folk and limber elbowed media types) through a hands-on rum blending. Continue reading
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Tagged appleton estate, appleton estate rum, bar, cocktails, david morrison, Drink, east london, hawksmoor, HAWKSMOOR SPITALFIELDS, jamaican rum, LCW, LDP, London, London blog, London Cocktail Week, London Daily Photo, Photography, photography blog, rum, senior blender, soho, street photography, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Gastro Pub Perfection at The Only Running Footman, Berkeley Square
If you’ve been following this blog recently you’ve noticed I’ve been on a winning streak hitting a string of terrific restaurants around town. I’m happy to add one more to the list – the evocatively titled gastro pub, The Only Running Footman, as another great example of London dining at its best. Continue reading
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Tagged berkeley square, Charles Street, fine dining, GASTRO PUB, gastro pub review, gastropub, London, London blog, mayfair, mayfair pub, most unusual pub name in London, only running footman, pub, pub review, restaurant review, review, the only running footman, unusual pub names, W1, W1J 5DF, weird pub names, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: FAIR Rum at Skylon
I took a premium booze pit stop the other night at Skylon to meet bar manager Nebojsa Kutlesic and Matthieu Boulas, sales manager for FAIR Spirits and sample FAIR Rum, the UK’s first fair trade, premium rum. Made in Belize from molasses and then aged for five years in American oak barrels, FAIR is then shipped to Cognac in France where a master distiller “perfects” it. If you like rum, you might find this one to be perfect. I certainly enjoyed sipping it neat and in a couple of cocktails. Continue reading
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Tagged cocktails, Drink, FAIR Rum, FAIR Spirits, fair trade, fair trade rum, fairtrade, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, luxardo, Maraschino Luxardo Cherry Liqueur, Matthieu Boulas, Nebojsa Kutlesic, Photography, photography blog, rum, SKYLON, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Secret Ways to Book a Hotel for Less (Guest)
Want to cut the cost of your holiday? Hotels can take the biggest bite out of your travel budget, but it doesn’t have to be that way. One particular hotel room can have massive variations in price depending on where … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Still
Photo taken during a recent London at Dawn photography workshop and tour around Hackney Wick, Stratford and the soon to open East Village London. londonatdawn.com eastvillagelondon.co.uk
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Tapas Recipe: Fish and Chips Tostados by Jose Pizarro
A few weeks back I had the pleasure sampling the results of chef Jose Pizarro and Codorníu cava teaming up to create a series of “Great British Tapas”. You can read about that experience in my write up for Blue Tomato. I really enjoyed tasting … Continue reading
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Tagged british cuisine, british food, CAVA, chef, CODORNÍU, Croquetas, fish, fish and chips, Fish and Chips Tostados, Great British Tapas Project, jose, JOSE PIZARRO, London, peas, PIZARRO, recipe, restaurant, restaurants, seafood, spanish cuisine, spanish food, spanish restaurant, spanish wine, sparkling wine, tapas, Tapas Recipe, Tostados
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Guest Post: How to Use Free Packing Cases for Removals
People who need to relocate have to face an enormous amount of packing. All their items, large and small, have to be packed adequately, in order to be protected from damage. Buying packing materials and cases is cheaper online, so … Continue reading
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In the Market for a New Car? “Reevoo” Your Options with Kia
In the market for a new car? Or maybe you’ve already found your ideal car and want to share your experiences to help others making similarly big and long lasting decision? Well, what better way to find the right car … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Car Manufacturer of the Year, buying a new car, cars, customer reviews, kia, reevoo, SPONSORED POST, Video, Which?
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Meet the Amazings: Robert, Serial Entrepreneur/Inventor/Property Owner
The Amazings are people over 50 who are passionate about passing on their knowledge, skills and wisdom to younger generations. The range of courses and classes they offer is impressive. From a loom knitter, to a philosopher, to the guy who taught Phil Collins how to drum, to a film mogul, to a clay artist … they’re all amazings and all have something valuable to share.
One such amazing individual is Robert, a serial entrepreneur with more than 40 years experience. Continue reading
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Tagged adult learning, classes, continued education, courses, elders, London, over 50's, Robert Kihlstrom, SPONSORED POST, the amazings, workshops
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More Than Human: Animal Portraits by Tim Flach at Osborne Samuel Gallery, Mayfair
Flach’s animal photography is fine art encouraging viewers to ponder our understanding of how other creatures interact with the world and to rethink what it means to be human. Continue reading
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Tagged animal photography, animal portraits, exhibition, mayfair, more than human, osborne samuel gallery, Photography, portraiture, review, ruton Street, tim flach, W1, W1J 6QG
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Working from Home
As much as people are on the go and reliant on their mobiles and tablets these days, there are also an awful a lot of people (including myself) who tend to work from home much of the time and still … Continue reading
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It Seems to be Happening a Lot More Often These Days
Lately, I seem to be receiving more and more questionable emails from not so questionable sources. SPAM and phishing from friends and work contacts? Uncool, right? Well, I don’t think it’s entirely their fault. Their email accounts were compromised. Yes, … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-virus protection, computer virus, malware, norton software, phishing, spam
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Lordy Lordy, I’m Turnin’ 40!
Photo by Annie Mole I turn 40 in less than a week. Compared to some other folk I know who’ve already topped that proverbial hill, I think I’m rather blasé about hitting the big 4-O. Still it’s a pretty ponderous … Continue reading
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The Butt End Last Piece of Toast
Beer money. Coffee money. Electronic money. Cold hard cash. Liquidity. Spare change. Chump change. A Paypal account. Transferred funds. Current cleared balance. Money. I’ve got it. Not a lot and nowhere near as much as I’d like. But I’ve got … Continue reading
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Tagged income, investing, investment, money, savings, SPONSORED POST
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