Where to Eat and Drink around London’s Covent Garden
OneTravel, Dec 27, 2011
Covent Garden’s restaurants cater to the daily streams of shoppers and tourists, with several eateries conveniently lined along the piazza.
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Where to Eat and Drink around London’s Covent Garden
What’s for Lunch? Roganic, Blandford Street
Londonist, December 20 at 11.30 am
Featuring a regularly changing menu that’s mandatory for anyone keen to taste a shining example of just how wonderful British cuisine can be, Roganic is located at 19 Blandford Street, W1U 3DH.
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What’s for Lunch? Roganic, Blandford Street
Falling Down? Exploring Historic London Bridge
CheapOair, December 23, 2011
Spanning the River Thames, London Bridge not only connects the City of London on the north with the South London area of Southwark on the river’s south bank, it also serves as a link to London‘s past.
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Falling Down? Exploring Historic London Bridge
Experience Hyde Park Winter Wonderland in London
OneTravel, Dec 22, 2011
Photo by Michael Hanisco
London‘s most beloved park, Hyde Park, becomes a Winter Wonderland this time of year with seasonal offerings ranging from a German style Christmas market, fun fair rides, the city’s biggest outdoor ice skating rink.
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Experience Hyde Park Winter Wonderland in London
Is Korean food the next big thing for Britain?
Locally Sourced, December 21, 2011
Kimchi, Bibimbap, Japchae. Do those words have you licking your lips or scratching your head?
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Is Korean food the next big thing for Britain?
Exploring London’s Boroughs
OneTravel, Dec 20, 2011
Greater London is made up of 32 boroughs and one small anomaly known as the City of London. These 33 administrative areas can roughly be divided into inner and outer boroughs and include the very geographic and historical heart of London and expand out to reach the far edges of its leafy suburbs.
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Exploring London’s Boroughs
Lego Christmas Tree at London St Pancras Station
CheapOair, December 20, 2011
A 12.2 metre tall (that’s more than 40 feet high!) Christmas tree made completely out of Lego bricks welcomes travelers as they zip in and out of the main concourse of London’s ever bustling St Pancras International Station.
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Lego Christmas Tree at London St Pancras Station
London Spotlight: Park Lane
OneTravel, Dec 16, 2011
Located in glamorous Mayfair and just under a mile long, Park Lane runs along the eastern side of Hyde Park connecting Marble Arch on its northern end to Hyde Park Corner on its south.
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London Spotlight: Park Lane
Roganic? Wow!
Great British Chefs, December 16, 2011
What’s small, has a life span of only two years, is 100% British and absolutely delicious … and appears to be thriving in the very heart of London’s urban chic Marylebone village? The answer is Simon Rogan and Penny Tapsell’s Blandford Street eatery, Roganic: a two year pop restaurant ‘passionate about the very best in British natural ingredients all cooked with skill and imagination and served with warmth and style’. Great British Chefs‘ blogger Chris Osburn went along to see what was on offer.
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Roganic? Wow!
Make Time to Dine at St Pancras Station
CheapOair, December 15, 2011
Whether just passing through or staying put for awhile, make sure to enjoy some of the area’s impressive range of food and drink outlets. Trendy cafes, upscalerestaurants, street food, celebrated bars and pubs – the food and drink scene around St Pancras is a healthy and delicious blend of local and global, old and new, fast and refined. Here’s a list of just a few notable mentions. Bon appetite!
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Make Time to Dine at St Pancras Station
Photo by Kemey Lafond
Here’s a round up of all the things I blogged about this year and still have me thinking “yeah, that was awesome” as 2011 now comes to a close. The list isn’t about personal triumphs or such and there are certainly plenty of fine moments that occurred over the past 12 months that I chose not to blather about online or simply didn’t find a chance to put down in keystrokes. For a more personal perspective of why I like 2011 so much, read this Thanksgiving-y post.
2011, the good stuff:
Nevermind the bollocks, I met John Lyden!
Sussex Seafood and Surrey Secret(t)s
Viewing the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge by boat
Ai Weiwei at Somerset House (here too)
The Honours, Martin Wishart’s fantastic Edinburgh brasserie
Gorgeous and great valued lunch at The Corner Room
Hansen & Lydersen Smoked Salmon
A BIG FAT MASSIVE thanks to all my clients, co-conspirators and anybody who helped lead me to an interesting story, great photograph or delicious adventure. Here’s to 2011 – see you in 2012!
Fun infograph with everything you wanted to know about Superbowl 2011 … well … except for any info related to American football and the actual game itself. Kind reminds me of the discourse about the London 2012 Olympics: everyone’s talking about the long and short term effects and no one’s saying much about the actual games.
Here’s an interesting infograph that’s pretty relevant what’s happening (or not happening) these days with the economy. I wonder how the Great Recession will be viewed 15 to 20 years from now. Will there be/are we actually in a double dip recession? How long until we’re out of this mess and when’s the next big drop gonna be?
New Restaurant Review: East Street, Fitzrovia
Londonist, December 14, 2011 at 14:30 pm
Brightly coloured backlight signage hanging from the ceiling and vibrant “local” graphics splayed across the walls and printed on all the ephemera. Friendly, clean cut servers. A noodle-laden, pan Asian menu featuring ‘best of’ dishes from eight east Asian countries (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan and Korea) …
Sickboy Straddles Heaven and Earth
Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, December 2011
Prolific London-based street artist Sickboy opened his Celebration of Earthly Sins and Heavenly Fantasies on a muggy Thursday night in early November at east London’s catch all cool stuff megalith, the Old Truman Brewery.
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Sickboy Straddles Heaven and Earth
Free Breakfast at Giraffe Bar & Grill, Soho: Wednesday 14 December
Londonist, December 13 at 18.26 pm
Photo by Alex_Pink
Just a quick post to say if you’re around Soho tomorrow morning (14 December) from 8-10am, Giraffe Bar & Grill (11 Frith Street, W1D 4RB) is offering one free meal along with soft drink or hot drink from the resto’s new “Wide Awake Breakfast” menu …
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Free Breakfast at Giraffe Bar & Grill, Soho: Wednesday 14 December
Zoning Out on London’s Underground
OneTravel, Dec 13, 2011
Odds are if you’ll soon be boarding flights to London, you’ll need to go “underground” to get around town. The London Underground, more commonly referred to as the Tube, is London’s underground rail network. To borrow a term from New York City, it’s London’s “subway” and is one of the fastest and easiest ways to access this huge city.
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Zoning Out on London’s Underground
New Year’s Eve Fireworks in London
CheapOair, December 13, 2011
Every year upon the New Year’s Eve midnight tolling of iconic Big Ben’s bongs, London puts on a free spectacular fireworks display. As the biggest annual fireworks display in the whole of the United Kingdom, it’s well worth checking out and incorporating into your New Year’s Eve plans. And, as you might expect, such a show draws a huge crowd – usually more than a quarter million people. Here are a few tips on making the most of London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks celebration if you’re in town off a London flight.
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New Year’s Eve Fireworks in London
What’s for Lunch? The Counter Cafe, Hackney Wick
Londonist, December 13, 2011 at 11.30 am
With a front row view of the Olympic Stadium’s backside, this large-windowed, post-industrial canal-side cafe has high hangout potential. Within warehouse cum exhibition, performance and studio space, Stour Place, odds are there’ll be some interesting art to ogle when you’re there. And situated right next to Forman’s Smokehouse, ordering some salmon off the chalkboard ain’t a bad idea.
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What’s for Lunch? The Counter Cafe, Hackney Wick
