London Daily Photo: £14.99

LDP 2010.09.29 - £14.99

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London Daily Photo: Yes, You Look Like an Idiot

LDP 2010.09.28 - Yes, You Look Like an Idiot

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Review: Malaysia Night at Trafalgar Square (Londonist)

Review: Malaysia Night at Trafalgar Square
Londonist, September 27, 2010 11:30 AM

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Friday evening’s Malaysia Night festival offered an excellent opportunity to dabble in a bit of exotic snackage with several of London’s most noted Malaysian restaurants selling (mostly the same) dishes from stalls around Trafalgar Square … that is if you didn’t mind queuing up with everybody else who seemed to think this was a great way to kick off the weekend.

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London Daily Photo: Sandwich Star

LDP 2010.09.27 - Sandwich Star

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London Daily Photo: Market People

LDP 2010.09.26 - Market People

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London Daily Photo: Goals

LDP 2010.09.25 - Goals

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Qypers Learn to Pull at Stella Artois Masterclass (Qype does London)

Qypers Learn to Pull at Stella Artois Masterclass
Qype does London, September 24th 2010

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Giving top notch and on-tap pointers throughout the evening was Master Beer Sommelier, Marc Stroobandt, whose nine-step pouring process seems a guaranteed excellent way to serve a draft beer.

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Chefspective: Vivek Singh, Executive Chef @ Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen (Londonist)

Chefspective: Vivek Singh, Executive Chef @ Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen
Londonist, September 24, 2010 2:00 PM

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Londonist has been an appreciative fan of Executive Chef Vivek Singh since reviewing his Anglo-Indian brekkie menu little more than a year ago. His refined but accessible dishes, served in the lovely settings of Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen, are well worth chatting about. Here’s his Chefspective take on things … as well as a scrumptious recipe for black bream that he was kind enough to share.

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Sponsored Post: The Stella Artois Beer & Pint Pouring Masterclass In Pictures (Londonist)

Sponsored Post: The Stella Artois Beer & Pint Pouring Masterclass In Pictures
Londonist, September 24, 2010 12:00 PM

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Last night’s Stella Artois beer and pint pouring masterclass at Swallow Street’s swish Cuckoo Club drew an eager flock of would-be bartenders, including Chris Wade, winner of our Retweet competition. On hand to guide participants was Master Beer Sommelier, Marc Stroobandt.

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London Daily Photo: Old Man

LDP 2010.09.24 - Old Man

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“Urban Photography and the Covent Garden Canvas Project” – Covent Garden Apple Store – October 6th

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Here’s some info about a talk I’m giving at the Apple Store at Covent Garden (the world’s largest Apple retail space as it’s been explained to me). I’m hoping to let my photos do as much of the talking as possible, but I am keen (as well as a bit nervous) to share with an audience some of my experiences as a street photographer. Please come (it’s a freebie).

Evening with London blogger and street photographer Chris Osburn on urban photography and the Covent Garden Canvas project

6th October at 7pm

Apple Store
Covent Garden
No. 1-7 The Piazza
London, WC2E 8HB

Join London blogger and street photographer Chris “tikichris” Osburn in store as he discusses what inspires his photography across London, how to ‘shoot from the hip’ and the accessibility of the art-form.

As a freelance writer and photographer and contributing editor to the popular multi-contributor blog, Londonist, Chris covers London high and low and never leaves home without a camera.

Chris will also demystify the process of photo-blogging and allowing your images to be seen and shared, plus give an overview on Covent Garden’s own photography project, Covent Garden Canvas. Followed by a Q&A.

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London Daily Photo: Curved Handles

LDP 2010.09.23 - Curved Handles

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The Cumberland Hotel Opens Jimi Hendrix Suite (Londonist)

The Cumberland Hotel Opens Jimi Hendrix Suite
Londonist, September 22, 2010 4:30 PM

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death of 60s rock legend, Jimi Hendrix, The Cumberland hotel near March Arch has turned the room where the guitarist was last interviewed into a suite paying tribute to him and seemingly all things groovy ...

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Preview: New Beijing: Young Painting from China @ Sesame Gallery (Londonist)

Preview: New Beijing: Young Painting from China @ Sesame Gallery
Londonist, September 22, 2010 12:15 PM

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Chen Hongzhu and Liu Guanguang are but two representatives of a young and ambitious camp of contemporary Chinese artists. Both in their mid-twenties, Chen and Liu’s China is one exposed to choices and influences that earlier generations couldn’t have imagined. Products of the state’s one-child policy, these ‘only children’ artists offer a fascinating look at a youth culture and an edgy (if cuddily) take on coming of age in a changing nation.

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London Daily Photo: Much

LDP 2010.09.22 - Much

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New Restaurant Review: Chai Corner in Croydon (Londonist)

New Restaurant Review: Chai Corner in Croydon
Londonist, 21 September 12.30PM

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As highlighted in our recently London Entrepreneurs interview, Neelofar Khan is a busy woman. Adding to her Chilli Chutney portfolio of Halal Lahori restos, she’s now opened a new eatery in the basement of the iconic Allders department store in Croydon.

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London Daily Photo: Change

LDP 2010.09.21 - Change

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The Mayor’s Thames Festival, Pizza Hut, Kids

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Giant robots, giant teapots … giant everything and lots and lots of dancers (not necessarily giant but many were on stilts)! The Mayor’s Thames Festival was a blast this year. Believe it or not, I’d never gone before but will definitely keep this colourful river fest in mind in the years to come.

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As London’s largest free outdoor arts festival, the 2010 Thames Festival – set at Southbank and stretching across Black Friars Bridge – offered a brilliant opportunity for folks to share in some end of summer entertainment along a celebrated stretch of one of the world’s most famous rivers. For me, the highlight of the event was a grand and booming fireworks display at the end of the spirited (and rather Latin-tinged) parade. It was spectacular and grabbed everyone’s attention and awe with its dazzling array of colour.

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There were plenty of food vendors on hand for this year’s festival. However, there were also long queues, crowds and the overwhelming uncertainty of choosing from food stalls that you might not be familiar with. I’m rambling round London as a fancy free bachelor these days but if I’d been at this or a similar large scale event with children, I probably would have been keen to seek out some grub that was a bit more accessible and kid-friendly. One great example of what I’m talking about is Pizza Hut‘s Kids Eat Free: for every adult main course or adult lunchtime buffet purchased, an accompanying child can choose from either a FREE two course kids meal which includes a drink or a FREE kids lunchtime buffet including pizza, pasta and salad. And Pizza Hut’s KEF promotion isn’t just a summer sensation. Kids Eat Free has been extended until the 9th of January 2011. Find more details about the offer at http://bit.ly/a1DhgJ.


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Competition: Learn How to Pull a Perfect Pint with Stella Artois (Qype does London)

Competition: Learn How to Pull a Perfect Pint with Stella Artois
Qype does London, September 20th 2010

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Stella Artois will be holding its fourteenth annual World Draught Masters Global Finals to find the world’s best ‘Créateur de Beaute’ at the Cuckoo Club in Mayfair. Inspired by more than 600 years of brewing tradition, budding bartenders from across the globe will compete to demonstrate their beer pouring prowess in the quest to be crowned Stella Artois World Draught Master 2010.

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Preview: Malaysia Night Festival @ Trafalgar Square (Londonist)

Preview: Malaysia Night Festival @ Trafalgar Square
Londonist, September 20, 2010 2:30 PM

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This Friday the 24th there will be a free ‘Malaysia Night’ festival at Trafalgar Square. Actually, as the event will start as early as 3pm, it’ll be just as much a Malaysia afternoon and early evening. Nit picky semantics aside, the Southeast Asian foodie party promises to be an authentic Pasar Malam with a one-off opportunity to sample food from 20 different Malaysian restaurants.

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London Daily Photo: Old Bond Sky

LDP 2010.09.20 - Old Bond Sky

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London Daily Photo: Mayfair Flash

LDP 2010.09.19 - Mayfair Flash

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London Daily Photo: (Un)Green Machine

LDP 2010.09.18 - (Un)Green Machine

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London’s Best Chips: Golden Fish Restaurant (Londonist)

London’s Best Chips: Golden Fish Restaurant
Londonist, September 17, 2010 12:22 PM

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It’s an “& chips” kind of menu at Golden Fish Restaurant, located round the corner from Exmouth Market: two Spam fritters and chips (£3), jumbo saveloy and chips (£2.80) etc. On our recent visit, we went for a more than ample serving of haddock … and chips (£5.50), very much enjoying our meal and the sombre decades past ambiance of this chippiest of chippy joints.

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Chefspective: Nacho del Campo, Head Chef at Camino (Londonist)

Chefspective: Nacho del Campo, Head Chef at Camino
Londonist, September 17, 2010 12:00 PM

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Originally from the Basque Country as Head Chef at Camino, Nacho del Campo now has the duty of heralding and preparing dishes from throughout Spain. With a new site opening in Canary Wharf and Camino’s sherry bar, Pepito, receiving accolades in the press, we suspect he’s doing a bueno job as a London ambassador of Spanish yumminess. But enough with our suspicions! Here are a few thoughts from the man himself.

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Sponsored Post: Sud de France Festival Starts Today (Londonist)

Sponsored Post: Sud de France Festival Starts Today
Londonist, September 17, 2010 10:05 AM

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The celebration kicks off this morning with a fantastic, one-day, southern French food and wine market in Cavendish Square from 10am to 6pm. The event is free and gives market-goers a unique chance to sample some of Languedoc-Roussillon’s most authentic food products and taste a selection of the region’s extensive range of wines, in a fun and informal atmosphere. There’s a seafood bar serving oysters and mussels accompanied by sparkling Limoux wines, wine and olive oil tasting sessions as well as.

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London Daily Photo: Royal Arcade

LDP 2010.09.17 - Royal Arcade

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Review: Quetzalcoatl: Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo at Diemar/Noble (Londonist)

Review: Quetzalcoatl: Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo at Diemar/Noble
Londonist, September 16, 2010 12:30 PM

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Considered by many to be the master of contemporary Mexican photography, Bravo’s images suggest a post-revolutionary nation of failed colonial grandeur and triumphant pragmatic peasantry chugging – and at times teetering – along through an uncertain century with indigenous pride and singular beauty.

Quetzalcoatl runs until the 6th of November at Diemar/Noble

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Interview with The Baron: DOTS – World’s First Graffiti-Funded Movie, Burning Candy and the World (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

Interview with The Baron: DOTS – World’s First Graffiti-Funded Movie, Burning Candy and the World
Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, September 2010

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“Truth is reached through dispute” or so says secret identity filmmaker, The Baron, who has commenced work on a documentary about one of London’s most infamous and prolific graffiti crews – Burning Candy. The idea behind the film – entitled “DOTS” – is to take each individual Burning Candy artist to “visit the places and cultures that most inspire their artistic style, in order to discover how they can take their own work further”. Think of it as an East London “throw up” on a global scale. And as with many a graffiti collaboration, The Baron reckons there’ll a healthy dose of chaos and plenty of dispute to keep things real along the way. Already in the can, so to speak, is the journey taken by Cyclops to Mumbai. It’s engaging to watch as the thirty-something street artist negotiates the streets in search of sign painters with whom to paint alongside and – if The Baron can pull it off – promises a compelling movie of an almost epic scale. As avid as he is cranky about working with Burning Candy, The Baron was keen if cryptic during a recent convo about his film, the artists involved and the unique “graffiti-funded” model he’s adopted to pay for this (mis)adventure in art.

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London Daily Photo: Spying

LDP 2010.09.16 - Spying

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Competition: Celebrate Oktoberfest at Belgo Masterclass for Free (Londonist)

Competition: Celebrate Oktoberfest at Belgo Masterclass for Free
Londonist, September 15, 2010 12:30 PM

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Belgo, the renowned Moules, Frites and Beer restaurant, is offering Londonist readers a chance to win a free “Wednesday Night Pilgrimage” for two next month to celebrate Oktoberfest.  Three Belgo restaurants (Belgo Centraal in Covent Garden, Belgo Noord in Chalk Farm and Belgo Kingsway) will be putting on Beer & Food pairing masterclasses – hosted by Belgo’s very own habit-wearing “Master of Beer”.

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London Daily Photo: White City Station

LDP 2010.09.15 - White City Station

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Preview: Jun Tanaka and Mark Jankel’s Street Kitchen (Londonist)

Preview: Jun Tanaka and Mark Jankel’s Street Kitchen
Londonist, September 14, 2010 11:52 AM

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Jun Tanaka, Executive Chef at Pearl Restaurant, and Mark Jankel, chef and founder of The Food Initiative, have hired an airstream, kitted it out with a kitchen and are hitting the streets in October to serve on-the-go gourmet meals during the London Restaurant Festival. All produce and beverages will be sourced directly from sustainable and organic UK farms and producers and Jun and Mark will be in the airstream everyday.

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London Daily Photo: Clerkenwell Close

LDP 2010.09.14 - Clerkenwell Close

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Some Dublin Notes (Qype Community)

Some Dublin Notes
Qype Community, September 13th 2010

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I spent a fantastic weekend bumbling around Dublin. Only regret was I had to catch a very early Sunday morning flight to get back to London for work. I could definitely spend lots more time strolling along the River Liffey and well beyond in search of the perfect Guinness. Here are a few highs (and lows) from my far too short trip.

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