London Daily Photo: Street Action
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the olde bell: stay and feast at one of england’s oldest inns (lastminute.com blog)
the olde bell: stay and feast at one of england’s oldest inns
lastminute.com blog, may 13, 2010 – 3:04 pm
Forty-five minutes from Central London, a 15 minute cab ride from Maidenhead or 20 minutes drive from Heathrow … and mere steps from a very pretty stretch of the Thames Path, the Olde Bell in the wonderfully quiet Berkshire village of Hurley offers a convenient getaway that’s historic, comfortable and delicious.
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London Daily Photo: Champion
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Boris Endorses Louis Vuitton’s London-Based Young Arts Project (Londonist)
Boris Endorses Louis Vuitton’s London-Based Young Arts Project
Londonist, May 12, 2010 5:23 PM
An unprecedented partnership between Louis Vuitton and five of London’s leading art institutions – Hayward Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, South London Gallery, Tate Britain and Whitechapel Gallery – officially commenced today with a thumbs up speech by Mayor Boris Johnson at the Royal Academy of Arts this morning. For obvious reasons, Mr Johnson was in a jovial mood, but at least a smidgen of his glee had less to do with politics than with the launch of this LV funded initiative. Bragging that London has more museums than Paris and more bookshops than New York, the mayor explained …
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New Restaurant Review: Cafe VN (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Cafe VN
Londonist, May 12, 2010 2:06 PM
Clerkenwell Road’s newly opened Vietnamese eatery, Cafe VN … is it worth foregoing a visit to Pho on nearby St John St or even trekking west from the Vietnamese mainstays of Old Street and Kingsland Road?
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London Daily Photo: Piccadilly
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Review: The Tasting Sessions: Deliver us from Innocence (Londonist)
Review: The Tasting Sessions: Deliver us from Innocence
Londonist, May 11, 2010 11:56 PM
There were satyrs and little people, a not terribly pretty dude done up like Snow White, a lumberjack quoting Duran Duran and more.
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Chefspective: Cass Titcomb, Chef Patron of Canteen (Londonist)
Chefspective: Cass Titcomb, Chef Patron of Canteen
Londonist, May 11, 2010 3:17 PM
With four locations in London, Canteen provides Londoners with “simple British food” in tastefully casual settings. Chef Patron Cass Titcomb has been with the small chain from its 2005 start. After a recently and terribly filling lunch (we loved the roast chicken) at Canteen’s comfortable and spacious Baker St restaurant, we decided to find out more from Cass about the guiding principles behind the restaurants’ success as well as a little about his life as a chef.
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adagio pizza al taglio for on-the-go dining in soho (lastminute.com blog)
adagio pizza al taglio for on-the-go dining in soho
lastminute.com blog, may 11, 2010 – 12:01 pm
With the recent opening of this friendly little Greek Street eatery, Adagio Pizza al Taglio brings the efficiently Italian concept of pizza “by the cut” to the bustling streets of Central London. With orders priced by the weight, customers can order whatever size slice(s) they fancy with the usual request costing around £3.50 for a filling meal or snack.
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La Vie en Rosé Wine Tasting with Bibendum Wines (Londonist)
La Vie en Rosé Wine Tasting with Bibendum Wines
Londonist, May 11, 2010 12:00 PM
Hosted by Bibendum Wines at the elegant and yummy 101 Pimlico Road restaurant, La Vie en Rosé: A Fresh Look at Pink Wines provided Londonist an opportunity to sample a range of Bibendum’s latest rosés. From fantastically fizzy to perfectly flat or girlie pink to strawberry hued, a few slurps into last night’s tasting and the message was clear: there’s delicious variety among these oft scoffed wines.
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London Daily Photo: Piccadilly
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London Daily Photo: Walk on by
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Tiki Today Exhibition at 20-21 Visual Arts Centre
I’ve got a few photographs (as well as the following video which features burlesque dancer Trixie Malicious) in the Tiki Today exhibition at the 20-21 Visual Arts Centre in Scunthorpe, England. Keep reading below for details about the show.
Tiki Today
27 March to 19 June 2010
20-21 Visual Arts Centre
Church Square
Scunthorpe
South Humberside DN15
The myths and legends of the Polynesian Islands of the Pacific provided the inspiration for the original tiki movement, which first gained popularity in California from the mid 1930s. After losing popularity in the 1960s it has recently seen a revival in the last decade as a new generation of artists, sculptors and modern day treasure hunters have sought to create a splash of exotic magic to everyday realities.
This exhibtion marks the first show of contemporary tiki art in a public gallery in the UK and features reknowned ‘Britiki’ artists such as Tikiracer, Tiki Chris and Los Furias Tiki and work by famous lowbrow American artists Sam Gambino and Derek Yaniger amongst others. The show features large-scale sculptures, paintings, mugs, jewellery, photography, ukeleles and rare gems from priviate tiki collections including items from the movements heyday which provided inspiration to artists and makers today.
Find out more at the 20-21 Visual Arts Centre’s Facebook page.
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London Daily Photo: Remember Your Mother
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Covent Garden Canvas Photography Project (Qype does London)
Covent Garden Canvas Photography Project
Qype does London, May 8th 2010
Covent Garden Canvas is a photography initiative to celebrate Convent Garden’s 180th anniversary. I’m not quite sure which 180 year old milestone is being commemorated (I thought the origins of the market went back to the 13th century with its famed Piazza dating to the relatively more recent 1600s), but – hey – any excuse for some shutter bug fun is a good one, right?
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London Daily Photo: Boxed In
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London Daily Photo: Discarded Scrap
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London Daily Photo: She’s There
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Locally Foraged Cuisine: Whites Bar & Kitchen at the White Horse, Steyning, West Sussex (Qype does London)
Locally Foraged Cuisine: Whites Bar & Kitchen at the White Horse, Steyning, West Sussex
Qype does London, May 5th 2010
Whites enables those with hearty appetites to sample the fruits (nuts, roots and flowers) of the English countryside. Here you can dine on exquisite and locally foraged garlic, sorrels, nettles, dandelions and edible flowers. With a chalkboard proclamation of what’s been recently picked by a local forager with knowledge of some of Sussex’s best spots for finding tasty treats and a delectable menu listing the distance in miles that the dishes’ key ingredients have travelled to make it to your table, Whites Bar & Kitchen takes great pride in their efforts to serve locally sourced ingredients.
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Wahaca Reveals New Summer Menu (Londonist)
Wahaca Reveals New Summer Menu
Londonist, May 5, 2010 12:30 PM
Well, the weather may yet deem us Londoners unworthy of a proper summer, but for a seasonally inspired taste of sunshiny goodness, Wahaca‘s new summer menu guarantees to add thoughtfully prepared warm weather dining with lots of irresistible sabor.
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Chefspective: Henry Herbert of The Coach & Horses in Clerkenwell (Londonist)
Chefspective: Henry Herbert of The Coach & Horses in Clerkenwell
Londonist, May 5, 2010 11:31 AM
The C & H is what the pub was always meant to be: a fine old London boozer with excellent food (all made in-house) and great wines. What sets it apart from most is the effort to make the menu and wine list as interesting as possible.
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London Daily Photo: La Pizza
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Preview: Deliver us from Innocence Chocolate and Booze Night (Londonist)
Preview: Deliver us from Innocence Chocolate and Booze Night
Londonist, May 4, 2010 4:44 PM
… canapés and cocktails, a guided tasting of a range of premium drinks and custom alcoholic chocolate creations …
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At home with the Viking sheep (Locally Sourced)
At home with the Viking sheep
Locally Sourced – Food Network blog, 04 May 2010
Located in the gently rolling countryside of Wiltshire, Langley Chase Organic Farm is the pastoral home to an award winning flock of Manx Loaghtan sheep. The Manx Loaghtan (pronounced ‘Manx Lockton’) is a multi-horned primitive rare breed that was first introduced to the British Isles by Vikings during the Iron Age. This ancient species is especially hearty and, given a life beyond the strict timetables of commercial farming, matures slowly and on its own without much need for human intervention.
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Guru Event: Samosa Making Workshop at Chilli Chutney (Qype does London)
Guru Event: Samosa Making Workshop at Chilli Chutney
Qype does London, May 4th 2010
Next time you’re out at one of your favourite local curry houses (and if you live anywhere near Streatham, your top choice should definitely be Chilli Chutney!) and you fancy ordering some samosas to start off your meal, consider for a moment how much effort actually goes into making those perfectly triangular parcels of deliciousness. If the restaurant’s worth its garam masala, they’re certain to make their samosas in house … for which they should be commended! As we Qypers attending last week’s Samosa Making Worshop at Chilli Chutney found out, a good bit of skill and more elbow grease than you might think goes into the creation of these humble subcontinent treats.
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London Daily Photo: Not Very Good?
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London Daily Photo: Great Strides
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London Daily Photo: End
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London Daily Photo: Co-Workers of the World Unite and Confide!
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Wine of the Month: 2007 Berry Bros & Rudd’s 2007 Extra Ordinary White
This month’s choice brings a taste of zest to the palate and is sipped with earnest hopes for a lovely summer. Indeed, with its light and lemony finish, Berry Bros & Rudd’s 2007 Extra Ordinary White is a winner of a warm weather wine.
With hints of almond and tropical fruits, it seems like a perfect quaff for pairing with grilled or roasted chicken as well as spicy Indian and Southeast Asian dishes. It wouldn’t be a bad one to serve chilled during a picnic either. I certainly wouldn’t mind a glass or two of this Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon blend while dining (or just nibbling) al fresco.
Medium-full bodied and dry, this affordable and no nonsense white is guaranteed to please. Pick up a bottle for £11.50 (or £10.35 for unsplit orders of 12). As for those hopes for a lovely summer … well … with the bank holiday weekend about to make a soggy turn for the worse here in London, all bets are off!
For product details and more, visit Berry Bros & Rudd online at www.bbr.com or stop by their shop at 3 St James’s Street, SW1A 1EG.
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London Daily Photo: Bounding
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Palm Court at The Langham Hotel Awarded Top London Afternoon Tea (Londonist)
Palm Court at The Langham Hotel Awarded Top London Afternoon Tea
Londonist, April 29, 2010 3:01 PM
Perhaps it’s only fitting that the place to first commercially offer afternoon tea in London should now be recognized as having the best in town. Serving London socialites and fancy pants hotel guests since 1865 (when this newly found tradition of mid afternoon social snacking cost a mere 7p), the Palm Court at The Langham has been awarded the Tea Guild’s Top London Afternoon Tea award for 2010 and thus joins the swank ranks of 25 years of previous winners which include Brown’s Hotel, The Lanesborough, Claridges, The Ritz and The Dorchester.
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London Daily Photo: Restraint
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Shoreditch House Opens Shoreditch Rooms (Londonist)
Shoreditch House Opens Shoreditch Rooms
Londonist, April 28, 2010 5:04 PM
Shoreditch House has recently launched Shoreditch Rooms, bringing 26 bedrooms to the East End’s glam private members club (we actually bumped into a minor TV sleb in the lift during our visit this afternoon). Only open a few weeks, rooms are already booked solid. Sharing the same Ebor Street entrance as the club and available in “Tiny, Small and Small+” sizes to members as well as non-member riffraff, rooms range in price from £75-195/night (£60-175 for members).
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London Daily Photo: Night Unfurled
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