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Preview: The Greatest Spectacle of Lucha Libre, York Hall, Bethnal Green
Amigos! It’s time again for Mexico’s masked superheroes to fight it out in an epic battle of Good vs Evil at Bethnal Green’s York Hall. Continue reading
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Posted in Entertainment, Live Performance, London, Sports
Tagged bethnal green, E2, E2 9PJ, east london, Entertainment, live performance, London, lucha libre, mexican wrestling, Old Ford Road, preview, Previews, sports, The Greatest Spectacle of Lucha Libre, Wrestling, York Hall, Zay Ahmed, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best London Bars and Pubs of 2016
London! You know how to quench a thirst. My Best of 2016 series continues with a taste of my favourite bars and pubs in London. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, Best of 2016, Best of the Best, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Pubs, Restaurants, Shopping, Tiki, Travel, Wine
Tagged Artesian, Bar Termini, BARS, bayswater, beer, Berners Street, Best London Bars and Pubs of 2016, Best London Bars of 2016, Best London Pubs in 2016, Best of 2016, Best of the Best, bethnal green, brewer street, brockley, Castle Road, city of london, CLAPHAM, Clapham Park Road, cocktails, CRAFT BEER, cro-bar, Drink, E17, E17 4SA, E2, E2 9LE, east london, EC4, EC4Y 1DE, El Camion, fitzrovia, FLEET STREET, Food, Gabor Fodor, golden eagle, Harefield Road, hotels, Kentish Town, luxury, manette street, marco arrigo, marylebone, MARYLEBONE LANE, notting hill, NW1, NW1 8SU, OLD COMPTON STREET, Paradise Row, Pink Chihuahua, Pink Chihuahua at El Camion, Portland Place, pubs, Punch Room, Punch Room The London Edition, punch tavern, queensway, REAL ALE, restaurants, Roupell Street, Sager + Wilde, Sager + Wilde Paradise Row, SE1 8TB, SE11, SE4, SE4 1LW, shepherd market, Shepherd Market Wine House, Shopping, soho, south london, SW4, SW4 7BZ, Tapping the Admiral, The Beachcomber, The King & Co, The King's Arms, The Langham London, The Orchard, tiki, Tiki bars, TONY CONIGLIARO, Travel, W1, W1B 1JA, W1D 4AS, W1D 5JE, W1F 0RR, W1J 7PN, W1T 3LF, W1U 2NY, W2 3RR, WALTHAMSTOW, WATERLOO, wine, wine bars, Ye Olde Rose & Crown, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Ant Beer Cocktails at Sager + Wilde Paradise Row | Happy Halloween!
Sager + Wilde Paradise Row and Wychwood Brewery have teamed up for a creepy crawly Halloween special: beer-based cocktails featuring Wychwood’s flagship beer, Hobgoblin, and ants (yes, actual ants). – Excuse me waiter. There’s an ant in my drink! – … Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, Drink, Food, Halloween, London, Restaurants
Tagged 250 Paradise Row, Ant cocktails, BARS, beer, beer cocktails, bethnal green, bourbon, cocktails, Drink, E2, E2 9LE, east london, edible insects, Food, halloween, Hobgoblin, Hobgoblin Beer, London, Olive Oil Old Fashioned, Paradise Row, restaurants, reviews, Sager + Wilde, Sager + Wilde Paradise Row, Wychwood Brewery, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Woodford Reserve Lounge at Sager + Wilde Paradise Row
The Woodford Reserve Lounge at Sager + Wilde (at Paradise Row restaurant/bar/terrace not the Hackney Road wine bar) offers a subdued earth tone retreat from the world with a lofty perch above the Bethnal Green bustle. Continue reading
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Tagged 250 Paradise Row, BARS, bethnal green, bourbon, cocktails, Drink, E2, E2 9LE, east london, London, Marcis Dzelzainis, Olive Oil Old Fashioned, Paradise Row, restaurants, reviews, Sager + Wilde, Sager + Wilde Paradise Row, Tom Vernon, whiskey, Woodford Reserve, Woodford Reserve Lounge, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best London Bars and Pubs of 2015
London has been a great place to drink for many a year. This year, for me, it seemed even better than before. My favourite watering holes continued to please while a handful of new or bars and pubs otherwise previously unknown to me caught my attention with great service, comfy digs and – most importantly – quality quaffs. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, Best of 2015, Best of the Best, Drink, Food, Hotels
Tagged Artesian, Ashley Road, Augustus Harris, Bar Termini, BARS, beer, Best Bars of 2015, Best London Bars, Best London Bars of 2015, Best London Pubs, Best London Pubs of 2015, Best of 2015, Best of the Best, Best Pubs of 2015, bethnal green, Bottega Friulana, Catherine Street, city of london, clapton, Coate Street, Cocktail bars, cocktails, covent garden, CRAFT BEER, Drink, E2, E2 9AG, E5, E5 0NS, EC4, EC4Y 1DE, FLEET STREET, hackney, hotels, London, lower clapton road, luxury, N17, N17 9LJ, notting hill, OLD COMPTON STREET, Portland Place, Portobello Road, pubs, punch tavern, restaurants, Sebright Arms, soho, street food, Styx, Styx Bar, the bonneville, the langham, The Langham London, tottenham hale, W1, W11, W11 2DZ, W1B 1JA, W1D 5JE, WC2, WC2B 5JT, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Wellington Row
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Posted in Graffiti, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged bethnal green, east london, Graffiti, hackney, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, street art, street photography, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Preview: The Greatest Spectacle of Lucha Libre at York Hall, Bethnal Green
I’m heading to this “greatest spectacle” on Saturday night and cannot wait. I’m not sure if it will live up to the experience I had catching a night of lucha libre at Arena Mexico a few years back in Mexico City, but I have no doubt the evening with be an action packed blast. If you’ve never had the pleasure of witnessing the awesome force that is Mexican professional wrestling, do yourself a massive favour and make this off kilter event your weekend priority. Continue reading
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Posted in Entertainment, London
Tagged bethnal green, E2, E2 9PJ, Entertainment, live performance, London, lucha libre, mexican wrestling, Old Ford Road, preview, The Greatest Spectacle of Lucha Libre, York Hall, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff #43
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Coffee, Drink, Food, Freebies, Good Stuff, London, Pizza, Pubs, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged Ace Gentle Classic, beer, bethnal green, BETHNAL GREEN ROAD, blue cheese, burgers, castello, cheese, cheeseburgers, coffee, comedy, east london, ED'S EASY DINER, free, freebies, Gaggerston, good stuff, hayley edwards, live performance, London, pizza, pubs, restaurants, Roving Cafe, roving chef, Shopping, street food, The Haggerston, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Meaty New “Bunsmiths” BBQ Menu at Sebright Arms: Oh Hell Yes!
Pub grub never looked so mouthwateringly mountainous! A new (not pop-up) menu at Sebright Arms pub off Hackney Road brings some of the finest “low and slow BBQ cooked meat served fresh and fast in delicious buns” to the table to be washed down with something sudsy from one of London’s more carefully considered lists of craft and quality beers. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged #E17Safari, BBQ, beer, bethnal green, Brisket, Bunsmiths, Coate Street, Drink, E2, E2 9AG, east london, Hackney Road, London, pubs, PULLED PORK, restaurants, reviews, Sebright Arms, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Bethnal Green Road
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Tagged bethnal green, east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, street photography, tower hamlets, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: High Viz Breakfast
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Tagged bethnal green, caff, east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, street photography, tower hamlets, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Pellicci
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged bethnal green, E Pellicci, east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, street photography, tower hamlets, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best Restaurants in London – 2014
Most of these ‘best of lists’ I’m doing have been compiled with some degree of difficulty often leaving me feeling guilty for excluding somewhere excellent that for whatever reason was nudged out by another place. However, making a concise and definite list of my favourite few London restaurants visited over this past year was an absolute breeze as five fantastic eateries clearly did stand out from the rest with respect to quality of food and overall dining experience. Continue reading
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Posted in Best of 2014, Best of the Best, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged Best of 2014, Best of the Best, bethnal green, Brasserie Chavot, chefs, conduit street, Drink, E2, E2 0TA, east london, Eaton Square, eric chavot, Food, Grosvenor Gardens, hotels, ink, ink restaurant, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE, italian food, japanese food, Kouzu, London, luxury, Martyn Meid, mayfair, metropolitan hotel, mile end, nobu, Nobu London, nordic cuisine, old park lane, ONE HAMILTON PLACE, Palmers Road, park lane, restaurants, Suttons Wharf South, SW1, SW1W 0JW, the westbury hotel, theo randall, theo randall at the intercontinental, W1, W1J 7QY, W1K 1LB, W1S 2YF, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Bethnal Green
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged bethnal green, east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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New Restaurant Review: INK, Bethnal Green
Definitely one of the most inventive and satisfying meals of the year, my dinner at newly opened INK was a sheer delight. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged bethnal green, Chef Martyn Meid, E2, E2 0TA, east london, Food, ink, ink restaurant, London, London blog, Martyn Meid, new restaurant review, Palmers Road, REGENTS CANAL, restaurant, restaurant review, review, Suttons Wharf South, wine, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Bethnal Green
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged bethan green station, bethnal green, bethnal green tube, east london, hackney, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, london underground, Photography, photography blog, street photography, tiles, tower hamlets, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Nicos & Philthy’s Three Nights of Reef ‘n’ Beef, 27-29 March at Cambridge Heath Railway Arches
I am so bummed that this grubalicious pop-up conflicts with dates I’ll be out of town. But just because I’ve gotta miss Nicos & Philthy’s Three Nights of Reef ‘n’ Beef in Bethnal Green doesn’t mean you have to! Check … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Uncategorized
Tagged bar, BBQ, bethnal green, burgers, cambridge heath, cambridge heath road, cocktails, Drink, E2, E2 9HA, east london, Food, hackney, London, London blog, pop-up, reef 'n' beef, seafood, tower hamlets, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Untitled
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Tagged bethnal green, cambridge heath, east london, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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London Daily Photo: Mare Street Muse
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Tagged bethnal green, cambridge heath, east london, hackney, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, MARE STREET, Photography, street photography
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London Daily Photo: Olympic Sports Club and Sandwich Cafe
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Tagged bethnal green, cambridge heath, east london, hackney, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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Red, White or RAW? (Great British Chefs)
Whether you’re looking to quaff some environmentally friendly vino, keen to sample something dramatically different than that same old pinot grigio or you’re simply curious about what might just be the next big thing in viticulture and in the cellars of the world’s top chefs, this year’s RAW takes place at London’s Old Truman Brewery in London on the 19th and 20th of May. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Florida, Great British Chefs, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged artisan wine, bethnal green, biodynamic, canapes, chef, chef nuno mendes, corner room, Crazy FrenchWoman, Drink, east london, Food, french wines, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, hotel, ISABELLE LEGERON, London, NATURAL WINES, nuno mendes, old town hall, old truman brewery, orange wine, organic, RAW WINE FAIR, the corner room, tower hamlets, town hall hotel, viajante, viticulture, wine, WINE FAIR, wine tasting
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Good Stuff + Beyoncé Dancing Around in a Swimsuit
Here’s a quick little list of good stuff I’ve recently come across and thought was worth sharing with you … including H&M Swimwear video featuring Beyoncé! Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, Music, Restaurants, Shopping, Video
Tagged bethnal green, Beyoncé, Beyoncé Dancing, Beyoncé in a Swimsuit, Beyoncé Knowles, Beyoncé video, cambridge heath, cambridge heath road, Canadian lobster, clapton, Colchester oysters, dance video, Devon crab claws, E5, east london, george jones, george jones video, good stuff, H&M, H&M Swimwear, H&M Swimwear featuring Beyoncé, hackeny, hackney, he stopped loving her today, lea bridge road roundabout, lobster, locksmith, Locksmith Service, London, Mrs Carter, music video, mutton, nicos popupalot, pop-up, seafood, shetland night, shetland night 2, shetland night in london, SPONSORED POST, standing on the sun, supperclub, Swimwear, the lobster pot, tikchris, upper clapton road, Video, vieo
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London Daily Photo: Bring Spring
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Tagged bethnal green, bunny, east london, hackney, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, MARE STREET, Photography, rabbit, street photography, window
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Review: Fingers and Thumbs’ Seafood Shack
Last night I paid a repeat visit to a repeat opening of Fingers and Thumbs’ Seafood Shack. Yum. Following ye olde ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix’ methodology, I kept with what I knew I’d love: a big ole pot of lobster cooked with juicy prawns, mussels, clams, veggies and more. Complimented by n ample stack of rustic bread with home made cocktail sauce (which could have been a little better honestly), washed down with a few Kronenbourgs, and rounded off by a scoop of especially tasty vanilla fudge ice cream – it was a fun and filling meal. The damage? Around £55 total for two. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Restaurants
Tagged arch gallery, bar, bethnal green, cambridge heath, E2, E2 9HA, east london, fingers and thumbs, hackney, ice cream, lobster, London, pop-up, pop-up review, preview, rail arch, restaurant review, review, seafood, seafood shack, shellfish
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Fingers and Thumbs Seafood Shack Returns to Bethnal Green
I loved getting messy with a big ole bucket of lobster (and so much more) last time Fingers and Thumbs popped-up in Bethnal Green. So pleased to report they’re back this Thursday for three days of shellfish feasting. See you there? Continue reading
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Tagged bar, bethnal green, cambridge heath, E2, E2 9HA, east london, fingers and thumbs, hackney, London, pop-up, preview, rail arch, review, seafood, seafood shack, shellfish
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10 Best London Restaurants of 2012
2012, what a delicious year for London! This city – this big old convoluted mess of a city – kept improving its flavour profile and coming up with new and better ways to offer locals and visitors alike more choice … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 Best London Restaurants of 2012, american cuisine, american food, american restaurants, barbican, bermondsey, best of 2012, bethnal green, borough, british cuisine, british food, british restaurants, burgers, cambridge heath, chef, chefs, clapton, Clerkenwell, fast food, french cuisine, french food, french restaurants, hackney, hamburgers, hotel, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurants, JOSE PIZARRO, JUMEIRAH CARLTON TOWER, kensington, knightsbridge, korean cuisine, KOREAN FOOD, korean restaurants, London, london restaurants, london's best restaurants, marylebone, michelin stars, Moreno at Baglioni, moreno cedroni, MORGAN M, morgan meuier, penny tapsell, PIZARRO, pizza, pizza pilgrims, restaurants, reviews, Rib Room, roganic, SEOUL BAKERY, simon rogan, smithfield, sodo, Sodo Sourdough Pizza Cafe, soho, spanish cuisine, spanish food, spanish restaurants, tapas, THE RIB ROOM, this bright field, TOMMI'S BURGER JOINT, top 10, top ten
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Fingers and Thumbs Pop-Up Shellfish Restaurant, Cambridge Heath Road
Just back from a fun dining experience at the Fingers and Thumbs Pop-Up Shellfish Restaurant near Cambridge Heath Station. £40 got a bucket for two filled with Canadian lobster as well as a lot of mussels, clams, razor clams, prawns, … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged bethnal green, byo, byob, cambridge heath, E2, E2 9HA, fingers and thumbs, hackney, London, pop-up, review, seafood, shellfish
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Fingers and Thumbs Pop-Up Shellfish Restaurant, Cambridge Heath Road
I know what I’m doing for din-din tomorrow night: the Finger and Thumbs pop up shellfish restaurant at Arch 289, Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9HA. Sounds yummy, right? Offering “BIG buckets” full of mussels, clams, razor clams, king prawns, crayfish, … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged bethnal green, byo, byob, cambridge heath, E2, E2 9HA, fingers and thumbs, hackney, London, pop-up, seafood, shellfish
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This Bright Field (Blue Tomato)
This Bright Field is a welcome addition to the East London dining scene. Sourcing British regional produce to create straightforward and prettily presented seasonal dishes, head chef Matt Casey (formerly of Koffman’s and The Whitechapel Gallery Dining Room) and his … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Blue Tomato, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged bethnal green, BLUE TOMATO, broadway market, cafe, cambridge heath, cambridge heath road, E2, E2 9DA, english food, florist, hackney, London, london fields, new restaurant, pollack, REGENTS CANAL, review, this bright field, vyner street, wine
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Five Great New Local Joints in East London (OneTravel)
All eyes seem to be on the London 2012 Games at the moment. But beyond the Olympic Stadium and the admittedly very exciting Olympic hoopla, some more locally based achievements of the foodie variety are taking place which hopefully after this historic … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Coffee, Drink, Food, London, London 2012, OneTravel, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged bar, BBQ, bethnal green, cafe, chatswor, clapton, clapton hart, cooper & wolf, DE BEAUVOIR TOWN, duke's brew & cue, E5, east london, hackney, haggerston, islington, London, N1, new pubs, NEW RESTAURANTS, OneTravel, pubs, restaurants, the north pole, this bright field
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Best Meal in Ages! @ThisBrightField, Bethnal Green
Saturday night, Kemey and I went to see one of the best movies I’d seen in ages, Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry. The engaging documentary about Chinese artist and activist, Ai Wei Wei, was inspiring to say the least. Not … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged bethnal green, broadway market, cafe, cambridge heath, cambridge heath road, E2, E2 9DA, east london, english food, florist, hackney, London, london fields, new restaurant, pollack, REGENTS CANAL, review, this bright field, vyner street, wine
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London Daily Photo: Greco-Olympic Breakfast
Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.
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Tagged all day breakfast, bethnal green, caf, cafe, caff, camera phone, greasy spoon, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone
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London Daily Photo: Broadway Market
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London Daily Photo: Abiding
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London Daily Photo: Mare Street
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Tagged bethnal green, hackney, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, MARE STREET, Photography, street photography
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