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Tag Archives: mayfair
Take a Sake Masterclass at Sake No Hana, St James’s Street
Modern Japanese restaurant, Sake No Hana, is to launch an Introduction to Sake masterclass in July. I participated in a press preview of the class the other night and discovered that there’s a lot to learn about Japan’s celebrated rice … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged anthony rose, christine parkinson, hakkasan group, japanese, JAPANESE CUISINE, japanese food, japanese restaurant, London, masterclass, mayfair, restaurant review, RICE WINE, sake, sake masterclass, sake no hana, st james's, st james's street, sushi, sushi bar, SW1, SW1A 1HA, Taste of Sake No Hana, umeshu
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Bourbon Tasting Flights and a Steak of the Month at JW Steakhouse, Park Lane
JW Steakhouse at the Marriott’s Grosvenor House hotel has recently introduced a couple of brilliant new reasons to pay this fine dining establishment a visit post-haste: a series of four bourbon tasting flights and a Steak of the Month. Both these offers represent deliciously good news to be sure! However, what is perhaps even more deserving of me shouting about you making speedy beeline to enjoy is the simple fact that, as I discover during my dinner last night, everything else about this American style Steakhouse is fantastic too. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants
Tagged A JW Marriott Hotel, aberdeen angus, beef, bourbon, bourbon tasting flight, cheesecake, Drink, Food, Grosvenor House, Grosvenor House A JW Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor House hotel, hotel, JW Steakhouse, liquor, London, longhorn, marriott, mayfair, park lane, restaurant, restaurant review, restaurants, review, steak, steak of the month, steakhouse, USDA beef, W1, whiskey, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Carpo: Great Greek Snacks at Piccadilly Circus
Carpo, an emporium and cafe offering a simple selection of “nuts, chocolate and coffee” (there’s dried fruit and a few other products as well) has recently opened near Piccadilly Circus. So what? So … fantastically flavoursome pistachios, delectable honey with a hint of thyme, exquisitely juicy candied mandarins, figs covered in chocolate that are worth dropping whatever you’re doing at this very moment to rush over for a taste of and a whole lot more – that’s what. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Shopping
Tagged cafe, chocolate, chocolate covered figs, coffee, dried fruit, emporium, fig, Food, fruits, gifts, greek, greek coffee, honey, Kostas Kontopoulos, London, mayfair, nuts, piccadilly, piccadilly circus, pistachios, review, roasted nuts, Shopping, snacks, soho, thyme honey, W1, W1J 0DE
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Mozzarella Month at Sartoria, Savile Row
The masterclass – conducted by Head Chef Lukas Pfaff and his mozzarella supplier, Andrea Livi of Bianca la Bufala – was a delicious opportunity to sample fresh and top of the line mozzarella di buffala along with a range of similar southern Italian cheeses such as smoky scamorza, proper pizza topper fiordilatte, and gorgeously creamy burrata. Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Livi, Bianca la Bufala, bufalo mozzarella, burrata, cheese, chef, fiordilatte, head chef, italian cheese, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurant, London, Lukas Pfaff, mayfair, mozzarella, MOZZARELLA DI BUFALA, Mozzarella Month, restaurant, sartoria, savile row, scamorza, treccia, W1
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A Beguiling Ode to Great Britain at Alvin Leung’s Bo London (CDCLifestyle)
It’s been a little over a month now, yet I still find myself carrying on about how lovely my dining experience at Bo London was. I’ve enjoyed a fair number of fine meals since but, still, something about my time there lingers. Odds are my dinner will go down as the best meal of the year. And if not, well then, the rest of 2013 promises to be one of exquisite culinary delight. Continue reading
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Posted in CDCLifestyle, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged alvin leung, bo innovation, bo london, CDCLifestyle, chefs, chinese, chinese cuisine, chinese food, comte des cierges, dim sum, extreme chinese, extreme chinese cuisine, fine dining, Food, London, mayfair, michelin stars, mill street, new restaurant review, restaurant review, restaurants, review, W1, wine
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The Maverick: Alvin Leung (Salt)
Salt is a newly launched trade publication for the hospitality industry with a focus on “innovation, creation and evolution of food.” For the inaugural issue I interviewed Hong Kong demon chef, Alvin Leung, about his own innovative style and his … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, interview, London, Restaurants, Salt
Tagged alvin leung, bo innovation, bo london, chefs, chinese, chinese cuisine, chinese food, dim sum, edible condom, extreme chinese, extreme chinese cuisine, fine dining, Food, interview, London, mayfair, michelin stars, mill street, restaurants, SALT, salt magazine, sex on the beach, W1, wine
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Photos at Quaglino’s Restaurant in London (CheapOair)
Adding to the rock ‘n’ roll glamour of the show, a special range of cocktails has been created by Quaglino’s bar manager, Michal Zawerbny. Priced at £15 (about $23) for two, you can choose a Rock ‘n’ Roll or a Jimi’s Choice to enjoy while viewing the photography. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, Drink, Food, London, Music, Photography, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged bar, cheapoair, cocktails, Food, Gered Mankowitz, jimi hendrix, London, mayfair, Michal Zawerbny, music, Photography, photography exhibition, QUAGLINO'S, restaurant, Rock 'n' Roll, st james's, swinging sixties, Travel
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Bo London by Alvin Leung (Great British Chefs)
Yes of course, sex sells. We all know that. But what about the after effects of a completed romp? Surely, all that leftover stuff is best left unmentioned … and certainly not exalted as the inspiration of haute cuisine in some fancy schmancy Mayfair restaurant? Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Great British Chefs, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged alvin leung, bo innovation, bo london, chefs, chinese, chinese cuisine, chinese food, dim sum, edible condom, extreme chinese, extreme chinese cuisine, fine dining, Food, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, mayfair, michelin stars, mill street, new restaurant review, ode to great britain, ode to great britain tasting menu, restaurant review, restaurants, review, sex on the beach, tasting menu, W1, wine
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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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Posted in Art, London, Photography, Uncategorized
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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London Daily Photo: Mayfair Make Believe
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Tagged christmas, december, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, mayfair, Photography, snowman, street photography, W1, winter
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London Daily Photo: Accessories
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Tagged bond street, fur hat, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, mayfair, molton street, Photography, street photography, sunglasses, W1
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Cindy Sherman – The Vivisector at Spruth Magers London (OneTravel)
Mutilated, melted, dismembered and reconstructed dolls in violent and sexually explicit poses: this ain’t one to take the kids to. But to see art by one of today’s grandest agents provocateurs – and one of the highest paid photographers ever … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, OneTravel, Photography, Travel
Tagged Art, bruce nauman, cindy sherman, contemporary art, exhibition, Frederick Sommer, Georges Bataille, grafton way, Hans Bellmer, London, mayfair, Morton Bartlett, OneTravel, pablo picasso, picasso, review, spruth magers, spruth magers london, todd levin, W1
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London Daily Photo: Capture
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Tagged christmas lights, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, mayfair, night photography, Photography, street photography
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Cindy Sherman – The Vivisector Opens Today at Spruth Magers London
I was just about to settle in to post a few of my impressions from last night’s private view of The Vivisector show at Spruth Magers London. Then I noticed everything was summed up well enough at the Froggette blog. So, … Continue reading
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Take the Warren Zevon Werewolves Tour of London … Aaoo! (CheapOair)
I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic’s And his hair was perfect Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in CheapOair, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Tiki, Travel
Tagged beef chow mein, cheapoair, chinatown, halloween, Lee Ho Fook, Lee Ho Fook's, London, london hilton on park lane, lyrics, mayfair, park lane, Trader Vic's, Warren Zevon, werewolf, werewolves, Werewolves of London
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Ronnie Wood @ Symbolic London (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
Running until the 9th of October, the comprehensive retrospective features paintings, sketches, and handwritten lyrics by Ronnie Wood along with signed guitars, photographs and tons of Wood-related ephemera from his 50 years in the music industry – as a participating … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Celebrities, London, Music, Photography, Whitehot
Tagged bernie chase, bruton street, exhibition, faces, jeff beck group, London, mayfair, Rock 'n' Roll, rock and roll, rolling stones, ronnie wood, ronnie wood collection, Ronnie Wood: A Major Retrospective of 50 years of Rock and Roll, symbolic london, W1, W1 6QX, Whitehot, whitehot m
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Share Your Favourite Place to Smoke a Cigar and Get the London Cigar Guide App for Free
Buzzing social scene or splendid isolation? Where and when do you like to smoke your stogies? Just leave a comment sharing your favourite place to smoke a cigar and you could get the London Cigar Guide app for free. About … Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Competition, Freebies, London, Shopping, Travel
Tagged apps, cigar lounges, cigar stores, competition, CUBAN CIGARS, free, free app, freebies, London, london cigar guide, mayfair, nic wing, review, smoking lounges, where's the best place to smoke a cigar?
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50 Years of Ronnie Wood’s Art and Ephemera at Symbolic London (CheapOair)
Ronnie Wood: A Major Retrospective of 50 years of Rock and Roll is a major new exhibition featuring artwork by and ephemera from the life of Rolling Stones guitarist, Ronnie Wood. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in Art, Celebrities, CheapOair, London, Music, Photography, Travel
Tagged bernie chase, bruton street, cheapoair, exhibition, faces, jeff beck group, London, mayfair, Rock 'n' Roll, rock and roll, rolling stones, ronnie wood, ronnie wood collection, Ronnie Wood: A Major Retrospective of 50 years of Rock and Roll, symbolic london, W1, W1 6QX
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Warhol/Mauro at Halcyon Gallery, London (CheapOair)
On now at Halcyon Gallery in London is a unique exhibition combining rare and original work by pop art pioneer and icon, Andy Warhol, and Italian contemporary artist, Mauro Perucchetti. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Tagged ANDY WARHOL, Art, bond street, cheapoair, contemporary art, gallery, HALCYON GALLERY, London, MAURO PERUCCHETTI, mayfair, POP ART, review, W1, WARHOL/MAURO
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London Daily Photo: Overlord
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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Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged camera phone, knightsbridge, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, MANDEVILLE, MASCOT, MASCOTS, mayfair, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, SOUVENIR, souvenirs, street photography, tourists, W1, WENLOCK
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London Daily Photo: Of London
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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Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged bus, camera phone, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, MANDEVILLE, MASCOT, MASCOTS, mayfair, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, POSING, smartphone, street photography, tourists, W1, WENLOCK
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50 Years of Rock and Roll with Ronnie Wood at Symbolic London
Ronnie Wood: A Major Retrospective of 50 years of Rock and Roll has been open for a few days already but was officially sanctioned this afternoon when the exhibition’s namesake strolled in off the street for a quick look see (and … Continue reading
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Tagged bernie chase, bruton street, exhibition, faces, jeff beck group, London, mayfair, Rock 'n' Roll, rock and roll, rolling stones, ronnie wood, ronnie wood collection, Ronnie Wood: A Major Retrospective of 50 years of Rock and Roll, symbolic london, W1, W1 6QX
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Jenny Holzer @ Sprueth Magers (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
With Sophisticated Devices, a solo show at Sprueth Magers’ London gallery, American artist Jenny Holzer takes a zeitgeist-y journey to the center of personal fear and paranoia with a survey of her practice which … Read my complete post at Whitehot … Continue reading
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Tagged @1, contemporary art, exhibition, gallery, I am not free because I can be exploded at anytime, jenny holzer, jenny holzer sprueth magers, London, mayfair, PAINTINGS, plaques, review, Someone wants to cut a hole in you and fuck you through it buddy, sophisticated devices, sprueth magers, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art
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Aperitivi a la Theo Randall? It’s an Imperative! (Great British Chefs)
Don’t let his Brit surname put you off. Chef Theo Randall knows his taglierini from his tagliatelle. And judging from a new line up of cocktails launched at his eponymous fine dining Italian restaurant located within the luxuriant Intercontinental, this former head chef of the ever lauded River Cafe shows … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Great British Chefs, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged antipasti, aperitivi, cocktails, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, hotel, hyde park corner, INTERCONTINENTAL, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE HOTEL, italian food, italian restaurant, London, mayfair, park lane, review, theo randall, W1
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Bob Martin Sports Photography Retrospective at Quaglino’s, London (CheapOair)
Now on view until September (and just in time for the Olympics), a retrospective exhibition of prints by award winning sports photographer Bob Martin presents an ideal opportunity to “get into a sporting spirit as London prepares to host this year’s … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Drink, Food, London, London 2012, OneTravel, Photography, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged Art, athletics, bob martin, cheapoair, London, london 2012, mayfair, Photography, photography exhibition, QUAGLINO'S, restaurant, review, sports, sports photography, st james's, W1
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London Cigar Guide App (OneTravel)
… for anyone keen to discover the rich history and current trends of the London cigar scene, the London Cigar Guide app is a must. Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.
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Posted in Apps, London, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel
Tagged apps, cigar lounges, cigar stores, CUBAN CIGARS, London, london cigar guide, mayfair, nic wing, OneTravel, review, smoking lounges, st james's
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London Cigar Guide App Now Available
If it had been conceived and produced by anyone else, I might have been really impressed. However, as the new London Cigar Guide app was created by Nic Wing, my initial reaction to the handy dandy app was more along … Continue reading
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Tagged apps, cigar lounges, cigar stores, CUBAN CIGARS, London, london cigar guide, mayfair, nic wing, review, smoking lounges
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London Daily Photo: Opening
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Tagged art gallery, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, mayfair, Photography, W1
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Royal Academy of Arts Gets a New Keeper’s House (CheapOair)
With a bit of help from celebrity Stephen Fry and artist Grayson Perry (who’s almost as famous for his crossdressing antics as for his artwork), London’s Royal Academy of Arts held a press conference to announce plans to renovate its … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, cheapoair, Christopher Le Brun, GRAYSON PERRY, keeper's house, London, mayfair, piccadilly, royal academy of arts, stephen fry
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The Royal Academy of Arts Gets a New Keeper’s House (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
With a bit of help from celebrity Stephen Fry and artist Grayson Perry, The Royal Academy of Arts in London held a press conference to announce plans to renovate its current “Friends space.” The plan behind the revamp is part … Continue reading
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London’s First Central American Food Festival All This Week @ the InterContinental
Fusion, London’s first ever Central American food festival, starts tomorrow (Tuesday the 12th) at the InterContinental London Park Lane‘s Cookbook Cafe. The event runs through Sunday the 17th and celebrates contemporary cuisine from Central America and the Caribbean. Acclaimed Chef Mario Castrellon of Maito restaurant in Panama will … Continue reading
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Tagged brunch, caribbean cuisine, central american cuisine, central american food, central american food festival, cookbook cafe, fusion, hotel, INTERCONTINENTAL, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE, London, mario castrellon, mayfair, park lane, weekend brunch
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Afternoon Tea at the Intercontinental London Park Lane Hotel (OneTravel)
As chic and contemporary as the setting in which they are served … Afternoon Tea at the Intercontinental London Park Lane Hotel OneTravel, 24 April 2012
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Tagged afternoon tea, AFTERNOON TEA REVIEW, hotel, INTERCONTINENTAL, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE HOTEL, London, mayfair, ONE HAMILTON PLACE, OneTravel, park lane, tea, W1, W1J 7QY, westminster
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New Afternoon Teas Coming to the Intercontinental London Park Lane (Londonist)
… for those who want to have their dainty delicacies and eat them too, you’ll be happy to know this tasteful yet playful tea is as artfully prepared as it is presented. New Afternoon Teas Coming to the Intercontinental London … Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon tea, AFTERNOON TEA REVIEW, hotel, INTERCONTINENTAL, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE HOTEL, London, Londonist, mayfair, ONE HAMILTON PLACE, park lane, tea, W1, W1J 7QY, westminster
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Britain’s Best Steak And Kidney Pie? Here’s The Recipe. (Londonist)
In case you didn’t get enough Great British stodge celebrating National Chip Week a couple of weeks back, it’s now British Pie Week. We’re not sure who comes up with all this week-of-the-whatever stuff or decides when conditions are just right for getting … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, England, Food, London, Pubs, Recipes, Restaurants
Tagged british pie week, CARL SMITH, London, Londonist, mayfair, pie, pie and mash, pub, recipe, STEAK AND KIDNEY PIE, STEAK PIE, THE GUINEA, THE WINDMILL, W1, W1S 2AZ, westminster, YOUNG'S PUBS
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Wine of the Month: 2010 Berrys’ Argentina Malbec, Pulenta, Mendoza
Valentine’s Day came late at tikichris towers this year. A week late actually, on Pancake Day. So maybe next week I’ll get around to doing a little pancake flipping in honour of the belated celebration. Until then, I bring you … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Berrys' Argentina Malbec, ARGENTINE, Berry Bros & Rudd, berry brothers, London, MALBEC, mayfair, Mendoza, Pulenta, red wine, st james's, SW1, wine, Wine of the Month, wotm
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