The tonkotsu ramen specialists at Kanada-Ya have added gyoza to the menu. Already a fan of all the other delectable morsels served at this Japan restaurant’s three London outlets, I was keen to have a taste of the most recent addition as soon as possible. Continue reading →
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Tagged angel, Food, interview, islington, japanese food, japanese restaurants, Kanada-Ya, Kazuhiro Kanada, London, N1, N1 0PN, ramen, restaurants, reviews, soup, Travel
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I had lunch at The Skinny Kitchen in Islington recently. My experience mixed but overall positive. Here’s the skinny on my lunch at The Skinny Kitchen.
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
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Tagged angel, business design centre, Drink, Food, islington, London, N1, N1 0QH, restaurants, review, Skinny Kitchen, The Skinny Kitchen, upper street
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Welcome back to the Best of 2018. Here’s a plateful of hearty recommendations for breaking fast in London and elsewhere, and in this case elsewhere means San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country, Dublin, Edinburgh, Milan and Hiroshima.
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Posted in Best of 2018, Best of the Best, Chocolate, Coffee, Drink, Dublin, Edinburgh, Food, Ireland, Italy, Japan, London, Restaurants, Scotland, Texas, Travel
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Tagged 20121, 739-0412, bagels, bakeries, Bandera, Bandera Texas, Benita Bakery, Best breakfast, Best breakfast in London, Best of 2018, Best of the Best, Boondocks, breakfast, Brera, Brera Design District, brunch, CAFES, chocolate, City Road, coffee, Corso Garibaldi, covent garden, D02 CH28, Drink, dublin, earlham street, east london, EC1, EC1V 1JN, edinburgh, EH1 1QS, Fabrique Bakery, Food, haggis, Hatsukaichi, high street, highbury, Hiroshima, hot chocolate, hoxton, ireland, islington, japan, Lombardia, Lombardy, London, Main Street, Mary's Abbey, Milan, milano, Miyajimaguchi Nishi, N1, N1 1RU, North City, O.S.T. Restaurant, Odilla Chocolat, Oxmantown, Oyster Hut, OYSTERS, Pepper Pot, Powerscourt Centre, Royal McGregor, royal mile, San Antonio, scotland, seven dials, Shimada Fisheries, shoreditch, texas, The Pepper Pot, Travel, UK, upper street, USA, WC2, WC2H 9RY, William Street South, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Excellent coffee is crucial, particularly when I’m travelling. Having comfortable places to drink it is a big deal too. So are competent and affable baristas. If you can throw in reliable WiFi and an outlet to keep my laptop and phone charged while I drink coffee, you’re golden. This list of three London espresso bars and six more in Chattanooga (Tennessee), Greenville (North Carolina), Köln, Liverpool, Pittsburgh, and Zurich met all my requirements and shined the brightest for me in 2018. Continue reading →
Posted in Bars, Best of 2018, Best of the Best, Drink, England, Food, Germany, Pittsburgh, Switzerland, Travel
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Tagged 15210, 27858, 37408, 50667, 8001, Appestat, Arlington Avenue, Auf dem Berlich, bakeries, BARS, Best cafes, Best cafes in London, Best coffee, Best coffee in London, Best of 2018, Best of the Best, Black Forge, Black Forge Coffee, Black Forge Coffee House, Blackbeard Coffee, Blackbeard Coffee Roasters, Boki, breakfast, Café enSoie by ViCAFE, Cafe Kogi, CAFES, Chattanooga, coffee, Coffee Houses, Coffee shops, Coffee Station, Cologne, covent garden, Drink, E17, E17 4NX, E17 9QF, earlham street, East 5th Street, east london, East Main Street, england, espresso, Espresso bars, Farnan Avenue, Food, Ganton Street, germany, Greenville, Hanover Street, Hoe Street, islington, Islington High Street, Koln, L1 4AF, Lindentreppe, liverpool, London, London cafes, London coffee, N1, N1 8EG, Niedlov's, Niedlov's Breadworks, North Carolina, pennsylvania, Perky Blenders, Perky Blenders - The Magistrates, Pittsburgh, Root Coffee, Root Liverpool, Sacred Cafe, seven dials, soho, Specialty coffee, Station Approach, Strehlgasse, switzerland, TENNESSEE, Travel, UK, USA, ViCafe, W1, W1F 9BL, waltham forest, WALTHAMSTOW, Walthamstow Central, Walthamstow Central Station, WC2, WC2H 9LG, Zurich, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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No fuss steakhouse, Flat Iron, recently launched its sixth London outlet with minimal fanfare but plenty of fans queuing up nonetheless. I was one of them. Continue reading →
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
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Tagged Caledonian Road, Drink, flat iron, flat iron steak, Food, ice cream, king's cross, London, N1, N1 9BU, restaurants, reviews, steak, steakhouses, wine, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Organ Reframed is a festival of new music and cross-collaboration for organ. Returning for its third year with a weekend of live performance, film and discussion at Union Chapel near Highbury & Islington Station. Continue reading →
Posted in Entertainment, Live Performance, London, Music
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Tagged Compton Terrace, Éliane Radigue, Entertainment, Experimental music, highbury, Hildur Guðnadóttir, islington, live performance, London, music, N1, N1 2UN, Organ music, Previews, union chapel, upper street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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A “craft of column-writing” masterclass with the Observer’s (in)famous restaurant critic, Jay Rayner, was a fun and insight outing. Continue reading →
Posted in Beer, Celebrities, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
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Tagged beer, Celebrities, Drink, Everyman, Everyman King's Cross, Food, guardian, Guardians Masterclass, Guardians Masterclasses, Handyside Street, italian beer, Jay Rayner, king's cross, London, Menabrea, Menabrea Birra, N1, N1C 4DN, observer, restaurants, reviews, the guardian, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Japan’s legendary Kanada-Ya has just launched its third ramen bar in London. This one’s on Upper Street near Angel Station. I think the generous bowls of ramen served at Kanada-Ya’s St Giles High Street and Panton Street branches are some of the yummiest things to slurp in town – and are well worth braving the sometimes rather lengthy queues to have. I love the classic tonkotsu (pork bone broth, chashu pork belly, wood ear fungus, seaweed and spring onion) with my noodles served “hard” (there’s a choice of soft, regular, hard and extra hard) with loads of grated sesame seeds sprinkled on top. Continue reading →
Posted in Food, interview, London, Podcast, Restaurants, TCTalks, Travel
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Tagged #TCTalks, angel, Food, interview, islington, japanese food, japanese restaurants, Kanada-Ya, Kazuhiro Kanada, London, N1, N1 0PN, PODCAST, ramen, restaurants, soup, tikichris talks, Tony Lam, Travel, upper street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Japan’s legendary Kanada-Ya has just launched its third ramen bar in London. This one’s on Upper Street near Angel Station. I think the generous bowls of ramen served at Kanada-Ya’s St Giles High Street and Panton Street branches are some of the yummiest things to slurp in town – and are well worth braving the sometimes rather lengthy queues to have. I love the classic tonkotsu (pork bone broth, chashu pork belly, wood ear fungus, seaweed and spring onion) with my noodles served “hard” (there’s a choice of soft, regular, hard and extra hard) with loads of grated sesame seeds sprinkled on top. Continue reading →
Tagged #TCTalks, angel, Food, interview, islington, japanese food, japanese restaurants, Kanada-Ya, Kazuhiro Kanada, London, N1, N1 0PN, PODCAST, ramen, restaurants, soup, tikichris talks, Tony Lam, Travel, upper street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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How do you like your art? Shaken, not stirred? How about edible? Well, now anything has been made possible. Smith and Sinclair, who made all our grown up dreams come true by creating alcohol pastilles, have teamed up with the equally indulgent Lanique liqueur to bring us The Flavour Gallery. Continue reading →
Posted in Art, Drink, Food, London, Shopping, Uncategorized
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Tagged Art, Demi Perera, east london, hoxton, Hoxton Street, Lanique, Lanique Rose Liqueur Spirit, London, N1, N1 6ND, POP UPS, reviews, shoreditch, Smith and Sinclair, The Flavour Gallery, The Hoxton Basement, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Returning to London for its third consecutive year is the London Greek Wine Festival. Organised by Theodore Kyriakou and the team behind The Greek Larder Restaurant, the celebration will run 13 and 14 October at West Handyside Canopy near King’s Cross Station and maybe a minute’s walk from The Greek Larder. Continue reading →
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Tagged ArtHouse, Drink, Food, greek food, Greek Larder, Greek Wine, Handyside Street, king's cross, London, London Greek Wine Festival, N1, N1C, N1C 4AS, N1C 4TB, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, The Greek Larder, wine, York Way, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Just when you think you’ve seen it all, a HotTug comes to London. Yes, a floating hot tub. It’s basically bathception. Continue reading →
Posted in London
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Tagged Alexandra Kalinowski, boat, Graham Street, hot tubs, hottub, hottubs, Hottug, islington, jacuzzi, London N1 8JX, N1, REGENTS CANAL, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Get ready to take a tour of the world, by staying put in East London. Proud East, the gorgeous venue along the canal in Haggerston, has just launched Pop-up India, freshly painted and redecorated after a fun run of Pop-up Japan. With a colourful makeover of floating flowers, a tuk-tuk photo booth, garlands and art, Proud East has made itself a hot destination for those looking to soak up a bit of Indian culture this summer. Continue reading →
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Tagged Alexandra Kalinowski, cocktails, Drink, east london, Food, hackney, haggerston, Hertford Road, indian food, London, N1, N1 5ET, POP UPS, Pop-Up India, Proud East, restaurants, reviews, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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If you’re like me and find yourself channelling your inner child in a candy store upon entering a wine shop, Borough Wines & Beers won’t disappoint. After shaking off the rain droplets and calming my breath post my mad dash into their Islington shop, I warmed in the rather intimate store. Perusing the shelves lined with British red and whites, I indulged my current natural wine obsession whose flavour ever evolves once the cork has been unscrewed. I’d describe it as a luxurious walk-in closet, which simply adds to the charm and intrigue of what lies below … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alexandra Kalinowski, borough wines, Borough Wines & Beers, Brewery Below, chef, Chef Michael Thompson, De Beauvoir, DE BEAUVOIR TOWN, Drink, essex road, Fera, Food, islington, japanese food, London, Michael Thompson, N1, N1 3PD, POP UPS, pop-up, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, The Brewery Below, wine, Wne, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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At £3.90, a recent late breakfast/early lunch of hand carved salt beef with mustard (I went with American) and a pickled gherkin on a bagel was minimal money went spent for a mightily meaty and thoroughly filling meal. Continue reading →
Posted in Bars, Coffee, Food, London
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Tagged angel, bagels, BARS, breakfast, CAFES, chapel market, coffee, Drink, Food, islington, lunch, Mercer & Co, Mercer and Co, N1, N1 9EZ, restaurants, reviews, SALT BEEF, salt beef bagels, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Trawler Trash is a new Highbury restaurant that wants to bring the “trash” from the trawler to its patrons’ plates with a menu focused on lesser known fish and seafood. Continue reading →
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
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Tagged Drink, fish restaurant, Food, highbury, islington, London, N1, N1 1RQ, restaurants, reviews, seafood, trawler trash, upper street, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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No noodling around here, Adam Rawson is back at Borough Wines & Beers’ Brewery Below with a “Rawmen” pop-up ramen bar. Continue reading →
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Tagged #rawmen, Adam Rawson, beer, borough wines, Borough Wines & Beers, Brewery Below, chef Adam Rawson, De Beauvoir, DE BEAUVOIR TOWN, Drink, essex road, Food, islington, japanese food, London, N1, N1 3PD, POP UPS, pop-up, ramen, restaurants, reviews, sake, sakura, Shopping, The Brewery Below, Wne, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Sakura refers to the celebration of cherry blossoms in Japan. It’s also the name of a pop-up at the Essex Road outlet of Borough Wines & Beers featuring an outstanding assortment of dishes by Chef Adam Rawson paired with sake, beer, wine and cocktails – and like Japan’s famous cherry blossoms, this beautiful opportunity will be gone before you know it. Continue reading →
Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
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Tagged Adam Rawson, beer, borough wines, Borough Wines & Beers, Brewery Below, chef Adam Rawson, De Beauvoir, DE BEAUVOIR TOWN, Drink, essex road, Food, islington, japanese food, N1, N1 3PD, POP UPS, pop-up, restaurants, sake, sakura, Shopping, The Brewery Below, Wne, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Remember when President Chump and Prime Minister Theresa Maybe were caught holding hands as they took a walk together at the White House? Maybe they’d just come from dancing cheek to cheek around the Oval Office? Or at least that’s how street artist Bambi imagined the pair in her new Lie Lie Land stencil on view in Islington. Continue reading →
Posted in Art, Graffiti, London
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Tagged Art, Bambi, Bambi Street Artist, Cross Street, Graffiti, islington, Lie Lie Land, London N1 2BA, N1, politics, Shillingford Street, street art, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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A good steak in a smart place, that’s the gist of what’s on offer at new King’s Cross steakhouse, Bar + Block. Continue reading →
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Tagged Bar + Block, Bar + Block Steakhouse, Bar and Block, Bar and Block Steakhouse, Drink, Food, king's cross, king's cross station, London, N1, N1 9AA, restaurants, reviews, steak, steakhouse, wine, York Way, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Radio Alice is a new pizzeria opened in Hoxton Square. The approach to serving pizza is unique. The results are delicious. Continue reading →
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Pizza, Restaurants, Uncategorized, Wine
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Tagged Drink, east london, Food, hackney, hoxton, Hoxton Square, italian food, London, N1, N1 6NT, pizza, pizzeria, radio alice, restaurants, Reveiws, shoreditch, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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A fine meal in a fun setting was had recently at The Islington Townhouse. Continue reading →
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Tagged angel, Drink, Food, islington, Islington Townhouse, Liverpool Road, London, N1, N1 0RW, The Islington Townhouse
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Now that H.en has opened in Islington, the next time you’re schlepping down Upper Street hankering for some chicken, you won’t need to fly the coop. Continue reading →
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Tagged chicken, chicken burger, Ethical, Food, fried chicken, H.en, Hen, islington, London, N1, N1 1RA, restaurants, reviews, upper street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Pizza party in Finsbury Park? Who wants a slice of that action? Me, and I reckon all sorts of other folks when they find out about the newly opened Yard Sale Pizza sliding onto Blackstock Road. Continue reading →
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Tagged beer, blackstock road, Drink, finsbury park, Food, N1, N4, N4 2DW, pizza, restaurants, reviews, Yard Sale Pizza, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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A good (or even mediocre) meal for £5 or under is becoming less and less likely these days – but it still can be found. Here’s a look at five of London’s tastiest cheap eats priced at or less than a fi Continue reading →
Posted in Best of 2015, Best of the Best, Food, London, Money, Pizza, Restaurants, Street Markets
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Tagged Bao, Best of 2015, Best of the Best, breakfast, CHEAP EATS, chinatown, crumpets, E17, E17 3NA, E17 7DB, east london, EC1, EC1V 9NR, Fod, Good & Proper Tea Co, Good and Proper Tea Co, high street, kebabs, leicester square, London, money, N1, N1 9JY, Newport Court, Old Station Yard Cafe, old street, pentonville road, pizza, pizza union, pork buns, restaurants, Seth's Spice Hut, Seth's Spice Hut Walthamstow Market, shoreditch, street food, street markets, tea, The Bower, WALTHAMSTOW, WC2, WC2H 7PQ, Wood Street, Yang Guang Supermarket
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I’m not sure which I love more: a great pizza or a great bargain. But if I can get ‘em both in one go at a convenient and actually rather stylish setting then I reckon that’s a big tasty win that warrants a shout out! Already a fan of the original restaurant in Spitalfields, I am so pleased to share the good news that Pizza Union has opened a second location on Pentonville Road near King’s Cross St Pancras station. Continue reading →
Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pizza, Restaurants
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Tagged beer, king's cross, London, N1, N1 9JY, pentonville road, pizza, pizza union, restaurants, reviews, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Teaming up with the dynamic De Beauvoir Deli, I’ve come up with a great excuse to pop round this ace little shop by offering my readers the chance to win a De Beauvoir Deli Basket valued at £30. The lucky winner will need to be able to pick up the prize in shop and will walk home with a delectable assortment of treats in a handy dandy 12” basket. Continue reading →
Posted in Beer, Chocolate, Christmas, Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies
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Tagged beer, chocolate, christmas, competition, De Beauvoir, De Beauvoir Deli Basket, De Beauvoir Deli Co, DE BEAUVOIR TOWN, Drink, east london, Food, freebies, hackney, London, N1, N1 3JD, RT to win, SOUTHGATE ROAD, twitter competition, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Duke of Cambridge – Britain’s first and only certified organic pub – has teamed up with Riverford (aka the organic veg box folks from Devon) to “champion seasonal produce” and offer Londoners an ethical and healthier option for quality pub grub. I dropped by the Duke earlier this week for a low key Monday lunch – and very much enjoyed the experience. Continue reading →
Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants
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Tagged beer, Duke of Cabridge, islington, London, N1, N1 8JT, organic, pubs, restaurants, review, riverford, St Peter's Street, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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