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Tag Archives: old street
Coffee Lounge Pop-Up at Old Street Station | My Coffee with Melitta
To celebrate its 111th anniversary, premium coffee machine maker Melitta is launching its first ever pop-up. Look for it inside Old Street Station during the last week of March. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, Freebies, Good Cause, My Coffee 2019, Travel
Tagged #MelittaTakesOldSt, CAFES, Celeste Wong, coffee, coffee maker, Drink, east london, EC1, EC1Y 1BE, Food, free, freebies, good cause, Harry Jameson, London, Melitta, My Coffee, My Coffee 2019, My Coffee with Melitta, old street, old street station, POP UPS, Shopping, shoreditch, st luke's, st luke's community centre
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World Steak Challenge 2018
At the beginning of last month (4th of July actually) I got to sit in for a second year in a row as a consumer judge at World Steak Challenge, where three dozen or so expert judges convened to test and rate close to sirloin, fillet and rib eye steaks from 22 different countries and four continents. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Shopping
Tagged beef, east london, EC1, EC1Y 1BE, Food, London, Magic Roundabout, meat, old street, Shopping, shoreditch, steak, The Magic Roundabout, World Steak Challenge, World Steak Challenge 2018, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Chang Sensory Trails 2018 | 12 May | Last Days of Shoreditch
Chang Sensory Trails to Shoreditch to “deliver the unexpected” through a multi-sensory experience centred around Thai food, art and music taking place 12 May from noon to 10pm at Last Days of Shoreditch. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Beer, Drink, Entertainment, Food, Live Performance, London, Music, Restaurants, Street Markets
Tagged Art, beer, Chandos Place. WC2N 4HG, Chang, Chang Beer, Chang Sensory Trails, Chef Saiphin Moore, covent garden, Drink, east london, EC1, EC1V 9LA, Entertainment, Food, Lao Cafe, Last Days of Shoreditch, live performance, London, music, old street, restaurants, Saiphin Moore, shoreditch, street food, street markets, thai food, thai restaurants, WC2, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Last Days of Shoreditch Winter La La Land
The lights are twinkling, the trees are decorated and festive fun is firmly top of the agenda. How about trying something a little different this season? Last Days of Shoreditch Winter La La Land is a winter pop-up like no other. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Christmas, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Street Markets
Tagged BARS, christmas, cocktails, Drink, east london, EC1, EC1V, EC1V 9LA, Food, hackney, hot cocktails, karaoke, Last Days of Shoreditch, London, mulled wine, old street, POP UPS, shoreditch, street food, street markets, things to do in london, winter la la land, winter popup, Zay Ahmed, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Mr Black’s Espresso Martini Festival
Coffee liqueur company, Mr Black, is launching London’s first festival dedicated to the espresso martini. Mr Black’s Espresso Martini Festival will run from 10 to 12 August at a range of bars, cafes and restaurants in London. Continue reading
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World Steak Challenge 2017
Best steak in the world? Here’s the answer from this year’s World Steak Challenge in London – where I got to help judge and have a taste of it and 16 of the other runners up. Last week I sat … Continue reading
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Tagged beef, east london, Food, London, Magic Roundabout, meat, old street, Shopping, shoreditch, steak, The Magic Roundabout, World Steak Challenge, World Steak Challenge 2017, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Summer Burger Series Launched at Ceviche Old St
Ceviche Old St has launched a new series of monthly limited edition burgers for its lunch menu this summer. I dropped by the restaurant earlier this week for a taste. They may see me drop back by again for another. Continue reading
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Tagged Baldwin Street, burgers, CEVICHE, Ceviche Old St, Ceviche Old Street, cheeseburgers, Drink, east london, EC1, EC1V 9NU, fish burgers, Food, hamburgers, London, Nikkei burger, old street, peruvian food, restaurants, reviews, salmon, salmon burgers, salmon patties, shoreditch, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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#CityStories: Coffee
Need a caffeine kick in Shoreditch? Or, perhaps, somewhere chilled out to pause and reflect over a cup of something warm? You’ll love the recs in this third (and final) video instalment for my City Stories collaboration with Point A Hotels. Continue reading
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Posted in City Stories, Coffee, Competition, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Travel, Video
Tagged #CityStories, #PointAHotels, Allpress, allpress espresso, CAFES, City Stories, cocktails, coffee, competition, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 4JH, Food, hotels, London, Old Shoreditch Station, old street, Paul Street, Point A, Point A Hotels, pubs, restaurants, shoreditch, Shoreditch Grind, The Old Shoreditch Station, Travel, Video, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Putting the Lad in Salad with Haywards Pickles
In an effort to “put the lad in salad, Haywards Pickles hosted a recent event sharing easy to make recipes with a focus on getting men to eat more healthily and take more initiative in the kitchen. Continue reading
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Tagged central street, Central Street Cookery School, Clerkenwell, EC1, EC1V 8AJ, Food, haywards, haywards pickles, London, old street, pickled gherkins, pickles, putting the lad back in salad, recipes, Shopping, st luke's, st luke's community centre, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best Cheap Eats in London of 2015
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
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Posted in Best of 2015, Best of the Best, Food, London, Money, Pizza, Restaurants, Street Markets
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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Good & Proper Tea + Super Scrumptious Crumpets | The Bower, Old Street
Imagine something good and properly British making the London street food rounds that’s not so much newfangled – and definitely not contrived – but traditional and comforting and prepared with thoughtfully sourced product and served with a friendly smile. Ah tea … and crumpets. Amid an Old Street panoply of virtually whatever you choose to sip and sup, food that’s quintessentially British is in short supply. Good & Proper Tea Co aims to change that. Continue reading
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Tagged crumpets, Drink, east london, EC1, EC1V 9NR, Food, Good & Proper, Good & Proper Tea, Good & Proper Tea Co, London, old street, shoreditch, tea, The Bower, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Old Street Station
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Tagged east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, old street, Photography, shoreditch, street photography, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Create Your Perfect Pizza at PizzaBuzz, EC2
Custom-create your own pizza pie at newbie pizzeria, PizzaBuzz, on Worship Street (about halfway between Old Street and Moorgate Stations). While you’re there, enjoy the relaxed atmosphere, have a beer, some burrata and maybe some homemade ice cream too. Whether … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, city of london, EC2, EC2A 2AH, London, moorgate, old street, pizza, PizzaBuzz, restaurants, reviews, shoreditch, Worship Street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Readymade Cocktail
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Tagged Clerkenwell, clerkenwell road, east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, old street, Photography, shoreditch, street photography, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Lunch at The Angel, City Road/Old Street
A few years ago I used to live just down the road from The Angel. Back then, like so many other things hovering near Old Street Roundabout, the pub was a very different place to what it is now. Following a major sprucing up, the once scruffy old boozer has reopened as a really rather clean and cosy place to have a drink. It’s still a good pub to keep in mind for enjoying a proper pint (now with a craft beer selection), you just don’t need to worry about your shoes sticking to the floor anymore. Continue reading
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Tagged beer, burger, CHEESEBURGER, City Road, EC1, EC1Y 1BD, London, old street, Old Street Roundabout, pubs, restaurants, reviews, shoreditch
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Old Street Station Crepes by Les Deux Amies
Yesterday, I had a lovely lunch visiting with Caroline and Adeline, two French expat friends bringing a taste of their home country to commuters zipping through Old Street Station. Their Les Deux Amies pop-up offers a short and sweet (and savoury) assortment of responsibly sourced, French crêpes, galettes and homemade jams and sauces with a side of social enterprise. Continue reading
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Tagged crepes, east london, EC1, EC1Y 1BE, french food, galettes, good cause, Les Deux Amies, London, lunch, old street, pop-up, review, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Stress Free Dinner Parties Achieved with Food at 52 Cookery School
Planning to host a dinner party or would you like to build up your confidence before the next time you do? Consider attending Stress Free Dinner Parties course Food at 52 Cookery School near Old Street. It’s one of the school’s many courses designed to help ordinary people with ordinary kitchens cook and eat better. I sat in on the full day course and found it to be fun, enlightening and delicious. Continue reading
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Tagged central street, Clerkenwell, cooking, dinner parties, EC1, EC1V 8AJ, Food, Food at 52, food at 52 cookery school, john benbow, London, London blog, old street, recipes, stress free dinner parties, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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26 Grains Pop-Up at Old Street Station for the Whole Month of July 2014
Passing through Old Street Station in the morning? Get a free breakfast this Wednesday and Thursday (9 and 10 July) from the 26 Grains porridge pop-up when you mention this blog. Continue reading
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Tagged 26 grains, 26 grains old street, 26 grains pop-up, Alex Hely-Hutchinson, discounts and special offers, east london, Food, free, FREE BREAKFAST, free porrige, freebies, London, London blog, old street, old street station, pop-up, porridge, tikichris special, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Old Street
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Posted in Graffiti, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged east london, Graffiti, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, old street, Photography, photography blog, street art, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: And what shoulder, & what art. Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
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Tagged blake, east london, EC1, featerstone street, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, mural, old street, Photography, photography blog, st luke's, street art, street photography, The Tyger, tyger tyger, william blake, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Ride London’s Overground “Culture Line” (CheapOair)
The Overground’s East London extension opened in spring of 2010. This line runs from Highbury and Islington station in the north to Croydon to the south and is particularly useful – especially for culture vultures keen to check out London’s quirkier side. Continue reading
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Tagged Brunel Museum, cheapoair, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Museum, culture line, dalston, east london, east london line, Estorick Collection, Geffrye Museum, hackney, hackney museum, Horniman Museum, Hospital Museum, hoxton, john wesley, kingsland road, London, LSE, methodism, methodist, museum, Museum of Croydon, museums, old street, shoreditch, south london, The Royal London Hospital, The Women's Library, Wesley's Chapel, whitechapel, WHITECHAPEL GALLERY
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London Daily Photo: Reflections
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Tagged east london, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, old street, Photography, shoreditch, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Street Market Focus: Whitecross Street (CheapOair)
Street Market Focus: Whitecross Street CheapOair, September 23, 2011 Formerly a Sunday market, Whitecross Street Market dates back to the 17th century making it one of London’s oldest street markets. Know as Squalors’ Market at the end of the 19th … Continue reading
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Tagged cheapoair, EC1, London, lunch, old street, street market, whitecross street
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New Restaurant Review: Kêu Banh Mi Deli (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Kêu Banh Mi Deli Londonist, May 3, 2011 at 13:30 pm Rivalling the burrito mania of the recent past, banh mi madness seems to be in full effect…especially in Shoreditch where a new benchmark of London’s best … Continue reading
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Tagged baguettes, EC1, EC1V 9DR, KÊU BANH MI DELI, London, Londonist, lunch, new restaurant review, old street, sandwiches, shoreditch, street food, vietnamese food
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London Daily Photo: The Legend
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Tagged flag, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, old street, Photography, st george's cross
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London Daily Photo: Come Together
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London Daily Photo: Perfect Break
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Guru Event: Monsieur M Rolled Out the Mai Tais (Qype does London)
Guru Event: Monsieur M Rolled Out the Mai Tais Qype does London, October 26th 2010 Last week’s Autumn Rolls and Mai Tais at Old Street’s Indochinese resto – Monsieur M – was a fun, laid back and yummy affair. READ MY COMPLETE … Continue reading
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Tagged indochinese, London, monsieur m., old street, Qype, Qype Does London, restaurant, shoreditch, thai, vietnamese
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Guru Event: Autumn Rolls and Mai Tais at Monsieur M (Qype does London)
Guru Event: Autumn Rolls and Mai Tais at Monsieur M Qype does London, September 29th 2010 Want to learn how to make ‘autumn rolls’ (which I suspect are like summer rolls, just more seasonal) along with how to mix a … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn rolls, cocktails, EC1, free freebie, hoxton, London, Mai Tai, old street, Qype, Qype Does London, shoreditch, summer rolls, vietnamese food
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FREE Full-Size Main Meal and Side Dish at Monsieur M on Wednesday the 14th (Londonist)
FREE Full-Size Main Meal and Side Dish at Monsieur M on Wednesday the 14th Londonist, April 12, 2010 11:22 AM Wednesday the 14th of April from noon to midnight at Monsieur M (Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, EC1V 9LT), … Continue reading
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Tagged free, freebie, London, Londonist, monsieur m., old street, shoreditch
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New Restaurant Review: Monsieur M. (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Monsieur M. Londonist, February 18, 2010 5:20 PM Invited along by the kids from Le Cool for a Wednesday evening of mingling and nibbling, Londonist was pleased to finally get round to trying out the “stylish and … Continue reading
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Tagged east asian, indochinese, le cool, London, Londonist, monsieur m., old street, restaurant, review, shoreditch, vietnamese
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London Daily Photo: New Old Street
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Photos: Whitecross Street Market (London Hotels Blog)
Photos: Whitecross Street Market Chris Osburn London Hotels Blog February 22, 2009 Looking for a quick and delicious lunch during the week? How about an interesting street for a midday stroll? Consider Whitecross Street, where pinstriped business executives queue up … Continue reading
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Tagged barbican, Food, London, London Hotels, lunch, old street, Photography, photos, street market, whitecross street
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