-
Donate to this blog and podcast via PayPal
(chris . osburn @ gmail . com) Archives
Subscribe
Join 18.1K other subscribers-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Meta
Tag Archives: pizza
Bubbles, Berries and More – a Brilliant Time in Bristol
Some work-related reasons led me to Bristol for an overnight stay. Kemey was able to join me for the trip, and we found plenty of pleasure to go along with the business during our short time in this small but vibrant town. Maybe it was the gorgeous sunshiny weather? we really didn’t do all that much while there but had an absolute blast. Here are some of the highlights from a chilled out 24 hours in Bristol. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, England, Food, Hotels, Restaurants, Travel, Wine
Tagged BBQ, best restaurant in bristol, bristol, bubbles & berries, champagne, england, essex eating, FOUR STAR HOTEL, french wine, grillstock, hotel, Louis Dornier & Fils, lunch, pepenero, Pepenero Italian Fast Food and Pizzeria, pizza, sparkling wine, St Nicholas Market, temple spa, the bristol, the bristol hotel, Travel, tripadvisor
2 Comments
Takeaway Pizza from Palm 2, Clapton E5
Just a quick little post to say the freshly made sourdough pizzas for takeaway at Palm 2 (my local grocery, the pride of Clapton Pond and arguably London’s best cornershop) are delicious and very good value. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Shopping
Tagged clapton, CLAPTON POND, clapton village, cornershop, E5, E5 0QJ, east london, Food, grocery, London, LOWER CLAPTON, lower clapton road, palm 2, palm II, pizza, review, takeway
2 Comments
Venerdi (Blue Tomato)
The pizzas coming out of the oven during my recent lunch at Venerdi were just those sort of ideal Neapolitan style pies: crisp outer crust with a slightly soupy interior. Nothing fancy. Just right. What I had for my lunch certainly met my palate’s preferences and exceeded my wishful expectations. If I’d had my Venerdi pizza while in Italy it wouldn’t have tasted out of place. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Blue Tomato, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged BLUE TOMATO, chatsworth road, clapton, E5, E5 0LH, east london, hackney, homerton, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurant, London, LOWER CLAPTON, new restaurant, new restaurant review, pasta, pizza, pizzeria, profiteroles, restaurant, review, venerdi
Leave a comment
Venerdi, a Very Welcome New Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant on Chatsworth Road, E5
Not quite two months old, there’s nothing particularly fancy or especially novel about Venerdi (well, aside from the half of a Fiat 500 mortared into the restaurant’s interior back wall) – just a superb selection of pizzas, pastas and classic Italian comfort food dishes. The vibe is friendly, as are the servers and even the patrons (an all-ages cross section of pleasant local yocal types). Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged chatsworth road, clapton, E5, E5 0LH, east london, hackney, homerton, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurant, London, LOWER CLAPTON, new restaurant, new restaurant review, pasta, pizza, pizzeria, profiteroles, restaurant, review, venerdi
Leave a comment
A Pizza the Action at Fire & Stone (Blue Tomato)
Blue Tomato recently joined in a tasting panel to help Fire & Stone pizzerias decide which of an assortment of pizzas to add to its menu. The restaurant group – with three locations in Central London as well as an outlet each in Oxford and Portsmouth – developed the range of six pizzas based upon some original ‘retired classics’ from past menus, with the aim of narrowing down the list to only two pizzas. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Blue Tomato, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged BLUE TOMATO, fire & stone, Food, London, pizza, pizzeria
Leave a comment
Pizza Cut Romana Style (OneTravel)
Finding a place that serves this humble delicacy isn’t hard to do. As you might imagine, there are a plenty of pizzerias in Rome. Most of them make more than decent pizza that’s certainly worth spending a few euros on as a snack. But it’s always worth evaluating what’s on offer. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, Italy, OneTravel, Restaurants, Rome, Travel
Tagged 00100, da michele, Erzinio Store, Food, Il Kaffettone, Il Kaffettone e Pizzeria, italian cuisine, italian food, Italy, La Focaccina di Serafina, OneTravel, pizza, pizza taglio, pizzerias, roma, rome, street food, Travel, volpetti
Leave a comment
British Airways “Perfect Days” App and the Eternal City (Urban Travel Blog)
The gist of my brief Roman holiday was pretty basic: eat a lot of pizza, walk around all over the place and brush up on my street photography. And, in that sense, the day was indeed a perfect one for me. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Apps, Food, Italy, Photography, Restaurants, Rome, Shopping, Social Media, Travel, Urban Travel Blog
Tagged apps, BA, british airways, British Airways' Perfect Days, Fiumicino Airport, Food, hotel artemide, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, leonardo express, metro, Perfect Days, Perfect Days app, pizza, pizza taglio, public transport, public transportation, review, roma, rome, rome metro, sightseeing in rome, social media, street photography, trains, Travel, travel itinerary, urban travel blog
Leave a comment
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
Share this:
Posted in Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Wine
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
1 Comment
Follow the Bread Line to Some Amazing East London Bakeries (CheapOair)
A blend of hipster craftsmanship mixed evenly with some long standing East London traditions has led the London borough of Hackney along with the eastern fringes of Islington to yield some especially delicious baked goods. Here’s a slice by slice route to … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in CheapOair, Coffee, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged bagels, bakeries, baking, bread, cake, cheapoair, clapton, dreyfus cafe, E5 BAKEHOUSE, finsbury park, hackney, Happening Bagel Bakery, islington, J Grodzinski & Daughters, London, london fields, palm 2, palm II, pizza, sodo, Sodo Sourdough Pizza Cafe, sourdough, stamford hill
1 Comment
Sodo Sourdough Pizza Cafe – Upper Clapton Road, E5
Simple, quality pizza at a reasonable price in Clapton? Score. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged beavertown, beer, borough wines, clapton, E5, E5 9JY, E5 BAKEHOUSE, hackney, London, LONDON FIELDS BREWERY, Margherita, new restaurant review, pizza, pizzeria, review, sodo, Sodo Sourdough Pizza Cafe, sourdough, sourdough pizza, upper clapton road
Leave a comment
London Street Food: Pizza Pilgrims (OneTravel)
“Napoli inspired street food” in the heart of London’s ever buzzing Soho? You mean, fresh made pizza like they do in the southern Italian city of its delicious origin? Oh yeah! Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, OneTravel, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged berwick street, berwick street market, italian food, London, neapolitan pizza, OneTravel, pizza, pizza pilgrims, soho, street food, street market, W1
1 Comment
Making Pizza Dough from Scratch
Last night I tried Baking Mad’s “how to make pizza dough” recipe, my first attempt at making my own pizza completely from scratch. The results were promising with any imperfections having more to do with my own general inadequacies in … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, Recipes
Tagged baking, baking mad, cooking, home made pizza, how to make pizza dough, pizza, pizza sauce, recipe, SPONSORED POST
2 Comments
Big Smoke BBQ at Whole Foods Market Kensington
Whole Foods Market’s flagship store in Kensington has redesigned its first floor to introduce some new restaurant “venues” and create more space for eat-in customers. I paid a lunchtime visit today and was really impressed with the spacious and efficient … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged BBQ, big smoke bbq, coleslaw, cornbread, high street kensington, kensington, kensington high, London, mama's pizzeria, michael weber, pizza, PULLED PORK, review, saf, shabu shabu, smoked meat, smoker, supermarket, W8, W8 5SE, whole foods, whole foods market, whole foods market kensington
5 Comments
Free Pizza Masterclass and Beer with Birra Moretti and Giancarlo Caldessi
I’m just back from an al fresco lunch at Islington Green where I made my own pizza and had a free small beer. The freebie treat came compliments of Birra Moretti. Helping me out with the small group who’d assembled … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Social Media
Tagged beer, birra moretti, caldessi, free beer, freebie, giancarlo caldesi, inslington green, italian beer, italian food, London, lunch, pizza, pizza in the piazza, pizza masterclass, potters fields park, table moretti, tavistock square
1 Comment
A Hands-On Twofer with Cabana and Union Jacks
I attended a blogger event a couple of nights ago hosted by two of Central St Giles eateries, Cabana Brasilian Barbeque and Union Jacks. It was cool to see two restaurants literally only steps away from each other coming together … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged CABANA BRASILIAN BARBECUE, caipirinhas, central saint giles, CENTRAL ST GILES, CHAPEL DOWN, chris bianco, cocktails, flats, London, pizz, pizza, restaurants, review, sparkling wine, union jacks, wine
Leave a comment
What’s For Lunch? Union Jacks, Central St Giles (Londonist)
What’s For Lunch? Union Jacks, Central St Giles Londonist, March 20, 2012 Jamie goes family friendly and redefines the pizza with his latest restaurant offering. And guess what? It’s pretty good. READ MY COMPLETE REVIEW: What’s For Lunch? Union Jacks, … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Celebrities, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged camden, CENTRAL ST GILES, chris bianco, flats, jamie oliver, London, Londonist, lunch, pizza, restaurant review, union jacks, W4L, WC2, WC2H 8AB, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
Leave a comment
Jamie Oliver’s New Union Jacks British “Pizza” Parlour (CheapOair)
Jamie Oliver’s New Union Jacks British “Pizza” Parlour CheapOair, February 23, 2012 Union Jacks is a family friendly casual restaurant featuring a “best of” British menu. The star of the menu is a selection of “flats” – these are essentially … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in CheapOair, Food, London, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged british food, cheapoair, chris bianco, jamie oliver, London, pizza, restaurant, union jacks
4 Comments
London Food & Drink News: 24 November 2011 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 24 November 2011 Londonist, November 24, 2011 at 16:00 pm New Spanish at Canary Wharf, couture chocolate at The Halkin, Marcus Wareing speaks at the Apple Store, Ask Italian revamps and a bar with no name … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants
Tagged 69 COLEBROOKE ROW, ADRIAN GARFORTH, apple store, ASK ITALIAN, cocktails, COUTURE CHOCOLATE AFTERNOON TEA, FEASTIVE APP, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, iberica, marcus wareing, MASTERCLASSES, MATTHEW FORT, pizza, THE BAR WITH NO NAME, THE HALKIN, theo randall, TONY CONIGLIARO, WILLIAM CURLEY
Leave a comment
And the Best Pizza in London is … (CheapOair)
And the Best Pizza in London is … CheapOair, October 27, 2011 Whether for adhering to authentic Neapolitan pizza procedure or simply because they offer exceptionally good value for yumminess, here’s a roundup of some of London’s more worthwhile pizzerias for you … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in CheapOair, Food, London, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged best pizza in london, cheapoair, London, neapolitan, pizza, pizza al metro, pizzerias
1 Comment
What’s for Lunch? Pepe, St Martin’s Lane (Londonist)
A newbie pizzeria on St Martin’s Lane provides an especially filling lunch when you’re on the go. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged leicester square, London, Londonist, lunch, new restaurant review, PEPE, pizza, pizzeria, ST MARTIN'S LANE, WC2, WC2N 4EA, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
Leave a comment
New Restaurant Review: Pizza Metro Pizza (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Pizza Metro Pizza Londonist, November 6, 2010 12:37 PM Taking the short walk from Notting Hill Gate Station to the few months old Pizza Metro Pizza, you’ll pass at least three other pizzerias (the usual suspects such as … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged London, Londonist, new restaurant review, notting hill, pizza, pizza al metro, pizza metro pizza, pizzeria, W11 3LF
Leave a comment
New Bar Review: Aces & Eights (Londonist)
New Bar Review: Aces & Eights Londonist, October 22, 2010 2:30 PM A dive by design without coming across as contrived, Aces & Eights has been open a few months offering Tufnell Park a low brow ensemble of “rock, liquor … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged aces & eights, bar, bourbon, cocktails, il bacio, liquor, London, Londonist, new bar, new bar review, NW5, NW5 2H, pizza, review, Rock 'n' Roll, tufnell park, whiskey, whisky
Leave a comment
The Mayor’s Thames Festival, Pizza Hut, Kids
Giant robots, giant teapots … giant everything and lots and lots of dancers (not necessarily giant but many were on stilts)! The Mayor’s Thames Festival was a blast this year. Believe it or not, I’d never gone before but will … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged black friars bridge, festival, fireworks, free, freebie, kids eat free, London, parade, pizza, pizza hut, river, southbank, thames, The Mayor's Thames Festival
Leave a comment
Guru Event: The Mobile Photo Foodie Hunt with ‘my kind of phone’ was a Blast! (Qype does London)
Guru Event: The Mobile Photo Foodie Hunt with ‘my kind of phone’ was a Blast! Qype does London, July 1st 2010 From Covent Garden to Mayfair, Qypers scoured, mocked and gawked at some of London’s weirdest food products in last … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Photography, Restaurants, Tiki
Tagged Adagio Pizza al Taglio, London, mobile phones, my kind of phone, Photography, pizza, Qype, Qype Does London, scavenger hunt, tiki, Trader Vic's, windows phone
Leave a comment
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 … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, Lastminute.com, London, Restaurants
Tagged adagio, Adagio Pizza al Taglio, fast food, Lastminute.com, London, pizza, pizza al taglio, roman, soho
Leave a comment
In Pictures: Adagio Pizza al Taglio (Londonist)
In Pictures: Adagio Pizza al Taglio Londonist, April 13, 2010 1:50 PM Opened back in February of this year, Adagio Pizza al Taglio brings the Roman concept of pizza “by the cut” to Soho. Priced by the weight, Adagio features … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged adagio, Adagio Pizza al Taglio, greek street, London, Londonist, Photography, pizza, pizzeria, restaurant, soho
Leave a comment
New Restaurant Review: Santa Maria Pizzeria (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Santa Maria Pizzeria Londonist, March 17, 2010 12:00 PM Londonist has seen the future, and it involves taking lots and lots of trips out to Ealing to devour Santa Maria‘s delectable and authentic Neapolitan style pizzas. READ … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged ealing, italian restaurant, London, Londonist, neapolitan, pizza, pizzeria, restaurant, restaurant review, review, santa maria, santa maria pizzeria
Leave a comment
New Restaurant Review: Franco Manca in Chiswick (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Franco Manca in Chiswick Londonist, February 25, 2010 10:58 AM No longer simply a South London institution, Brixton’s foodie favoured pizzeria – Franco Manca – has opened a second branch in villagey Chiswick. And if our experience … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged chiswick, franco manca, pizza, restaurant, review, sourdough
Leave a comment
Francesco Mazzei’s Italian Hot Menu at PizzaExpress (Londonist)
Francesco Mazzei’s Italian Hot Menu at PizzaExpress Londonist, February 2, 2010 9:38 AM … PizzaExpress will introduce a new line up of starters, pizzas and one pasta dish created by celebrated Calabrian chef, Francesco Mazzei. Known for his much lauded … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged francesco mazzei, italian hot, London, Londonist, menu, pizza, pizza express, pizzaexpress, restaurant, review
Leave a comment
Reviews Revisited: Pizza East (Londonist)
Reviews Revisited: Pizza East Londonist, February 1, 2010 12:00 PM It’s only been a matter of weeks since we first reviewed Pizza East. But in that time, we’ve returned and have had such an unpleasant experience we would be remiss … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged London, Londonist, pizza, pizza east, restaurant, review, shoreditch
Leave a comment
New Restaurant Review: Pizza East (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Pizza East Londonist, December 4, 2009 11:46 AM A well rounded (if mostly Italian) wine list, adequate service and a snazzy vibe should be reason enough to poke one’s head in. Not sure it lives up to … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged London, Londonist, pizza, pizza east, restaurant, review, shoreditch
Leave a comment
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele (Qype does London)
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele Qype does London, October 9th 2009 Da Michele is one of those if-you-only-have-time-for-one-meal-make-it-here sorts of places. It’s a bit of a tourist destination and queues are to be expected (especially at lunch on a Saturday). Still, … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, Italy, London, Restaurants
Tagged da michele, Italy, l'antica pizzeria da michele, naples, napoli, neapolitan, pizza, pizzeria, Qype, Qype Does London, restaurant, review
Leave a comment
Donna Margherita: the Best Pizza Outside of Italy? (Londonist)
Donna Margherita: the Best Pizza Outside of Italy? Londonist, May 14, 2009 4:07 PM When a press release about Lavender Hill’s Donna Margherita restaurant having the “best pizza outside of Italy” landed in our inbox, we scoffed at it but … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged clapham junction, donna margherita, italian restaurant, lavender hill, London, Londonist, neapolitan, pasta, pizza
3 Comments
London Daily Photo: Taking the Olympics Out
Share this:
Posted in London, London 2012, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged 2012, LDP, london 2012, London Daily Photo, olympics, Photography, pizza, pizza box, street photography
Leave a comment
Pizza with Radicchio, Escarole and Bagna Cauda by Jennifer Klinec of Eat Drink Talk (Londonist)
Pizza with Radicchio, Escarole and Bagna Cauda by Jennifer Klinec of Eat Drink Talk by Chris Osburn, contributing editor Londonist January 26, 2009 9:58 PM When, Jennifer Klinec, founder-instructor of “new-school” cookery classes – Eat Drink Talk – asked Londonist … Continue reading
