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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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

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Sodo Sourdough Pizza Cafe – Upper Clapton Road, E5

Simple, quality pizza at a reasonable price in Clapton? Score. Continue reading

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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London Daily Photo: Taking the Olympics Out

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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

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