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Get Arty, History and Coffee in Austria’s Capital (City AM)
The noble pursuit of viewing compelling art and sipping the perfect cup of coffee can make for a meaningful Viennese excursion – but can also work up a mean appetite. Continue reading
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Improve Your Mood at El Camion, Brewer Street, Soho
Tequila enlivens your mood. And if you’re drinking the quality stuff it won’t leave you feeling hung over with a headache the next day. Does this sound like a shot of just-what-the-doctor-ordered? Then ándale your way over to Soho for taste of Old Mexico at El Camion. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged BARS, brewer street, cocktails, Drink, Food, London, mescal, mexican food, mezcal, mezcal sazerac, restaurants, reviews, soho, tacos, tequila, W1, W1F 0RR, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Food and Excellent Cocktails at Malmaison London
Chez Mal, the restaurant at the Malmaison London hotel is a smart choice for a good meal and fine cocktail. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged barbican, BARS, CHARTERHOUSE, charterhouse square, Clerkenwell, cocktails, Drink, EC1, EC1M 6AH, farringdon, Food, hotels, London, MALMAISON, malmaison london, restaurants, reviews, steak, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Liberty Cheesesteak Company: Real Deal Philly Cheesesteak
Finding no satisfaction in London’s “cheesesteak” offerings – or often any resemblance to the mega meaty two-hander sandwiches of Italian-American origin famously from his hometown – JP decided to bring it here himself. Long story short: he ended up having to come up with a recipe for the right kind of bread and even created his own “wiz” cheese sauce. As for the steak, JP was happy enough with already available rib eye, sliced ultra thin for tastiest and most genuinely Philadelphian results. Continue reading
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Posted in London, Street Markets
Tagged american food, cheesesteak, city of london, CityPoint, E1, E1 6EA, east london, EC2, EC2Y 9HU, Food, lamb street, liberty cheesesteak, liberty cheesesteak company, London, lunch, old spitalfields market, philly cheesesteak, restaurants, rib eye, Ropemaker Street, sandwich, spitalfields, steak, street food, street markets, tower hamlets, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Polpo Does Brunch
Everybody’s favourite British bácaro presents newfound reason to get up and out on the weekend with a just launched brunch menu available on Saturdays and Sundays at all Polpo locations. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged bàcaro, BARS, beak street, BLOODY MARY, breakfast, brunch, carnaby, CICCHETTI, cocktails, Drink, Food, italian food, London, pizzetta, POLPO, restaurants, reviews, soho, W1, W1F 9SB, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best Sandwich in Spitalfields? Barraka on Artillery Lane
Man oh man! The chicken schnitzel baguette at Barraka was one the most welcome lunches I’ve devoured in a very long while. From Uri Dinay, the same fella who brought Pilpel (probably the best I’ve had in London) and Badolina … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged artillery lane, baguette, barraka, chicken schnitzel, chicken schnitzel baguette, chicken schnitzel sandwich, E1, E1 7LP, east london, Food, London, lunch, restaurants, reviews, spitalfields, street food, Uri Dinay, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Great British Cheese Awards
Got a favourite British cheese? Yeah, me too. In fact, a couple of my all-time favourite cheeses are produced here in Britain. Now cheese lovers across the UK can nominate our choices for best British cheese in the new British Cheese Awards. Continue reading
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Posted in England, Food, Great British Chefs, London, Restaurants, Scotland, Shopping, Wales
Tagged BRITISH CHEESE, cheese, Food, Great British Cheese Awards, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, independent cheesemakers, LA FROMAGERIE, La Fromagerie Cafe, London, marylebone, moxon street, Peter's Yard, restaurants, Shopping, W1, W1U 4EW, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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100-Layer Lasagna at The Cavendish
It had been about a year and a half since my last visit to The Cavendish. But I remember my dinner there fondly. So when an invitation to come back to try newly appointed Head Chef Douglas Santi’s “100-layer” lasagna, I was all for it. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged 100-layer lasagna, 100-layer lasagne, Drink, Food, italian food, lasagna, lasagne, London, marylebone, New Cavendish Street, pasta, restaurants, reviews, The Cavendish, W1, W1G 9TR, wine, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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#DeepSouthFarEast Supper Club | 10X10 with tikichris
Next on the roster of 10 events to mark my decade in blogging, is another tasty team up. This time round, I’m collaborating with one of my favourite supper club chefs, Malaysian Home Cooking superstar Vi Vian Woo! Together, Ms … Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, London, Restaurants, TC10
Tagged 10 Years of tikichris, american food, banana pudding, BARS, bourbon, Brisket, Clerkenwell, cocktails, Deep South Far East, DeepSouthFarEast, Drink, EC1, EC1R 3BN, farringdon, Farringdon Road, Food, fried chicken, indian food, islington, laksa, London, malaysian food, Malaysian Home Cooking, Ninth Ward, Ninth Ward London, pop-up, restaurants, southern food, supper club, Tabl, TC10, TC10X10, Vi Vian Woo, Vi Woo, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Yard Sale Pizza, Finsbury Park
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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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pizza, Restaurants
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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Cane to Cocktail: Blue Mountain Bliss
The Cane to Cocktail tour continued onwards and upwards into the mighty Blue Mountains for a taste of some of the world’s best coffee and sundowner with dinner at a cozy little boutique hideaway. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Cane to Cocktail, Coffee, Drink, Food, Hotels, Jamaica, Luxury, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged appleton estate, BARS, Blue Mountain Coffee, Blue Mountains, Cane to Cocktail, CARIBBEAN, Chris Blackwell, cocktails, coffee, Craighton Estate, Drink, Food, hotels, Island Outpost, jamaica, jamaican rum, KINGSTON, luxury, restaurants, rum, Shopping, Strawberry Hill, Strawberry Hill Hotel, Travel, UCC Blue Mountain Coffee, UCC Blue Mountain Coffee Craighton Estate
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Taking a Cultural Walking Tour through London’s “Little India” (Going Places)
SharedCity is a new London venture specializing in cultural walking tours in areas with immigrant communities. I tagged along on a recent saunter through “Little India” – aka Ealing Road – near Wembley Stadium in the West London borough of … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Going Places, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Brent, Ealing Road, Food, Going Places, guided tour, HA0, Little India, London, OneTravel, restaurants, SharedCity, Shopping, Shri Sanatan Hindu Mandir, Travel, walking tour, wembley, Wembley Temple, west london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cane to Cocktail: Screechies, Hellshire Beach
A big shack on a small crescent beach, my morning at Screechies lived up to my years of daydreaming about how a lazy day in Jamaica might play out. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Cane to Cocktail, Drink, Food, Jamaica, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged appleton estate, BARS, Cane to Cocktail, CARIBBEAN, cocktails, Drink, fish and festival, hellshire, hellshire beach, jamaica, jamaican rum, Joy Spence, KINGSTON, portmore, restaurants, rum, screechies, seafood, Travel
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Asher’s Africana Restaurant, Ealing Road, Wembley
A minimalist’s dream and a vegetarian’s delight (especially if either is on a tight budget), Asher’s Africana is a smart spot to keep in mind for a tasty and wholesome meal on the cheap. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Brent, Ealing Road, Food, Gujarati, HA0, HA0 4QL, indian food, Little India, London, lunch, restaurants, reviews, THALI, vegetarian, wembley, west london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Rooftop Pop-Up: Santa Monica at SkyLounge
Santa Monica Travel and Tourism is hosting a Santa Monica themed rooftop pop-up bar at the SkyLounge rooftop bar at the top of the DoubleTree by Hilton Tower of London hotel. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Travel, Wine
Tagged BARS, beer, city of london, cocktails, Doubletree, Doubletree by Hilton, Drink, east london, EC3, EC3N 4AF, Food, hilton, hotels, London, Pepys Street, POP UPS, restaurants, reviews, Rooftop bars, Santa Monica at SkyLounge, See Santa Monica, SkyLounge, SkyLounge at DoubleTree by Hilton Tower of London, tower hill, tower of london, Travel, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Beer and BBQ Pairing at Bodean’s Covent Garden
Once upon a time not too long ago, Londoners weren’t as spoiled for choice when hankering for low and slow cooked American style BBQ as they are today. Then Bodean’s came along seizing the BBQ zeitgeist and setting a standard that’s been increasingly upped ever since. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged BBQ, beer, Bodean's, Bodean's BBQ, Bodean's BBQ Covent Garden, Bodean's Covent Garden, Catherine Street, covent garden, Drink, Food, London, restaurants, reviews, RIBS, WC2, WC2B 5JS, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Sailor Jerry Pop-Up Bar at The Well
Popular Clerkenwell pub, The Well, goes Hawaiian for the summer with a “Hotel Street” pop-up cocktail bar in collaboration with Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged BARS, Clerkenwell, cocktails, Drink, EC1, EC1V 4JY, Food, London, POP UPS, pubs, restaurants, rum, Sailor Jerry, Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, st john street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Little India Walking Tour with SharedCity
SharedCity is a new London venture specialising in cultural walking tours in areas with immigrant communities. I tagged along on a recent saunter through Little Indian. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Brent, Ealing Road, Food, guided tour, HA0, Little India, London, restaurants, SharedCity, Shopping, Shri Sanatan Hindu Mandir, Travel, walking tour, wembley, Wembley Temple, west london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Infographic: The Ultimate Low FODMAP Food Guide
Fearing FODMAPS – or just trying to figuring out what the heck they are anyway? Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, infographic, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged Drink, FODMAP, FODMAPs, Food, infographic, restaurants, Shopping
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Co-Hosting a Luau with That Hungry Chef | 10X10 with tikichris
A full flavoured Polynesian BBQ with a spicy South Asian kick – this festive fusion of cultures promises guests the chance to experience an array of exotic dishes made with tropical spirit and fine dining finesse. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, TC10
Tagged 10 Years of tikichris, Drink, Food, Grub Club, hawaiian food, indian food, islington, kalua pork, London, luau, north london, Pratap Chahal, restaurants, supper club, TC10, TC10X10, That Hungry Chef, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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BTW, It’s British Tomato Week
Did you know this week – 16 to 22 May – is British Tomato Week? In my opinion, anytime is a good time to celebrate this much loved superfood, but since it is BTW, now seems like an especially fruitful opportunity to take a fresh look at some of the yummiest ways to enjoy such a versatile food. No matter how you slice it, tomatoes are great. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Great British Chefs, Recipes, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged British Tomato Week, Food, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, recipes, restaurants, Shopping, tomato, Tomatoes
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Win Grillstock Cookbook, Sauces & Festival Tickets
Want in on some fun with a chance to win a stacked high and smokin’ hot Grillstock prize including sauces, cookbook, and even a pair of free tickets to this summer’s Grillstock Festival in Bristol? Keep reading. Continue reading
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Posted in Books, Competition, Drink, England, Food, Freebies, Music, Recipes, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged BBQ, BBQ sauce, books, bristol, Bristol Harbourside, competition, cookbook, Drink, england, FESTIVALS, Food, free, freebies, grillstock, Grillstock book, Grillstock Festival, Grillstock: The BBQ Book, music, music festivals, recipe book, recipes, restaurants, RT to win, Shopping, Travel, twitter competition
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Farmstand, All Day Healthy Eating on Drury Lane
Here’s a healthy option for fast, no fuss dining near Covent Garden: Farmstand. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged coffee, covent garden, Drury Lane, Farmstand, Food, London, lunch, restaurants, reviews, SALADS, WC2, WC2B 5AJ, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Chai Ki Monday Mash-Up with Beavertown Brewery
Canary Wharf modern Indian restaurant, Chai Ki, has launched a series of Monday Mash-Up special events pairing London brewed craft beers with dishes from its Chai Ki Toddy Shop bar menu. Kicking things off is a “Guerrilla Craft Beer” experiment highlighting a range of beers from Beavertown Brewery. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged BARS, beavertown, Beavertown Brewery, beer, canary wharf, Chai Ki, CRAFT BEER, Crossrail Place, Drink, E14, E14 5AR, east london, Food, indian food, Monday Mash-Up, restaurants
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Allihopa Residency at The King & Co
The King & Co does it again, reeling Clapham pub goers in with another kitchen takeover by one of London’s better street food purveyors. This time round it’s smoked fish artisans, Allihopa, claiming a residency and offering diners a variety of homey, Scandinavian inspired dishes. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged Allihopa, CLAPHAM, Clapham Park Road, Drink, Food, London, pubs, restaurants, reviews, scandinavian food, smoked trout, south london, street food, SW4, SW4 7BZ, The King & Co, The King and Co, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Roux Farmhouse Brunch at Roux at The Landau
Luxury hotel weekend brunching in London just got a lot more luxuriously brunch-y with a new farm-to-table Sunday offering at The Langham London hotel’s Roux at The Landau fine dining restaurant. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged BLOODY MARY, brunch, Chef Chris King, Chef Oliver Boon, chefs, cocktails, Drink, Food, hotels, London, luxury, marylebone, Portland Place, regent street, restaurants, reviews, Roux at The Landau, Roux Farmhouse Brunch, The Langham London, W1, W1B 1JA, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Bestaurant: Share and Discover Everybody’s Favourite Restaurants
Bestaurant is a new free-to-download social foodie app that enables you to share your favourite restaurants with followers and friends – and to check out what their favourite places to eat and drink are too. I joined Bestaurant a couple of weeks ago and have found it to be a convenient way to keep track of and share my personal history of good eats, while highlighting my absolute faves and seeing what other folks recommend. Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Bars, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants, Social Media, Travel
Tagged app, BARS, Bestaurant, Drink, Food, free, freebies, Get Bestaurant, getbestaurant, London, restaurants, social media, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff #57
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged ale, beer, belgian beer, Beronia, camino, Camino Bankside, Drink, Duvel, Duvel Tripel Hop, Finca Constancia, Food, good stuff, hydration, London, Ohayo, Ohayo tomorrow, restaurants, spanish food, spanish wine, tapas, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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New Menu at The Drift and All Drake & Morgan Restaurants
London bar and restaurant group, Drake & Morgan, has launched a new spring/summer menu focused on “Mediterranean flavours and sun-kissed ingredients.” An invitation to have a taste of the new menu led to a lovely Sunday lunch for Kemey and me at D&M’s airy, expansive and pleasant The Drift at the base of Heron Tower. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged 110 Bishopsgate, BARS, bishopsgate, city of london, DRAKE & MORGAN, drake and morgan, Drink, EC2, EC2N 4AY, Food, HERON TOWER, liverpool street, London, restaurants, reviews, THE DRIFT, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Theo’s Simple Italian, Earl’s Court
Newly opened Theo’s Simple Italian is Chef Theo Randall’s second restaurant, this one near Earl’s Court and tied to The Hotel Indigo. Like his eponymous restaurant at The Intercontinental, this venture features expertly prepared dishes of top quality and seasonal Italian ingredients but with a smaller menu (fairly ‘smaller’ prices too) that changes on a more frequent basis and is presented in a more casual setting. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants
Tagged Barkston Gardens, Chef Theo Randall, earls court, Hotel Indigo, italian food, kensington, pasta, restaurants, reviews, SW5, SW5 0EW, theo randall, Theo's Simple Italian, west london
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Wiener Demeanour: Cafes, Restaurants, and Bars
I had a delicious time in Vienna – a city that perhaps more than any other best exemplifies European café culture and presents visitors with a delectable array of food and drink options ranging from down-to-earth comforts to upscale innovations. … Continue reading
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Posted in Austria, Bars, Coffee, Drink, Food, Hotels, Restaurants, Travel, Vienna, Wiener Demeanour, Wine
Tagged austria, Austrian food, BARS, BioWerkstatt, Café Korb, Café Landtmann, CAFES, cocktails, coffee, Daniel Bakery, Daniel Bakery at Hotel Daniel Vienna, Das Loft, Drink, Food, Heuer am Karlsplatz, Hotel Daniel Vienna, hotels, käsekrainer, Konstantin Filippou, O Boufés, Restaurant Konstantin Filippou, restaurants, Sofitel, street food, Supersense, Travel, vegan, vienna, Wien, Wiener Demeanour, wine, Würstelstands
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Shepherd Market Wine House
Bravo to Ben Van de Meutter – manager, buyer, and Head Sommelier at Shepherd Market Wine House – for knowing his stuff and backing it up with enthusiasm and presenting his wares in an approachable manner and in an easy-going and comfortable setting. Continue reading
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Win £50 Worth of Free Healthy Eating from Pod
I’ve teamed up with London-based healthy eating restaurant group, Pod, to offer one lucky reader five £10 vouchers. But this competition’s not just a chance to win a free lunch (and then some) but to explore a menu of nutritious and free-free food and drink options at a number of convenient locations throughout London and to start improving eating habits and be more pod-uctive! Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants
Tagged breakfast, competition, Drink, Food, free, free lunch, freebies, gift vouchers, healthy eating, Helen Money, London, lunch, nutrition, Nutritionist Helen Money, pod, pod london, pod-uctivity, Pod-uctivity Report, poductivity, restaurants, RT to win, twitter competition, vouchers, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Roba Bar & Restaurant
Welcome to the brand new Roba Bar & Restaurant in Paddington where a young executive chef – Andrea Secchi (ex-Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley) – a focus on in-house aging of beef and smoking of salmon, and a menu designed largely around a robata grill add up to a hearty dining experience. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants
Tagged Andrea Secchi, BBQ, Chef Andrea Secchi, Drink, Food, hotels, London, Norfolk Place, Norfolk Towers, paddington, restaurants, reviews, RIBS, Roba, Roba Bar & Restaurant, steak, W2, W2 1QW, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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St George Cheeseburger at BRGR.CO
Slay the dragon of deep carnal cravings and celebrate St George’s Day throughout April with BRGR.CO’s limited offer St George cheeseburger – a blade steak patty topped with a Cheddar and a Red Leicester cross and served with a side of sweet, sticky caramelised onions and a portion of fries for only £10 (or upgrade to hanger steak for an extra £2). Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged BRGR, BRGR.CO, burgers, cheeseburgers, Drink, Food, hamburgers, ice cream, London, restaurants, reviews, root beer, Root beer floats, soho, St George BRGR, St George Burger, St George Cheeseburger, st george's day, W1F 8ZB, wardour street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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