-
Donate to this blog and podcast via PayPal
(chris . osburn @ gmail . com) Archives
Subscribe
Join 18.1K other subscribers-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Meta
Tag Archives: review
Tired of London? Not with this New Book! (OneTravel)
Tired of London? Not with this New Book! OneTravel, Jan 24, 2012 Tired of London, Tired of Life is a 224 page book published by Virgin Books. It is the labour of love by Londoner Tom Jones (no, not that Tom Jones). Featuring … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged book, books, HANNAH WARREN, London, LOTTIE CRUMBLEHOLME, OneTravel, review, TIRED OF LONDON TIRED OF LIFE, TOM JONES, Travel, VIRGIN BOOKS
Leave a comment
New Cocktail Bar Review: Shaker & Co, Hampstead Road (Londonist)
New Cocktail Bar Review: Shaker & Co, Hampstead Road Londonist, October 28, 2011 at 16:00 pm Refining the “craft of drinksmanship”, the team behind the esteemed Shaker & Co bar schools has opened a New Orleans inspired cocktail saloon slinging some … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, London
Tagged bar, COCKTAIL BAR, cocktails, drinking, DRINKS, HAMPSTEAD ROAD, London, Londonist, NW1, NW1 3EE, review, SHAKER & CO
Leave a comment
Review: Frieze Art Fair 2011 (Londonist)
Review: Frieze Art Fair 2011 by Bethanyc, photography by Chris Osburn and Zoe Craig Londonist, October 14, 2011 at 13:31 pm The fair feels bigger than ever this year but perhaps a little less exuberant than in the past, undoubtedly due … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, London, Photography
Tagged Art, art fair, bethanyc, frieze, frieze art fair, galleries, London, Londonist, Photography, regent's park, review, zoe craig
Leave a comment
New Restaurant Review: Cay Tre Soho (Londonist)
An Old Street foodie fave sets up shop in Soho: Londonist reviews the new Vietnamese restaurant Cay Tre Soho on Dean Street. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged CALAMARI, CAY TRE, CAY TRE SOHO, DEAN STREET, London, Londonist, lunch, new restaurant review, PORK BELLY, review, soho, W1, W1D 2PZ
Leave a comment
Extra-ordinary @ Core Gallery (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
Extraordinary @ Core Gallery Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, May 2011 “Francis Bacon meets Donnie Darko” in an exhibition exploring a “disjointed world of macabre coexistence”. That’s how Core Gallery curator, Rosalind Davis, describes Extra-Ordinary, a subversive mixed media show by three … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, London, Whitehot
Tagged Art, core gallery, deptford, exhibition, extra-ordinary, gallery, London, review, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art
1 Comment
Exhibition: Some Photographs Taken In France at Diemar/Noble (Londonist)
Want to see some cheeky photographs of Toulouse-Lautrec taking a dump on a beach? That (taken by art dealer Maurice Joyant at Le Crotoy, Picardie) and much more is on show at photo gallery Diemar/Noble in Some Photographs Taken in France. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, London, Photography
Tagged Diemar/Noble, exhibition, fitzrovia, france, FRENCH PHOTOGRAPHY, London, Londonist, Photography, review, SOME PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN FRANCE, Toulouse-Lautrec, W1, W1P 3PY
Leave a comment
Pick Me Up Contemporary Graphic Art Fair Returns to Somerset House (Londonist)
Pick Me Up Contemporary Graphic Art Fair Returns to Somerset House Londonist, March 16, 2011 at 23:51 pm Get this: fun, accessible and affordable art can be had in London … and all in one convenient location. Returning to the Embankment … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, London, Shopping
Tagged Art, art fair, GRAPHIC ART, London, Londonist, lowbrow art, PICK ME UP, PICK ME UP: CONTEMPORARY GRAPHIC ART FAIR, prints, review, somerset house, WC2, WC2R 1LA
1 Comment
Alien Nation Exhibition Explores What it Means to be an “Alien” in London (Londonist)
Alien Nation Exhibition Explores What it Means to be an “Alien” in London Londonist, March 16, 2011 at 0:14 pm Inspired by George Mikes’s book “How to be an Alien” and curated by Soapbox Events, the show exposes some of the quirk that … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, London
Tagged ALIEN NATION, ALIEN NATION: THE ART OF BLENDING, Art, exhibition, GREAT WESTERN STUDIOS, London, Londonist, review, W2, W2 5EU
Leave a comment
Bennett Oyster Bar & Brasserie Opens in Battersea (Londonist)
Bennett Oyster Bar & Brasserie Opens in Battersea Londonist, March 12, 2011 at 16:15 pm Self appointed “innovative new food emporium”, Bennett Oyster Bar & Brasserie, opened this week at Battersea Square. In addition to the bar and brasserie, there’s a … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged battersea, BATTERSEA SQUARE, BENNETT OYSTER BAR & BRASSERIE, London, Londonist, review, SW11, SW11 3RA
Leave a comment
Review: Ichi Experience Menu, Ichi Sushi & Sashimi Bar (Londonist)
Review: Ichi Experience Menu, Ichi Sushi & Sashimi Bar Londonist, March 6, 2011 at 18:11 pm Having made it through its first year of trade, Ichi Sushi & Sashimi Bar has decided to celebrate with a special one year birthday … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants
Tagged hotel, ICHI EXPERIENCE MENU, ICHI SUSHI & SASHIMI, JAPANESE CUISINE, London, Londonist, PARK PLAZA WESTMINSTER BRIDGE, review, SE1, SE1 7UT, sushi
Leave a comment
Review: Flanders Menu at the National Cafe, The National Gallery (Londonist)
Review: Flanders Menu at the National Cafe, The National Gallery Londonist, February 24, 2011 at 16:00 pm To coincide with the recently opened National Gallery exhibition of works by Northern Renaissance artist Jan Gossaert, the Gallery’s National Cafe has introduced a … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged FLANDERS, FLEMISH CUISINE, JAN GOSSAERT, London, Londonist, MATTHIEU BEUDAER, NATIONAL CAFE, review, SIMON DUFF, THE NATIONAL GALLERY, WC2, WC2N 4DN
Leave a comment
Exhibition Review: London Walls, New Graffiti and Street Art Photography (Londonist)
Exhibition Review: London Walls, New Graffiti and Street Art Photography Londonist, February 24, 2011 at 13.00 pm True fans of graff may find the ICA setting a bit out of place and sterile: a walk pretty much anywhere east of … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, Graffiti, London, Photography
Tagged exhibition, gallery, Graffiti, ICA, INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS, London, LONDON WALL, Londonist, PALL MALL, Photography, review, street art, SW1, SW1Y 5AH
1 Comment
Exhibition Review: Lyndon Hayes @ The Zetter Hotel (Londonist)
Exhibition Review: Lyndon Hayes @ The Zetter Hotel Londonist, February 7, 2011 at 16:30 am Featuring eight new works by South London painter/illustrator Lyndon Hayes, the exhibition offers a thoughtfully angled and colour-rich take on the banality of daily life … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, Hotels, London
Tagged ARTICA, Clerkenwell, clerkenwell road, EC1, EC1M 5RJ, exhibition, London, Londonist, LYNDON HAYES, review, ST JOHN’S SQUARE, THE ZETTER HOTEL
Leave a comment
Review: City Boy Breakfast at the Fox & Anchor (Londonist)
Review: City Boy Breakfast at the Fox & Anchor Londonist, February 7, 2011 at 10:30 am Meat, meat, some other morning food stuffs, more meat and a pint – or more specifically “sweet cured bacon, pork and leek sausage, eggs (any … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants
Tagged breakfast, CHARTERHOUSE, Clerkenwell, EC1, EC1M 6AA, FOX & ANCHOR, London, Londonist, pub, review, smithfield
1 Comment
Exhibition Review: A’ Urban Abstract by Remi/Rough and Steve More (Londonist)
Exhibition Review: A’ Urban Abstract by Remi/Rough and Steve More Londonist, February 1, 2011 at 15:15 pm An uncompromising mix of graffiti grit and studio contemplation, the exhibition’s focus on self-expression and gorgeous colour draws the viewer in, allowing you … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, Graffiti, London
Tagged A’ Urban Abstract, Art, BLACKALL STUDIOS, EC2, EC2A 4QS, exhibition, EXHIBITION REVIEW, Graffiti, leonard street, London, Londonist, PAINTINGS, Remi/Rough, review, Steve More, street art, URBAN ABSTRACT MOVEMENT
Leave a comment
Peyton and Byrne Launch New Restaurant at the Royal Academy of Arts (Londonist)
Peyton and Byrne Launch New Restaurant at the Royal Academy of Arts Londonist, January 18, 2011 at 16:30 pm Launched by restaurant group, Peyton and Byrne, and designed by Design Research Studio under the direction of Tom Dixon, the new … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, London, Restaurants
Tagged London, Londonist, mayfair, PEYTON & BYRNE, piccadilly, restaurant, RESTAURANT AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, review, royal academy of arts, W1, W1J 0BD
Leave a comment
Exhibition Review: The Unseen Dali: Drawings, Paintings, Sculptures at Modern Masters Gallery (Londonist)
Exhibition Review: The Unseen Dali: Drawings, Paintings, Sculptures at Modern Masters Gallery Londonist, December 6, 2010 at 16:31 pm An opportunity for close scrutiny of how an art world legend went about creating, The Unseen Dali: Drawings, Paintings, Sculptures runs until … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, Celebrities, London
Tagged exhibition, London, Londonist, mayfair, MODERN MASTERS GALLERY, PAINTINGS, review, SALVADOR DALI, SCULPTURES, SURREALISM, THE UNSEEN DALI, W1, W1 S83NJ
Leave a comment
Exhibition Review: Aware: Art Fashion Identity at the Royal Academy of Arts (Londonist)
Exhibition Review: Aware: Art Fashion Identity at the Royal Academy of Arts Londonist, December 1, 2010 at 8:44am Considerably more profound and than one might expect, Aware: Art Fashion Identity at the Royal Academy of Arts sets an often haunting and … Continue reading
Share this:
René Redzepi – chef at the Best Restaurant in the World (Locally Sourced)
René Redzepi – chef at the Best Restaurant in the World Locally Sourced, 23 November 2010 Much of the success behind this nouveau Nordic restaurant seems to stem from Redzepi’s pared down innovation and keen interest to adhering to what … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, Food Network, Locally Sourced, London, Restaurants
Tagged chef, cookbook, food network, freemasons' hall, locally sourced, London, noma, nordic cuisine, René Redzepi, review, WC2, WC2B 5AZ
3 Comments
Review: Noma Chef René Redzepi @ Freemasons’ Hall (Londonist)
Review: Noma Chef René Redzepi @ Freemasons’ Hall Londonist, November 15, 2010 4:55 PM We’d never heard the word “shitty” used so many times in 90 minutes, but that’s how famed chef René Redzepi of Noma in Copenhagen, purportedly the world’s best … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged chef, freemasons' hall, London, noma, nordic cuisine, René Redzepi, review, WC2, WC2B 5AZ
1 Comment
The Folly Opens in The City Near Monument (Londonist)
The Folly Opens in The City Near Monument Londonist, November 4, 2010 9:00 PM Open for breakfast, brunch, dinner and with a late license until 1am on Thursdays and Fridays, a “mixology table”, a flower shop, a deli, a secret … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged bar, EC3, gracechurch street, London, Londonist, restaurant, review, the folly
Leave a comment
New Tandoori Lunch Menu at Imli (Londonist)
New Tandoori Lunch Menu at Imli Londonist, October 26, 2010 12:15 PM Executive Chef Samir Sadekar and co have introduced a new range of tandoori dishes this autumn to complement their menu of “Indian tapas”. Londonist was invited round for a … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged @headless, imli, indian food, indian tapas, lamb chops, lunch, nile perch, review, soho, tandoor, tandoori, W1, W1F 8WR, wardour street
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
New Restaurant Review: Sushi Ga Ga (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Sushi Ga Ga Londonist, October 20, 2010 4:45 PM … now for the “ga ga”. Ebi siu mai (prawn dumplings, £4 for six pieces) with a dab of mustard was yummy while wasabi prawns (£5) presented with a … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged asian fusion, chinatown, Lisle Street, London, Londonist, new restaurant, new restaurant review, review, sushi, Sushi Ga Ga, WC2, WC2H 7BE
1 Comment
New Menu Items at Tsuru Japanese Restaurants (Londonist)
New Menu Items at Tsuru Japanese Restaurants Londonist, October 19, 2010 4:30 PM The London duo of Japanese restaurants that is Tsuru (Bankside and Bishopsgate) has updated its already yummy menu with a half dozen or so items priced between £4.50 and … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged bishopsgate, canvey street, EC2, EC2M 3UG, japanese food, japanese restaurant, London, Londonist, review, SE1, SE1 9AN, sushi, tsuru
Leave a comment
Review: Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Works @ Hauser & Wirth London, Savile Row (Londonist)
Review: Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Works @ Hauser & Wirth London, Savile Row Londonist, October 15, 2010 11:59 AM “The Fabric Works” marks the opening of contemporary art behemoth Hauser & Wirth‘s new space at 23 Savile Row. With 15,000 square … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, London
Tagged Art, contemporary art, exhibition, hauser & wirth, London, Londonist, lousie bourgeois, lousie bourgeois: the fabric works, mayfair, review, savile row, W1S 2ET
1 Comment
Review: Frieze Art Fair 2010 (Londonist)
Review: Frieze Art Fair 2010 Londonist, October 14, 2010 4:40 PM A more subdued fair than in recent years but nonetheless an invigorating opportunity to view what’s what in contemporary art, this year’s Frieze Art Fair ultimately does not fail to … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, London
Tagged art fair, contemporary art, frieze, frieze art fair, London, Londonist, regent's park, review, W1
1 Comment
El Cantara Opens on Frith Street (Londonist)
El Cantara Opens on Frith Street Londonist, October 14, 2010 1:30 PM Think: a downmarket Moro spread across three floors with a lovely Shisha terrace smack dab in the meaty bit of Soho. Not a bad idea really. READ MY COMPLETE … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged el cantara, frith street, london londonist, moroccan, new restaurant, review, soho, spanish, tapas, W1D 4SD
Leave a comment
Exhibition Review: In Gods We Trust by Nick Walker @ Art Sensus (Londonist)
Exhibition Review: In Gods We Trust by Nick Walker @ Art Sensus Londonist, October 13, 2010 1:30 PM “In Gods We Trust”, his first major solo show in two years, is no exception. Sticking to what he does best (the stencils) … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, Graffiti, London
Tagged Art, art sensus, exhibition, Graffiti, in gods we trust, London, Londonist, nick walker, review, stencil art, street art, SW1, SW1P 1BB
Leave a comment
Review: Ultimate Chocolate Menu @ Clos Maggiore (Londonist)
Review: Ultimate Chocolate Menu @ Clos Maggiore Londonist, October 12, 2010 3:30 PM Lauded as one of London’s most romantic restaurants, Clos Maggiore has pulled out all the mushy stops with an “ultimate chocolate menu” to coincide with Chocolate Week. The six course … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged chocolate, chocolate menu, clos maggiore, covent garden, London, Londonist, restaurant review, review, romantic, WC2, WC2E 8JD, wine
Leave a comment
Review: Blind by Stardom by Word to Mother @ StolenSpace (Londonist)
Review: Blind by Stardom by Word to Mother @ StolenSpace Londonist, October 11, 2010 3:45 PM … the culprits and victims in his paintings are exposed as loathsome, pitiful and sometimes sinister through WTM’s earthy style, toned down colours and use of … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, Graffiti, London
Tagged Art, blind by stardom, E1 6QL, exhibition, London, Londonist, old truman brewery, review, stolenspace, street art, word to mother
Leave a comment
Rivington Grill’s New Takeaway Menu (Londonist)
Rivington Grill’s New Takeaway Menu Londonist, October 8, 2010 1:00 PM Packaged to survive a bit of urban trekking, we were impressed to find our lunch still warm after a 15 minute meander to our chosen chow down destination. However, the … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged burger, EC2, hamburger, London, Londonist, lunch, review, rivington grill, shoreditch, takeaway, takeout
1 Comment
Breakfast and Brunch with a View Now Available at Paramount (Londonist)
Breakfast and Brunch with a View Now Available at Paramount Londonist, October 6, 2010 11:45 AM Yes, the views from Paramount are phenomenal (truly stunning actually) but how’s their new morning menu? Invited by to give the restaurant’s new breakfast … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged breakfast, brunch, centre point, London, Londonist, new oxford street, paramount, restaurant, restaurant review, review, WC1
Leave a comment
New Restaurant Review: Camino Puerto del Canario (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Camino Puerto del Canario Londonist, eptember 29, 2010 2:00 PM So we gave mention when we heard of the opening and subsequently interviewed the executive chef, but what do we actually think of the new Camino at … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged bar, camino, camino puerto del canario, canary wharf, E14, London, Londonist, new restaurant review, restaurant, review, tapas bar, wine
Leave a comment
Review: Malaysia Night at Trafalgar Square (Londonist)
Review: Malaysia Night at Trafalgar Square Londonist, September 27, 2010 11:30 AM Friday evening’s Malaysia Night festival offered an excellent opportunity to dabble in a bit of exotic snackage with several of London’s most noted Malaysian restaurants selling (mostly the … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London
Tagged festival, London, Londonist, malaysia kitchen, malaysia night, malaysian food, review, trafalgar square, WC2
Leave a comment
