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Wine of the Month: Beaumont des Crayères Grande Réserve Brut NV
Yeah, crappy photo I know. But when I sat down to write my latest WOTM review, I realized the quaff pictured above was a way more interesting wine than the one I had slated to review and had taken nice pictures … Continue reading
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Shepard Fairey: Sound & Vision Opens at Stolenspace
The much anticipated Sound & Vision exhibition by Shepard Fairey officially opens to the public tomorrow and runs until 4 November at Stolenspace in two spots: the permanent gallery space and the Old Truman Brewery’s Loading Bay on Dray Walk … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Graffiti
Tagged brick lane, exhibition, gallery, Graffiti, London, obey, old truman brewery, review, Shepard Fairey, sound & vision, stolenspace, street art, tower hamlets
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Godiva Chocolate Christmas Preview
Premium Belgian chocolate maker, Godiva Chocolatier, recently previewed its new collection of Christmas treats. I was there. It was tasty. Here’s what’ll be on offer from Godiva from the 8th of November (here in the UK anyway): Three new chocolate … Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Food, London, Shopping
Tagged belgian chocolate, cafe godiva, chocolate, christmas, christmas 2012, christmas gifts, godiva, godiva chocolate, godiva chocolatier, harrods, hot chocolate, knightsbridge, London, milk chocolate, review, Royal Swarovski Box
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Top Five Reasons to Choose Le Méridien Piccadilly When You Visit London (CheapOair)
… two of England’s most recognizable traditions: the gin and tonic and the afternoon tea. Both are awesome … but how much more awesome could they be together? Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, Design, Drink, Hotels, London, Travel
Tagged Art, cheapoair, cocktails, contemporary art, gin and tonic, Gin and Tonic Afternoon Tea, hotel, le meridien, le meridien piccall, LM100, London, OFT, outset, outset contemporary art fund, Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, piccadilly, piccadilly circus, review
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Nothing Like Chocolate: A Fine Film for a Good Cause (Great British Chefs)
Narrated by Susan Sarandon, the movie centres around the work of “anarchist chocolatier” Mott Green and the Grenada Chocolate Company he co-founded in 1999. Offering an ethical and sustainable alternative to big biz chocolate, the Grenada Chocolate Company cuts out … Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Chocolate, Food, Great British Chefs, London, Movies, Video
Tagged anarachism, CARIBBEAN, chocolate, chocolate movie, chocolate week, dark chocolate, documentary, ethical business, film, fine chocolate, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, grenada, grenada chocolate, grenada chocolate company, independent film, Kum-Kum Bhavnani, mott gren, nothing like chocolate, review, susan sarandon, sustainability, Video
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Le Méridien at Frieze 2012
I just got back to my flat from a bit of an artsy fartsy staycation here in London. Spending the past few nights at Le Méridien Piccadilly as a participant in the hotel’s blogger outreach initiative, I was wined, dined … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Drink, Hotels, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, London, Travel
Tagged Art, Aurel Schmidt, contemporary art, frieze art fair, Frieze London 2012, Galerie Crèvecœur, Galerie Eigen + Art, galleries, hotels, Jayson Musson, JEAN DUBUFFET, le meridien, Le Méridien at Frieze 2012, le meridien piccadilly, London, Martin Eder, OFT, outset, outset contemporary art fund, Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection, Pace Gallery, piccadilly circus, regent's park, review, Salon 94, starwood hotels, TATE, tate britain, tate modern, WADDINGTON CUSTOT GALLERIES, Xavier Antin
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“Women Laughing” at the Old Red Lion Pub (CheapOair)
Looking to experience some original fringe theatre during your visit to London? Consider “Women Laughing” by British playwright, Michael Wall, being performed through the end of this month at London’s Old Red Lion pub. Read my complete post at the … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, London, Pubs, Theatre, Travel
Tagged angel, cheapoair, cheapoar, Clerkenwell, fringe theatre, islington, London, michael wall, old red lion, play, pub, review, st john street, women laughing
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Mamounia Lounge: Middle Eastern Cuisine with Arabic Charm and Knightsbridge Glitz
Mamounia Lounge in Knightsbridge is a rather more rococo establishment than I’m accustomed to visiting. But for a place situated across the road from Harrods and offering “an idyllic and glamorous setting with a traditional Arabic charm,” I expected nothing … Continue reading
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Amazing Autumn Recipe: Paul Heathcote’s Mushroom Risotto with Parmesan and Truffle Oil
Without ever having visited his restaurants or sampled any food actually prepared by him, I think I’ve started to become a serious fan of Paul Heathcote. Back when this year’s so called summer was in full swing, I followed his … Continue reading
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Posted in England, Food, Great British Chefs, London, Recipes
Tagged autumn, chef, fall cooking, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, mushroom risotto with Parmesan and truffle oil, mushroom risotto with Parmesan and truffle oil recipe, MUSHROOMS, parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano, Paul Heathcote, recipe, review, reviews, risotto, risotto recipe, vegetable stock, vegetarian, VEGETARIAN RECIPE
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Carom Curry Club with Green Saffron Basmati Rice
Last week (back when it wasn’t already October!), I attended a rice masterclass at pan Indian restaurant and lounge, Carom. The class was part of their monthly Curry Club and the theme was vintage rice. I learned a lot. Mainly … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged carom, curry club, indian cuisine, indian food, London, masterclass, review, rice, soho, VINTAGE, vintage rice, W1, W1F 0TN, wardour street
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Beach Boys, Cloudy Bay and Royal Albert Hall? How White Can it Get?
Truth be told, I’m a huge Beach Boys fan. Brian Wilson? One of pop’s greatest poets. Proof? Surfer Girl. Pet Sounds? Possibly my most listened to bunch of songs, definitely in my top five. I’m rather partial to sipping an … Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Drink, London, Music, Wine
Tagged beach boys, brian wilson, cloudy bay, cloudy bay bar, concert, kiwi, London, new zealand wine, review, royal albert hall, sauvignon blanc, south ken, te koko, the beach boys, white wine, wine
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Duck & Waffle and a View at London’s New High Rise Restaurant (OneTravel)
Located at on the 40th floor, the Duck & Waffle is definitely worth a visit. The clean, contemporary feel, huge windows, and the stunning views of London, the Thames and the surrounding countryside provide an exquisite background for a memorable meal or cocktail. Even the brisk zip up to the restaurant in its own glass elevators offers an overwhelming wow of an experience (if the ride’s a bit too much of a wow, just turn to face the door for a less harrowing experience). Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged breakfast, city of london, duck & waffle, HERON TOWER, London, London blog, restaurant, restaurant review, review, skyline, skyscraper, the heron tower, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Wine of the Month: Lamoretti, Colli di Parma, Malvasia 2011
A lightly fizzy bargain of a delicate and fresh white from the hills outside of Parma, Lamoretti’s sparkling Malvasia is nowhere near as famous as the region’s two most popular exports, Parma ham and Parmigiano Reggiano. Nevertheless, it’s a mouthwateringly … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Italy, Shopping, Travel, Wine, Wine of the Month
Tagged Colli di Parma, discover the origin, emilia romagna, italian wine, Lamoretti, Malvasia 2011, parma, parma ham, parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano, review, sparkling wine, white wine, wine, Wine of the Month, wine review, wotm
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Chobani Greek Yoghurt Launches in the UK
Greek yoghurt brand, Chobani, has launched in 200 Tescos throughout the UK. Fat free and with 14g of protein per serving, Chobani is the top selling yoghurt brand in the US and has raked in more than $1 billion over … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Shopping
Tagged chobani, fat free, GREEK YOGHURT, hamdi ulukaya, launch, London, review, shepherd's gift foundation, UK, yoghurt
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Share Your Favourite Place to Smoke a Cigar and Get the London Cigar Guide App for Free
Buzzing social scene or splendid isolation? Where and when do you like to smoke your stogies? Just leave a comment sharing your favourite place to smoke a cigar and you could get the London Cigar Guide app for free. About … Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Competition, Freebies, London, Shopping, Travel
Tagged apps, cigar lounges, cigar stores, competition, CUBAN CIGARS, free, free app, freebies, London, london cigar guide, mayfair, nic wing, review, smoking lounges, where's the best place to smoke a cigar?
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London Daily Photo and the Nokia 808 PureView
From the 27th of July to the last day of August, I dedicated my London Daily Photo series to trying out Nokia’s 808 PureView mobile. As a camera, this little baby packs a wallop and promises an exciting future for … Continue reading
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Posted in London, London 2012, London 2012 with the Nokia 808 PureView, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged camera phone, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, London Daily Photo, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, review, smartphone, street photography
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Warhol/Mauro at Halcyon Gallery, London (CheapOair)
On now at Halcyon Gallery in London is a unique exhibition combining rare and original work by pop art pioneer and icon, Andy Warhol, and Italian contemporary artist, Mauro Perucchetti. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in Art, Celebrities, CheapOair, London, Travel
Tagged ANDY WARHOL, Art, bond street, cheapoair, contemporary art, gallery, HALCYON GALLERY, London, MAURO PERUCCHETTI, mayfair, POP ART, review, W1, WARHOL/MAURO
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Recipe: Pascal Aussignac’s Crushed Potato with Green Olives
Another super easy recipe with just a few basic ingredients a la the Great British Chefs’ collection of vegetarian recipes – this one by Pascal Aussignac. And therein that simple phrase lies a bunch of brilliant reasons for me to give … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Great British Chefs, London, Recipes, Restaurants
Tagged CRUSHED POTATO WITH GREEN OLIVES, CRUSHED POTATOES, FRENCH COOKING, french cuisine, french restaurants, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, GREEN OLIVES, KING EDWARD POTATOES, London, OLIVES, Pascal Aussignac, POTATO RECIPE, POTATO RECIPES, POTATOES RECIPES, recipe, review, SIDE DISH, vegetarian, VEGETARIAN RECIPE
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This Bright Field (Blue Tomato)
This Bright Field is a welcome addition to the East London dining scene. Sourcing British regional produce to create straightforward and prettily presented seasonal dishes, head chef Matt Casey (formerly of Koffman’s and The Whitechapel Gallery Dining Room) and his … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Blue Tomato, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged bethnal green, BLUE TOMATO, broadway market, cafe, cambridge heath, cambridge heath road, E2, E2 9DA, english food, florist, hackney, London, london fields, new restaurant, pollack, REGENTS CANAL, review, this bright field, vyner street, wine
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Wine of the Month: Blue Nun Rivaner Riesling
No really. It’s good. A very chilled bottle of this fruity German quencher is as easy on the palate as it is on the wallet. As an expat American, a sip of this the long established, and once wildly popular, … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Shopping, Wine, Wine of the Month
Tagged BLUE NUN, BLUE NUN RIVANER RIESLING, GERMAN WINE, OFF-DRY, review, RIESLING, RIVANER RIESLING, white wine, wine, Wine of the Month, wotm
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Damien Hirst at Tate Modern (OneTravel)
Love him or hate him, you’ve got to admit Damien Hirst knows how to raise eyebrows and elicit a strong reaction from his viewers. He also knows how to draw crowds. Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.
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Posted in Art, Celebrities, London, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged Art, DAMIEN HIRST, exhibition, London, RETROSPECTIVE, review, TATE, tate modern
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Jenny Holzer @ Sprueth Magers (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
With Sophisticated Devices, a solo show at Sprueth Magers’ London gallery, American artist Jenny Holzer takes a zeitgeist-y journey to the center of personal fear and paranoia with a survey of her practice which … Read my complete post at Whitehot … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, Whitehot
Tagged @1, contemporary art, exhibition, gallery, I am not free because I can be exploded at anytime, jenny holzer, jenny holzer sprueth magers, London, mayfair, PAINTINGS, plaques, review, Someone wants to cut a hole in you and fuck you through it buddy, sophisticated devices, sprueth magers, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art
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Aperitivi a la Theo Randall? It’s an Imperative! (Great British Chefs)
Don’t let his Brit surname put you off. Chef Theo Randall knows his taglierini from his tagliatelle. And judging from a new line up of cocktails launched at his eponymous fine dining Italian restaurant located within the luxuriant Intercontinental, this former head chef of the ever lauded River Cafe shows … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Great British Chefs, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged antipasti, aperitivi, cocktails, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, hotel, hyde park corner, INTERCONTINENTAL, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE HOTEL, italian food, italian restaurant, London, mayfair, park lane, review, theo randall, W1
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Best Meal in Ages! @ThisBrightField, Bethnal Green
Saturday night, Kemey and I went to see one of the best movies I’d seen in ages, Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry. The engaging documentary about Chinese artist and activist, Ai Wei Wei, was inspiring to say the least. Not … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged bethnal green, broadway market, cafe, cambridge heath, cambridge heath road, E2, E2 9DA, east london, english food, florist, hackney, London, london fields, new restaurant, pollack, REGENTS CANAL, review, this bright field, vyner street, wine
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Skullphone, London XX12 at Ivory & Black (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
There are so many levels to what I’m doing, and it is quite intellectual work … Read my complete post at Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary.
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Posted in Art, Graffiti, interview, London, London 2012, Whitehot
Tagged exhibition, Graffiti, interview, ivory & black, London, london 2012, London XX12, painting, review, skullphone, soho, street art, Whitehot, whitehot magazine of contemporary art
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Craft Beer and Killer Pub Grub at The North Pole, New North Road, N1
I was invited along the other night to review recently spruced up pub, The North Pole. A couple of days later, I’m still feeling rather smug for excepting the invite. Now under new management, this New North Road establishment is … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged ale, BBQ, beer, burgers, CRAFT BEER, east london, islington, London, N1, N1 7BJ, new north road, pub, REAL ALE, REGENTS CANAL, review, RIB, the north pole
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British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age (CheapOair)
British Design 1948-2012 features more than 300 design objects which all highlight significant moments in the history of British design and tell the story of how Britain continues to nurture artistic talent and be a world leader in creativity and … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Design, England, London, Travel
Tagged 20th century, britain, british design, british design 1948-2012, british design 1948-2012: innovation in the modern age, cheapoair, great britian, London, mid century modern, modern design, museum, review, UK, united kingdom
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Bob Martin Sports Photography Retrospective at Quaglino’s, London (CheapOair)
Now on view until September (and just in time for the Olympics), a retrospective exhibition of prints by award winning sports photographer Bob Martin presents an ideal opportunity to “get into a sporting spirit as London prepares to host this year’s … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Drink, Food, London, London 2012, OneTravel, Photography, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged Art, athletics, bob martin, cheapoair, London, london 2012, mayfair, Photography, photography exhibition, QUAGLINO'S, restaurant, review, sports, sports photography, st james's, W1
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Test Driving the Nokia 808 PureView
As I said a couple of days ago in my New Toy post, the Nokia 808 PureView “deserves a proper test drive” before an actual review. So, I hit the streets with my 808 and gave it a thorough vrooming … Continue reading
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New Toy: Nokia 808 PureView
You’ve heard about the new Nokia 808 PureView, right? You know, the world’s most powerful camera phone? It’s the first smartphone to feature Nokia PureView imaging technologies, bringing together high resolution sensors, Carl Zeiss optics and Nokia developed algorithms, all of which are going … Continue reading
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Christmas in July: Thorntons Chocolates
Wha?! Christmas in July. Yep, I dropped in on the Thorntons Christmas preview shizzle dizzle the other day, like I did a couple of weeks ago for the Harvey Nics’ and Carluccio’s previews. Highlights? Well, Christmastime is family time with … Continue reading
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Ponderous and Light-Hearted Shows Now on at the Photographers’ Gallery, London (CheapOair)
Open now and running through the beginning of September, The Photographers’ Gallery has two excellent (and free!) exhibitions on show … Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in Art, Books, CheapOair, Freebies, London, Photography, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, Contemporary Japanese Photobooks, Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2012, London, oxford circus, photobooks, photographers' gallery, Photography, pieter hugo, Ramillies Street, review, soho, W1, W1F 7LW
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London Cigar Guide App (OneTravel)
… for anyone keen to discover the rich history and current trends of the London cigar scene, the London Cigar Guide app is a must. Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.
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Posted in Apps, London, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel
Tagged apps, cigar lounges, cigar stores, CUBAN CIGARS, London, london cigar guide, mayfair, nic wing, OneTravel, review, smoking lounges, st james's
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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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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
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Mexican Restaurant, Wahaca, “Experiments” on London’s Southbank (CheapOair)
One of London’s most celebrated locally owned restaurant groups, Wahaca, has launched a new pop up location at the popular Southbank Centre. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in CheapOair, Drink, Food, Graffiti, London, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, Graffiti, London, mexican food, micheladas, pop-up, queen elizabeth hall, review, river thames, saner, SE1, SE1 8XX, southbank, southbank centre, street art, tacos, thames, THOMASINA MIERS, wahaca, wahaca southbank, wahaca southbank experiment
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