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London Daily Photo: Essentials

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Restaurant Review: Black and Blue, Mortimer Street (Londonist)

Restaurant Review: Black and Blue, Mortimer Street Londonist, February 24, 2011 at 13:00 pm Beefy London restaurant chain, Black and Blue, recently rolled out a Fitzrovian addition to its portfolio of outlets. Hallmarks of this latest B and B include … Continue reading

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Guru Event: Tequila Tasting at Wahaca Soho (Qype does London)

Guru Event: Tequila Tasting at Wahaca Soho Qype does London, February 17th 2011 The tasting starts at 7pm and lasts for about an hour and a half during which time Qypers taste around a dozen tequilas, with the aim of choosing … Continue reading

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New Restaurant Review: Cocochan (Londonist)

New Restaurant Review: Cocochan Londonist, February 10, 2011 at 16:00 pm The hardly week-old Cocochan is an attractive and dimly lit (positively dark) new pan-Asian restaurant on James Street. And you know that final mirror-room scene in Bruce Lee’s Enter … Continue reading

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Top 10 Chinatown Eats (Londonist)

Top 10 Chinatown Eats Londonist, February 5, 2011 at 13:48 pm With Year of the Rabbit celebrations coming up tomorrow in Chinatown, here’s our top ten list of favourite Chinatown treats (in no particular order except alphabetical). Have fun and eat … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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New Restaurant Review: Wright Brothers Soho (Londonist)

New Restaurant Review: Wright Brothers Soho Londonist, November 23, 2010 AT 19:35 PM Kumamoto oysters (three for £8). We’d never had these slightly sweet and delicately flavourful morsels before, but after a lovely meal at the newly opened Wright Brothers in … Continue reading

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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

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Review of Starbucks Aroma Lab and a Few Brew at Home Tips (Qype does London)

Review of Starbucks Aroma Lab and a Few Brew at Home Tips Qype does London, October 25th 2010 Hosted by Alan Hartney (the UK Coffee Ambassador for Starbucks) at Starbucks’ flagship Conduit Street shop in Mayfair, an “Aroma Labs” session of blending, tasting, making and … Continue reading

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FREE Cups of Coffee, 18-22 October, 8am-10am @ 108 Marylebone Lane (Londonist)

FREE Cups of Coffee, 18-22 October, 8am-10am @ 108 Marylebone Lane Londonist, October 17, 2010 10:28 PM Photography by AndyKirby79 From Monday 18 until Friday 22 October 2010, 108 Marylebone Lane Restaurant & Bar (a very nice restaurant indeed we reckon) will … Continue reading

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Reminder: Free Cocktails for Every Early Christmas Booking at Lucky Voice (Londonist)

Reminder: Free Cocktails for Every Early Christmas Booking at Lucky Voice Londonist, October 15, 2010 10:48 AM Today’s the last day to take advantage of this Londonist Exclusive! READ MY COMPLETE POST: Reminder: Free Cocktails for Every Early Christmas Booking at … Continue reading

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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

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Londonist Exclusive: Free Cocktails for Every Early Christmas Booking at Lucky Voice

Londonist Exclusive: Free Cocktails for Every Early Christmas Booking at Lucky Voice Londonist, October 11, 2010 11:00 AM Lucky Voice, London and Brighton’s number one chain of luxury karaoke bars, are offering a special exclusive to all Londonist readers. READ MY … Continue reading

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New Restaurant Review: Samarqand (Londonist)

New Restaurant Review: Samarqand Londonist, October 7, 2010 4:00 PM It’s a long way from Central London to Central Asia, but the culinary traverse to the heart of the Silk Road just got a lot easier with the Marylebone opening … Continue reading

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We Need a Few Coffee Extremists to Take on Starbucks “Aroma Labs” (Qype does London)

We Need a Few Coffee Extremists to Take on Starbucks “Aroma Labs” Qype does London, October 7th 2010 If you reckon yourself to be a coffee snob or cafe extremist, here’s your chance to put this global coffee powerhouse to … Continue reading

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Chefspective: Theo Randall, Chef Patron @ Theo Randall at The InterContinental (Londonist)

Chefspective: Theo Randall, Chef Patron @ Theo Randall at The InterContinental Londonist, October 1, 2010 3:00 PM From his “very happy time” at River Cafe to his current role as Chef Patron at the reigning “Italian Restaurant of the Year”, … Continue reading

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Qypers Learn to Pull at Stella Artois Masterclass (Qype does London)

Qypers Learn to Pull at Stella Artois Masterclass Qype does London, September 24th 2010 Giving top notch and on-tap pointers throughout the evening was Master Beer Sommelier, Marc Stroobandt, whose nine-step pouring process seems a guaranteed excellent way to serve … Continue reading

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Sponsored Post: The Stella Artois Beer & Pint Pouring Masterclass In Pictures (Londonist)

Sponsored Post: The Stella Artois Beer & Pint Pouring Masterclass In Pictures Londonist, September 24, 2010 12:00 PM Last night’s Stella Artois beer and pint pouring masterclass at Swallow Street’s swish Cuckoo Club drew an eager flock of would-be bartenders, … Continue reading

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The Cumberland Hotel Opens Jimi Hendrix Suite (Londonist)

The Cumberland Hotel Opens Jimi Hendrix Suite Londonist, September 22, 2010 4:30 PM To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the death of 60s rock legend, Jimi Hendrix, The Cumberland hotel near March Arch has turned the room where the guitarist … Continue reading

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Competition: Learn How to Pull a Perfect Pint with Stella Artois (Qype does London)

Competition: Learn How to Pull a Perfect Pint with Stella Artois Qype does London, September 20th 2010 Stella Artois will be holding its fourteenth annual World Draught Masters Global Finals to find the world’s best ‘Créateur de Beaute’ at the … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Old Bond Sky

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London Daily Photo: Mayfair Flash

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Sponsored Post: Sud de France Festival Starts Today (Londonist)

Sponsored Post: Sud de France Festival Starts Today Londonist, September 17, 2010 10:05 AM The celebration kicks off this morning with a fantastic, one-day, southern French food and wine market in Cavendish Square from 10am to 6pm. The event is free … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Royal Arcade

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Review: Quetzalcoatl: Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo at Diemar/Noble (Londonist)

Review: Quetzalcoatl: Photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo at Diemar/Noble Londonist, September 16, 2010 12:30 PM Considered by many to be the master of contemporary Mexican photography, Bravo’s images suggest a post-revolutionary nation of failed colonial grandeur and triumphant pragmatic peasantry … Continue reading

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New Restaurant Review: Pho Soho (Londonist)

New Restaurant Review: Pho Soho Londonist, September 9, 2010 4:59 PM We’ve been fans of the original St John Street location of “Vietnamese street food restaurant” Pho since it opened, have been impressed to see the eatery grow to now … Continue reading

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Armagnac and Curry: Hey, Why Not? (Qype does London)

Armagnac and Curry: Hey, Why Not? Qype does London, September 9th 2010 Of course, pairing food with liquor is a bit bizarre – and for the most part doesn’t seem to work – but there were a few highlights to … Continue reading

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New Restaurant Review: Barrio Central (Londonist)

New Restaurant Review: Barrio Central Londonist, September 8, 2010 3:00 PM Soho’s got a new “Latin cantina and cocktail lounge” that Londonist recently visited and found to be way better than we had anticipated. Sister bar to Barrio North on … Continue reading

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Sponsored Post: Sud de France Festival, Make Your Summer Last a Little Longer! (Londonist)

Sponsored Post: Sud de France Festival, Make Your Summer Last a Little Longer! Londonist, September 7, 2010 11:18 AM From the 17th to the 30th of September, the Sud de France Festival will bring the French Mediterranean lifestyle to Britain, … Continue reading

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Fish Tacos Tuesdays at Tortilla (Londonist)

Fish Tacos Tuesdays at Tortilla Londonist, September 1, 2010 11:28 AM Right tasty fish tacos may now be had at the Market Place location of London-based “Californian-Mexican” restaurant chain, Tortilla. At the moment, these pescatarian friendly comidas are only available … Continue reading

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Ask a Concierge: Harry Miles, Head Concierge, London Marriott Grosvenor Square (Londonist)

Ask a Concierge: Harry Miles, Head Concierge, London Marriott Grosvenor Square Londonist, August 20, 2010 12:25 PM Harry Miles has been Head Concierge at London Marrriott Grosvenor Square for a quarter century. In our latest Ask a Concierge interview, Harry … Continue reading

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Chefspective: Karam Sethi, Patron Chef at Trishna (Londonist)

Chefspective: Karam Sethi, Patron Chef at Trishna Londonist, August 19, 2010 11:47 AM To be just 26 years old Karam Sethi, Patron Chef at Trishna, exudes the confidence and cookery know-how of a chef who’s been at the helm of … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Mayfair Moore

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