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Tag Archives: لندن
Why IT Support is Crucial for Your Small Business
Whether there are just two of you in your office or you have a staff of twenty or thirty, your computer system is still going to be very important to you. The computers and network you use every day is … Continue reading
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Posted in London
Tagged IT, IT support, London, small business, WinMax IT, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Gourmet Gorditas at Sunday Upmarket
Gorditas are hand-made Mexican flatbreads made of wheat and stuffed with a yummy filling. Now you can get ‘em in London thanks to Pedro and Santiago, a couple of enterprising Mexicans who recently started traded under the name Gourmet Gorditas with a stall selling their gourmet versions of this Northern Mexican street food at Brick Lane’s Sunday Upmarket. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Street Markets
Tagged brick lane, E1, E1 6QL, east london, Food, Gorditas, Gourmet Gorditas, London, mexican food, spitalfields, street food, street markets, sunday upmarket, The Old Truman Brewery, tower hamlets, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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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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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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Raw Wine Fair 2016
Held at the Old Truman Brewery 15 and 16 May and featuring wines from more than 200 growers, Raw Wine Fair will present for a fifth year in a row a delicious and intriguing collection of fine, natural, organic and biodynamic wine from across the globe. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Shopping, Wine
Tagged artisan wine, BARS, brick lane, Drink, E1, E1 6QL, east london, Food, hotels, London, luxury, old truman brewery, POP UPS, RAW WINE FAIR, Shopping, The London Edition, wine, wine bar, WINE FAIR, 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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2016 UK Blog Awards: The Big Night is Soon!
This Friday night the winners of the 2016 UK Blog Awards will be announced at an awards ceremony that promises to be an especially swish affair. Continue reading
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Posted in Blogs, Hotels, London
Tagged #UKBA16, 2016 UK Blog Awards, Best Food and Drink Blogs, Best Food Blogs, Best Travel Blogs, blogging, Blogs, Food and Drink Blogs, Food Blogs, hotels, London, travel blogs, UK Blog Awards, UK Blog Awards 2016, 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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Plenty, Berners Street
Folks foraging for food in Fitzrovia listen up! Mediterranean and Middle Eastern eatery, Plenty on Berners Street, offers a tasty range of healthy options for breakfast and lunch at reasonable prices. Continue reading
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Spice Deli Supper Club
A love of spices and how they boost immunity and flavour are the inspirations behind North London supper club, Spice Deli. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Food, Golders Green, Grubclub, Kim Wilshaw, London, north london, Spice Deli, Spice Deli supper club, supper clubs, supperclub, supperclubs, Tabl, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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You’re a Mess Too? This Hassle.com Promo Code Can Help.
Thumbs up to Hassle for a phenomenal service keeping my house the cleanest it’s been since I moved in. I’m happy to recommend this online and app-based cleaning service and to do so with a bit of promo code incentive … Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, I'm a Mess, London
Tagged Cleaning service, Hassle, Hassle.com, housecleaner, housecleaning, I'm a Mess, London, London cleaners, tikichris specials, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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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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Greek Cheese and Wine Tasting at Isle of Olive
Isle of Olive – Hackney’s home of Hellenic hospitality and great Greek food and drink – continues with its delicious charm offensive by offering wine tastings and related events. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged Ada Street, broadway market, cheese, Drink, E8, E8 4QU, east london, Food, Greek cheese, greek food, Greek Wine, hackney, Isle of Olive, London, Shopping, wine, 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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I’m Still a Mess. But at Least My House is Clean.
Welcome back to my messy series of posts about Hassle.com – the online and app-based cleaning service offering vetted cleaners, online payments, and 100% money-back guarantees. I’ve been booking cleanings via Hassle for just over a month now and thought it was time to share my thought about the service with you. Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, I'm a Mess, London
Tagged Cleaning service, Hassle, Hassle.com, housecleaner, housecleaning, I'm a Mess, London, London cleaners, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Coffee Festival
The London Coffee Festival returns to the Old Truman Brewery for a long weekend of everybody’s (or at least) my favourite warm beverage. I’m heading over tomorrow for my morning cup o’ Joe. See you there? Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Shopping
Tagged coffee, Drink, E1, E1 6QL, east london, Food, Hanbury Street, LCF, London, london coffee festival, old truman brewery, Shopping, The Old Truman Brewery, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff #55 | Southbank Centre Food Market
This latest list of good stuff is filled with street eats enjoyed during a forage through Southbank Centre Food Market, which celebrated its one year anniversary last Friday. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, Shopping, Street Markets
Tagged beer, Belvedere Road, cocktails, CRAFT BEER, Drink, Food, Fourpure Brewing Co, good stuff, Korrito, Label Anglais, London, royal festival hall, SE1, SE1 8XX, Shopping, south bank, south bank centre, south london, southbank, southbank centre, street food, street markets, The Hop Locker, world of zing, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Rib Fest Finale: Home Team BBQ at The Blues Kitchen Brixton
Damn. That was delicious! Deep flavour from the Deep South came to London for the finale of The Blues Kitchen Brixton’s Rib Fest with a sold out, one night only feast of epic proportion. In town from the States to man the grill were the award-winning keepers of the low and slow flame: Home Team BBQ. I was mightily glad to have managed to slide in for a taste of the action and reckon I enjoyed some of the best BBQ I’ve had since October 2015 when I had a chance to visit the Home Team fellas on their own turf of Charleston, South Carolina. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged acre lane, BBQ, BLUES KITCHEN, brixton, cocktails, Drink, Food, Home Team BBQ, London, restaurants, reviews, Rib Fest, Ribfest, south london, SW2, SW2 5SP, The Blues Kitchen, The Blues Kitchen Brixton, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Langham London Launches New Afternoon Tea with Wedgwood
The Langham London’s Executive Pastry chef Cherish Finden and her team have launched a new Wedgewood Afternoon Tea. Inspired by (and served with) classic Wedgwood collections and featuring butterfly and daisy motifs, the new tea service is a salute to spring and the warmer and sunnier days to come. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants
Tagged afternoon tea, CHERISH FINDEN, Drink, Food, hotels, London, luxury, marylebone, Portland Place, regent street, restaurants, reviews, tea, The Langham London, W1, W1B 1JA, Wedgwood, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Ten Years of London Daily Photo
Celebrating the tenth anniversary of my blog, I’m going to take the month of April to share – via Twitter and Instagram – some of my favourite London Daily Photo shots from over the past ten years. Continue reading
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography, TC10
Tagged 10 Years of tikichris, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, street photography, TC10, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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I’m a Mess. There is Help.
I’ll get to the specifics with a review of the actual service and my cleaner in a later write up (it’ll pretty much be a rave, by the way). But in this piece, I want to focus on one of the key benefits of my Hassle experience. Continue reading
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Tagged Cleaning service, Hassle, Hassle.com, housecleaner, housecleaning, I'm a Mess, London, London cleaners, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Gourmet Goat, Borough Market
After years of trading just within the perimeter of Borough Market, kid goat meat vendor, Gourmet Goat, has upgraded to a fixed outlet inside the market. I paid a visit, dabbled my way through the menu and walked away keen to sing the praises of their kid goat creations. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Street Markets
Tagged BBC Food and Farming Awards, borough, borough market, Food, Goat meat, Gourmet Goat, Kid goat, London, Nadia Stokes, Nick Stokes, restaurants, Rochester Walk, SE1 9AF, south london, southwark, street food, street markets, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Uncannily Great Dining at The Balcon, Sofitel St James Hotel
All the right points were hit seemingly with prescience during my recent dinner at the Sofitel St James Hotel’s Balcon resulting in one of the better restaurant experiences of my year thus far. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged Balcon, Chef Matt Greenwood, Drink, Food, hotels, London, luxury, PALL MALL, regent street, restaurants, reviews, Sofitel, Sofitel St James Hotel, st james's, SW1, SW1Y 5NG, The Balcon, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Brasserie Blanc Southbank
Brasserie Blanc Southbank has reopened with a new spiffy new look. I liked what I saw (and tasted) during my recent snoop. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Belvedere Road, Brasserie Blanc, brasserie blanc southbank, Drink, escargots, Food, french food, l'escargot, London, moules frite, restaurants, reviews, SE1, SE1 8YL, south bank, south london, southbank, STEAK TARTARE, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Review: El Dorado Rum and Rococo Chocolate Pairing at Barrio Soho
Award-winning rum paired with award-winning chocolate? There’s no awards for assuming Barrio Soho’s recent El Dorado Demerara Rums and Rococo Chocolate pairing was a deeply flavourful success! Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Chocolate, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged Barrio, barrio central, Barrio Soho, BARS, chocolate, cocktails, Drink, El Dorado Rum, Food, London, Poland Street, restaurants, reviews, Rococo Chocolate, rum, Shopping, soho, W1, W1F 8PS, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Eye Goes Wonka for Easter
The London Eye offers a taste of pure imagination this Easter by partnering with the West End hit musical, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for an immersive experience for families. Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Entertainment, Food, London, Music, Theatre
Tagged Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, chocolate, Coca-Cola London Eye, county hall, Entertainment, London, london eye, SE1, SE1 7PB, south bank, southbank, View of Pure Imagination, Westminster Bridge Road, Willy Wonka, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Birthday Drinks at Punch Tavern | 10X10 with tikichris
Want to celebrate ten years of tikichris with me? I’m cooking up a string of 10 events to mark my decade of blogging. Fingers crossed and touch wood I’ll manage to pull this off! Making sure my priorities are in order, first up on the tikichris 10X10 agenda is a mandatory visit to the pub. Not just any pub though – one of my favourites in London: Punch Tavern. Please join me. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Pubs, Restaurants, TC10
Tagged 10 Years of tikichris, BARS, beer, city of london, Drink, EC4, EC4Y 1DE, FLEET STREET, Food, free, freebies, gin, London, pubs, punch tavern, restaurants, TC10, TC10X10, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Theo Randall at the InterContinental Reopens – Still a Great Place for Italian Cuisine
Taking stock of a decade doing delicious justice to classic Italian dishes, Theo Randall has reopened his restaurant at the InterContinental after an interiors refurb and the addition of a few new menu items. Great news! And the best news about the reopening is that Chef Randall has managed to maintain all the qualities that already had made his eatery one of my favourite places for Italian food. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged hotel, hyde park corner, INTERCONTINENTAL, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurant, italian wine, London, ONE HAMILTON PLACE, park lane, restaurants, reviews, sommelier, theo randall, theo randall at the intercontinental, Vittorio Gentile, W1, W1J 7QY, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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I’m a Mess. So is My House. Is There Any Help?
I’m a mess: in and out of town more than ever, dashing between events and meetings, uncertain where I left my passport/keys/Oyster card/etc, wondering what day of the week it is. But you know what’s even bigger mess? My home. Continue reading
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Tagged Cleaning service, Hassle, Hassle.com, housecleaner, housecleaning, I'm a Mess, London, London cleaners, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Turtle Bay Dalston
With its exceptionally generous happy hour, Turtle Bay’s bar is probably the best destination within stumbling distance of Dalston Junction for value conscious elbow bending. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged BARS, Caribbean food, cocktails, dalston, DALSTON JUNCTION, Dalston Square, Drink, E8 3GP, east london, Food, hackney, London, reviews, rum, Santa Teresa Rhum Orange, Turtle Bay, Turtle Bay Dalston, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Magic Hour with Tony Middleton (aka Sonic) at the Grand Royale
Do you believe in magic? Whether you do or not I am certain you will be amazed and have a fantastic night out if you attend The Magic Hour and allow magician Tony Middleton (aka Sonic) to perplex and entertain you with his sleight of hand, illusions and Victorian spiritualist theatrics. Continue reading
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Posted in Entertainment, Hotels, Live Performance, London
Tagged Entertainment, Grand Royale London Hyde Park, hotels, illusionist, London, magic, magician, reviews, Seance, Sonic, The Magic Hour, Tony Middleton, Tony Middleton Sonic, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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