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Tag Archives: لندن
Colouring in While Dining out at Kupp
Are you the type of person who likes to think outside the box – while staying within the lines? Here’s a fun dining experience for you: The Art of Mindfulness Colouring at Scandinavian inspired eatery, Kupp. The new canal-side Merchant … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged #kraftyatkupp, beer, bottomless boozy brunch, brunch, cocktails, Drink, Food, hot dogs, Kupp, London, Merchant Square, paddington, Paddington Basin, restaurants, reviews, scandinavian food, smoked trout, The Art of Mindfulness Colouring, W2, W2 1AS, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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ETM Group’s Limited Edition Hot Cross Bunny Burger
Dark humour for hearty appetites? I’m game. And so was a substantial amount of my recent preview lunch of ETM Group’s limited edition Hot Cross Bunny Burger at Chiswell Street Dining Rooms. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Easter, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged beer, burger, burgers, cheeseburgers, Chef Peter Fitz-Dreyer, Chiswell Street, CHISWELL STREET DINING ROOMS, city of london, CRAFT BEER, Drink, easter, EC1Y 4SA, ETM GROUP, Food, Game Pies, hamburgers, Hot Cross Bunny Burger, Hot Cross Buns, IPA OK, London, Long Arm Brewing Co, Peter Fitz-Dreyer, pies, pubs, Rabbit burger, Rabbit Pie, Rarebit, restaurants, reviews, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff #53
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 Drink, Fashion, Food, Good Stuff, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged #ASDASS16, asda, ASDA SS16, Boucheron, Cashmere, Drink, fashion, Food, Franciacorta, Gloves, good stuff, Heat Holders, Honest Grapes, italian wine, London, luxury, restaurants, Shopping, socks, sparkling wine, Turtle Doves, Turtle Doves Cashmere, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Unseen City: Photos by Martin Parr at Guildhall Art Gallery
Unseen City: Photos by Martin Parr opens today (4 March) at Guildhall Art Gallery offering a view of age-old and often secretive happenings in the City of London through the lens of famed Magnum photographer Martin Parr. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, Museums, Photography
Tagged Art, city of london, exhibition, Guildhall, Guildhall Art Gallery, London, Martin Parr, museums, Photography, reviews, Unseen City, Unseen City: Martin Parr, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cocktails and Ceviche Pairing Menu at Asia de Cuba
Asia de Cuba, everybody’s favourite Chino-Latino restaurant has officially launched its rum bar with its own sugarcane press and a new cocktails and ceviche pairing menu with drinks featuring Havana Club rums. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants
Tagged asia de cuba, BARS, CEVICHE, Chino-Latino, cocktails, Drink, Food, Havana Club, hotels, leicester square, London, luxury, restaurants, reviews, rum, ST MARTIN'S LANE, ST MARTIN'S LANE HOTEL, WC2, WC2N 4HX, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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House of Holi Brings the Vivid Back to Cinnamon Kitchen
Still one of my preferred London restaurants, my impression of Chef Vivek Singh’s Cinnamon Kitchen has been favourably coloured by my House of Holi experience. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged #holiinthecity, #houseofholi, BARS, chef vivek singh, cinnamon kitchen, city of london, cocktails, devonshire square, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2M 4YL, Food, HOLI, Holi in the City, House of Holi, indian food, London, restaurants, reviews, Vivek Singh, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Yorica Free From Café Opens on Wardour Street, Soho
Yorica opens today in Soho promising Londoners the chance to indulge in a sweet treat “with none of the nasties.” The shop sells a range of frozen yoghurts, ice creams and shakes that are dairy, lactose, gluten, nut and egg free – and all completely vegan. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged allergens, dairy-free, Drink, egg free, Food, food allergies, free from, frozen yoghurt, gluten free, ice cream, lactose free, London, nut free, reviews, shakes, soho, vegan, vegan frozen yoghurt, vegan ice cream, vegan yoghurt, vegetarian, W1, W1F 8ZN, wardour street, Yorica, Yorica Free From Café, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Easy Eats to Recommend: The Joint at The Refreshment Room
Mega meat treats cross the river and head east with Brixton Market bad boys, The Joint, taking over the kitchen at the Refreshment Room in Stratford. Continue reading
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Mark Wallinger Id at Hauser & Wirth London
Id, a solo show of new paintings and multi-media works by Turner Prize winning artist Mark Wallinger, opens today at Hauser & Wirth London, with large-scale pieces featuring prominently in both of its Savile Row spaces. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London
Tagged Art, contemporary art, hauser & wirth, hauser & wirth london, London, Mark Wallinger Id, mayfair, PAINTINGS, reviews, savile row, Sculture, W1, W1S 2ET, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Low, Slow & Juke
A juke joint within walking distance of St James’s Park? To be sure newly opened Low, Slow & Juke offers a mere simulation of a down and dirty Deep South eating and drinking experience, but a fun one nevetheless. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Abbey Orchard Street, BARS, BBQ, beer, cocktails, Drink, Food, London, restaurants, reviews, st james's park, SW1, SW1P 2LU, VICTORIA, westminster, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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An Unforgettable Evening of Fun Friends and Murder Mystery
Looking for something different to do this weekend? Want to plan an office party that employees will actually want to attend? An unforgettable evening of fun friends and murder mystery awaits at Murder Mystery Events. Murder Mystery Events offers several … Continue reading
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Posted in Entertainment, London
Tagged Entertainment, London, Murder Mystery, SPONSORED POST, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Fleurs des Rêves: Bompas & Parr X Perrier-Jouët at The London Edition
Dudes. Listen up. Dark forces are at work. No longer is it going to be a safe bet to selecting some nice flowers to offer to your beloved. Now – compliments of a luxury trio consisting of Bompas & Parr, The London Edition, and Perrier-Jouët – you might have to make sure your chosen blooms aren’t of the ordinary hum-drum one constant colour variety but newfangled and fascinating colour changing Fleurs des Rêves. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Hotels, London, Luxury, Shopping, Valentine's Day, Wine
Tagged Berners Street, Bompas & Parr, chameleon flowers, champagne, colour changing flowers, Drink, fitzrovia, Fleurs des Rêves, flowers, hotels, London, luxury, Perrier-Jouet, POP UPS, Shopping, sparkling wine, The London Edition, Valentine's Day, W1, W1T 3N, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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New Chocolate Shop for Fitzrovia: Choconut, Great Portland Street
Are you nuts about chocolate? Then check out the new Choconut boutique chocolate shop in Fitzrovia. Continue reading
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Stripper Wear Fair | David Bowie Burlesque Tribute | Pole Dancing Werkshop at Red Gallery, Shoreditch
This weekend – Valentine’s weekend – do something special for yourself and that significant other at one (or all) of three super sexy events hosted by the East London Strippers Collective at Red Gallery in Shoreditch. Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, London, Music, Shopping
Tagged burlesque, Celebrities, chiqui love, david bowie, David Bowie Tribute, Diamond Dolls, east london, East London Strippers Collective, EC2, EC2A 3DT, ELSC, Entertainment, fashion, London, music, Musis, Pole dancing, Red Gallery, Redchurch Street, rivington street, Shopping, Stripper Wear, Stripper Wear Fair, strippers, Strippin, Stripping, striptease, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Fowl Mouths at The King & Co
There’s nothing foul about the Fowl Mouths residency taking place now through the first week of March at Clapham’s rockin’ little indie pub, The King & Co. And without doubt a read of the Fowl Mouths’ menu jam packed with Japanese comfort food treats should ring mellifluent to any foodie within earshot. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged beer, CLAPHAM, Clapham Park Road, Drink, Food, Fowl Mouths, Hammerton Brewery, japanese food, London, Melissa Thompson, pubs, restaurants, reviews, south london, SW4, SW4 7BZ, The King & Co, The King and Co, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff #51
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 Bars, Beer, Books, Chocolate, Coffee, Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, Recipes, Restaurants, Shopping, Valentine's Day
Tagged 808 pureview, BARS, beer, books, Bread Street Bar Sessions, BREAD STREET KITCHEN, chicken wings, chocolate, coffee, cookbook, Cooking for Geeks, Cru Kafe, Drink, Food, good cause, good stuff, Häagen-Dazs, Häagen-Dazs Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream, ice cream, Jeff Potter, Lavolio, London, mocha, recipes, reviews, Shopping, Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream, street food, Toast Ale, Tristram Stuart, Valentine's Day, Wingmans, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Dish of the Month at 108 Brasserie
Roasted whole turbot for two with trumpet mushrooms, baby onions, spinach gratin, and potato mousseline (£65): that’s February’s Dish of the Month at 108 Brasserie Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged Chef Russell Ford, Dish of the Month, Drink, fish, Food, London, marylebone, MARYLEBONE LANE, restaurants, reviews, Russell Ford, seafood, Turbot, W1, W1U 2QE, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Postal Museum to Open Early 2017
Slated to open early 2017 at the site of the Mount Pleasant sorting office in Clerkenwell, The Postal Museum will aim to bring 500 years of communications history “through the eyes of one of its most iconic services” while offering visitors a chance to experience Mail Rail with rides through disused miniature tunnels of the world’s first driverless electric railway. Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, History, London, Museums
Tagged Cathorpe House, Celebrities, Clerkenwell, Dan Snow, history, London, Mail Rail, museums, Phoenix Place, The Postal Museum, WC1, WC1X 0DA, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Optimal Lunch at Opso in Marylebone
Greek restaurant Opso has introduced a new range of lunch box sandwiches to its menu. The sandwiches are priced at £7 each and are served in a koulori sesame seed bun with a side of hand cut chips and homemade tartar aioli. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged coffee, Drink, Food, greek food, ibrik, Ice cream sandwich, London, lukumi, lunch, marylebone, Moustokoulouro, Opso, Paddington Street, PULLED PORK, restaurants, reviews, sandwiches, square mile co, SQUARE MILE COFFEE, W1, W1U 5QL, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win Dinner at Diciannove Plus Drinks in a Private Vault at Voltaire Cocktail Bar
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, I’ve teamed up with London Crowne Plaza – The City on the north end of Blackfriars Bridge to offer one couple a free night out including a romantic dinner for two at the hotel’s Italian restaurant, Diciannove, followed by drinks in your own private vault at its cocktail bar, Voltaire. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Travel, Valentine's Day
Tagged BARS, blackfriars, city of london, cocktails, competition, Crown Plaza, Dicannove, Drink, EC4, EC4V 6DB, Food, free, freebies, hotels, italian food, italian restaurant, London, London Crowne Plaza, London Crowne Plaza – The City, New Bridge Street, Private Vaults, restaurants, RT to win, Travel, twitter competition, Valentine's Day, Vaults, Voltaire, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Betty Woodman: Theatre of the Domestic at ICA
Theatre of the Domestic, the first UK solo exhibition by American contemporary artist and ceramist, Betty Woodman, is on now at ICA enlivening its galleries with a playful and vibrant collection of mixed media works created within the past ten years. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, Museums
Tagged Art, art review, Betty Woodman, Betty Woodman: Theatre of the Domestic, contemporary art, Decorative Art, exhibition, ICA, INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS, London, museums, reviews, sculpture, SW1, SW1Y 5AH, The Mall, Theatre of the Domestic, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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By me William Shakespeare at Somerset House
Go deep into the life and times of William Shakespeare and get a close look at original documents related to his career and personal affairs at a new By me William Shakespeare exhibition at Somerset House. Continue reading
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wonder.land at the National Theatre
wonder.land: it’s a tale we all know well, this time reexamined through the prism of our 21st century addiction to the digital doings on our gadgets’ screens and good old fashioned teenage malaise. Continue reading
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Posted in Design, Entertainment, London, Music, Theatre
Tagged alice in wonderland, backstage, behind the scenes, damon albarn, design, Entertainment, Hal Fowler, lewis caroll, literature, live performance, Lois Chimimba, London, moira buffini, music, musical, national theatre, reviews, rufus norris, SE1, SE1 9PX, south bank, southbank, theatre, theatre review, Upper Ground, wonder.land, wonderland, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Pizza Masterclasses at Rossopomodoro
I love Neapolitan style pizza. It’s one of my favourite foods and probably the one dish I could eat everyday for the longest time without getting tired of it. I reckon the pizzas coming from the wood-fired ovens of Rossopomodoro are among London’s finest. So when the invitation came my way to attend a press night preview of its new pizza masterclasses hosted by the restaurant group’s senior pizzaioli I was keen to attend. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Pizza, Recipes, Restaurants
Tagged chelsea, Food, fulham road, italian food, London, masterclass, neapolitan pizza, pizza, pizza masterclass, recipes, restaurants, Rossopomodoro Chelsea, SW10, SW10 9NB, west london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Jimmy’s Farm Sausages at Shake Shack
Scarf this down hot dog aficionados: award-winning and traditionally prepared Jimmy’s Farm Cumberland-Style sausages, made of 100% free range Suffolk pork, are now on the menu at Shake Shack. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged bloomsbury, burgers, cumberland sausage, cumberland-style sausage, Drink, Food, hot dogs, jimmy's farm, jimmy's farm sausages, London, new oxford street, restaurants, reviews, sausage, Shake Shack, Shake Shack Westfield Stratford City, WC1, WC1A 1ES, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff #50
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 Books, Food, Good Stuff, Hotels, London, Photography, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged #SingaporeLive, Anthony Yeoh, books, Cocotte, Food, good stuff, hotels, London, Marc Riboud, Nutrii, olive oil, Photofile, Photofile: Marc Riboud, Photography, Pomora, Pomora Olive Oil, Quark, Shopping, Singapore, Thames & Hudson, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Window to the World with LG OLED and Bompas & Parr
Promising “maximum picture quality and minimum power consumption,” LG reckons its new OLED TV is a game changer. Continue reading
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Posted in Entertainment, Food, London, Shopping, Television, Video
Tagged bmof, Bompas & Parr, British Museum of Food, Cathedral Street, Entertainment, Food, LG, LG OLED TV, LG TV, London, museums, OLED, SE1, SE1 9DE, Shopping, south london, television, tv, Video, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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A Taste of Jersey in London (Great British Chefs)
The weekend of 29 January saw head chef Pascal Proyart of One-O-One Restaurant at The Park Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge making space in his kitchen for chef Mark Jordan of the Michelin-starred Ocean Restaurant at The Atlantic Hotel in Jersey. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Great British Chefs, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants
Tagged Channel Islands, chef, Chef Mark Jordan, Chef Pascal Proyart, chefs, fine dining, Food, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, hotels, Jersey, knightsbridge, London, luxury, Mark Jordan, michelin star, Ocean Restaurant, Pascal Proyart, preview, restaurants, seafood, SW1, SW1X 7RN, The Atlantic, The Atlantic Hotel, The Park Tower Hotel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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#TravelexTourist for a Day
Travelex, the foreign currency experts, got in touch recently to see if I’d like one of its Multi-Currency Cash Passport cards pre-loaded with $150 for a day out in London. Continue reading
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Posted in London, Money, Shopping, Travel
Tagged foreign currency, London, money, Multi-Currency Cash Passport, Prepaid Card, Shopping, Travel, Travelex, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Holiday Inn Express Launches Next Generation
I enjoyed my Ealing sleepover. I got some work done in a spacious room that I was able arrange to large extent how I wished. I had some awesome pizza delivered to my room. I slept like a baby. Continue reading
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Posted in Design, Hotels, London, Travel
Tagged design, ealing, Ealing Broadway, Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn Express - Ealing, Holiday Inn Express London, hotels, IHG, London, Next Generation, reviews, Travel, W13, W13 9BP, west london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Charcoal Brioche Chakalaka: Better Breads at Bunnychow
Bunny who?In case you’ve yet to get hip to this SA street food phenom, Bunnychow (the place, one word) serves bunny chow (traditional street food from Durban, two words). A “bunny” is a freshly baked bun hollowed out and “crammed” with hot fillings and topped with a bread lid (which serves as an excellent sopper-upper once you’re close to the bottom of your bunny). Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged bunny chow, bunnychow, chakalaka, cocktails, Drink, Food, London, lunch, restaurants, reviews, soho, south african food, street food, W1, W1F 0TE, wardour street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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WOMEN: New Portraits by Annie Leibovitz
WOMEN aims to look at the way the roles and notion of womanhood have changed over time. After a shoot with Caitlyn Jenner, Annie describes, “It was like creating a new person, around the idea of what a woman is… what is, who is this new person?” The concept first fascinated her decades past, after shooting Vegas showgirls inside and outside of their makeup. “They were so normal looking [out of costume]… my [showgirl] photos represented how women dressed up to be women.” But what happens when you dress the concept of womanhood down? Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Celebrities, London, Photography
Tagged Annie Leibovitz, Art, Celebrities, E1, E1W 3SL, east london, exhibition, London, Maddie Salters, Photography, portraits, reviews, Wapping, Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, Wapping Wall, WOMEN: New Portraits, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Chefs Mark Jordan and Pascal Proyart Team Up for a Taste of Jersey in London
Head Chef Pascal Proyart of One-O-One Restaurant at The Park Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge will host Chef Mark Jordan of Michelin starred Ocean Restaurant at The Atlantic Hotel in Jersey at the end of this month for two nights offering guests an opportunity to try collaborative seafood tasting menus. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants
Tagged Channel Islands, chef, Chef Mark Jordan, Chef Pascal Proyart, chefs, fine dining, Food, hotels, Jersey, knightsbridge, London, luxury, Mark Jordan, michelin star, Ocean Restaurant, Pascal Proyart, preview, seafood, SW1, SW1X 7RN, The Atlantic, The Atlantic Hotel, The Park Tower Hotel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Experience a Full Spectrum of Flavours at the Malaysian Home Cooking Supper Club
Home cooking. It’s a most wonderful thing when done with passion and pride. And if the proud and passionate cook’s original home happens to Malaysian, then those folks lucky enough to enjoy the flavoursome fare are in for an especially delicious treat. One such fortunate foodie was me last time round at Vi Vian Woo’s Malaysian Home Cooking supper club. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged London, malaysian food, Malaysian Home Cooking, Malaysian Home Cooking Supper Club, Malaysian supper club, reviews, supper clubs, Vi Vian, Vi Vian Woo, Vi Woo, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Was My Match Met at TGI Friday’s, Leicester Square?
Despite feeling as though I knew exactly what to expect from a visit to the recently opened flagship TGI Friday’s at Leicester Square, I actually never had been to a TGI Friday’s and couldn’t recollect ever having tried its food … Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged BARS, burgers, cheeseburgers, cocktails, Drink, Food, hamburgers, leicester square, London, restaurants, TGI Friday's, WC2, WC2H 7LA, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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