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Tag Archives: لندن
#WokFor1000 with Chef Jeremy Pang at Borough Market
Wok for 1000 is a behemoth of a cookery class (there were literally hundreds of participants filled into the Market Hall of Borough Market) with the aim of cooking at least 1,000 meals for people in need. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Good Cause, London
Tagged #WorkFor1000, borough market, charity, Chef Jeremy Pang, Food, good cause, Jeremy Pang, London, Market Hall, Plan Zheroes, school of wok, south london, Wok for 1000, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Top 10 Choices for Pre and Post Theatre Food and Drink in London (Trainline)
Grabbing drinks or having a meal at the right place and for the right amount of time can help set the tone to commence or end any theatre outing on a delicious note. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Entertainment, Food, Live Performance, London, Music, Pubs, Restaurants, Theatre, Trainline, Travel
Tagged BARS, christmas, Drink, Entertainment, Food, live performance, London, music, pubs, Retaurants, theatre, train travel, Trainline, Trainline blog, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Hoxton Serves up Some Flavour
How do you like your art? Shaken, not stirred? How about edible? Well, now anything has been made possible. Smith and Sinclair, who made all our grown up dreams come true by creating alcohol pastilles, have teamed up with the equally indulgent Lanique liqueur to bring us The Flavour Gallery. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Drink, Food, London, Shopping, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, Demi Perera, east london, hoxton, Hoxton Street, Lanique, Lanique Rose Liqueur Spirit, London, N1, N1 6ND, POP UPS, reviews, shoreditch, Smith and Sinclair, The Flavour Gallery, The Hoxton Basement, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Shuffle Like Santa in Brick Lane
Following on from it’s roaring success last year, The London Shuffle Club pop up has returned to the Truman Brewery. Complete with retro Miami inspired decor, inflatable palm trees and flamingos we can now happily shuffleboard in Brick Lane. I went along to find out what this was all about. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Pizza, Sports
Tagged brick lane, cocktails, Demi Perera, E1, E1 6QR, east london, Ely's Yard, Hanbury Street, London, old truman brewery, pizza, spitalfields, The Old Truman Brewery, tower hamlets, TRUMAN BREWERY, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Four Hundred Rabbits Sourdough Pizza in South London
Four Hundred Rabbits is a South London group of pizzerias with locations in Crystal Palace and Nunhead. The group specialises in sourdough pizzas baked in wood-fired ovens and served alongside (a rather South London centric list) of craft beer Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pizza, Restaurants
Tagged 400 Rabbits, beer, CRAFT BEER, Drink, Evelina Road, Food, Four Hundred Rabbits, italian food, lewisham, London, nunhead, pizza, SE15, SE15 3HB, SE153HB, sourdough pizza, south london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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San Daniele/Grana Padano Workshop with Chef Dan Doherty
One of Italy’s most delicious duos was the focus of a recent interactive workshop led by celebrated Chef Dan Doherty with a one-night only takeover of Ladbroke Grove’s Dock Kitchen. Continue reading
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Tagged cheese, Chef Dan Doherty, Dan Doherty, DOCK KITCHEN, Food, Grana Padano, Grana Padano cheese, ham, italian food, LADBROKE GROVE, London, prosciutto, Prosciutto di San Daniele, restaurants, San Daniele, San Daniele prosciutto, Shopping, W10, W10 5BU, west london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Spitalfields Food: A Cut Above the Rest
One of London’s most historic and popular places to shop is also one of its ch Continue reading
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Posted in Pizza, Street Markets
Tagged cheesesteak, Drink, E1, E1 6EW, east london, falafel, Food, liberty cheesesteak, liberty cheesesteak company, old spitalfields market, philly cheesesteak, Pilpel, pizza, restaurants, Shopping, spitalfields, spitalfields market, street food, street markets, Sud Italia, Taberna do Mercado, The Liberty Cheesesteak Company, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Spooky Dining at Balls and Company
Greek Street’s “little meatball restaurant” served a one night only “Ghouls and Company” feast last night for Halloween. Creepy? Yeah. And tasty too! Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Halloween, London, Restaurants
Tagged Balls and Company, Drink, Food, Ghouls and Company, greek street, halloween, restaurants, reviews, soho, W1, W1D 3DY, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Shake Shack Cambridge Circus
The Shack continues to shake the London burger scene with a new outlet opened at Cambridge Circus. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Black Forest Cake Doughnut, burgers, CAMBRIDGE CIRCUS, Chick'n Shack, chicken burgers, Crosstown Doughnuts, doughnuts, DRINKS, Food, hamburgers, London, MILKSHAKES, neal's yard, restaurants, reviews, seven dials, Shake Shack, Shake Shack Cambridge Circus, Shake Shack Victoria Nova, Shake Shack Victoria Station, soho, SW1, SW1E 5LB, The Yard Burger, Victoria Nova, Victoria Street, WC2, WC2H 8PA, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Magic Hour Halloween Special
Magician Tony Middleton is bringing his show, The Magic Hour, to the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel on the 31st for a spooky Halloween special. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Entertainment, Halloween, Hotels, Live Performance, London
Tagged Drink, Entertainment, halloween, hotels, illusionist, live performance, London, magic, magician, mayfair, park lane, piccadilly, Previews, reviews, Seance, Sheraton Park Lane Hotel, Sonic, The Magic Hour, Tony Middleton, Tony Middleton Sonic, W1, W1J 7BX, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Autumn’s New Arrival: The Allegory
On the crisp autumn evening of 19th October, bar and restaurant heavyweights Drake and Morgan delivered their unmistakable dining style to East London. The Allegory opened it’s doors to a gathering of the capital’s press in Shoreditch in a much anticipated opening. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged BARS, Demi Perera, DRAKE & MORGAN, drake and morgan, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 2BA, Food, London, Principal Place, restaurants, shoreditch, The Allegory, Worship Street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Ikea House Party
So you can guess I was beyond excited to head to the launch of the four-day Ikea pop-up here in London. Continue reading
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Posted in Design, London, Shopping
Tagged Alexandra Kalinowski, design, greek street, Ikea, Ikea House Party, London, POP UPS, pop-up, Shopping, soho, The Ikea House Party, W1, W1D 4DT, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Waka: Nikkei Take Away Takes Off in the City
Waka is a newly opened eatery located near Monument specialising in Nikkei cuisine that’s ready for take away and offered at super competitive price points. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged city of london, Drink, Eastcheap, EC3, EC3M 1DE, Food, japanese food, lunch, monument, nikkei, peruvian food, restaurants, reviews, sushi, take away, Waka, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Graeme of Thrones
Spoiler alert! Graeme of Thrones (a live theatre parody of … well, I’ll let you guess) is a guaranteed guffaw inducing hoot with loads of loving comedy pointed in the direction of its inspiration. Continue reading
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Posted in Entertainment, Live Performance, London, Theatre
Tagged charing cross, Charing Cross Theatre, comedy, embankment, Entertainment, Game of Thrones, Graeme of Thrones, John-Luke Roberts, live performance, London, Nicola Lamont, parody, reviews, Ross Spaine, theatre, WC2, WC2N 6NL, west end, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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A Perfect Gin and Tonic at Brasserie Blanc
Demi Perera attended the Festival of Flavour at the Fulham Reach branch of Brasserie Blanc last week to celebrate its new autumn menu. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Uncategorized
Tagged Bombay Sapphire, Brasserie Blanc, cocktails, Demi Perera, Drink, FEVER TREE, Food, french food, fulham, Fulham Reach, G&T, gin, Gin & Tonic, gin and tonic, London, Parr’s Way, restaurants, reviews, W6, W6 9AN, west london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Hot Pot Restaurant on Wardour Street
A fun and spicy time was had during a recent dinner at Hot Pot on Wardour Street. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged china town, chinatown, chinese food, Drink, Food, hot pot, Hot Pot Restaurant, restaurants, reviews, soho, W1, W1D 6PJ, wardour street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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National Curry Week at Darbaar
National Curry Week is on from 9 to 15 October and among the restaurants celebrating it in London is Darbaar, with Chef Abdul Yaseen creating a range of limited run curry dishes especially for the occasion. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Abdul Yaseen, Chef Abdul Yaseen, city of london, curry, Darbaar, Darbaar by Abdul, Darbaar by Abdul Yaseen, Darbaar Restaurant, Drink, EC2, EC2A 2DQ, Food, indian food, national curry week, restaurants, reviews, Snowden Street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair + Hassan Hajjaj: La Caravane
Returning to London for a fifth year and opening 5 October is 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair at Somerset House. Opening alongside the fair is La Caravane exhibition by British-Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj. Both are definitely worth a looksee. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, Photography
Tagged 1:54, 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Abe Odedina, african art, african contemporary art, Ajarb Bernard Ategwa, Art, art fair, contemporary art, Ed Cross Fine Art, Hassan Hajjaj, Hassan Hajjaj: La Caravane, Jack Bell Gallery, La Caravane, London, painting, Photography, reviews, somerset house, the strand, WC2, WC2R 1LA, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Maison Pierre Marcolini 2017 Christmas Collection
Pierre Marcolini is a chocolatier known for sourcing premium cocoa directly from independent producers in Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Ghana, Madagascar and Vietnam. Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Food, London, Luxury, Shopping
Tagged bean-to-bar chocolate, belgian chocolate, chocolate, chocolatier, christmas, christmas gifts, Food, luxury, Maison Pierre Marcolini, marylebone, MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET, Pierre Marcolini, Shopping, W1, W1U, W1U 4EQ, Zay Ahmed, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Greek Larder + London Greek Wine Festival
Returning to London for its third consecutive year is the London Greek Wine Festival. Organised by Theodore Kyriakou and the team behind The Greek Larder Restaurant, the celebration will run 13 and 14 October at West Handyside Canopy near King’s Cross Station and maybe a minute’s walk from The Greek Larder. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged ArtHouse, Drink, Food, greek food, Greek Larder, Greek Wine, Handyside Street, king's cross, London, London Greek Wine Festival, N1, N1C, N1C 4AS, N1C 4TB, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, The Greek Larder, wine, York Way, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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BLADE: A Unique Experience in Hairdressing
Blade has perfectly captured its surrounding energy and moulded it in it’s unique “hair clubbing” experience. The brainchild of Julia Olofsson and D.T. Stroo it’s a salon that combines a well stocked bar, an espresso bar and a great haircut. Continue reading
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Miss P’s, BBQ in East Croydon
Deep South BBQ and more in far South London? Miss P’s in Croydon brings it. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Addiscombe Road, american food, BBQ, cocktails, CR0 6SG, cronx, croydon, Drink, east croydon, Food, London, Miss P's, Miss P's Barbeque, restaurants, reviews, south london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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#TCTalks | Episode 3 | #365LDNCafes
Did you ever wonder if it would be possible to visit a different independent café in London for every day of the year? It’s doable – and indeed has been done by Alexandra Kalinowski. I sat down recently with Alexandra for a conversation over coffee about her #365LDNCafes project and more. Continue reading
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#TCTalks | Episode 3 | #365LDNCafes
Alexandra Kalinowski talks about visiting a different independent London café for each day of the year, her obsession with Dirty Dancing and more. Continue reading
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Tagged @AKBoogie, #365LDNCafes, #TCTalks, Alexandra Kalinowski, Blogs, CAFES, coffee, Drink, Food, interview, London, PODCAST, reviews, tikichris talks, When I've Got Time, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Pair of Tickets to The Chocolate Show
Chocolate lovers check it out! I’ve got a pair of tickets up for grabs to this year’s Chocolate Show in London.
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Posted in Chocolate, Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Shopping
Tagged chocolate, Chocolate Show, competition, Drink, Food, free, freebies, Hammersmith Road, London, Olympia National Hall, RT to win, Shopping, The Chocolate Show, twitter competition, W14, W14 8UX, west london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Dayrooms Café WC1
Aussie inspired The Dayrooms Café has opened a second outlet, this one on Theobald’s Road. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged BARS, bloomsbury, coffee, Drink, Food, holborn, London, restaurants, reviews, The Dayrooms Cafe WC1, theobalds road, WC1, WC1X 8PN, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Christmas Menus at The Bull & The Hide
The Bull & The Hide pub has launched its A Very London Christmas festive season menus for 2017. I tagged along for a tasting of the Grazing menu, one of the pub’s four festive season packages offered. It featured heart … Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Travel, Wine
Tagged Christams, christmas, city of london, Drink, Food, hotels, Hush Heath, Hush Heath Estate, liverpool street, liverpool street station, pubs, restaurants, reviews, The Bull & The Hide, Travel, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Marks & Spencer’s Great Lunch Giveaway | Free Lunch to Win Every 12 Seconds | #mandsfreelunch
Starting Monday 18 September and running for two weeks, M&S is offering the chance for people to win a free lunch every 12 seconds. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Shopping
Tagged #mandsfreelunch, competition, Drink, Food, free, free lunch, Free sandwiches, freebies, Great Lunch Giveaway, lunch, M and S, M&S, Marks & Spencer, Marks and Spencer, sandwiches, Shopping, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Wine Explorers at Carluccio’s
On now and running until 1 October, Italian restaurant group Carluccio’s is sharing its passion for top quality but perhaps less celebrated Italian wines with its Wine Explorers special. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged carluccio's, Drink, Food, Garrick Street, italian food, italian restaurants, italian wine, London, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, WC2E 9BH, wine, Wine Explorers, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Preview: London Mezcal Week – A Celebration of Mezcal, Mexican Culture, Art and Food
In Oaxaca, Mexico they say that mezcal doesn’t make you drunk, it makes you magical. If you’ve tried it you know what they mean. If you haven’t, you’re about to because the first official London Mezcal Week is happening this week, 11 to 17 September 2017. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, Drink, east london, Food, hackney, London, london mezcal week, mescal, mexican food, mexican restaurants, mezcal, restaurants, tasting, tequila, Zay Ahmed, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win Two Bottles Each of the Five New Soda Folk Flavours
COMPETITION IS NOW OVER AND THE WINNER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING TIKICHRIS. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LOTS MORE FUN AND FREEBIES TO COME! Thirsty for something deliciously different, made with care and with only a few … Continue reading
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Tagged #WinSodaFolk, competition, craft soda, Drink, Food, free, freebies, RT to win, Shopping, soda, Soda Folk, soft drinks, twitter competition, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Rhythm Kitchen at Westfield Stratford City
At Westfield Stratford City and craving something good to eat? Might I recommend Rhythm Kitchen for quality Caribbean food? Continue reading
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Tagged Caribbean food, Drink, E20, E20 1ES, east london, Food, jamaican food, Jerk pork, London, restaurants, reviews, Rhythm Kitchen, STRATFORD, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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“Meet the Makers” at The Stoke House, Nova Victoria
Nova Victoria’s modern British carvery, The Stoke House, is to launch a new series of “Meet the Makers” dining events to showcase its menu of locally sourced products and highlight the inspiration behind Chef Pete Denhart’s creations. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged buckingham palace road, burgers, butchers, cheese, cheeseburgers, Chef Pete Denhart, Drink, Food, London, Meet the Makers, Nova Victoria, Oxford Charcoal, Paxton & Whitfield, Paxton and Whitfield, Pete Denhart, Phillip Warren, restaurants, reviews, Stoke House, SW1, SW1W 0AJ, The Stoke House, VICTORIA, Victoria Station, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Very Lazy Cooking Course at Food @ 52
I’ve just never loved being in the kitchen. Somehow I become impatient. Chopping up a million things is not my idea of a great time. Somehow the heat gets put on too high. Paprika or cayenne? Sorry what, those are different spices? Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Photography, Recipes, Shopping
Tagged @hugdecook, Alexandra Kali, Alexandra Kalinowski, central street, cookery school, EC1, EC1V 8AJ, Food, Food @ 52, Food @ 52 Cookery School, food photography, Hugo Davies, instagram, lazy foods, Photography, recipes, Shopping, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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My Old Dutch Pancake House, High Holborn
Craving pancakes? My Old Dutch does them right with efficient service. Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, Drink, Food, High Holborn, holborn, London, MILKSHAKES, My Old Dutch, My Old Dutch Pancake House, Pancake House, pancakes, restaurants, reviews, WC1V 6PS, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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