Archive for March, 2008

Very Good Taste contemplates the Monte Cristo. Food and Drink in London pigs out in style at St John. Tamarind and Thyme enjoys some of Miss Stoneham’s “fantastic savoury preserves.” The London Review of Breakfasts celebrates the “oasis of peace and sanity” that is Pete’s …

It’s always nice when a band play a venue a lot smaller to those they’ve grown accustomed too, which was exactly what happened this afternoon when Southampton foursome Delays graced the miniscule stage of Camden’s Lock Tavern for Clash magazine. Spending the best part of …

Photo credit: sushiesque/Flickr Bostonist attended the Anime Boston convention and took some glorious pictures of anime fans showing off their costumes at the mall, much to the delight of civilians. Seattlest took a trip on Virgin America Airlines and lived to tell the tale of …

Oxford pulls ahead. Image courtesy of Simon-K’s photostream via the Londonist Flickr pool Oxford prevailed. But you probably know that by now. And the view from the shore? Wet. But Londonist was there. In the name of journalism, we packed ourselves into the Doom Bar …

So we had Banksy caught in the act and unmasked a while back…. now here’s a video apparently of the man himself at work and having his say: Thanks to Gothamist reader Sam Horine for the heads up.

This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 40. Altruism? For a couple of years now, I have given up quite a large chunk of my spare time to do nice things for free, …

There was so much crazy action in the mayoral campaign last week that Londonist was left gasping to keep up. The most entertaining bit was when Boris Johnson launched his environment manifesto with a photo opportunity on Hampstead Heath. BBC London viewers and others were …

46. Attack of the flying things! For some reason the capital has always attracted hordes of flapping, screaming, leathery, frighteningly feathery, demonic and mysterious birds over the years… and I’m not just talking about those terrifying hen-nights in Soho! Tudor historian John Stowe wrote in …

Our weekly roundup of film reviews returns, courtesy of James Bryan… Unfortunately there’s not much to whet the cineaste’s appetite this week. Most of this week’s releases are comedies ranging from the mediocre to the terrifyingly bad. Let’s dive right in. First up is a …

Don’t Ever Heckle… is a new column where Londonist interviews some of the most exciting and original comedians currently working on London’s live comedy circuit. Don’t ever heckle them, because we think they’re great. As we’re massive comedy geeks, we’ll be digging deep, asking why …