No, we’re not misquoting Jack Nance. This is the strange story of Sharon Baker, an artist who has baked a life-size model of herself out of bread dough. Her as yet unsliced doppelganger is naked and due to be eaten by an audience as part …
When Jacques Chirac made his chauvinistic Olympic-losing snide comment that, “The only worse food than British food is Finnish,” it confirmed to us a couple of things: 1. He’s a twat. 2. He’s never tried Danish food (not from the canteen we used to eat …
Alas, Londonist never got to visit the biscuit city deep in the bowels of Selfridges. Nor did we witness the desperate scramble and crumb-laden aftermath as the edible artwork was scoffed yesterday. It all sounds rather bonkers. Once the first building was toppled, there was …
How did we miss the fact that it’s National Pub Week? Ok, so CAMRA have a bit of way to go before they lose the beard-stroking, ‘I’ve got my own tankard I have’ image but with the onslaught of crappy, generic chain drinkeries we need …
(Mustn’t make ‘taking the biscuit’ pun. Mustn’t make ‘taking the biscuit’ pun.) A new piece of concept art in Selfridge’s basement is really taking the biscuit. Arse. Fans of Sim City will be delighted to hear that the game has at last seemingly been released …
When Annie Mole of London Underground Blog fame made a comment on a post earlier this week about Animunch, she knew not what damage she had just unleashed on Londonist’s waistline. Mentioning Anthony Worral Thompson’s Snickers Pie recipe, she set off the creaky cogs in …
We all know that you don’t put diesel in your tank if your car takes four star unleaded. But we’re still more than happy to fill our bodies full of shit, happily ignoring the damage we’re doing to our own internal engines. Obesity levels in …
It’s a rite of passage for any Londoner (or anyone who’s walked up Tottenham Court Road, at least) to be accosted by a man who trades from the back of his van, usually offering some heavily discounted speakers. Apparently, if you’re posh enough to live …
The catchily titled Sea Fish Industry Authority National Fish and Chip Shop of the Year Prize has been announced today, and the winner is…Hodgsons Chippy in Lancaster. The family run business scooped the award for their “customer service and high quality food”, and the owners …
On the subject of dangerous kitchens we believe that Frank Zappa sang it best: Who the fuck wants to clean it? It’s disgusting and dirty / The sponge on the drainer is stinky and squirty / If you squeeze it when you wipe up what …
Turquoise, Red Lion Street WC1X Considering the number of restaurants on Red Lion Street, it’s surprising that this Holborn backwater isn’t more famous for dining. In the 19th Century, the area welcomed a sizeable Italian population, and was commonly known as ‘Little Italy’. Today, that …
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