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June 30, 2008
Despite the fact that Londonist’s favourite London tapas bar - Laxeiro - wasn’t vending, Tapas Fantasticas at the Old Truman Brewery presented a delicious opportunity to sample some of the best tapas in London as well as some especially gorgeous tapas from the Rioja region of Spain. To wash all those tasty tapas down, about 20 wineries from Rioja were kindly on hand with an impressive range of vino – from perky whites to...
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As if you crazy kids required yet another reason to rub elbows on hipster row (aka Brick Lane), Tapas Fantasticas 2008 will be on this Saturday and Sunday at Ely’s Yard round the back of the Old Truman Brewery. Dubbed a celebration of Spanish food, wine and lifestyle, this free fiesta might be just the happening to get you in the mood for Sunday night’s Spain v Germany Euro final. From noon to six,...
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Booze might now be banned on public transport, but that doesn't stop us getting trolleyed in the stations. The Betjeman Arms recently opened at St Pancras, bringing a much-needed touch of class to London's catalogue of terminus taprooms. To celebrate, we decided to go on a campaign for rail ale. Despite objections from our livers and serious renal remonstrance, we spent last Saturday working our way though a laevorotatory pub crawl of the major...
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June 23, 2008
As gorgeous as yesterday was, Taste of London presented a good excuse to forage through a marquee-laden Regent’s Park with friends. However, despite the pleasant weather, ToL would have hardly been categorized as a value for money outing. In a way, the event was comparable to a stroll through an alfresco version of the high end aisles of Sainsbury’s or Waitrose, which wouldn’t necessarily be an unpleasant activity but hardly one that attendees should...
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Brilliant. With the price of rice and other commodities at all time highs and London ranking as the world’s most expensive city for dining out, oriental cuisine producers Amoy have decided to introduce the world’s most expensive spring roll at its Amoy Experience Stage during this weekend’s Taste of London Food Festival. Sampling the roll will set you back fifty quid per bite and provide an opportunity to taste Asian delicacies such as Wagyu...
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Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Taqueria 139-143 Westbourne Grove, W11 2RS Nearest Tube: Notting Hill Gate 020 7229 4734 Mon–Thurs: 12:00pm–11:00pm; Fri: 12:00pm–11:30pm; Sat: 10:00am–11:30pm; Sun: 12:00pm–10:30pm Expect to Pay: £8–£12 Rating: 9 out of 10 Spring, and a young woman’s thoughts turn towards frozen fruity cocktails – margaritas in particular. But as we haven’t yet persuaded our editor to expand this column to...
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A recent outing to Tsuru, Canvey Street’s excellent Japanese restaurant and bar in the shadow of Tate Modern’s south side, with some of our blogging buddies and 'no hype' review site Qype found Londonist sampling a range of dishes, such as gorgeous carpaccio of seabass with lime ponzu, matched specifically to Akashi-Tai sake and Tokiwa Shochu (shochu is a traditional Japanese distilled spirit originated on Okinawa over 5000 years ago). Our palates definitely approved...
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That above is some of the finest onion bhajia that Londonist has eaten. Instead of a dense blob of onion stodge, these were light shreds of onion coated in a gram flour batter and then deep fried. These were eaten at the Mirch Masala in Southall, though they have other branches across London. The Karahi fish tikka masala was recommended to us by the waiter and featured lots of fish in plenty of spicy...
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Every month, the folks at Fancyapint? get together to vote for their top ten favourite pubs. These are recently visited pubs that for one reason or another (the ambience, the booze, the company) stuck in their collective memory. Kindly, these booze-savvy Fancyapinters have decided to share their latest picks with Londonist and all our readers. Cheers! Here’s the current list from Fancyapint? in no particular order of merit. They assure us that all ten...
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June 3, 2008
We blogged, we shopped, we cooked, we took photos, we ate, drank then blogged some more. Now it's time to vote for the best team who took part in Food 2.0: Nom, Nom, Nom, the real life Masterchef event for London's finest online communities, blogs and interwebnet outfits. Check out what happened when up to two dozen new media types were put in a kitchen and told to outdo each other with what they...
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It's easy to get the impression that all things Chinese are in the ascendant in London this year, with both the Mayor and the PRC's own Cultural Office sponsoring major events and exhibitions at almost every venue in the city. In this same year, however, London's Chinese community is suffering two serious blows in the collective stomach. First came February's revamp of the visa system, creating a crisis in the UK's £5 billion Chinese...
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Londonist brings it on home. Bombay Bicycle Club Essex Road, Islington but there are.... Delivery Kitchens: Battersea, Chiswick, City, East Dulwich, Friern Barnet, Fulham, Greenwich, Islington, Little Venice, Putney, Tooting, Surbiton, West Hampstead, Wimbledon. Order Online or find your local kitchen Monday-Thursday 6.00pm-11.00pm Friday-Saturday 5.00pm -11.00pm Sunday 5.00pm-10.30pm Expect to Pay: Around £4-5 starters, £8 mains, £4-5 sides Rating: 9 out of 10 When we get the urge for curry it needs to sated,...
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