bagels

Fancy some round baked goods for a very round price? The giveaway starts at noon.

All American excess on the fourth of July, a new Bistro du Vin in Soho and a new foodie festival for Chiswick.

Definitely dishy and with more swaggering American confidence than any man should probably be allowed, New York’s very own Naked Cowboy sauntered into St Pancras raring to go and keen to big up the New York Bagel Co’s UK relaunch. No he actually wasn’t naked, …

Times Square’s famed Naked Cowboy (aka Robert Burck), will be at King’s Cross St Pancras Station (near the First Capital Connect entrance) today at 1pm with his strategically placed guitar, a pair of boots, a ten gallon hat, a bunch of freebie bagels and little else.

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Think Battersea and think Dogs Home. Or Power Station. Well, the Kennel Club and Sky Movies are about to change that by making Battersea Park home of the world’s first Dog Walk of Fame. We’re not quite sure why. The Kennel Club secretary says that …

If you hadn’t noticed, we’ve been having a love affair with this city since we can remember. Hackney cabs, bagels at four in the morning, grumpy commuters, all night clubbing. It seems nothing is missing. Except maybe one thing: the countryside. It sounds strange, but …

Ah, the lowly bagel. Never has bread been so misinterpreted. Bagels should not smack of baguettes or donuts, nor should they be the size of an infant’s cranium. True bagels are boiled first and then baked, generating a crispy shell and a dense and chewy …

We’re all so busy running about preparing for Xmas that it’s easy to forgot today is the start of Jewish festival Chanukah. Chanukah isn’t really that big a deal holywise in Jewish festival-land, it’s just kind of got the most famous reputuation from being near …

With the London Marathon this weekend it’s time for one last, quick post from Londonist’s Official Marathon Runner: Jim Green. As well as sporting a very amateurish-looking Londonist sticker around the 26 mile course, the 33 year old book designer from Twickenham, will be running …