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Giant Chicken Man To Greet Boris Johnson

Image / Early Cat Unison are set to deploy a “chicken man” outside City Hall on Tuesday afternoon in protest at Boris Johnson, who last week described the six-figure salary he trousers for bashing out 1,000 words per week for the Telegraph as chicken feed. …

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Secret Herbs And Spices

We’re sure the dear Colonel Sanders (no stranger to these parts) didn’t have this in mind when he invented his secret recipe of 11 herbs and spices. Firefighters responding to a blaze at a Peckham chicken shop last night discovered a cannabis factory above the …

Food-ography: jerk chicken by dartar

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Food-ography: hang up your hang ups by dartar

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Shoot & Eat: Canteen

While reviews for Canteen are mixed, Londonist has had nothing but good meals at both their branches (service can be surly though). A whole day’s worth of meals have been put away there, from the eggs benedict above for breakfast through to the veal and …

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What’s for Lunch? Betjeman’s

Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Betjeman’s 44 Cloth Fair EC1A 7JQ Nearest Tube: Farringdon 0207 600 7778 12pm-3pm for Lunch(Monday-Friday) 6pm-9pm for Dinner (Monday-Friday) 12pm-11pm for drinks (Monday-Friday) Map Expect to Pay: £10 or more …

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Cow Killed – For Good Or For Bad?

While the turkeys are getting nervous and the butchers are doing a roaring trade in this crucial last week before Christmas, a very unwelcome slaughter has taken place in Letchmore Heath, Herts. Gangotri was a sacred cow at the Bhaktivedanta Manor Hindu temple; she had …

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What’s for Lunch? Wahaca

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Londonist Stays In

It’s cold outside this week, so it seems like the best plan is to cozy up on the couch and watch some telly. Why would you want to risk frostbite? On TV, Londonist likes: Monday, 12 November I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of …

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The No. 19: A “Nice Girl Shuttle”

Had TfL existed in his time, the great Samuel Johnson may well have amended his famous aphorism to read “a man who is bored of London needs to hop on the number 19 bus”. In its perambulation from Battersea to Finsbury Park, the 19 cuts …

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Team Nice Gets Political

This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 19. Spinning Argh! No wonder there is apathy. At the time of writing this, a general election is still undecided, although if Gordon Brown goes ahead …