Think the service at your local chippie’s bad? Well, reassure yourself that paying more money to eat at a top notch restaurant doesn’t guarantee you any more civility, according to the latest Square Meal restaurant guide survey. The five worst restaurants for service, based on …
- In an interview with Something Jewish.com Ken claims that the whole ‘Nazi jibe furore’ was “quite clearly orchestrated”. Is it just us or is he getting more and more paranoid? – Romeo, formerly of the So Solid Crew, is cleared of slashing a man’s …
So last week we carried the story about the West End show Ducktastic and the fact that the opening had to be delayed because the ducks hadn’t quite got to grips with some of the tricks they were being asked to perform on stage. And …
This week’s Peter Bradshaw Appreciation Society kicks off with Roman Polanski’s take on Oliver Twist. For the illiterate, using screen readers to read this week’s Friday Film News out to you, Oliver Twist is the story of an orphan boy sent to the workhouse, who …
Chinese restaurants have long been a reliable and well-loved staple in the gastronomic landscape of London. For the full experience of Chinese dining, head to Chinatown and enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of the restaurants with the hanging whole roast duck and orange cuttlefish …
When it comes to our favourite directors who have also been accused of statutory rape and fallen foul of manic death cults then Roman Polanski is probably in the top five. He’s back in non-film related news because of the ongoing libel court case taking …
We’ve been watching SFist‘s coverage of the Spring Asian Film Series with growing jealousy until we realised that we could put on our own best of Asia line-up on by simply harvesting the shops in Chinatown. Sometimes you just get tired of waiting for distributors …
Last night, Spurs beat Forest 3-0 at the City Ground in an FA Cup fifth round replay, and they now join North London neighbours Arsenal in the quarter-finals. Their manager, Martin Jol, who has been credited with the latest Tottenham revival, is suuposedly now the …
Although there are still a few days before Sunday, Londonist could not resist informing our readers of what could be a potentially riotous event. This Sunday at 9:00 pm, the Curzon Soho (a Londonist favorite) will be showing She Hate Me, Spike Lee’s most recent …
This week sees the start of the Chinese Year of the Rooster and Chinatown is the centre of a range of events planned for London’s first China Week. It’s an eclectic range of events that include Puppet Theatre, Lantern making, Chinese films and art exhibitions …
Well that’s according to ‘property tycoon’ Jonathan Lane, who’s interviewed in the Telegraph today. “Commercial property has built-in obsolescence, and the more intelligent buildings are, the more sensitive they are to technical change,” Lane is quoted as saying. “We’ll be around long after Canary Wharf.” …
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