New Restaurant Review: Funky Asia
A funky new addition to Spitalfields including Asian food, bright lights and Little Bo Peep…
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Takeaway – The Musical
Takeaway new comedy musical set menu available at Theatre Royal Stratford East. Read on to see the full plate facing Eddie Woo as he tries to be British, Chinese, a dutiful son, a boyfriend to two women AND Tom Jones all at the same time.
Taking a Bubble Tea Tour of London
Meet the frappucino’s sexier cousin, the exotic one he sort of secretly fancies. Originally from Taiwan, bubble tea is ice-blended black tea and plenty of milk shaken to a deliciously frothy consistency with soft chewy “bubbles” of tapioca at the bottom. Californians refer to the …
A Storm In A Bowl Of Shark’s Fin Soup
Image author’s own Shark’s fin soup: it’s basically boiled cartilage. And this week, it is served with extra controversy, courtesy of a spat at The Dorchester Hotel’s China Tang restaurant that serves this contentious concoction. Conservationist / film-maker / double-barrel surname Lord Anthony Rufus-Isaacs complained …
Sandwichist – Chinese New Year Sandwich at Leong’s Legends, Chinatown
In search of London’s best sandwich since sliced bread Whilst on the hunt for this month’s Chinese sandwich, to commemorate Chinese New Year, we encountered skepticism and doubt amongst the hardcore foodies on Chowhound with people saying, “What exactly is a Chinese sandwich? Can’t say …
Omnivore: Where To Buy Ho Fun Noodles
Right now, Londoners can put a greater variety of stuff on our tables than in almost any other place or time in history. So don’t settle for another Tesco quiche; join us as we make a grocery list of our culinary diversity. Happy foraging. Lo’s …
Food-ography: Open Chinese Pizza by Tiki Chris
Photography courtesy of Tiki Chris via the Londonist pool on Flickr. Interested in your foodie photos appearing on Londonist? Click here.
Shoot & Eat: Oriental City
Join Londonist on the hunt for some of this town’s most photogenic meals. There are but a few months left before the beloved, run-down shopping centre that is Oriental City will shut its doors for the last time. While there are some who only frequent …
The Book Grocer
The book grocer’s coffers are chockfull of goodies this week, so let’s jump right in and get shopping… Monday: Crikey. Take a look at author and critic George Steiner’s publishing credits and you have to wonder whether the man has actually slept in the past …
Gung Hay Fat Choy!
To round up the weekend here’s some of our Flickr friends’ shots of Chinese New year celebrations around town. From the parade on the Strand courtesy of CdL Creative’s Flickrstream. I can see you…. courtesy of magda:)’s Flickrstream . RDFZ dance troupe perform in the …
London On The Cheap
Is it just us or was January rubbish? Nice then that February, with its special extra day this year, commences with Brazilian Carnival, yummy pancakes and Chinese New Year… it’s like a whole new start for 2008 and lots of it totally FREE! Monday: Get …
