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Foodies jostle brollies for the best fare

A secret, underground supper club might seem about as culinarily avant-garde as an organic cupcake these days (and as secretive as Bob Quick‘s filing), but an evening of demonstrational dining at Full House in Shoreditch offers the opportunity to go away with something more than …

By David Buglar The Acoustic is a place to share a brunch in the sun, to while away some solitary hours with a paper over one of their fantastic smoothies, or to meet for an evening meal accompanied by some live sax (Thursdays). It does …

By platdujour If you missed the amazing feeding of the five thousand, freegan style, in Trafalgar Square late last year you can get a taste of communal dining comprising food that would otherwise have gone to waste on a more intimate scale at Arcola Theatre, …

Prohibition Party Dancers, Image courtesy of Max Ross Here at Londonist Towers we’ve been sorting through the hugely varied and delightfully tempting events that are happening in this fair city to welcome 2010. Here are our picks of the most interesting, hopefully with something for …

Photography by Dave Gorman via the Londonist Flickr pool Every day until Christmas the Londonist team will be pointing you in the direction of a Christmas present that (with a bit of luck) you won’t already have on your list. Climb up onto our collective …

Image / Martin H In an interview with the Evening Standard, slice-and-dice meister Gary Rhodes tossed his name into the souffle of super-chefs aiming to wield spatulas from on high when and if the BT Tower restaurant re-opens in 2011. Rhodes’ reckons he’s suited for …

Yeah that’s our title and we’re sticking to it. However, we could have just as easily named this post “Chic Food and Cocktails in an Innovative Setting.” Located at 131 Great Titchfield Street, W1W 5BB (nearest Tube is Great Portland Street Station), Vanilla’s about as …

As our grip on our wallets tighten we’ll probably be going out to eat a bit less, so choosing somewhere that doesn’t annoy the pants off us before dessert is going to get more important. Restaurants should take note: the Good Food Guide’s list of …

Or, the circus comes to town. And feeds you up nice. So, you’re stuck in that annual festive pickle: your youthful instinct to duly celebrate the season is alive and kicking but, when you weigh up your options, it’s much the same repertoire of entertainment …