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Londonist Out Loud 22nd March 2013

Londonist Out Loud: A Podcast About London, 22 March 2013

N Quentin Woolf meets Jake F Burger at The Ginstitute, for a ginteresting ginitiation ginto the ginner gintricacies of gin.

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Boutique De Noel: Shopping For A Good Cause

Ease yourself into the festive season with a special charity shopping event (sponsored post).

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Top 10 Things To Do In The Royal Borough Of Kensington & Chelsea

Top tips sourced from Londonist readers.

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Iranian Embassy Closed, Diplomats Expelled

Relationship between Britain and Iran takes a turn for the worse.

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Preview: The London History Festival

Big name authors talk history in Kensington next week.

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What’s for Lunch? Joe’s, SW3

A new executive chef and a refurbished setting make for a lovely summer lunch at Joe’s on Draycott Avenue.

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West London Councils Combine Library Forces

Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea councils hail move to save local libraries – but the news isn’t as good as they claim.

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Chefspective: Prahlad Hegde, Executive Chef at Bombay Brasserie

Long time Executive Chef at the well established Bombay Brasserie, Prahlad Hegde chats about his career and shares a few basics tips about how to best prepare Indian and South Asian dishes at home.

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Sponsored Post: Win A Celebrity Dance Lesson And VIP Party Invite

How do you fancy a dancing lesson from Strictly Come Dancing’s Brendan Cole, followed by access to an exclusive party at the prestigious Amika club in Kensington? Freixenet, makers of the UK’s favourite sparkling wine, have just launched a Facebook page with a unique App …

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Lit Preview: London History Festival

History lovers, prepare to descend on Kensington for the second London History Festival. Six events bring together writers of fascinating books about the past to chat and answer questions. The ever-popular Tudor period gets a look-in with Justin Pollard (QI researcher and consultant to TV …

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Revamp For Kensington Olympia

The ageing conference hall in west London is to benefit from a £20 million upgrade after Hammersmith & Fulham council approved the proposal. The plan is to completely rebuild the West Hall (giving it a new bronze-and-glass entranceway, the design for which is pictured above), …