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Shoot and Eat: Barrafina

Londonist wishes we were a little bit richer; then we could be regulars at Barrafina. Don’t just concentrate on the proffered placemat menu as daily specials are displayed (on ice for the seafood) and recited to you too. On our last visit, from the specials …

London Food Blog Round-Up for October

(As we reported here)

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The Saturday Strangeness

73. A Gaggle Of Ghosts: Part Three London’s dark history is littered with tales of eerie mysteries, and not many places harbour such weirdness as Hampton Court Palace, the most haunted royal residence in the capital. Stretching for over sixty acres, this beautiful structure, and …

London Food Blog Round-Up for September

Reviews Revisited: Bea’s of Bloomsbury

Back in dreary February, Londonist was keen to sing the praises of newly opened Bea’s of Bloomsbury. Recently, we went back for a birthday cake and were pleased to find Bea et al are continuing to provide Londoners with quality yumminess. In closing, we’ll leave …

London Food Blog Round-Up for August

Cocktails and Cake tries a better drunken cocktail recipe. Edible London says bye-bye to London (and hello to Moscow). Qype does London has a new favourite London restaurant. Dos Hermanos tries the best beer and worst food. Photography courtesy of Herschell Hershey via the Londonist …

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The Saturday Strangeness

64. The Beast Beneath. Of all the things I have written about with regards to weird phenomena in London, what you are about to read is possibly one of the strangest and most significant tales ever. This story comes via two good friends and fellow …

London Food Blog Round-Up for July

A Slice of Cherry Pie lays the blanket on the ground. eat like a girl gushes over gooseberries. Very Good Taste goes ga-ga over ginger beer. Tamarind and Thyme checks out the Korean Food Festival 2008. Photography courtesy of dartar via the Londonist pool on …

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End of the Road in London!

The End of the Road festival in Dorset has made some firm fans for itself over the last couple of years. As a final teaser before the festival proper, the curators are hosting a gig right here in London at the intimate Bush Hall on …

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The Saturday Strangeness

63. The Horses Of Death I’ve often been intrigued by reports of phantom animals, especially horses when they are seen to be leading a carriage through some misty backroad of a night. What perplexes me most is the fact that if inanimate objects have no …

Londonist Interviews … Unchained

We’ve just recently come across Unchained, a super cool and incredibly handy lil London-based website ‘designed to help people find the very best Unchained shops’ in the London. By ‘unchained’ they mean businesses owned and run ‘by real people with a passion for what they …