A quick ticket update for you today. Tottenham superstar Adele returns with her 2nd album early next year and has just announced a small gig in January at Notting Hill’s Tabernacle. Whilst we loved her cover of ‘Make You Feel My Love’ (rumoured to be …
Comedy writer Jane Bussmann has been there and done that, from interviewing celebs to chasing a man all the way to Africa.
Photography by Chris Osburn Wafflemeister opens its third London store to the public tomorrow in Notting Hill. Londonist went along this evening for the launch, talked shop with the founder of the chain and generally had a good time nibbling waffles and sampling gelato. Founder …
Photography by Chris Osburn Taking the short walk from Notting Hill Gate Station to the few months old Pizza Metro Pizza, you’ll pass at least three other pizzerias (the usual suspects such as Ask and Pizza Express). But based upon the experience of our invited …
More than one million people convened on the streets around west London for the Notting Hill carnival over the weekend. As ever, milling about the throng, were regular contributors to Londonist’s Flickr pool. A selection of their excellent photographs is presented above. Future sociologists may …
Free Frozen Yoghurt at Frae A bit of sun and all of a sudden London’s going frozen food crazy. We can hardly move for hearing about the openings of new ice cream parlours and frozen yoghurt dens. If you’re unsure where to head, Frae want …
Sinead Matthews as Lulu at the Gate Theatre (c) Catherine Ashmore If you ever need a reminder of the power of theatre, this is it. Although Lulu, Frank Wedekind’s tale of a femme fatale spreading desire and destruction wherever she goes, was written over a …
Photography by Chris Osburn Regardless of any economic uncertainties, here in London the posh just seem to keep getting posher … and younger too by the looks of the crowd at The Lonsdale’s refurb launch held last night. Under new ownership, the famed cocktail bar …
By testpatern via the Londonist Flickrpool Portobello Market traders yesterday handed a petition to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to protest against “the inconsistency of the RBKC planning decisions which aid giant chain stores to invade Portobello Road at the expense of the …
Every week we select a photo from the Londonist Flickr pool, taken in the last seven days, that illustrates this season or time of year in London. This week, it looks like the apocalypse visited Notting Hill. Who knew? Thanks to cafedereves.
It’s no secret, we love wine and hope you do too. Here’s the second installment of our wine-related series. Lately we’ve felt a bit melancholy, or overcome by ‘le spleen’ as Baudelaire might put it. The sun sets by 4:30, it’s consistently grey, and the …
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