Pancakes

A round-up of some of tomorrow’s pancake specials…should you give a toss.

Torrential rain, freezing temperatures, wind and even thunder didn’t stop this intrepid lot of flippers and tossers racing up and down Dray Walk, Brick Lane, yesterday for the annual London Air Ambulance Great Spitalfields Pancake Race .An enthusiastic crowd came out to support the runners, …

Photograph by pfig via the Londonist Flickr pool It’s not just Argentine ice cream and coffee bar, Freggo, that’ll be offering cakey, flat treats for free (with a coffee purchase) on the 16th. Here are a couple of westerly opportunities to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. From …

Photography courtesy of Giraffe UK “world music family restaurant” chain, Giraffe, recently invited Londonist over to sample the breakfast menu at their Marylebone location (6-8 Blandford Street, W1U 4AU). It’s a pleasant place: nice lightning, comfy seats. We certainly wouldn’t be averse to going back …

Image courtesy of pfig from the Londonist Flickr pool It’s pancake day on Tuesday! Drool… So we thought we’d give you a heads up on the lovely events that are happening on the day – and before… London Farmers’ Markets are holding Pancakealympics heats in …

The Londonist flag is flying at a respectful half mast today: London’s oldest columnist has gone to the great printing press in the sky at the age of 101. Croydon gets less des res by the day: there’s been another stabbing at a school there. …

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 …