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Songkran festival is the Thai New Year celebration, taking place each year around April 15th. I’ve never taken part in it before, which I suppose is not all that unusual, given I live in London and not South East Asia….
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With the sandals on, sunglasses out and skins exposed, it is officially summer in London. Long gone are the days of requesting a table away from the door in fear of the cold drafts and spending the evening eating…
Continue readingFoodGoblin reviews Dirty Bones in Kensington, the underground BBQ and burgers joint with added cocktails! Its menu was designed by Ross Clarke, ex- Fat Duck chef, and has recently had a revamp to include food pairings with cocktails and some…
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Last year a branch of Shoreditch’s Red Dog Saloon opened in Clapham. This is another one of the numerous American style BBQ and burgers joints to spring up in our capital. I can’t pretend that the prospect excited me much….
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The celebration season brings with it a lot of joy; presents, lessening workloads and copious, copious drinks. I love it and it wouldn’t give me cause to complain at all but for one miniscule, teeny weeny little thing: the set function menus. I can…
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Recently I headed down to Chiswick to check out the newly opened branch of Valentina Fine Foods, an Italian delicatessen and restaurant set on the common there. The original branch was founded in East Sheen in 1991 by two Italian…
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This year one of the world’s grandest institutions of tiki culture celebrates its 80th anniversary; Trader Vic’s, bringing South Pacific fun to the world since 1934. Before coming to London’s Park Lane, this famous bar was founded originally in Oakland,…
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