*GGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNGGGGGGG* Now that I have your attention thanks to my traditional Chinese ceremonial gong complete with ball on stick to hit it with, I simply HAVE to tell you about Gourmet San, my new fav Chinese restaurant. In one deliciously dramatic swoop, this place has literally saved my life. Located on Bethnal Green Road, it doesn’t… [Read more…]
May 18, 2012
by jonesysayz
words: catrin jones Pop-up restaurants are, by and large, COOL. One of the many exciting fads of our generation. Particularly in East London. As I don’t venture to either as much as I’d like, I was pretty excited to be invited along on a last minute food mission to a warehouse in Hackney (naturally) where… [Read more…]
May 15, 2012
by tellyanalyst
words: TA Ok all, I’m officially getting sick of Megan. She is taking up a ridiculous amount of screen-time for a new character (compare her to Dawn, for example), and she is starting to amount to nothing more than a Mary Sue to my eyes (for those of you not familiar with that term, click the link,… [Read more…]
I have a confession… When I first downloaded Draw Something two months ago, I’d check my phone every ten minutes to see which of my regular opponents had sent something back. The thrill of the alert ‘X has sent you a new drawing’ was like nothing I’d ever experienced before. It was like Christmas morning,… [Read more…]
words: Rakhesh Martyn The other day, I had a thought. During my six years in the UK, I’ve heard a lot of people use the phrase ‘same difference’ in conversation. Their use of this nonsensical two-word combination has annoyed me so much that I’ve gone and written about it. The first time this abomination actually… [Read more…]
Check it – fantasy/sci-fi is suddenly COOL. Why? Oh I dunno, maybe cos’ of some TV powerhouse of a programme …Game of Thrones? I can’t think of one person not watching it, I honestly cannot, m’Lord. For the inner geek in me, it just gets better: the whole country’s reading these frickin’ oversized novels by George… [Read more…]
May 9, 2012
by tellyanalyst
words: TA Here’s what I love about Mad Men when it’s at its best: there are at least two ways of seeing every plot development, and they all have equal validity in the moment. We know as little in the present as the characters do—there’s no foreshadowing, or obvious set-ups for an inevitable plot twist.… [Read more…]
There we were about to take a break from smoked goods – cos’ they’re not exactly beneficial to your health – when we discovered London’s COOLEST new BBQ shack. Duke’s Brew and Que. Do you like ribs? Because you owe it to yourself to book a table here this second if you do. Last summer,… [Read more…]
May 22, 2012
by tomekmoss
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