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A cityblog by London locals, with tips by locals
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- Montezuma’s – Aztec Your Breath Away on Nov 10, 2009 in Shopping Snacks East local London montezuma montezumas spitalfields
Enter a world of wonder at Montezuma’s in Spitalfields, where you can take a bite from brightly coloured stacks of chocolate bars called Surf Nut, Whoopee, Jungle Fever, Space Hopper and Gourmet Gorrilla to name a few. Mr Wonka would be proud...
- Portobello Market – Plenty of Produce on Nov 10, 2009 in Shopping Snacks local London West
Portobello Market started as a fresh-food market in the 19th Century, but expanded in the 1960s to include the renowned Saturday antiques market at the eastern end of the street, and an assortment of clothing and accessories stalls to the western end...
- City Jerk – Who’s the Jerk Now?? on Nov 10, 2009 in Restaurants Snacks Central city jerk local London mr jerk
“Oh brother, beware false prophets of mutton curry, do not stray from the righteous path…” Years ago I frequented a Mr Jerk restaurant, which then changed it’s name to Jerk City and a new ‘Mr Jerk’ appeared a few d...
- Sea Shell of Lisson Grove – When the chips are up on Nov 10, 2009 in Restaurants Snacks grove lisson local London North-West sea shell
Due to a fire in August 2009, the Sea Shell is currently closed, but hold on there, I walked by just the other day and a sign says they hope to be open again in New Year 2010. Can’t wait! Try taking a look at this other great fish and chip Spot...
- Ranoush Juice – To the Kebab…and Beyond! on Nov 3, 2009 in Restaurants Snacks juice kebab local London ranous West
Kebab. A word rife with all kinds of associations, an indistinct meat drowned in hot chilli sauce that is as likely to end up on the pavement as in your stomach. That all ends here, as long as you are within reach of one of the many Maroush chains...
- Hampstead Heath – Green and Pleasant Land on Nov 3, 2009 in Relaxing hampsteda heath john keats local London North-West park
It’s the best park in London to throw a stick, all 790 acres of it! The Heath is a wide-ranging public space made up of several ponds, ancient woodlands, heaths and meadows. Here you can pretend that you are deep in the English countryside. I...
- The ICA – ICU! on Nov 3, 2009 in Bars Cinema Cinemas Music Snacks Central contemporary art ICA local London
Unless you stumble upon this by accident it’s easy to miss the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), accessed by a simple doorway on The Mall amongst the rows and rows of white columns. Established in 1947 by a collective of artists, poets an...
