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PREVIEW: Black Roses on Valentines Day? #ThinkInk by @Miss_Cakehead & @TheKrakenRum_UK (31 Pics)
Want to get touch with your darker side this Valentine’s Day? Miss Cakehead and The Kracken rum bring you a one day pop-up full of black flowers… perfect whether you’re are dating a Goth, an Emo or anyone else relatively ‘undead’. “Think Ink” is a pop-up florist which will offer macabre bouquets in “Grave […]

FEATURE: What is #NationalBurgerDay? (@Tweat_Up Party & 20% Off Burgers)
Today is ‘National Burger Day’. There are TWO things you need to know. Firstly there is a big Tweat Up party in Dalston with ten top burger vendors. Secondly you can download vouchers for 20% off many burgers across the country! If you’ve been hearing a lot of buzz today on twitter today about […]

FEATURE: The Food Brothers (@MamasJerk @TheRibMan @BigAppleHotDogs) at @StreetFeastLDN
; August 21, 2013 at 03:42PM via Instagram http://instagram.com/p/dR2sswic7v/ Chicken, Pork or Beef? These are three of my favourite meaty streetfood vendors here at Street Feast London and probably amongst the most senior in terms of longevity. (From L to R, Adrian Luckie (Mamma’s Jerk), Mark Gevaux (The Rib Man), Abiye Cole (Big Apple Hot […]

#PicOfTheDay: Err… no thanks… (“Modified” stop sign)
August 19, 2013 at 03:38PM via Instagram by wilkes888 “Shortly after… a construction worker was run over by a HGV driver unsure of his own sexuality…” This was taken today outside Yauatcha in Berwick Street, Soho. Unfortunately this construction worker probably hasn’t realised that his mates have ‘enhanced’ his “Stop Sign”… and Soho is probably […]

NEW LONDON CRONUT: The ‘Toffee Apple Crumble’ #CroDough by @RinkoffBakery
Cronut fan? The new “Toffee Apple Crumble Cro-dough” is now availble at Rinkoff Bakery The late night message from fourth generation baker Jennifer Rinkoff read, “Done! It’s hitting the shops tomorrow”. The Rinkoff Bakery, who claim to be first bakery in London to make their own interpretation of a ‘Cronut’, launched a new variety […]

BURGER EXCLUSIVE: The “McGangBang” Burger, the bastard child of ‘Spit & Roast’ and ‘Mother Flipper’
July 27, 2013 at 12:26PM via Instagram http://instagram.com/p/cRIbx5icwz/ Spit & Roast Chicken’ and ‘Mother Flipper Burgers’ at Brockley Market Lewisham College Car Park, Lewisham Way, London SE4 1UT (map) Fan of burgers AND chicken? If so, this is something special for you. How about a huge double patty burger topped with cheese and candied bacon […]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: A glass of snake bite sir? An evening at The Courtesan, Brixton, with a special guest star…
July 18, 2013 at 10:21PM via Instagram http://instagram.com/p/b7BWj7Cc3P/ The Courtesan 69-73 Atlantic Rd, Brixton, SW9 8PU (map) Not sure why, but a snake was seen attending a PR event for The Courtesan, Brixton. Dressed in a wine glass, the baby snake seemed to be enjoying proceedings. Yes it was a real snake… however, animal lovers […]

FEATURE: ‘Ginger Pig’ vs ‘Greggs’ – Sausage roll stand off!
October 24, 2012 at 12:22PM via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/RKchfiiczZ/ Sausage Roll Wars – The Ginger Pig vs Greggs The Baker Since I posted the review of The Ginger Pig’s Sausage rolls I received several comments comparing The Ginger Pig‘s rolls to the rolls by Greggs The Baker. (e.g. “that’s the ANTI GREGG’s roll”. So… in the […]

“Eat like a King, not like a clown” Genius marketing line from Burger King
December 05, 2012 at 10:08PM via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/S3v5bPic3a/ Burger Chain Wars! OK – So Burger King and McDonald’s aren’t my usual focus on attention, however this is pure marketing genius from the guys at Burger King. As seen on Kingsway, London nr Holborn Station. “I’m loving it” anyway…

NEWS: Disiac, Italian Seafood in Soho (30% off a-la-carte food)
November 29, 2012 at 04:09PM via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/Snp_UgCczO/ Disiac 6 Greek Street, Soho, London, W1D 4DE Fancy some Italian seafood at 30% off? Disiac is a relative newcomer to the Soho restaurant scene. Anywhere else in the country it would still be ‘new’ but with insane pace of restaurant openings in Central London, their debut […]