The clue is in the title – Cheap Date, or grammatically for this sentence Cheap Dates. I Am But A Poor Boy, nobody loves me…. well they won’t with that attitude – rich or poor – Get out and At ’em dear reader. As a survivor of several hundred Tinder dates (experiences to be lived…
Tag: London
Homeslice: Q&A with the Masterminds behind the Creations
Originally Posted September 2017 For a long time I have raved about Homeslice, the pizza restaurant that started as a street stall before setting up as bricks and mortar on Neal’s Yard in Covent Garden. Now it has expanded to open a second restaurant on Wells Street, Fitzrovia, a third in Shoreditch, and it’s fourth…
The Stories Behind London’s Lost Art Deco Icons
Since its world-premiere at the International Exhibition of Modern and Industrial Decorative Arts in France in 1925, Art Deco has permeated countless creative spheres: from fashion, jewellery, art, and especially architecture. During the late twenties to the early thirties, London quickly became a hotspot for Art Deco architecture. From the impressive news buildings on Fleet…
Rhinos Round London
The Tusk Rhino trail has put 21 rhinos around town. Each designed by famous artists and musicians the they hope to highlight the dire plight of the rhinos in the wild. You’ll find them around town until 22nd September when they are auctioned off for the Tusk charity. They’re a perfect way to get out…
Spicy Meatball: London's Street Photographer
Thankfully Instagram isn’t just about millennials showing off their ‘better than you’ loves or pictures of food, it has become a show room for the creative work of all sorts of artists and landscape and cityscape photographers. Among the many of high res generic images of London, you’ll find some great photographers of the city…
London Oyster Week
Of all the food weeks and days London organises, it’s amazing to think that there’s never been one for oysters, those little shellfish that have been such an important food through the cities history. Well finally this oversight has been corrected, and London’s inaugural Oyster Week is shortly to be upon us. Organised by Katy…