Hello, there. I’ve made up a survey for some research I’m doing for London pub-goers. If you have 5 or 10 minutes to spare–about the time it takes to drink that morning coffee or tea (or pint)–and you live in London, please fill this survey out, and pass it around to your friends, associates, Twitter … Continue reading »
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A Quick Update: Back in London
Hey there, just a quick update on this blog that I *swear* I will update soonish: I’m back in London. Yay! More entries soon, including further updates on the 100 Pubs Project (as well as an update for the 50 American Beers, too!). I’ve been busy putting together photo entries to revive Abandoned in London as well … Continue reading »
I See London Photojournal Project
Hi there. In addition to writing about food, or really, about beer, I also write about other things, and I take lots of pictures. I’ve recently decided to start a photojournal project about my first year in London, told primarily through pictures and short essays. The project will be called I See London: A Love … Continue reading »
Necco: My favourite Japanese cafe, ever
Exmouth Market is a decent place to be if you’re hungry in London, but my favourite place to go to on the street is Necco, the Japanese cafe with the pink awning with a cat on it. For those of you who know me and my obsession love of cats, I assure you there are … Continue reading »
Pub #35: The Yorkshire Grey, Theobald’s Road
The Yorkshire Grey was a pub I often passed on the bus, and I thought it looked quite cool from the outside. A grey pub front that looked quite modern, it looked like a gastropub that probably was quite nice. My visit back in August to the Yorkshire Grey was due to an aborted attempt … Continue reading »
Merkato, Caledonian Road
I’m a big fan of the Ethiopian food I used to get in Orlando, so when I moved to London last year and began taking the 91 from Holloway to Bloomsbury, I thrilled at the sight of at least three different Ethiopian restaurants on Caledonian Road as the bus lumbered along. Unlike in Orlando, where … Continue reading »
Pub #34: Cittie of York, Holborn
So, as you can see, I’m finally catching up with some of the pub backlog I’ve got. My visit to Cittie of York took place back in JULY, so this is a bit of an oldie. Anyway, I went in on my own to the Cittie of York in Holborn, mostly because it looked quite … Continue reading »
Pub #33: The Mucky Pup, Queen’s Head Street
I consider the Mucky Pup as one of a handful of locals I have. It might be cheating to have more than one, but I don’t care. I’ve been to the Mucky Pup quite a few times, especially recently. I even had my birthday party there. Not only is the landlord of the pub a … Continue reading »
Pub #32: The Gladstone Arms, Lant Street
My visit to pub #32 was a quick one. I had a half hour to wander around Southwark near Union Street on a Saturday, and I was actually looking for a restaurant I had been to once. I didn’t find the restaurant, but I did find a pub: The Gladstone Arms. I wandered in and … Continue reading »
Pub #31: The Princess of Wales, Chalcott Road
The Princess of Wales was part of a modest three-pub pub crawl my friend Tom and I embarked upon one Thursday evening in June. Come to think of it, what is the minimum amount of pubs that quantifies a “crawl”? It wouldn’t be two. I’m thinking three. Three seems like a fair enough number, especially … Continue reading »
Introducing the 100 Pubs Project Map
Yeah, it was coming. Who could resist the mighty power of Google? So, I’ve created a map for the 100 Pubs Project pinpointing each pub I’ve visited so far for the project. Yep, I went through my little Pub Project notebook and plugged in every pub in Google Maps and saved it to a specially-created … Continue reading »
Pub #30: The Camden Head, Camden Walk (in Islington, not Camden)
I’m up to writing about The Camden Head, which will be number thirty on this 100 Pubs Project, but technically isn’t the 30th pub I’ve visited for the project. I’ve got a bit of a backlog I’m forced to deal with at the moment, so some of these pubs are going to be out of … Continue reading »
The People’s Supermarket of Lamb’s Conduit Street
Lamb’s Conduit Street has been one of my favourite streets in London even before I moved here. I had read about it in an issue of Monocle, and stumbled upon the street itself while staying at the hostel in the first few days of being in London. Lately, there’s been a new reason to pay … Continue reading »
Pub #29: The Garden Gate, South End Road
Pub #29 was visited along with friends Matt and Jasmine, and new friend Jess (whom I haven’t seen since, but she was very nice, and if she’s reading this, hello!). We had just done a volunteer stint as the SOAS FoodCycle group in Kentish Town, and after a morning of cooking and baking, it was … Continue reading »
Pub #28: The Earl of Camden, Parkway
The Earl of Camden was one of those pub visits that had no plan, no rhyme nor reason to it. I was in Camden, hungry, and looking to add to the list of pubs visited on this project. I knew of one pub I mean to go to at some point or another, having stumbled … Continue reading »
