2012
Qype: Padron in London
London – Eating & Drinking – Restaurant – Spanish So, from what we can gather, this place is located on the site of a former burrito joint – and its new incarnation is… a Spanish place, which does burritos! (I’m reviewing this place purely on the strength of its burritos, by the way – couldn’t…
Qype: Ciao Bella Restaurant in London
London – Eating & Drinking – Restaurant – Italian & Pizza The plan was to meet at the pub next door, then pop over to Ciao Bella for a low-key bite. And what an experience! There’s seldom a vibe that can be matched by a bustling cheery Italian restaurant – this place was absolutely heaving,…
Future sea cows
So, I had this really weird dream last night (come to think of it, we also had late-night sausage & cheese sandwiches! THE CORRELATION IS PRESENT!), where the Earth was starting to run really low on habitable space. A technology had been developed so that people could choose to live underwater if they wanted, and…
Awwwww, that’s nice.
New Farmers Union Iced Coffee ad, which it tediously turns out is only watchable from Australia. So while I’ve got the opportunity, I’m watching the shit out of it.
Qype: McDonald’s Restaurant in Bristol
Bristol – Eating & Drinking – Fastfood & Takeaway It’s hard to really know what the best part of a McDonald’s visit is – we got back from the Bedminster branch about an hour ago, and I can say with honesty that I certainly don’t feel like eating anything else for quite some time. It’s…
Qype: Tapasia in London
London – Eating & Drinking – Restaurant – Japanese & Sushi For someone with “tapas baggage”*, the idea of a “tapas style” place can be fraught with angst and a sense of impending disaster. Although as Tapasia describes itself as “Japanese Tapas” the agony’s a little lessened… after all, sushi and sashimi are easily shareable…
You can pick anything off this shelf… between these books and these teddy bears, but not the pencils.
Like many people in London, I’m signed up to various “daily deals” provider emails. Generally they’re a thinly-veiled way to squeeze money out of people by offering discounts on implausibly priced products, however every now & again something drifts by that’s reasonable or fits within a plan that was already happening anyway. The deal to…