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Jimmy Doherty from the BBC2 show Jimmy's Farming Heroes will host a gourmet food and wine tasting event at Vinopolis … and Londonist wants you to be there. The event will take place on Sunday 14th September, with sessions at noon and 3pm. Known for his traditional farming methods and rearing rare breed pigs such as Gloucester Old Spots, Saddlebacks and Essex pigs, Jimmy will share his insight about traditional farming in the modern......

This rainy, windy August is really making us yearn for a touch of Gallic charm to lift our summer mood. Of course, we're staying in London so news that the National Theatre is going francophile has got us all of a foux de fafa. If you remember, La Binoche is taking over this September with a headline-grabbing, highly anticipated original performance with contemporary dance superstar, Akram Khan, a retrospective of her prestigious film career......

Yep, Covent Garden’s Night Market is on for every Thursday (4pm-10pm) and Friday (12pm-9:00pm) this month (so, ya got this week and next to check it out). Londonist made it over there on Friday, and we were actually impressed by the range of yummy goodies available for purchase. Many of the usual suspects of London’s food market scene were on hand for the market – and we were glad to see more than a......

Square Pie are celebrating the Olympics in Beijing the only way they know how: by baking special square pies. To mark the games in China, the current Pie of the Month is the Olym-pie special which is not a fawning, deep-fill, sweet and sour bird's nest affair which is kind of what we were expecting. Instead, it is... a Tibetan lamb curry pie, created by the pie company's very own Pie-a-lama. We tried one......

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Online travel agent lastminute.com has launched a new tool which allows folks to search for and make bookings at local restaurants from their mobile. London restos available for booking include Harvey Nichols, The Ritz, Le Gavroche and Bank Restaurants. There’s more info on the lastminute.com blog, including a fun 'n' goofy how-to video.......

Daddy Donkey is a flavour fiesta for folks lucky enough to be round Leather Lane during the week at lunchtime. We gleefully reviewed ‘em back in February and still reckon that Daddy D is a brilliant answer to the question, “What’s for Lunch?". A half year down the camino and we’re happy to report the burritos still kick ass. They’ve introduced crunchy tacos too. The only bad news (from the lunch break punter’s perspective)......

Sherry. It’s not just for Nan at Christmas. It’s for anybody hankering some fine wine to go with the right tasty morsels. Today, tomorrow and Friday offer a superb opportunity to sample a few of Jerez’s best (thanks to the Sherry Institute of Spain) along with yummy tapas (inspired by Fat Duck owner, Heston Blumenthal) at the Jerez Discovery Bar at Bishops Square near Spitalfields Market. If you’ve ever wondered which sherry goes best......

With their newly opened kitchen, N1 favourite, Edinburgh Cellars (125 Newington Green Road, N1 4RA) is offering a free bottle of house wine with their Sunday roasts when you book a table of four. They've got lamb, beef, chicken and veggie options. For more info, visit www.theedinburghcellars.co.uk.......

There are many cinematic free treats this week but these come with news that Picturehouse cinemas is planning to ban sales of popcorn . Citing the smell, sound and contentiousness of popcorn as reason to stop, Head of Media for Picturehouse Cinemas Gabriel Swartland will be running a trial popcorn-free period before rolling out the ban across all 19 Picturehouse venues. A full popcorn cull at Everyman Cinemas is already in place, saving the......

Anthropologists tell us that the ritual of sharing food plays a vital role in social bonding. Londonist likes getting to know new Londoners, and loves breakfast, so if the two can reinforce one another, count us in. One ad hoc group of hungry souls have been pursuing dreams of camaraderie-on-toast for two years now, meeting on the second Wednesday morning of every month for no other reason than to break their fast among strangers,......

Thames Water chase quick buck with luxury flats over super sewer Penny pinching Boris takes early break from Transys, the original Oyster operators, to find cheaper alternative Stop and search at Climate Camp causes consternation The Evening Standard unreservedly apologises to Prince Phillip over prostate cancer story Yum, yum: there's a Thai food festival in Greenwich Park this weekend Image courtesy of Stu_Egan via the Londonist flickr group.......

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Londonist can't keep up with all these weather changes. First it's too hot and then it's too cold and then it's too wet and sigh....we give up. No matter the weather, we always find space in our tummies for gelato. Londonist is a regular at Oddono's in South Kensington; they also have a concession in Selfridges and a few restaurants and cafes that stock them. First timer? They'll recommend their hazelnut, rich and creamy.......

Do your taste buds a favour. Take ‘em on an expedition to La Cave à Fromage at Cromwell Place near the South Ken Tube and treat ‘em to a seasonal selection of the best cheeses (not to mention a gorgeous selection of meats and wines) that you’re apt to find in London. A good time to go might be on a selected Thursday, when La Cave hosts tasting events. And it’s not just your......

XO to GO is a new premium Asian food deliver service offering “restaurant quality food” that must then be heated up before serving. XO to GO reckons its menu, with signature dishes from the XO restaurant in Belsize Park, is just the thing “for a dinner party cheat or a lunch at the office.” Based upon our XO to GO experience, we can agree with that. Here’s our review of this novel approach to......

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Last night found Londonist sampling canapés and cocktails at an outdoor medieval setting deep in the City of London. Hosted by the makers of Tanqueray gin and toptable.co.uk,” the first of two Tanqueray Tables events in London (there was an initial Tanqueray Tables night in Edinburgh last week) offered an excellent opportunity to check out the historic Merchant Taylors’ Hall. Dating from the 14th century, the hall is one of the Twelve Great City......

A Slice of Cherry Pie lays the blanket on the ground. eat like a girl gushes over gooseberries. Very Good Taste goes ga-ga over ginger beer. Tamarind and Thyme checks out the Korean Food Festival 2008. Photography courtesy of dartar via the Londonist pool on Flickr......

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From this Saturday (26th July) and occurring during the last Saturday of every month until 29th November, Covent Garden’s Moti Mahal Indian restaurant will host cookery classes led by head chef Anirudh Arora. More commonly known as Chef Ani, Anirudh will share his kitchen and his knowledge as a master of Indian cuisine with small groups of eight guests with informal two-hour classes starting at 10.30am. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how......

Londonist just got word that Gourmet Restaurant Group, owners of the Tiffinbites brand, recently acquired Indian take-away chain the Bombay Bicycle Club. The deal coincides with the acquisition of Indian food and restaurant group Vama (which consists of a fine dining resto on Kings Road as well as large scale catering operations) and makes Gourmet Restaurant Group the largest Indian restaurant group in the UK. According to GRG’s CEO and founder, Jamal Hirani, the......

As anybody who's tripped and fallen after a pissed perambulation along its bank can tell you, the Regent's Canal doesn't have the most palatable taste. This hasn't dissuaded one mercurial bud-tickler, however, who has created an ice cream with a taste based on things found alongside the canal's murky waters. Eschewing the flotsam of rubber boots, trolleys and countless knows how many chthonic creepies, Arthur Potts Dawson, a restaurateur from the Kings Cross area,......

Tis the season to protest for fair pay. First tube cleaners, then council staff. Last night, waiting staff at Italian chain Carluccios, supported by community group London Citizens joined the call for a living wage. Diners at the Canary Wharf branch were interrupted at their pasta as protestors hoiked up a banner outside the E14 restaurant about their dubious wage terms. As the Independent reports: The company claims that, as a result, waiters are......

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Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Tiffinbites 23 Russia Row (off Gresham Street) EC2V 7PG 020 7600 4899 11.30am-10pm (Monday-Friday) Expect to Pay: around £8 for mains, maybe £10-12 if you want a starter and/or a drink With all those workers filing in and all that money flying around, you’d think the City of London would teem with halfway decent lunchtime options. Alas, really good......

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How about a 30 minute hands-on workshop with a professional chef during your next lunch break? Well, if you can spare the 18 quid head over to Wigmore Street's newly opened L’atelier des Chefs for a session of Cook, Eat & Run. Londonist popped in L’atelier’s shiny dream kitchens recently to discover we’re actually pretty handy in the kitchen and left feeling fairly confident we’d be able to replicate the tasty lemon scented pastasotto......

Since the weather has been flip-flopping on us this summer, Londonist has been wishing for hot soups more often than in previous summers. And what better way to warm oneself than a kimchi jjigae? The fiery red, spicy broth is made with pork and kimchi and comes to your table bubbling away in its own little black pot. Looks are a bit deceiving though; there's a gentle heat to the soup and it's nothing......