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Where to Find the Best Burgers In London
Burger & Lobster This is a simple concept, but they're executing it well. Primarily a celebration of lobster, but they do burgers as well. It’s good, but if you're just going to order a burger then this is an expensive place to get your burger fix. Service is friendly and professional, and the food is on your table pretty quickly – this isn't the kind of place where they want you to hang around. There's something about Burger & Lobster that feels innately uncool. I can't quite put my finger about it, but there's a sense that you're somehow being taken advantage of by accepting that a restaurant like this is actually a thing. Outlets around the world, including ten in London.
Gareth JohnsonPublished 7 years ago in FeastWhere Do You Find the Best Pizza In London?
Franco Manca Franco Manca is a chain of pizza restaurants in London – at last count they had at least 25 outlets. This is quality pizza, using fresh ingredients, and served up at an affordable price. I often succumb to their Bermondsey Street branch — a bright, modern space; friendly and efficient staff; and top-drawer pizza. One of the strengths of this place is that it keeps everything fairly simple. There’s six pizzas to choose from on the menu, plus a couple of specials on the board. You can choose to add extras, such as anchovies (always!). They also make a mean chilli oil — I can’t seem to eat pizza anymore without drizzling a bit of chilli oil over everything. This is quality pizza and reasonably priced.
Gareth JohnsonPublished 7 years ago in FeastIs Hutong at The Shard in London Worth the Money?
Love it or hate it, the towering, jagged sharpness of The Shard is here to stay and now defines the London skyline. Undeniably, it's a big, tall, tower, offering unparalleled views across the city in every direction.
Gareth JohnsonPublished 7 years ago in FeastWays to Prepare Hot Dogs (That Taste Better Than A NYC Dirty Water Dog)
Nothing is quite as satisfying, nor as widespread as the common hot dog. At baseball games, they're sold with a side of soda as people cheer on the home team. Movie theaters sell them in droves. Kids eat them so often that they're basically a childhood food staple.
Ossiana TepfenhartPublished 7 years ago in FeastJudging a Restaurant
Today my children fancied chips and curry sauce, a bit unusual for a Sunday but I thought I would indulge them especially since my Northern hubby loves a good haddock and chips from a proper chippy. So after quite a long google search trying to find a good sit down fish and chips restaurant open on a Sunday – there we were tucking in to crispy battered fish with good ole soggy chips and a pot of luscious curry sauce.
Zena Leech-CaltonPublished 7 years ago in FeastBest National Food Dishes
Every country has national dishes that they tout as a pinnacle of their cultural achievements. Every country has a meal that is just as emblematic of their society as their flag or national flower. Every country, despite their differences both politically and culturally, can agree that there is food that stands above all others.
Anthony GramugliaPublished 7 years ago in FeastMy Guide to the Best Cafes in Hoxton, London
Towpath For most of the year, the Regent’s Canal in the Hoxton neighbourhood is best avoided — inhabited only by cyclists and joggers battling each other for space on the narrow canal-side path. Once the sun comes out though it’s a different story.
Gareth JohnsonPublished 7 years ago in FeastEating the Real Iceland
There’s one essential thing to know about Iceland - it's 2 – 3 times the price of the UK, it may put you off but the stunning views, friendly people and divine food will make you forget about the credit card bill at the end of the month. Apparently, they dropped a few 0’s off their currency. It’s now approximately 130 krona to £1 or for calculations say each 1000kr is approx. £7.50.
Zena Leech-CaltonPublished 7 years ago in FeastWe Rate the Vietnamese Restaurants of Kingsland Road, London
I've never been to Vietnam, but Vietnamese food would have to be right up there in at least my top five of favourite things to eat.
Gareth JohnsonPublished 7 years ago in FeastThe Disappointments of Mexican Food in London
I love Mexican food. Done well, it's the the kind of food that instantly puts me in a vacation state-of-mind – firing my imagination with beach-side memories of margaritas and food trucks dishing out simple but delicious flavour sensations.
Gareth JohnsonPublished 7 years ago in FeastBest Donut Shops in NYC
Fueling the sleepless masses is an important job, and who better to take it on than the best donut shops in NYC? From the local mom and pop shops to the most extreme donut operations in the city, these connoisseurs know exactly what New Yorkers like.
Best Cupcake Shops in LA
Boutique dessert spots are spreading like wildfire, but why waste time trying to decide which ones to visit when you can head straight to the best cupcake shops in LA instead? Each of these spots emanates a certain passion for baking, and it shines through when you take a look inside their pastry cases.