Brick Lane Beigel Bake - London E1 - Restaurant Review Previous Brick Lane Beigel BakeElisabeth Blanchet / Time Out Brick Lane Beigel Bake Nick Ballon Brick Lane Beigel BakeElisabeth Blanchet / Time Out Next Brick Lane Beigel Bake Elisabeth Blanchet / Time Out Time Out rating: <strong>Rating: </strong><span class='lf-avgRating'>3</span>/5 Time Out says Posted: Tue Oct 19 2010 What do we love most about this institution? Or could it be the 24-hour opening with hot bread pulled fresh from the ovens all night, or a Brick Lane location that makes this the snack stop of choice for clubbers, imbibers and taxi drivers? Indulge in a piece of New York-style cheesecake or a super-sweet almond slice if you wish (ignore the pastry-heavy sausage rolls), but remember that the bagels are what have kept punters coming back since 1977. What do you think? Review this - you could win a luxury hotel stay
The Cocktail Gardener Le QuecumBar The Anarchists of Friedrichshain « An English man in Berlin They cannot be ignored any longer – the anarchists are demanding attention. Cars have been burning in Friedrichshain every night over the past few weeks due to police raids and the shutting down of ‘housing-projects’, buildings illegally occupied by anarchists and usually identified by graffiti or the black-and-red flags flying from their roofs or windows. In addition, on 3rd December anarchists attacked police stations, cars and government buildings in Berlin, coinciding with anarchist riots in Greece over the anniversary of the death of a 15 year old boy who was shot and killed by police one year ago. All this proved to be a bit too much for the Interior Senator of Berlin, Ehrhart Körting from the SPD, who further fuelled the fire on Wednesday by comparing the radical left to fascists. DDR Flats Most of the city’s artists, intellectuals and generally unruly types have traditionally lived in Prenzlauer Berg and Friedrichshain because this is where all the old houses are. Like this:
Bäkehaus - Hammersmith W6 - Restaurant Review Time Out says Posted: Tue Nov 22 2011 Enter Bäkehaus and you’re transported to Germany. But, be warned, this is not a quaint kleinstadt bakery – this is what a typical German chain bakery is like, with one wall lined with self-service baked goods. It’s all DIY here – even the coffee comes out of self-service machines. A big part of the shop is taken up by high tables, at which customers can sit and munch their baked goods. Other goods to make the German expat heart beat faster include Berliners (deep-fried doughnuts filled with jam), nut-nougat-filled croissants, and plunder pastries (‘Danish’ confections made from yeasty plunder dough). A poppy-seed swirl was bursting with its black seed filling, mixed with hazelnuts and vanilla custard, the bun topped off with a sticky apricot glaze. Lunchtimes get busy at Bäkehaus. The currywurst (sausage and curry sauce) comes from the Charing Cross wurst shop, Herman ze German. For other German bakeries in London, read our feature, here.
Die Freche Muse - About Reclaiming Travel The Stone is a forum for contemporary philosophers and other thinkers on issues both timely and timeless. What compels us to leave home, to travel to other places? The great travel writer Bruce Chatwin described nomadism as an “inveterate impulse,” deeply rooted in our species. The relentless movement of the modern world bears this out: our relative prosperity has not turned us into a sedentary species. The World Tourism Organization, an agency of the United Nations, reported nearly a billion tourist arrivals in 2011. Our once-epic journeys have been downsized to cruise ships and guided tours. This type of massive movement — the rearrangement, temporary or permanent, of multitudes — is as fundamental to modern life as the Internet, global trade or any other sociopolitical developments. For the most fortunate among us, our travels are now routine, devoted mainly to entertainment and personal enrichment. St. Leif Parsons Our wandering is meant to lead back toward ourselves.
London's best bakeries - Features Gail's Price band: 1/4 Started in Hampstead in 2004 by some serious breadheads, Gail’s has gone from strength to strength since then, opening branches in affluent pockets across the capital (South Kensington, Queen’s Park, Dulwich Village, etc). The highlight of the spring season is light, fruity hot-cross buns glazed with glossy, spiced syrup (£1.20), while regulars include rectangles of seeded spelt dough (£3.20), German rye (£3.20) and white or sourdough baguettes (£1.60/1.70), each made with natural processes and ingredients. Old Post Office Bakery Take one German psychotherapist, a disused Brixton post-office-turned-squat, and a secondhand oven, and what do you get? St John Bakery ‘Bread is as vital as your knife and fork in the eating process,’ according to Fergus Henderson, which goes some way to explaining why the slices in his restaurants have always been so nice.
The Virgin Active London Triathlon : Training Programs The training days are now sold out. For anyone who has entered, we have emailed you all the information that you’ll need, with the key bits outlined below: When? Where? How to get there: There is free car parking available at the venue, although cycling often proves a more popular way of getting down. 20 Cool Abandoned Places in the World