Monday
Spuntino opened a few years back, and was the third project from the Polpo and Polpetto folk. Spuntino clogged my Twitter feed and crowded the web with reviews. I didn’t go – all the hype made me shudder. But now we are further on up the road (sorry, can’t help it), and this London take…
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Sunday
Are you one of those people loitering around the bakery section of the supermarket? I am. I can’t resist the smell of freshly baked bread. If you’re into that sort of thing too then you must get your ass down to The Joint in Brixton, South London. The Joint is well known for being one…
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Friday
*This post first appeared on The Guardian Online Every Saturday morning, I set out on my London Marathon training run. Every Saturday morning, I fall flat on my face. Sometimes I slip on a wet drain cover. Sometimes I slip in mud. Sometimes I slip on soggy leaves, and sometimes I slip in dog shit….
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Monday
As a (relatively) young Bruce Springsteen fan, one thing I am always asked is how did someone my age get into his music. Depending on who’s asking, the long answer is a gushing spiel about how every concert is different, the range of material, his live performance energy, his ability to relate to every turn…
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Sunday
Some of the UK’s best burger restaurants and stalls are getting behind my London Marathon run for ActionAid and donating burgers galore to you guys! Here’s how it works: as a thank you for donating to my 26.2 mile marathon attempt on Sunday 13th April, the burger peeps listed below have all very generously given…
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Sunday
How much do you think is too much to spend on a burger? A tenner? Fifty quid? Last week saw some write ups of a crazily priced US$250 burger at Beer and Buns in NYC, filled with caviar, foie gras, kobe beef and truffle. Even if I had that cash to splash I wouldn’t over…
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Wednesday
Vegetarians are always complaining. Not in general, but about burgers. I get it. They get the bum deal. No veggie wants to head out for a burger with a meat loving friend to have the restaurant fob them off with a big grey watery mushroom in a bun. That’s no burger, that’s just fungus flopping…
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Sunday
Give me my favourite musician, pair him with my most loathed song ever, and drop the two into an arena in Brisbane and you’ll end up with one completely dismayed Bruce Springsteen fan. Normally I love the way Springsteen covers other artists. Adore it. It adds to that thing we crave during his concerts, the…
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Sunday
*Since I first posted this review I’ve been told that the Flying Burger Company has gone down hill a little. Hope that’s not the case! Up until this point I’ve been unconvinced by the idea of having a burger delivered. A few months back I tried Chosen Bun burger delivery with my friends at work, and whilst…
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Friday
I’ve always been a little bit sceptical of anyone covering Bruce Springsteen’s music. I’ve assumed I’d find it difficult to hear a new version of a song when I’m so fond of the original, spending years growing to love the way that Bruce sings and plays it. A few months back a couple of Springsteen…
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