It's not just paella and sangria! Here are 11 things you must eat in Spain, from burgers and wine to seafood and lots of dessert!
Find our more about the exhibition Jenny Saville: Oxyrhynchus at Britannia Street, London. Installation views, works, editorial content, press, and more.
UK government, Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge host talks aimed at quashing trade threatening rhinos and elephants
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In these digital composite images comparisons have been made of London during World War I and Modern Day.
When Alan Burles got a job as an art director at Saatchi & Saatchi in the early 1980s, he invested in an Olympus XA manual camera. Since then he has never been anywhere without a pocket camera. He is the winner of this year’s Leica/Street Photography International photographer of the year award
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Chris Milk's - The Treachery of Sanctuary interactive installation at the Barbican, London - July 2014.
The pursuit of lock picking is as old as the lock, which is itself as old as civilization. But in the entire history of the world, there was only one brief moment, lasting about 70 years, where you could put something under lock and key — a chest, a safe, your home — and have
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Born 1968 in London, lives and works in London SOLO EXHIBITIONS & PERFORMANCES 2019 Near-Life Experience, Kate MacGarry, London, UK 2018 The Last of Its Kind, Workplace Gallery, London, UK Ask the Birds, event, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK The Sounds of Others, Innsbruck Biennale, Austria 2017 Functional Improvisation, Performance,Marcus Coates and Terry Day, William Morris …
It’s time for my annual collection of “best of the year” travel lists! Since I have no plans to travel to any new destinations before the end of the year, I’m ready to reveal the first: my favorite new destinations of the year. Every year, I do a round-up of my favorite new destinations of the year. In […]
Mike Jay recounts the tragic story of James Tilly Matthews, a former peace activist of the Napoleonic Wars who was confined to London's notorious Bedlam asylum in 1797 for believing that his mind was under the control of the 'Air Loom' - a terrifying machine whose mesmeric rays and mysterious gases were brainwashing politicians and plunging Europe into revolution, terror, and war.
London is generally associated with the Romans, Saxons and Normans, but a lesser known part of London’s history is intertwined with that of the Vikings. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News
From Wemba Lea to Daccanhamm.
Winning and commended entries in the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2010 award.
My decision to go to Denmark was based largely upon proximity as my life in London was particularly busy that month. My first take from Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is that it is the most livable city I have visited on #12countries12months, even if it is very expensive.
Make new Friends Forge lifelong connections in the historic heart of London See what’s happening hello! https://youtu.be/8U9LjAKopGc Pax Lodge is ideally located in the North West London suburb of Hampstead. Just a few short stops from the hustle and bustle of central London. What’s On Events Join us at Pax Lodge We have loads coming […]
For those not in the know, the ‘The Young Turks’ are an über-trendy collective of supremely talented young chefs, namely: James Lowe, Isaac McHale and Ben Greeno (now at Momofuku Seiobo). Since coming together in 2010, they have collaborated on various projects and pop-ups, mainly in and around London (as well as some solo projects and one offs). Between them they have worked and staged at some of the best and most exciting restaurants in the world, including: The Fat Duck, St. John Bread and Wine, The Ledbury, River Café, Momofuku Ssäm bar, Marque, Mads Reflund, Tom Aikens, The Paul, Sat Bains and Noma to name a few… With the culinary world seemingly their oyster, the ‘Young Turks’ have been branded the ‘Future of British cooking’ – reviews and write-ups of their events are littered with adjectives hailing their ‘underground’ ‘cool’ ‘modish’ ‘edgy’ and ‘hip’ cooking. I first met James Lowe at the 'Aumbry Fat Duck reunion' (see here) just before The Young Turks were set to open at The Ten Bells for a three month pop-up. Excited by what they had planned and wowed by James’ dish at Aumbry, I promised him and myself that I’d get down to London before they finished their stint in the iconic pub – a man of my word (helped out by the run lasting 6 months instead of 3) I managed to squeeze in on their last supper. The Ten Bells pub on Commercial Street has had a long and chequered history: apparently Jamie Oliver’s Great Grandfather was the landlord during the 1880s but it is perhaps most famous for its association with two of Jack the Ripper’s victims. With its ‘original’ signage and Victorian tiling, thanks to a combination of neglect and sympathetic restoration, the pub itself has changed very little over the years. The surrounding streets however have gone through quite a renaissance since I last visited. I couldn’t believe how much regeneration has gone into the place. Some 15 years ago, when I worked down the road at Sedgwick insurance, the main reason for visiting the area at night was for a Brick Lane curry, beigel or brass. Now, thanks to a revitalised Old Spitalfields Market and its environs the area is once again booming. Although originally from south of the river, visiting the Ten Bells, I found if difficult not to romanticise about that part of London. Set to the soundtrack of ‘Consider Yourself’ from Oliver, the East End has a special spirit that even the doodlebugs dropped by the ‘jam bun’ (hun) couldn’t break. Cheery market banter; barrel organs; music halls; leaving your doors unlocked; gathering round the Joanna for a good ole’ cockney knees-ups; pie ‘n’ mash; jellied eels; the occasional brutal murder; workhouses; opium dens; brothels and fond memories of the Krays with lines such as, ‘Salt of the earth those boys!’ and ‘They only hurt their own!’– the East End has it all! One time, parked up with my friends Sally and Simon, watching the comings and goings of the local streetwalkers whilst enjoying a Salt Beef Beigel and some winkles from Tubby Isaac's, we noticed a police van circling. Expecting to see a live episode of The Bill unfold before our eyes with a bust on the curb crawling activities, we were a little taken back when the blue lights pulled in behind us and before we knew it a rozza had us up against a shuttered shop – all a big misunderstanding, how we laughed! Enough about my past, let’s get back to the ‘Future of British cooking’. Sourdough & butter – I love sourdough and this was amongst the best I’ve tasted… nuff said. Served nestled in amongst aromatic pine needles, the Buttermilk Chicken & Pine Salt was quite simply the best chicken nugget I’ve had in my life. I remember having rabbit coated, cooked and served in a similar way at The Ledbury (see here) – obviously linked to the time Issac spent there as development chef alongside Brett Graham. Pigeon Sausage & Chutney - when you are served a sausage, you can’t help but think, “Oh… it’s just a sausage!” It also made the think what Andoni Luis Aduriz and the team from Mugaritz (in town to promote their new book and celebrate being voted the World’s Third Best Restaurant and winning the ‘The Chefs’ Choice Award 2012’) thought the night before when they had chosen to eat The Young Turks food over all the Michelin starred restaurants in the city, when they too were served a sausage… I imagine they thought, “Ah, es solo una salchicha!” But it wasn’t 'just a sausage'… no wait, it was, but filled with pigeon livers and meat and spices and who knows what other goodness, it was the single most tastiest, most cantankerous, ruffneck, rudebwoy sausage I’ve tasted in my life! Butterhead Lettuce, Goat’s Curd & Almonds – a tasty little course probably deserving of more attention from me. Extra course: Up until now, I was a Gull’s Egg virgin. As James brought the dish to the table he explained how the egg had been cooked at a low temperature before being showered with finely powdered dehydrated celery and a Maldon made seaweed salt. They are apparently one of the most expensive eggs you can buy, having a short 3-week season and requiring to be hand collected by specially licenced ‘eggers’. It is said that the yolks are a ‘stunning bright orange’ but I did not get to see this because as instructed, I took a quick snap and popped it in whole, whilst still warm – it had a rich, creamy texture and tasted wonderfully indulgent. They say ‘eggs is eggs’ but it was great to be able to try a rare and premium product – something I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for during the next short lived season. Pheasant Egg, Venison Broth & Peas - whilst the gull’s egg was a first for me, on account of the fact that I keep chickens (just 3) and refuse to buy hen’s eggs (as they won’t be as good as my own) I will occasionally supplement my ‘harvest’ with duck, goose, guinea fowl or pheasant eggs. Slow poached, the egg was terrific; as were the peas, shimeji mushrooms, wild garlic and croutons… a dish like this is always made or broken by the quality of the consommé – this was sublime; first class cooking. Lamb’s Heart, Grilled Onion & Anchovy – another top drawer dish; the heart had been flash fried retaining wonderful flavour and texture. Further smacks of flavour came from smoked cubes’ of lamb’s fat and the home marinated anchovies. The sheep’s milk yoghurt added another dimension, whilst tempering the smoke and richness. Dexter Rib, Beetroot & Tewkesbury Mustard – it’s not often I swear on this blog, in fact I don’t think I ever have before, but sometimes niceties are not good enough, simply put this beef was ‘off the fucking hook’ – hung for seven weeks, it was unquestionably some of the best British beef I’ve ever tasted. As the night got darker and the place got busier, the candlelit room really came alive. The noise levels were high and the atmosphere buzzing… One downside was the failing light for photographs; made worse by the fact that I happened to be sharing a table with one of the best food and chef photographers in the world, Per-Anders Jörgensen and his wife Lotta who together publish the cutting edge food magazine ‘Fool’ (see here). Me and my point-and-click camera therefore apologise for the poor quality photographs of the pre-dessert and palate cleanser, Ginger Fizz. Rhubarb Cranachan – a great variation on the Scottish classic. A lovely creamy dessert with tartly sweet rhubarb compote enlivened by a sprinkling of honey biscuit. The petit four consisted of what my wife would call a ‘Chocolate Tit’ but what the YT call a Beremeal Teacake – spot on with the fresh mint tea. Usually, at this point, after sharing such an enjoyable experience I’d urge you to go. Sadly however, as mentioned before this was the last night of the Young Turks at The Ten Bells. In true boy-band style, the collective are taking 'some time apart to work on solo projects.' I’m sure they’ll work together again… in the meantime, I’m eager to see what James and Isaac (and the rest of the ‘Clove Club’ crew) do next… watch this, or any hip and happening spaces, because you never know where they’ll pop-up next. Tweet Follow @HungryHoss
January 27 is the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. See the portraits and stories of some of the estimated 200,000 survivors, now well into their eighties and nineties.
A breaking news story by the London Student in early January exposed a “secret” eugenics conference held annually at University College London (UCL) since 2014.1 The article clearly expressed indignation over the idea that some people still advocate for state-manipulated human reproductive practices. But similar outrage over the same disregard for human life sanctioned by the Roe v. Wade (1973) decision 45 years earlier on January 22 was strikingly absent from the report. Eugenics
The British Museum’s exhibition Shunga: Sex, Pleasure and Japanese Art exposes some 170 shunga works which reveal the best of the tradition of erotic Japanese art.
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the experimental Bump Caves is part distillery, part lab, and totally mind-blowing
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The winners for the Open, Youth and National Award competitions of the 2014 Sony World Photography Awards were announced today by the World Photography Organisation (WPO). The following 40 winning breathtaking pictures have been selected from more than 70,000 entries from acros
Image 9 of 16 from gallery of WikiHouse Unveils World's First Two-Storey Open-Source House at London Design Festival. WikiHouse 4.0 during construction. Image Courtesy of The Building Centre
Katie Gregory and Steve Pill take a stroll along the Britain's prettiest streets to uncover charming architecture, chequered histories and cinematic vistas
Four men are first of 15 to be brought from Turkey after long wait for resettlement
