Franco Santoro - Bespoke Tailors
Address: 26 Kingly Street, London, W1
Around £350 plus material (or take our own) for a 2 piece suit. A quality tailor with several mods on the London Scene down as happy customers. Quick Turnaround too.
Contact: (0207) 4378440 email website
George's Tailors
Address: 50 Wightman Road, Harringay, London, N4 1RU
'Having worked in Carnaby Street in the early 80s, George has a good eye for 60s detail & cloth. Happy to offer advice or create your own designs, a two-piece Kid Mohair Whistle (Cloth covered buttons etc) will set you back around £400...recommended!'
Contact: (0208) 341 3614
John Savva
Address: 6 Windmill Street, (Nearest tube Goodge Street), London, W1
Please contact the tailor with your requirements got price. 'Working as part of a friendly, family-run business, John Savva is a skilled West End tailor who can cut you a good suit far cheaper than Savile Row, and he's familiar with mod style.'
Contact: 020 7636 1826
Luke Gents & Ladies Tailors
Address: Barking Road (near the junction of Balaam Street), Plaistow, London, E13
'Luke's is a family run business who offer a bespoke service at well below normal London prices and who are happy to make the clothes people ask for. They have a wide selection of cloth or are happy to make things up from yours. Relaxed service who are ok if deadlines are tight.'
Contact:
Tailoring 2000
Address: 51 Lexington Street, London, W1R 3LG
25 years experience tailoring for mods. Expert tailoring in suits, skirts, trousers, waistcoats, dresses and shirts. A variety of styles catered for, and also open to new ideas.
Contact: (0207) 439 1633
Threadneedleman Tailors
Address: 187a Walworth Road, London, SE17 1RW
For prices, please give the shop a ring with an idea of what you are looking at having made. Recent Mod/60s related customers have included the likes of Paolo Hewitt (scribe), Dennis Greaves (Nine Below Zero), Ian Page (the Affair/Secret Affair) and Rob Bailey (New Untouchables) all having suits made, as well as plenty of faces from the Mod/Skinhead scene.
Contact: (0207) 701 9181 website
Sunday, 28 November 2010
canederli
Preparate 1 litro di brodo di carne o di dado.
Mettete sul fuoco un pentolino con dentro il latte: quando bollirà, aggiungete a fontana il semolino, mischiando molto bene con una frusta, fino ad ottenere un composto molto denso.
Spegnete il fuoco e aggiungete una grossa noce di burro: mescolate fino a che il composto si staccherà dalle pareti e prenderà la consistenza di una palla.
Aggiungete la noce moscata grattugiata, e l’uovo precedentemente sbattuto con una forchetta; mescolate per amalgamare bene gli ingredienti tra loro e poi lasciate riposare il composto ottenuto.
Quando il composto sarà tiepido, formate, aiutandovi con i palmi delle mani inumidite, delle palline della grandezza di un mandarino, che poi tufferete nell’acqua bollente e scolerete quando riaffioreranno in superficie.
Mettete in un piatto fondo due mestoli di brodo e adagiatevi due canederli di semolino, e servite immediatamente.
■ Consiglio
Per rendere ancora più saporiti i canederli di semolino, potete aggiungere al composto 2-3 cucchiai di formaggio grattugiato (Parmigiano o Grana).
Mettete sul fuoco un pentolino con dentro il latte: quando bollirà, aggiungete a fontana il semolino, mischiando molto bene con una frusta, fino ad ottenere un composto molto denso.
Spegnete il fuoco e aggiungete una grossa noce di burro: mescolate fino a che il composto si staccherà dalle pareti e prenderà la consistenza di una palla.
Aggiungete la noce moscata grattugiata, e l’uovo precedentemente sbattuto con una forchetta; mescolate per amalgamare bene gli ingredienti tra loro e poi lasciate riposare il composto ottenuto.
Quando il composto sarà tiepido, formate, aiutandovi con i palmi delle mani inumidite, delle palline della grandezza di un mandarino, che poi tufferete nell’acqua bollente e scolerete quando riaffioreranno in superficie.
Mettete in un piatto fondo due mestoli di brodo e adagiatevi due canederli di semolino, e servite immediatamente.
■ Consiglio
Per rendere ancora più saporiti i canederli di semolino, potete aggiungere al composto 2-3 cucchiai di formaggio grattugiato (Parmigiano o Grana).
Saturday, 27 November 2010
alpha industries. the best jacket of all
It happen sometimes that some people call me wondering why there are differences in jackets called AlphaIndustries made in the USA with jackets of the same model or the same color.
I clarify this point.
It happens that there are differences in certain articles of the same model and sometimes even in the same colour because whenever the American aerospace, rather than the army or the Navy,start asking for an Alpha Industries jacket a change is very possible, this is true also for the civilian market.
Alpha Industries produced on the same production line for the US armed forces and the civilian market. The latter had just one step further, the application of labels with the mark Alpha Industries.
Alpha Industries producing jackets with certain specifications required by the American Government, and these characteristics were therefore the same for the jackets intended for the civilian market.
If the needs of soldiers or pilots USA changed over time and the American Government called for changes to a particular model of jacket or clothing, these characteristics changed for jackets or clothing intended for the civilian market.
For example the bomber B-15 was produced with the fixed neck, and later with the detachable neck. The M-65 Field jacket in khaki (especially) was produced with various types of fabrics in cotton or cotton/polyester fabric in various ponderousness, the Field jacket Blue color changed various shades of Blue navy.
The bomber MA-1 went from having the interior color of the outside change to the Interior colour of Orange, and before that went from having the tab to snap the hose oxygen mask to aircraft to one without it . Another thing is green having changed many times the shades (or better known as Sage Green).
The bomber CWU 45 was produced with different types of fabric, nylon lighter or heavier, fabric MPTex (Nylon/rayon) changing, sometimes even the heaviness of the fabric.
The by n3b parka and snorker N2B have changed various types of hair and fur on the hood, though they are always had fur or synthetic fur. Also they had fixed or detachable pile, and in the latter there were products which had buttons to attach/detach the fur on the hood, on the side of the hood or from part of the same suit.
And in many others are differences that we were on the models Alpha Industries made in USA, even in the same model and even in the same colour, due to this reason, the evolving needs of pilots and soldiers of the u.s. military.
I clarify this point.
It happens that there are differences in certain articles of the same model and sometimes even in the same colour because whenever the American aerospace, rather than the army or the Navy,start asking for an Alpha Industries jacket a change is very possible, this is true also for the civilian market.
Alpha Industries produced on the same production line for the US armed forces and the civilian market. The latter had just one step further, the application of labels with the mark Alpha Industries.
Alpha Industries producing jackets with certain specifications required by the American Government, and these characteristics were therefore the same for the jackets intended for the civilian market.
If the needs of soldiers or pilots USA changed over time and the American Government called for changes to a particular model of jacket or clothing, these characteristics changed for jackets or clothing intended for the civilian market.
For example the bomber B-15 was produced with the fixed neck, and later with the detachable neck. The M-65 Field jacket in khaki (especially) was produced with various types of fabrics in cotton or cotton/polyester fabric in various ponderousness, the Field jacket Blue color changed various shades of Blue navy.
The bomber MA-1 went from having the interior color of the outside change to the Interior colour of Orange, and before that went from having the tab to snap the hose oxygen mask to aircraft to one without it . Another thing is green having changed many times the shades (or better known as Sage Green).
The bomber CWU 45 was produced with different types of fabric, nylon lighter or heavier, fabric MPTex (Nylon/rayon) changing, sometimes even the heaviness of the fabric.
The by n3b parka and snorker N2B have changed various types of hair and fur on the hood, though they are always had fur or synthetic fur. Also they had fixed or detachable pile, and in the latter there were products which had buttons to attach/detach the fur on the hood, on the side of the hood or from part of the same suit.
And in many others are differences that we were on the models Alpha Industries made in USA, even in the same model and even in the same colour, due to this reason, the evolving needs of pilots and soldiers of the u.s. military.
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
rivers
What is the longest river in England? There are many rivers in England but which is the longest? This article gives an answer to these two questions, along with lists of the top 10 longest rivers in England, along with their length.
There is a problem with these questions though; namely that they are quite ambiguous - England shares a land border with both Wales and Scotland. As such it needs to be determined whether these questions are asking 'What is the longest river just in England?' or 'What is the longest river which is at least partly within England?'. This may seem like nit-picking but depending on which option is asked affects the answer, as shown below.
A picture of the upper reaches of the River Severn - the longest river to pass through England. This photo was taken in Wales. What is the longest river with at least part in England?
The first question which can be answered is 'What is the largest river which has at least part in England?'. The answer to this question is the River Severn, which in addition to being the longest river which passes through England, is also the longest river in the UK. The length of the River Severn is generally taken to be 220 miles (354km), although there is some debate as to it's exact length.
The River starts in the Cambrian Mountains of central Wales. From here it travels in a north-eastern direction past the Welsh settlements of Newry and Welshpool, before entering England. It continues in this direction through England until it reaches Shrewsbury. From here it travels roughly south, first through the historic Ironbridge Gorge, before passing through the historic English settlements of Worcester, Tewkesbury and Gloucester. After passing through Gloucester the River Severn flows approximately towards the south-west. The river discharges into the Severn Estuary somewhere around the present Severn Crossing. However, There is some disagreement as to where exactly the Severn River becomes the Severn Estuary and this is what accounts for the uncertainty in exact length mentioned above. However, what is without debate is that the River Severn is the longest river which flows through England.
A picture of teh River Thames at night as it flows through the English capital, London. The River Thames is the longest river completely in England. What is the longest river solely in England?
The second question which is sometimes asked is 'What is the longest river which is completely in England?'. It makes sense that this will not be the longest river that flows through England, since it has already been proven that this was the River Severn, which is the longest river in the UK but has a portion within the country of Wales. The longest river solely in England is therefore the River Thames. The length of the River Thames is 215 miles, or 346 kilometres for those who prefer metric. As can be seen, this is only slightly shorter than the length of the River Severn.
There is some dispute as to the exact source of the River Thames. However, it is somewhere within a small part of the English county of Gloucestershire. The River Thames flow approximately east through a number of English counties. After leaving Gloucestershire the River Thames flows through Wiltshire for a while, before entering the county of Oxfordshire. The River Thames flows through the historic city of Oxford, before continuing through Oxfordshire and into Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. Here it passes through the towns of Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Windsor. The river then flows into Surrey where it flows through the capital city, London. The River Thames then continues eastwards through Essex and Kent, before discharging into the Thames Estuary.
There is a problem with these questions though; namely that they are quite ambiguous - England shares a land border with both Wales and Scotland. As such it needs to be determined whether these questions are asking 'What is the longest river just in England?' or 'What is the longest river which is at least partly within England?'. This may seem like nit-picking but depending on which option is asked affects the answer, as shown below.
A picture of the upper reaches of the River Severn - the longest river to pass through England. This photo was taken in Wales. What is the longest river with at least part in England?
The first question which can be answered is 'What is the largest river which has at least part in England?'. The answer to this question is the River Severn, which in addition to being the longest river which passes through England, is also the longest river in the UK. The length of the River Severn is generally taken to be 220 miles (354km), although there is some debate as to it's exact length.
The River starts in the Cambrian Mountains of central Wales. From here it travels in a north-eastern direction past the Welsh settlements of Newry and Welshpool, before entering England. It continues in this direction through England until it reaches Shrewsbury. From here it travels roughly south, first through the historic Ironbridge Gorge, before passing through the historic English settlements of Worcester, Tewkesbury and Gloucester. After passing through Gloucester the River Severn flows approximately towards the south-west. The river discharges into the Severn Estuary somewhere around the present Severn Crossing. However, There is some disagreement as to where exactly the Severn River becomes the Severn Estuary and this is what accounts for the uncertainty in exact length mentioned above. However, what is without debate is that the River Severn is the longest river which flows through England.
A picture of teh River Thames at night as it flows through the English capital, London. The River Thames is the longest river completely in England. What is the longest river solely in England?
The second question which is sometimes asked is 'What is the longest river which is completely in England?'. It makes sense that this will not be the longest river that flows through England, since it has already been proven that this was the River Severn, which is the longest river in the UK but has a portion within the country of Wales. The longest river solely in England is therefore the River Thames. The length of the River Thames is 215 miles, or 346 kilometres for those who prefer metric. As can be seen, this is only slightly shorter than the length of the River Severn.
There is some dispute as to the exact source of the River Thames. However, it is somewhere within a small part of the English county of Gloucestershire. The River Thames flow approximately east through a number of English counties. After leaving Gloucestershire the River Thames flows through Wiltshire for a while, before entering the county of Oxfordshire. The River Thames flows through the historic city of Oxford, before continuing through Oxfordshire and into Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. Here it passes through the towns of Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Windsor. The river then flows into Surrey where it flows through the capital city, London. The River Thames then continues eastwards through Essex and Kent, before discharging into the Thames Estuary.
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Mettete in un paiolo di rame (o in una pentola di acciaio col fondo spesso) l’acqua e portatela ad ebollizione, poi salatela e versatevi la farina a pioggia, mescolando di continuo con un mestolo affinchè non si formino grumi.
Continuate a mescolare la polenta fino a che non sarà cotta (circa 50-60 minuti).
Nel frattempo tagliate il burro e il formaggio a pezzetti, poi uniteli alla polenta ormai cotta, abbassando il fuoco al minimo; amalgamate bene gli ingredienti fino al loro completo scioglimento e assorbimento (5-6 minuti).
Aggiustate eventualmente di sale e poi servite immediatamente la polenta taragna in ciotole di ceramica o di terracotta, oppure spargetela su di un tagliere.
■ Preparazione in pentola a pressione
Mettete l’acqua a bollire in una pentola a pressione, poi salatela e versatevi a pioggia la farina, mescolando continuamente con un mestolo.
Chiudete la pentola a pressione e non appena inizierà a fischiare contate venti minuti, trascorsi i quali, spegnete il fuoco, e aspettate di poter aprire la pentola.
Nel frattempo tagliate il burro e il formaggio a pezzetti, uniteli alla polenta dentro alla pentola a pressione, che intanto avrete messo di nuovo sul fuoco bassissimo e senza coperchio; amalgamate bene gli ingredienti fino al loro completo scioglimento e assorbimento (5-6 minuti).
Aggiustate eventualmente di sale e poi servite immediatamente la polenta taragna in ciotole di ceramica o di terracotta, oppure spargetela su di un tagliere.
■ Consiglio
Molte persone, quando la polenta taragna è cotta, usano condirla facendo fondere del burro in una padellina insieme alla salvia e uno spicchio di aglio e ne irrorano la superficie.
Continuate a mescolare la polenta fino a che non sarà cotta (circa 50-60 minuti).
Nel frattempo tagliate il burro e il formaggio a pezzetti, poi uniteli alla polenta ormai cotta, abbassando il fuoco al minimo; amalgamate bene gli ingredienti fino al loro completo scioglimento e assorbimento (5-6 minuti).
Aggiustate eventualmente di sale e poi servite immediatamente la polenta taragna in ciotole di ceramica o di terracotta, oppure spargetela su di un tagliere.
■ Preparazione in pentola a pressione
Mettete l’acqua a bollire in una pentola a pressione, poi salatela e versatevi a pioggia la farina, mescolando continuamente con un mestolo.
Chiudete la pentola a pressione e non appena inizierà a fischiare contate venti minuti, trascorsi i quali, spegnete il fuoco, e aspettate di poter aprire la pentola.
Nel frattempo tagliate il burro e il formaggio a pezzetti, uniteli alla polenta dentro alla pentola a pressione, che intanto avrete messo di nuovo sul fuoco bassissimo e senza coperchio; amalgamate bene gli ingredienti fino al loro completo scioglimento e assorbimento (5-6 minuti).
Aggiustate eventualmente di sale e poi servite immediatamente la polenta taragna in ciotole di ceramica o di terracotta, oppure spargetela su di un tagliere.
■ Consiglio
Molte persone, quando la polenta taragna è cotta, usano condirla facendo fondere del burro in una padellina insieme alla salvia e uno spicchio di aglio e ne irrorano la superficie.
Monday, 22 November 2010
Sunday, 21 November 2010
new stuff
vass of hungary, shoe makers.
classic merino from asda
a 16 pound grunge jumper in wool from asda , not bad for the price
who does asda stuff? It must be some bloke who has in mind couch potatoes of mid life in mind but this cardigan is useful
another not brilliant but useful asda cardigan
i'm thinking bout getting a suit made up with george in camberwell, I like this style from french connection
this style looks nice but maybe too office
the above is old stuff but still worth getting, a mid victorian idea of .........let you decide
classic merino from asda
a 16 pound grunge jumper in wool from asda , not bad for the price
who does asda stuff? It must be some bloke who has in mind couch potatoes of mid life in mind but this cardigan is usefulanother not brilliant but useful asda cardigan
i'm thinking bout getting a suit made up with george in camberwell, I like this style from french connection
this style looks nice but maybe too office
the above is old stuff but still worth getting, a mid victorian idea of .........let you decide
Saturday, 20 November 2010
FIGURITAS DEL AYER: REAMSA-TRAMPEROS DEL CANADA
FIGURITAS DEL AYER: REAMSA-TRAMPEROS DEL CANADA: "6 POSES DE LOS TRAMPEROS DEL CANADA DE REAMSA ENEMIGOS ACERRIMOS DE LA POLICIA MONTADA"
snatch in the victorian period
The Victorian era of the nineteenth century, like no other period preceding it, became dominated by the belief that an individual's sex and sexuality form the most basic core of their identity, potentiality, social/political standing and freedom. It is a curious irony that we moderns commonly portray Victorian sexual mores as puritanistic, moralistic and highly repressive, when like never before, sexuality became a focus of public and private attention. The Victorian bourgeois may have covered their piano legs out of modesty, but as an emergent social and political force they chose sexuality as the basis for delineating their identity from the aristocracy, peasants and emergent working classes. 
Toward the beginning of the eighteenth century, there emerged a political, economic, and technical incitement to talk about sex. ..... This need to take sex ‘into account’, to pronounce a discourse on sex that would not derive from morality alone but from rationality as well, was sufficiently new that at first it wondered at itself and sought apologies for its own existence. How could a discourse based on reason speak like that?
But speak they did, with increasing intensity and authority, bringing into the objective light of science, a multitude of distinctive sexual species. The pervert, child masturbator, homosexual, hysteric, prostitute, primitive and nymphomaniac, all emerged as distinctly classified sexual species possessing their own internal "secret" which had been revealed by the penetrating gaze of science.
The polarisation of public and private spheres becomes the foundation upon which the ascendant bourgeoisie constructed the family and it's sexuality. The passionless reproductive wife confined to private domesticity, along with her publicly and competitively orientated husband becomes the central reference point for discussions concerning sexuality. The prostitute, homosexual and the solitary masturbator emerged as entities posing the greatest threat to heterosexual reproduction, bourgeois morality and social order.
The real life sex goddess in the day was a beautiful teenage showgirl named Evelyn Nesbit. Her story is a history in itself about thoughts on women Victorian males.
. Her flowing tresses typified the Victorian female along with her taller than average hourglass figure and seductive expression.
Her personality probably matched the then modern woman as well. Girls were spirited, well bred, independent and utterly feminine, yet underneath it all, there was that Scarlet O’Hara flash of mischief their eyes. That ever so naughty characteristic was what made them so alluring. There is a Catalan saying: 'La mar es posa bona si veu el cony d'una dona' - 'The sea calms down if it sees a woman's cunt'. This Catalan belief in the power of the vagina is, in fact, the source of the good luck custom of fishermen's wives displaying their genitals to the sea before their men put out on the water. The flipside of this faith is, logically enough, that a woman can cause storms if she urinates in the waves.
Moreover, according to folklore, it's not just the oceans that are soothed by the sight of a woman's vagina. A flash of female genitalia has the power to calm other forces of nature too. For example, women in the southern Indian province of Madras were known to subdue dangerous storms by exposing themselves. And Pliny, the first-century historian of the ancient world, writes in his work
Natural History of how hailstorms, whirlwinds and lightning are all quieted and dispelled by a face-o with a naked woman
Victorians tabooed more and more words, new words, often slang words, replaced them. So many words have been used to replace taboo words that you can't talk for long without saying something that might offend some prude. Take cock for instance. (These days most people can't understand the relationship between cocks and...ahh...cocks. If you've never handled a live rooster, you probably don't know that when you wrap your hand around its neck, it has a very penile feel. If you're familiar with chickens it's obvious why a penis is called a cock and if you're not no explanation will suffice.) The word is first found in written English in Chaucer. Shakespeare himself uses it in puns, jokes, and wordplay but by the late 1700's and early 1800's the taboo had grown so strong that apricox, haycocks, and weathercocks became apricots, haystacks and weathervanes. As the old word was rooted out, new ones, and not so new ones, came to replace it - such as prick, Peter, Dick (thus a Dickless Tracy is a policewoman), Jack, John Thomas, knocker, tool, gun, pistol, short arm, truncheon, pole (as in Mae West's immortal line: I wouldn't let him touch me if he had a ten foot pole.), schlong, putz, shaft, root, snake, one- eyed trouser snake, Cod, bone, fishbone (the bone used to fish in what Shakespeare calls that peculiar river) and so on and so on. Penis replaced cock after the older word became unprintable even in scientific literature. Penis is Latin, not for cock, but for tail. The Latin word for penis is gladius or sword, something placed in a vagina or sheath
gropecunt lane
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Train
Victoria Station - to West Dulwich Station (the Orpington line, Travelcard Zone 3) - 13 minutes
• Trains leave approximately every 15 minutes (call 08457 484950 or visit their website to plan your journey).
Turn right out of West Dulwich station and take the first left, Gallery Road. Walk to the end of the road, the Gallery is on the right hand side
London Bridge - North Dulwich (Travelcard Zones 2 and 3) - 13 minutes
• Trains leave approximately every 15 minutes (call 08457 484950 or visit their website to plan your journey). Turn left out of North Dulwich station and walk through Dulwich Village to the Gallery.
Please do not alight at East Dulwich station, it is a long distance from the Gallery.
You can use Oyster Pay as you go on National Rail Services Zones 1 - 9.
I had a leisurely morning and decided to do one of the walks from the Lonely Planet London book. I decided to try the Highgate/Hampstead Heath walk. I took the 343 bus to Borough and the Northern Line train to Archway.
Across the street from the pub and around the corner from St. Joseph's church was Dartmouth Park Hill and the entrance to a beautiful little park called Waterlow. It was so nice to be in a quiet green space away from the hubbub of the city. The only other people in the park were mothers and fathers with baby strollers. In the park I found a narrow lane shaded over with trees. I assumed this was the "Swain's Lane" I was to find according to Lonely Planet. It wasn't, but it looked like the kind of place a swain would take a girl to woo her.
Next on the walk was to supposed to be a stroll through Highgate Cemetery, but I was too cheap to pay the entrance fee. (Karl Marx and Michael Faraday are buried here among others.) However, it ended up that the real Swain's Lane ran parallel to the cemetery, so I peeked in as I walked. The cemetery was so overgrown that it looked more like a forest that happened to have odd shaped rocks (tombstones) popping out here and there through the green.
here you can eat in a really nice atmosphere for very low cost , try a bottle of australian spumante ask for it in an ice bucket. its at the top of highgate village.NEW Pancakes with bacon & maple-flavour syrupThree pancakes made with free-range eggs and buttermilk, served with two rashers of bacon and maple-flavour syrup. BREAKFAST AT WTHERSPOONS
NEW Pancakes with maple-flavour syrupThree pancakes made with free-range eggs and buttermilk, served with maple-flavour syrup.
Traditional Breakfast with MushroomFried egg, bacon, sausage, baked beans, hash browns, a flat mushroom and half a grilled tomato.
Large Breakfast with MushroomTwo fried eggs, two rashers of bacon and two sausages, with baked beans, three hash browns, a flat mushroom and half a grilled tomato and two slices o...
Traditional Breakfast with Black PuddingFried egg, bacon, sausage, baked beans, hash browns, black pudding and half a grilled tomato.
901kcal
Large Breakfast with Black PuddingTwo fried eggs, two rashers of bacon and two sausages, with baked beans, three hash browns, black pudding and half a grilled tomato and two slices of ...
1558kcal
NEW Chicken & Vegetable PieWith swede, roasted carrot and parsnip, in a rich chicken gravy, served with peas or mushy peas and chips or mashed potato – plus more gravy.
1356kcal
British Beef and Abbot Ale Pie served with Mashed Potato, Vegetables and GravySlow-cooked British farm-assured beef, with onion, gravy, vegetables or mushy peas and your choice of mashed potato. Also avaiable with chips.
1227kcal
Steak & Kidney PuddingOur award-winning recipe, made with British farm-assured beef, served with chips, peas or mushy peas and gravy.
Day BrunchTwo fried eggs, two rashers of bacon, two sausages, baked beans and chips.
1178kcal
All-Day Brunch VegetarianTwo fried eggs, three vegetarian sausages, baked beans and chips.
913kcal
NEW Chicken & Vegetable PieWith swede, roasted carrot and parsnip, in a rich chicken gravy, served with peas or mushy peas and chips or mashed potato – plus more gravy.
1356kcal
British Beef and Abbot Ale Pie served with Mashed Potato, Vegetables and GravySlow-cooked British farm-assured beef, with onion, gravy, vegetables or mushy peas and your choice of mashed potato. Also avaiable with chips.
1227kcal
Steak & Kidney PuddingOur award-winning recipe, made with British farm-assured beef, served with chips, peas or mushy peas and gravy.
1016kcal
Rate: Write a review:2
Morrocan Meatballs with CouscousMoroccan-style lamb meatballs, in a tangy tomato sauce, with onion, chillies, parsley and coriander, served with flatbread.
857kcalSpicy - 2 Peppers
Rate: Write a review:2
Smoked Haddock and Mozzarella FishcakesWith spring onion, in a creamy sauce, encased in breadcrumbs and served with a side salad and dressing, tartare sauce and chips.
850kcal
Rate: Write a review:2
Torn Chicken, Chorizo and Spinach Pasta with Garlic BreadSerpentini pasta in a rich, creamy sauce with spinach leaf, Gruyere, mascarpone, Italian hard cheese and mozzarella pearls, with garlic ciabatta bread...
1353kcalSpicy - 1 Pepper
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Torn Chicken, Chorizo and Spinach Pasta with SaladSerpentini pasta in a rich, creamy sauce with spinach leaf, Gruyere, mascarpone, Italian hard cheese and mozzarella pearls, with a side salad with dre...
1052kcalSpicy - 1 Pepper
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Sweet Chilli NoodlesEgg noodles, tossed in a sweet chilli sauce, with red peppers, spring onion, choy sum, bamboo shoots and carrot.
296kcal5% fatSpicy - 2 Peppers
Rate: Write a review:3
Sweet Chilli Noodles with Chicken BreastEgg noodles, tossed in a sweet chilli sauce, with red peppers, spring onion, choy sum, bamboo shoots and carrot.
486kcal5% fatSpicy - 2 Peppers
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NEW Thai NoodlesEgg noodles, cooked with coconut and yellow Thai-style sauce, flavoured with garlic, basil and chillies – mixed with shiitake mushrooms, mange-t...
328kcal5% fatSpicy - 3 Peppers
Rate: Write a review:3
NEW Thai Noodles with ChickenEgg noodles, cooked with coconut and yellow Thai-style sauce, flavoured with garlic, basil and chillies – mixed with shiitake mushrooms, mange-t...
516kcal5% fatSpicy - 3 Peppers
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Spaghetti BologneseIn a rich red wine Bolognese sauce. If you would like Parmesan cheese added,please ask.
485kcal5% fat
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LasagneBaked layers of egg pasta, with beef and bacon in a tomato, red wine, olive oil & herb sauce, topped with four cheeses and served with a side sala...
604kcal
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Sausage, Chips and BeansWith three award-winning Lincolnshire pork sausages.
897kcal
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Vegetarian Sausages, Chips and BeansWith vegetarian Lincolnshire sausages.
734kcal
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Ham, Eggs & ChipsWiltshire cured ham, free-range eggs and chips.
683kcalGF
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Bacon CarbonaraMade with penne pasta in a creamy extra-mature Tickler Cheddar cheese sauce, with garlic ciabatta bread.
1042kcal
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Carbonara Pasta with MushroomMade with penne pasta in a creamy extra-mature Tickler Cheddar cheese sauce, with garlic ciabatta bread.
813kcal
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Chilli Con Carne with Yellow Basmati Rice and Tortilla ChipsOur own twist on this Tex-Mex classic is made with diced and minced British farm-assured beef, red chilli and kidney beans. It is finished with cumin,...
796kcal5% fatSpicy - 2 Peppers
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Five Bean Chilli - with Yellow Basmati Rice and Tortilla ChipsButter, kidney, haricot, cannellini and pinto beans, bulgar wheat, Quorn mince and peppers, in a rich tomato sauce, with tortilla chips and yellow bas...
592kcal5% fatQSpicy - 1 Pepper
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Caramelised Onion, Cherry Tomato & Wexford Cheddar Tart (selected pubs only)
1023kcal
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Fish and ChipsWith battered fillet of cod, peas or mushy peas and tartare sauce.
1008kcal
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Breaded Plaice with Chips and PeasBreaded plaice with chips, peas or mushy peas and tartare sauce.
824kcal
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Wholetail Breaded ScampiBreaded scampi✝, chips, peas or mushy peas and tartare sauce.
1009kcal
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Chicken Caesar SaladChicken breast slices and cos lettuce, with Parmesan cheese, roasted croûtons and a classic Caesar# dressing.
663kcal
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Warm Chicken & Bacon SaladOn a bed of mixed salad leaves, cherry tomatoes and cucumber, with a low-fat honey & mustard dressing.
539kcalGF
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Warm Chicken & Ham SaladOn a bed of mixed salad leaves, cherry tomatoes and cucumber, with a low-fat honey & mustard dressing.
250kcalGF
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Half Roast ChickenRoast half chicken with chips, peas and gravy.
1227kcal
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Chicken Tikka MasalaWith yellow basmati rice, naan bread, mango chutney and poppadums.
994kcalGFSpicy - 2 Peppers
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Sweet Potato, Chickpea & Spinach CurryAn award-winning dish, in a coconut sauce, with yellow basmati rice, naan bread, mango chutney and poppadums.
1069kcal5% fatSpicy - 2 Peppers
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Sweet Potato, Chickpea & Spinach Curry with PoppadumsAn award-winning dish, in a coconut sauce, with yellow basmati rice, mango chutney and poppadums. This meal is suitable for vegans.
917kcalGFSpicy - 2 Peppers
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Salmon Fillet with Hollandaise Sauce with Jacket Potato and Side Salad with DressingSeasoned and served with Hollandaise sauce, a jacket potato and a side salad with dressing.
972kcalGF
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Salmon Fillet without Hollandaise, with Jacket Potato (no butter) and salad (no dressing)
679kcalGF
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Salmon Fillet with Hollandaise Sauce served with Chips and Vegetables
865kcal
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Sausages and MashThree award-winning Lincolnshire pork sausages, in a caramelised onion & ale gravy, with peas or mushy peas.
715kcal
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Vegetarian Sausages and MashVegetarian Lincolnshire sausages and gravy, with peas or mushy peas.
553kcal
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NEW British Beef CasseroleA hearty casserole,with braised British farm-assured beef in a traditional bourguignon-style sauce, made with red wine, baby carrots, button mushrooms...
559kcal5% fatGF
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Braised Shoulder of LambIn a mint & rosemary gravy, with vegetables and mashed potato.
1036kcal
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Afternoon Deal- 5oz gammon steak, free-range eggs, chips 5 oz gammon steak, free-range eggs, chips and a cup of tea
791kcalGF
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Classic 6oz Beef BurgerServed with salad, tomato, red onion, tomato relish and chips.
1207kcal
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Breaded Chicken Burger with ChipsServed with salad, tomato, red onion, tomato relish and chips.
945kcal
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Butterfly Chicken Breast Burger with ChipsServed with salad, tomato, red onion, tomato relish and chips. Why not try with BBQ sauce?
893kcal
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Vegetable BurgerServed with salad, tomato, red onion, tomato relish and chips.
839kcal
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Gourmet Beef BurgerTopped with two bacon slices and a Stilton, Shropshire blue & spring onion sauce. Includes six beer-battered whole onion rings.
1828kcal
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Gourmet Breaded Chicken Breast BurgerTopped with two bacon slices and a spicy Monterey Jack cheese & pepper sauce. Includes six beer-battered whole onion rings.
1519kcalSpicy - 3 Peppers
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Gourmet Butterfly Chicken Breast BurgerTopped with two bacon slices and a spicy Monterey Jack cheese & pepper sauce. Includes six beer-battered whole onion rings.
1504kcalSpicy - 3 Peppers
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Gourmet Vegetable BurgerTopped with Reggae ReggaeTM tomato sauce and mushroom. Includes six beer-battered whole onion rings.
1176kcalSpicy - 1 Pepper
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Simple Steak: 8oz Rump Steak with Chips8oz rump steak with chips. Simple.
826kcal
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8oz Rump Steak with Chips, Peas, Tomato and a Flat Mushroom
918kcal
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8oz Rump Steak with Jacket Potato, Butter and Dressed Side Salad
968kcalGF
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8oz Sirloin Steak with Chips, Peas, Tomato and a Flat Mushroom
1198kcal
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8oz Sirloin Steak with Jacket Potato and Butter and Dressed Salad
1210kcalGF
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28-day-matured 10oz Rib eye with Chips, Peas, Tomato and a Flat Mushroom
1350kcalGF
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28-day-matured 10oz Rib eye with Jacket Potato and Butter and Dressed Salad
1386kcalGF
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BBQ Chicken Melt with Chips, Peas, Tomato and a Flat MushroomChicken breast, topped with cheese, bacon and BBQ sauce.
968kcal
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BBQ Chicken Melt with Jacket Potato and Dressed Side SaladChicken breast, topped with cheese, bacon and BBQ sauce.
1038kcalGF
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Gammon steak, free-range eggs and chipsTwo succulent 5oz gammon steaks, topped with pineapple.
1054kcal
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Mixed Grill with Chips, Peas, Tomatoes, and Flat MushroomGammon steak, rump steak, lamb chops, pork steak and Lincolnshire pork sausage with chips, peas, tomato and a flat mushroom.
1372kcal
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Mixed Grill with Jacket Potato and Dressed Side SaladGammon steak, rump steak, lamb chops, pork steak and Lincolnshire pork sausage, with a jacket potato and peas, tomato and a side salad with dressing.
1446kcal
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Large Mixed Grill with Chips, Peas, Tomato and a Flat MushroomGammon steak, rump steak, lamb chops, pork steak, 2 Lincolnshire pork sausages, with chips and peas, tomato, a flat mushroom, a fried free-range egg a...
1885kcal
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Large Mixed Grill with Jacket Potato and Dressed Side SaladGammon steak, rump steak, lamb chops, pork steak. 2 Lincolnshire pork sausages, with a jacket potato and peas, tomato, a side salad with dressing, a f...
1955kcal
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Surf n Turf - Rump, Scampi, Chips, Peas, Tomato and Tartare Sauce 8oz rump steak, with spicy coated king prawns and a scampi and tartare sauce, with chips, peas and tomato.
1411kcal
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Surf n Turf - Rump Steak, Spicy Coated King Prawns, Chips, Peas, Tomato and Sweet Chilli Dip8oz rump steak, with spicy coated king prawns and a sweet chilli dipping sauce, with chips, peas and tomato.
1231kcal
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After passing many picturesque English cottages, I crossed Highgate Road and entered the larger park called Hampstead Heath. It was truly enormous and it was hard to tell where Parliament Hill was because there were many rolling mounds in front of me. This park was less tree covered and had many more wide open spaces where people were walking their dogs and playing football (soccer to us). There was also a group of guys caring a box of electrical equipment. A police car drove by me as I ambled up and almost by accident found Parliament Hill. The park was so vast that there were many spots where I was completely alone. I found a set of stairs that seemed to lead up to a small hill, but when I got to the top it was THE hill - view from parliament hill
Parliament Hill - and there were several people up there on the benches scattered across the hilltop enjoying the view. One guy had biked up the hill and was drinking a quart of milk. Another woman was sitting on the bench with the best view (picture on flickr) and talking on her cell phone. I chose a bench and sat for awhile.
john keats houseThe next stop was the mixed bathing pond (there are also separate men's and women's bathing ponds). I didn't swim as it has been quite chilly in London but I could see someone out there enjoying themselves. After exiting the park, I was supposed to stop at the poet John Keat's house, but I couldn't find it. I did find more picturesque homes that all had names instead of house numbers. I should've written some of them down. I'll have to go back again. The least imaginative one was simply "Hampstead Cottage" for the park I had just left. I did find another house recommended by the guidebook which they described as a "unique modern house." I almost missed it because it really wasn't unique (except for being so modern compared to the houses surrounding it). However, there was a sign in front of it offering tours entitled, "unique modern house."
I took a wrong turn somewhere and instead of ending up at the Hampstead tube station where my journey was supposed to end, I missed Keat's house by 1/2 a block and ended on a small square near the Royal Free Hospital.
It was well past lunch, so I stopped at the Marks & Spencer Simply Food shop. It was my first time exploring the shop and it had a wonderful food selection. They have potato chip flavors "sweet thai chili" is a popular one.
They also aren't afraid of "bacon" flavored chips. I opted for "leicester and green onion flavor." It was a much subtler version of sour cream and onion without the sour cream. I also got a (ubiquitous here) prepared sandwich (chicken, avocado, and bacon). Everywhere you go has these pre-made sandwiches that are cunningly cut into triangles and then packaged in a triangular case. For the really hungry, they have a variety case that contains three triangular halves in different combinations instead of two. They had a bakery section and I almost got a cherry tart but decided to try their ginger cake instead.
I sat in the square across from M&S eating with the whinos that were gathered there.
Rather than backtracking to the missed tube stop, I decided to keep walking. I walked down Haverstock Hill to the Belsize Park stop, but then decided to keep going to Chalk Farm stop because (silly me) I thought there might be an actual farm there as I had read there are a few working farms in London. Instead, I found lots and lots of stalls selling clothes along the road between the Chalk Farm and the Camden Town tube stops. One part of the market felt a bit "Disney Landish" because it was in an enclosed area with a food court. Behind the food court was row after row of stores selling vintage clothing. Closer to the Camden locks were store selling cheap t-shirts, wellies, and fake LeSportSac bags.
the east endDennis Severs House, in Spitalfields, East London. When entering this house you are transported back in time to the early 18th century and the lives of the Jervis family, a family of Huguenot silk-traders.
The whole experience, carried out in silence by candlelight and the light from fires, is both powerful and evocative. As you pass through the rooms, it is though the family have just left…there’s a half-eaten meal on a table….voices are seemingly coming from elsewhere in the house….you here children scurrying up stairs….on a table, a book lies open in front of an open fire, it’s a Dickens novel. There’s a mysterious and tangible sense of going back in time and being in the presence of Londoners of a bygone age.
Dennis Severs House:
18 Folgate Street
Spitalfields, London E1
020 7247 4013
Public transport: Shoreditch High Street ( London Overground)
Open Mon 12pm-2pm; Sun 2pm-5pm
http://www.dennissevershouse.co.uk/
THE GEFFRYE MUSEUM
Christmas Past offers visitors a fascinating insight into how Christmas has been celebrated in English middle-class homes from 1600 to the present day. Each year, authentic festive decorations transform the museum's eleven period rooms, creating a vivid and evocative picture of how earlier generations of Londoners celebrated Christmas. The rooms provide the perfect setting for visitors to explore the origins of some of the rich and colourful traditions of Christmases past, from feasting, dancing and kissing under the mistletoe to playing parlour games, hanging up stockings, sending cards, decorating the tree and throwing cocktail parties.
Throughout the exhibition, festive food will be served in the restaurant and visitors can hunt for original gifts, decorations, cards and books in the shop.
Access our Christmas Past press release here.
Christmas Opening Hours
24 Dec closed 28 Dec open 1 Jan closed
25 Dec closed 29 Dec open 2 Jan noon-5pm
26 Dec closed 30 Dec open 3 Jan noon-5pm
Map and Directions
Address
136 Kingsland Road
Shoreditch
London E2 8EA (between Pearson and Cremer Streets)
Contact details
Tel No: 020 7739 9893
Recorded Info: 020 7739 8543
Travel
Tube: Liverpool Street, then bus 149 or 242
Tube: Old Street (exit 2), then bus 243 or a 15 minute walk
London Overground: Hoxton Station, 2 minutes walk
Rail: Dalston Kingsland, then bus 67, 149 or 243
Buses: 67, 149, 242, 243, 394
Cycling: 8 cycle stands, inside the main entrance
There is very limited meter parking locally. Parking for disabled visitors is available in front of the museum for up to three hours between 10.00am - 4.00pm.
Maps
27 Dec noon-5pm
THE MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD
V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath RoadUnderground, Central Line:
The Museum is less than 5 minutes walk from Bethnal Green underground station. Unfortunately there is no lift, visit Transport for London for more information on public transport accessibility
Overground:
The Museum is a short bus ride or 15 minute walk from Shoreditch High Street (8, 388) and Whitechapel (254, 106) Overground stations
Rail:
The Museum is less than 10 minutes walk from both Cambridge Heath and Bethnal Green railway stations
Bus:
D6, 106, 254, 309 and 388 stop outside the Museum and 8, 26, 55 and 48 stop nearby
Bicycle:
The Museum is less than a 5 minute cycle ride from Regents Canal. Use Journey Planner to plan your route. Bike stands are available in the Museum grounds
Coach:
A drop-off point and parking for two coaches is available outside the Museum on Cambridge Heath Road
Parking:
Free on-site parking can be arranged for visitors with specific access needs. The nearest pay and display bays can be found on Cambridge Heath Road. The Museum is not in the congestion charging zone. Visit Tower Hamlets' website for more information.
> For more information, visit Transport
London E2 9PA
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 8983 5200
Fax: +44 (0)20 8983 5225
Email: moc@vam.ac.uk
FREE admission
Open 10.00-17.45 Monday-Sunday (last admission 17.30) including 10.00-21.00 on the first Thursday of every month. Not all the Museum's Galleries are open until 21.00 on the first Thursday of every month. For more details visit Events
Closed 24, 25 and 26 December and 1 January every year
Visit the Museum of London
Museum open daily and is FREE!
Monday to Sunday: 10am-6pm
Please note that the galleries will begin to close at 5.40pm
Closed: 24 to 26 December
Admission
FREE admission to Museum of London
Museum of London
London Wall
London EC2Y 5HN
By tube: Barbican, St Paul's, Moorgate
By bus: 4, 8, 25, 56, 100, 25, 172, 242, 521
Parking: Paid parking nearby: There is an NCP Car Park underneath the Museum and coach parking meters can be found just off Moorgate.
See information for blue and orange badge holders
Cycling: There are 2 cycle racks at the junction of Noble Street and London Wall, very close to the museum.
Plan your journey to Museum of London using the Journey Planner
You will find the Museum on London Wall at the junction with Aldersgate Street. Coach set-down points are located on London Wall (travelling towards Moorgate) and on St.Martins-le-Grand.
Note: Museum entrance is located on a pedestrian high walk which can be reached by stairs, escalators or lifts from Aldersgate Street; London Wall; or St Martins-le-Grand. See Museum of London on a map
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