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Great chicken delivery!

April 08, 2008

Jules is great when you are craving a roast chicken, but are too lazy to cook. They will deliver or do takeaway. The chickens are pretty damned good and the sides are equally as yummy. Pricing is pretty decent too.

Yummy delivery!

April 08, 2008

Bombay Bicycle Club is now ranked as my favourite takeaway curry. The food is delicious plus they have online ordering. I don't even have to talk to anyone to get stuff (I like that). They have some special that if you sign up online you get some points towards your next order - not bad that I think you get something like £10 credit!

Try out the lentils - delicious!

Where's my straight jacket?

April 08, 2008

The Apple store on Regent street absolutely, hands down, drives me freaking nuts.

Don't get me wrong. It is a beautiful store. Big and shiny with all those beautiful Apple products on display to fawn over...

But if you are looking to actually get help or purchase something here in a hurry - foggetaboutit. Be prepared to spend at least 20 minutes wandering around looking for a sales person who will inevitably end up redirecting your ass upstairs so that you can grab an empty box of software and take it back downstairs where another sales associate will have to go in the back to look for the actual product (I think they also sit and have their lunch during this time) and finally you will stand around wondering if you should queue up or if they have those nifty remote terminals like the other Apple stores do.

Oh and Genius Bar? Be sure to book an appointment at least a week in advance.

I sure do love Apple products, but the stores (and this experience isn't just related to the London store, it pretty much replicates to any Apple store) drive me bananas.

My advice? Steal the wifi, chill in the chairs upstairs, but if you want to actually purchase something do it online. Free shipping and no headache trying to explain to a pimply teenager what an ethernet cable is.

One more notable fact about the London Apple store. They have glass staircases. And it is rumoured that the sales associates like to stand under them when girls in skirts are going up... DIRTY!

Addy Lee rocks!

March 19, 2008

I love Addy Lee!

My reasons?

1) You can book online which eliminates the need to sit on hold with your local mini cab service.

2) The standard vans are all nice and clean. No longer do you have to deal with some driver's funk (ya know what i'm saying?).

3) Driver's are professional and courteous.

4) Equipped with GPS - no more getting lost and having to read the A-Z to some driver who hasn't a clue.

5) Prices are pretty fair - especially if you can figure out what your company's account number is (my little trick, book under someone else's department).

6) SMS when they arrive. Don't wait outside in the cold wondering where the car is.

So go and book yourself an Addy Lee today and breathe the nice clean fresh air on the bill of your employer.

Sounds good, but fails to deliver

January 19, 2008

I have visited Harlem repeatedly with high hopes. The menu is quite appealing to me, especially the brunch which features things like grits and pancakes. Turns out that they don't have grits any more and the breakfast is just mediocre. The several times I have gone for dinner I have experienced pretty much the same level of mediocrity.

One thing that is notable is the bar downstairs which stays open late night. I suppose if you just want a drink, you will be pleased. If you want to eat, I'd avoid it.

Waiting for my invite still..

January 19, 2008

Well. I haven't actually been on the London Eye yet, but I figure that if I write something cute here that I might have someone who is romantic invite me on a little whirl around the giant wheel for a nice view of London during a sunset with a cold glass of champers (you know I love that sort of treatment!) because I hear it is pretty awesome. Hmmmm... Any takers? Valentines day is approaching quickly. Act NOW and reserve a spot for me - oh and you too.

Roka lite with great cocktails

January 18, 2008

Little known secret - if you can't get into Roka you can still eat their entire menu downstairs at Shochu. It is a little more cozy than upstairs even. Plus with the bar next to you, think of how fast your service will be for all those different flavours of shochu.

Honestly, I think that one of the most intoxicated afternoon / evenings of my last decade was spent in Shochu. Had a great time that culminated in me trying to order singing telegrams for the rest of the schmoo's that were stuck in the office still (probably not the best way to make friends with colleagues on a Friday afternoon).

Go there, have a drink, get a little crazy - but my only advice is to not show everyone where your secret tattoo is in the middle of the bar. Oh and be forewarned, that shochu stuff is POTENT!

Chillaxin at the movies

January 16, 2008

The Electric Cinema is the best invention since sliced bread. A cinema that has large comfortable leather chairs with foot rests plus serves alcohol? Heaven for me. The prices are a little steeper than your average cinema (12.50£), but it is definitely worth it. They also recently launched an online ticket booking service which is great considering that for good movies they are usually sold out a few weeks in advance. Don't ever even consider popping down there on a weekend and think you will get in without a reservation...

A tip: If you are going on a nice date and want to get a little cozy, you can even opt for a large leather sofa in the back of the theatre.

My only complaint is that they don't serve popcorn. Damn it, how can you go to the movies with no popcorn? It just doesn't seem right. Usually I drown my sorrows in an entire bottle of wine to make up for this let down.

Vegetarian goodness

January 12, 2008

Being a carnivore, it is sometimes difficult for me to get into vegetarian delights, but this doesn't ring true with the Grain Shop. Great place to roll to on a Saturday afternoon after wandering around Portobello Market. You can choose from a small or large box and then pick and mix from their big variety of yummy warm vegetarian friendly options. Be sure to try out the cheesy pasta and don't forget to add the hot sauce. You get more than plenty food when you take the "open" option and for about a fiver you can't go wrong.

Oh, added bonus, you kind of feel healthy afterwards - being all veggie friendly and what not.

Can't go wrong with cowbells

January 12, 2008

Seriously. How can you go wrong when you are hanging out in a basement drinking enormous steins of beer with your best mates and being entertained by an Austrian decked out in lederhosen sitting in a miniature hut playing cover songs from Sound of Music? That is the point! YOU CAN'T. Top it all off with a hardcore meat platter for two and walls covered in celebrity photos from the 80s and well...I'll let you decide.

I didn't even get to mention the cowbells. You'll have to go yourself and see what that is all about.