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Restaurant Review: Bao

Bao started as a small stall at Netil Market near London Fields on Saturdays. With popularity came the desire and opportunities to expand into an actual restaurant space. I had heard about the stall, but had never...

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Two Foodies Eat London For £40

Early this spring, we set a goal to spend £40 or less on all restaurant meals in London. This quest sprung to life when Julie complained of having one too many mediocre £100 meals. London’s burgeoning food...

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How to Cook a Steak

In New York City, I worked in the restaurant management biz at Strip House in Greenwich Village, one of the best steakhouses in Manhattan. They do steaks right. Super hot broiler with only salt, pepper and butter on...

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We got Scammed!

Being taken advantage of as a traveller is the worst. It’s only happened to us a few times but when it does, we feel embarrassed, out of control of the situation and it also inevitably colours our view of the...

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London Neighborhood Guide: Chinatown

I have a passion for quality Asian food.  Yet, even in a global city like London, a majority of the restaurants serve watered down versions of the cuisine, or, for some strange reason, decide to combine Chinese, Thai,...