London’s Best Global Barbecue Restaurants

by Helen Graves @ Restaurants – Just Opened London

Tue Jan 23 08:19:22 PST 2018

The best flame-cooked food in the city more

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Sound system innovators: The women shaking up the UK scene

by Emma Snaith @ Eastlondonlines

Fri Jan 26 04:47:39 PST 2018

Since the first Caribbean communities settled in Lewisham and Hackney in the 50s, they have cultivated a rich sound system culture which was crucial in the genesis of the UK-wide movement. Nowadays, there are fewer sound system events across the boroughs but the scene is still going strong – and increasingly those doing the most innovative work are women. A photography exhibition currently on display at Goldsmiths University celebrates the new generation of sound system operators across the UK, including pioneering soundwomen. While honouring important traditions such as using vinyl, playing dub, roots and culture reggae and promoting a message

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Top things to do for parents and kids in Lewisham

by Sareta Puri @ Latest - Lewisham Card

Wed Jul 27 05:59:11 PDT 2016

Having a child is a life-changing event, but it doesn’t mean that you have to forego the things that you enjoyed before becoming a parent. Be it fitness, meeting friends, pursuing hobbies, eating out or just enjoying a pint on a Sunday, we’ve scoured the borough for some of the most parent-friendly places and businesses across Lewisham. 

Jamie Oliver's Italian restaurants remove all recalled meat from menu after hygiene scare

by @ News Shopper | News

Thu Jan 25 03:30:11 PST 2018

It's not been a good week for Jamie's Italian - fresh from announcing yesterday that restaurants including Greenwich, Bluewater and Kingston would close, the chain has now been caught up in the widespread meat recall that led to Wetherspoons pulling steak off its menu at short notice.

NEW: The Lewisham Obesity Alliance Newsletter

by Hither Green Community Association @ Our Hither Green

Thu Jan 11 04:25:54 PST 2018

Lewisham’s Public Health Directorate is working hard to tackle issues around obesity  from multiple angles. 1. They are now on Twitter: @DPHDanny 2. This first ...

Diwana Bhel Poori review – Euston vegetarian Indian group dining

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Jul 09 22:50:21 PDT 2017

Cheap as chips and almost as good Trying to find a restaurant for a large group of people is a royal pain in the unmentionables. Cramming a baker’s dozen around a table can be a logistical feat akin to the Berlin Airlift, especially when everyone has competing, conflicting demands. My own unruly posse of dining … Continue reading →

El Muro review – Mexican food comes to Muswell Hill. Sort of.

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Sep 24 22:53:41 PDT 2017

It’s better than Tex-Mex. Just. Reviewing restaurants means I meander all over London, seeing firsthand the disparate boroughs, villages and neighbourhoods that make up this sprawling metropolis of ours. It’s tempting to think that once you venture outside of the capital’s core restaurant areas (Soho, Islington, Shoreditch and The City, or thereabouts), you would have … Continue reading →

Yen review – the soba ‘specialists’ that also serve sushi, sashimi and donburi

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Dec 10 22:47:41 PST 2017

A head-scratching double take on The Strand Bringing an under-appreciated cuisine or dish to foreign shores is an effort fraught with all sorts of logistical, culinary and financial difficulties. Reviewing such an effort isn’t as arduous, but still has pitfalls of its own. Yen, a new restaurant on The Strand, is a purported specialist in … Continue reading →

Three Little Birds

by Nicolas Bullen @ Businesses - South London Club

Sat Sep 24 15:15:00 PDT 2016

South London Club Card holders receive 15% off Sunday - Thursday. Three Little Birds is an independent rum bar and restaurant in Brixton, South London.

Kettner’s Townhouse

by Just Opened London @ Restaurants – Just Opened London

Thu Jan 18 08:28:12 PST 2018

Soho House restaurant and champagne bar with rooms reopens more

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Coal Rooms Peckham review – a train station restaurant that isn’t a dreary chain

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Oct 22 22:48:30 PDT 2017

Plus a beast of a bacon sandwich Salvaging, reusing and repurposing old fittings and furnishings to adorn new restaurants is nothing new; it’s been an ongoing trend in the English-speaking world for at least a decade, if not more. Renovating old buildings, while judiciously paying homage to their original purpose, has received less attention but … Continue reading →

Four Lewisham schools on England’s ‘under-performing’ list

by Nick Barron @ Brockley SE4

Fri Jan 26 09:53:00 PST 2018

The Department of Education has published a list of London's under-performing schools. Four Lewisham schools feature on the list, making our borough's total second only to Lambeth's. The Mirror reports:England's worst school have been revealed as offic... ...read more

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Bombay Bustle review – the casual Jamavar spin-off stuck at the platform

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Jan 07 22:16:49 PST 2018

In this case ‘casual’ means ‘cheaper’. Sort of. It’s always fascinating to see what happens when a lauded, Michelin-starred fine-dining restaurant launches a ‘casual’ spin-off. When Dabbous attempted it, the result was the very different and somewhat odd Barnyard. Both of those restaurants have now closed and, in retrospect, Barnyard felt a somewhat patronising, phoned-in … Continue reading →

Parlez, Coulgate Street

by Nick Barron @ Restaurants – Brockley SE4

Fri Jul 14 23:49:00 PDT 2017

@parlezlocal is officially nearly open. Fab menu and prices and promises to be a massive asset in #Brockley pic.twitter.com/AMXo2jVOjB

— SwanAround Photos (@CaroSwannie) July 14, 2017

New Coulgate Street restaurant Parlez opened last night. If you've had a chance to try it, please post your reviews below. ...read more

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For Jimmy bid for new community hub in Lewisham

by Martin Turner @ Latest - Lewisham Card

Thu May 26 04:56:45 PDT 2016

For Jimmy, a reputable charity organisation based in Lewisham, have been shortlisted for the opportunity to build a new, innovative community hub for Lewisham. The competition, set up by 'Building Better Communities', will provide funding to the winner for their project. See what For Jimmy have in mind for the hub, and vote to see their ambitions become a reality!

Lewisham legends legitimate?

by Nick Barron @ Brockley SE4

Sun Jan 21 06:52:00 PST 2018

Subterranean shopping centres in Lewisham and Ladywell Village skyscrapers? Judy's heard some rumours and wants to know if anyone else can corroborate. I can't - can you? Please, help a sister out in the comments below: "I’ve heard from two reasonably ... ...read more

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Bad Sports review – tacos so good, it’s unsportsmanlike

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Sep 10 22:51:18 PDT 2017

Hoxton tacos worth travelling across town for The phrase ‘Hoxton restaurant’ has become a joke to many. Whatever it may once have meant, prosaically or otherwise, it has now become a byword for shallow, self-indulgent and self-absorbed trend-chasing. Although there may be an element of truth in this when looking only at the more obviously … Continue reading →

Mamma Dough Ladywell Begins

by Nick Barron @ Restaurants – Brockley SE4

Tue Jan 09 02:31:00 PST 2018

Hey Prezzo! Work has started on the new Mamma Dough restaurant in Ladywell Village.Ladywell's pizza Pilgrims teased us with a glimpse of their new oven before Christmas, which arrived Express delivery.We have awoken to a early Christmas present at Lady... ...read more

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La Pizzeria Italiana Is The Definition Of 'Hidden Gem'

by Martin Turner @ Latest - Lewisham Card

Sat May 21 07:11:59 PDT 2016

La Pizzeria Italiana is the definition of a 'hidden gem'. Located behind a residential tower block in the middle of Catford, this unassuming Italian pizzeria has all the traits of a classic Italian Restaurant: Quality food, friendly service, and a cracking atmosphere.

Foxlow

by Nicolas Bullen @ Businesses - South London Club

Sat Sep 24 15:00:00 PDT 2016

South London Club Card holders receive 25% off your total bill Monday - Thursday. Foxlow is an independent British restaurant and bar in Balham, South West London.

Saigon Streat Returns This September

by Sareta Puri @ Latest - Lewisham Card

Fri Aug 26 08:36:39 PDT 2016

The colours and smells you experience in Vietnam are exhilarating and captivating, especially the bustling streets of Saigon where street vendors sell their fresh food daily amongst the hustle and bustle of the city. Going to one of Saigon Streat’s pop-up events will give you such an authentic Vietnamese dining experience that you could be fast mistaken that you are actually in Ho Chi Minh City...

8 Top Places For A Burger In Lewisham

by Martin Turner @ Latest - Lewisham Card

Sat Jul 09 01:38:31 PDT 2016

Burger burgers burgers. Once you've caught the bug (we have) you can't stop. Everything on the menu just seems slightly a little bit less enticing than the burger option. We've gathered a bunch of lovely eateries in Lewisham that offer some of the best burgers in town and are well worth a visit...

Tom Sellers’ Top 5 Asian Restaurants in London

by Just Opened London @ Restaurants – Just Opened London

Wed Jan 24 03:02:53 PST 2018

Chef Tom Sellers shares his favourite Asian spots in London more

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ETM Group Limited: Cocktail Waiter/Waitress - Aviary

by @ Job Search RSS

Thu Jan 25 04:25:53 PST 2018

Discussed at venue: ETM Group Limited: Are you a wonderful waiter who loves to wow? Do you enjoy working in a buzzing venue with high quality food and drinks, alongside a passionate and energetic team? Are you looking for a step into a progressive, award winning restaurant company? If your ans London (Central)

Gemma de Barsony: Head Waiter/Waitress – Hedonism Wines & Ollie Dabbous Michelin * Mayfair Restaurant

by @ Job Search RSS

Fri Jan 26 07:30:00 PST 2018

£32,000-£34,000: Gemma de Barsony: Looking for Head Waiters/Waitresses as Ollie Dabbous Michelin* & Hedonism Wines have come together to create an amazing wine & fine dining venture. 85 Piccadilly - Mayfair

Ella Canta review – hotel restaurant brings modern Mexico to Mayfair

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Oct 29 23:40:13 PDT 2017

Mexico City celeb chef opens outpost in the badlands of Park Lane If you’ve told me a few years ago that a Mexican restaurant, backed by famed chilango celeb chef Martha Ortiz, would open within the bowels of the InterContinental Hotel on Park Lane then I would not have believed you. It just seems so … Continue reading →

Hoppers review – Sri Lankan restaurant sequel finally takes reservations in Marylebone

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Oct 01 22:51:37 PDT 2017

Oxford Street’s eating options get a kick in the pants The little patch of shops and restaurants adjacent to Selfridges known as St. Christopher’s Place used to be one of London’s dining out black spots. Full of tourist traps fronted by touts wielding laminated menus either the length of the Bible or full of badly … Continue reading →

Evolve Hospitality Recruitment Ltd: Waiter / Waitress

by @ Job Search RSS

Fri Jan 26 02:18:00 PST 2018

£17000.00 - £21000.00 per annum + excellent benefits: Evolve Hospitality Recruitment Ltd: Waiter or Waitress - Immediate Start - Old Windsor£ - competitive depending on experience - accommodation availableA fantastic opportunity has arisen for individuals that are serious about a career in the restaurant industry.Our client is an independent, England, Old Windsor, Berkshire

Lewisham police find two huge machetes in car

by @ News Shopper | News

Wed Jan 24 23:09:03 PST 2018

Lewisham Police have bagged themselves a big haul overnight.

Far East Festival comes to Lewisham, this Saturday 6th August

by Martin Turner @ Latest - Lewisham Card

Thu Aug 04 05:55:55 PDT 2016

This Saturday, Mountsfield Park is once again playing host to one of the most exciting looking festivals to come to our borough this year. Far East Festival 2016 - a celebration of culture, food, and arts from the countries of the Far East - has chosen Lewisham to be it's host this year.

Santo Remedio London Bridge review – the best Mexican restaurant in London is back with a bigger menu

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Tue Dec 26 22:45:09 PST 2017

Disclosure: I contributed to Santo Remedio’s crowd-funding campaign on Kickstarter with a modest donation in the region of £75-200. Arrogant. Cocksure. Overconfident know-nothing. Snooty elitist. Those are just some of the epithets slung my way in the hatemail that I try to ignore (usually quite successfully). That doesn’t mean I don’t question my own judgment … Continue reading →

Ottolenghi Limited: Experienced Waiter/Waitress for NOPI, Soho

by @ Job Search RSS

Fri Jan 26 02:16:31 PST 2018

Start salary £7.50+ service charge + cash tips: Ottolenghi Limited: We have a vacancy for an experienced Waiter with a passion for the life of a restaurant, the food & drinks. Soho, London (Greater)

New Authentic Beauty Spa In Forest Hill

by Jade Tomlin @ Latest - Lewisham Card

Tue Sep 06 04:40:23 PDT 2016

L’s Boudoir is a new beauty spa in Forest Hill. Precious Vegan explored this new local, independent business and returned feeling renewed and exhilirated. L’s Boudoir offer 20% off first treatments to Lewisham Card holders.

Vote for our Best Local Newcomer 2017

by noreply@blogger.com (Nick Barron) @ Brockley Central

Fri Dec 29 09:12:00 PST 2017

Time again to vote for the prestigious Brockley Central Best Newcomer Award. Last year, Crofton Park bakery Cat Food won the vote in a crowded field and joined a legendary group of local businesses in our hall of fame.

The competition is open to any high street business that has opened in Brockley / Crofton Park, Ladywell or Telegraph Hill in 2017.

This year, we have a field of eight new local businesses vying for your love and support. And although the quantity of new entrants may have dipped, the quality is as strong and varied as ever.

Here are your choices:

Bella Nova - a new midtown cafe, blending tradition and experimentation
Bite Mi - a Vietnamese cafe in Brockley Cross, next door to previous winner Masala Wala
Gently - sister shop to previous winner Gently Elephant, bringing a grown-up mix to Crofton Park
Number 50 Friendly Street - a new cafe helping the St John's street live up to its name
Parlez - a family-friendly restaurant that completes the Coulgate Street reimagining
Pizza Verde (originally Pizza Man) - a gluten-free specialist takeaway on Lewisham Way
Rad Bikes - bike maintenance and accessories on Lewisham Way
Saka Maka - a fresh take on Indian food on Brockley Road

Please cast your votes using the options on the side bar. You have until the end of the day on January 1st 2018.

The previous winners are:

Best Newcomer 2016 - Cat Food
Best Newcomer 2015 - Masala Wala Cafe
Best Newcomer 2014 - The Brockley Deli
Best Newcomer 2013 - The Malaysian Deli
Best Newcomer 2012 - Gently Elephant
Best Newcomer 2011 - Brockley Market
Best Newcomer 2010 - El's Kitchen
Best Newcomer 2009 - The Orchard

Shake up on Southeastern services between Lewisham and Orpington this weekend

by @ News Shopper | News

Thu Jan 25 23:38:02 PST 2018

Southeastern trains will be stopping between Hither Green and Petts wood this Sunday as engineering works take place.

Forest Hill Fashion Week Returns: 22 - 25 September

by Sareta Puri @ Latest - Lewisham Card

Fri Sep 09 05:22:40 PDT 2016

Style icon Alexander McQueen might be hard to beat as one of Lewisham’s most fashionable exports, but a creative team of volunteers have come pretty close in designing and hosting one of South London’s top community fashion events...

Ceremony: Review

by Sejal Sukhadwala @ Restaurants – Just Opened London

Thu Jan 18 08:08:25 PST 2018

Reviewer Sejal Sukhadwala visits vegetarian restaurant Ceremony more

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ETM Group Limited: Waiter/Waitress - Greenwood

by @ Job Search RSS

Thu Jan 25 07:53:11 PST 2018

Discussed at venue: ETM Group Limited: Are you a wonderful waiter who loves to wow? Do you enjoy working in a buzzing venue with high quality food and drinks, alongside a passionate and energetic team? Are you looking for a step into a progressive, award winning restaurant company? If your ans London (Central)

Arlo's Restaurants Limited: FULL TIME WAITER + WAITRESS ROLE AT - Award Winning Restaurant in Balham - ARLO'S

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Fri Jan 26 04:20:14 PST 2018

Competitive salary with 100% of tips, benefits & bonuses: Arlo's Restaurants Limited: Apply to become a Waiter/Waitress Front of house staff at the award-winning Arlo's restaurants. As a waiter/waitress in Arlos you'll receive benefits. Balham - 3 Minute Walk from Balham Tube Station

Four Lewisham schools on England's 'under-performing' list

by noreply@blogger.com (Nick Barron) @ Brockley Central

Fri Jan 26 09:53:00 PST 2018

The Department of Education has published a list of London's under-performing schools. Four Lewisham schools feature on the list, making our borough's total second only to Lambeth's. The Mirror reports:

England's worst school have been revealed as official figures show 365 education centres have failed to meet the government's minimum standards. One in eight of England's mainstream secondaries were under-performing in 2017, according to new statistics. This is up from 282 schools , just under one in 10 - the year before. 

According to analysis of the data, it means 260,783 schoolchildren are now being taught at under-performing secondaries - about one in 12 (8.6%), compared to 206,991 (6.8%) in 2016.  Schools fall below the government's performance threshold if pupils fail to make enough progress across eight subjects, with particular weight given to English and maths.

The Department for Education said the rise in under-performing schools is because of technical changes to the points system used by government statisticians to calculate a school's performance.

The rise comes amid major changes to England's exams system, including the introduction of a new grading system, which has meant the data includes English and maths GCSE results awarded new 9-1 grades while other subjects received traditional A*-G grades.

School leaders said the new grading system affecting English and maths has complicated the way school performance is calculated, as it has to be worked out using a combination of old and new grading systems.

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), said: "As the DfE itself says in today's statistics, these changes are the main reason why there has been an increase in the number of schools which are deemed to be below the 'floor standard' for Progress 8.

Lewisham's entries include two schools serving the Brockley area:

• Sedgehill School
• Forest Hill School
• Prendergast Ladywell School
• Addey and Stanhope School

Tacos del 74 Dalston review – even worse than Tex-Mex food

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Jan 21 22:54:04 PST 2018

You couldn’t pay me to eat here again. People like to sneer at hipsterish restaurants and bars in Shoreditch and Dalston. They’re seen by many as faddy, shallow trend-chasing establishment serving up fare that’s incomprehensible and inedible to ‘normal’ folk. I have little time for such half-baked nonsense, preferring to judge each establishment on its … Continue reading →

Aladdin’s Cave could be lost to flats

by Nick Barron @ Brockley SE4

Wed Jan 24 06:50:00 PST 2018

A proposal has been submitted to Lewisham Council to replace Aladdin's Cave, the Lewisham Way treasure trove, with flats.The proposed new developmentThe application is for:The demolition of the existing structures and the construction of a part 3, part... ...read more

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Sorella

by Just Opened London @ Restaurants – Just Opened London

Sat Jan 20 03:19:31 PST 2018

An Amalfi-inspired restaurant from the team behind The Dairy more

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Zen Metro Thai Restaurant and Bar: Restaurant servers, Bartender, Supervisor

by @ Job Search RSS

Thu Jan 25 09:17:00 PST 2018

£5.50-£9ph + benefits: Zen Metro Thai Restaurant and Bar: An award winning Thai Restaurant and renowned bar-Zen Metro at Birmingham City Centre in seek of Full & Part time bar staff, waitresses and waiters... Zen Metro Thai Restaurant and Bar, 73 Cornwall street, Birmingham City Centre, B3 2DF

Mama Pho & Deliveroo

by Cafe Mama Pho @ Café Mama Pho

Fri Oct 07 12:02:43 PDT 2016

Hey, guess what? We are now available on the Deliveroo platform!
Are you hungry for some Vietnamese food?
If so

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First Aid Box

by Nicolas Bullen @ Businesses - South London Club

Mon Sep 26 05:42:25 PDT 2016

South London Club Discount: 10% off purchases over £11 First Aid Box is an independent cocktail bar and restaurant in Herne Hill, South London. 

Miss P’s Barbecue review – proper BBQ comes to Croydon

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Mon Oct 16 02:10:12 PDT 2017

Disclosure: I backed this restaurant’s crowdfunding effort on Kickstarter (in the range of £50-£100). Update 17/10/17 – corrected details about the pulled pork and fixed some typos. Unlike some other reviewers, I’m not obsessively critical of the famed Michelin Guide (not that either gives a fig about what I think). While it certainly has its … Continue reading →

Darjeeling Express review – Kingly Court Indian has inner beauty

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Jul 23 22:48:04 PDT 2017

Judging a restaurant on more than how good it looks on Instagram Update 31/7/2017 – added remarks about the bone marrow to the details of the goat curry An opinion column published on the newly launched London version of Eater caused a small stir among the capital’s restaurant watchers. The piece railed against the pernicious effects … Continue reading →

The best dishes of 2017 – food that you need in your life

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Wed Jan 03 22:33:58 PST 2018

2017 has been an incredibly hectic year for London restaurants, even by the frenetic standards of this city. Despite the closure of some much missed favourites, new restaurants have continued to open at a dizzying and surely unsustainable pace. Some of that has been driven by a modest influx of celebrity chefs from abroad – … Continue reading →

New Deptford hangout the Royal Standard hits the spot

by Ashley Henderson @ Latest - Lewisham Card

Wed Aug 03 06:07:56 PDT 2016

Not quite pub, restaurant, bar, or cafe, the Royal Standard in Deptford prides itself on its individuality and it's high quality food and drink. We checked out this stunning new eatery on the corner of Tanners Hill, and were quite simply blown away by the coolness of the place!

Mama Pho Runner Up for Time Out Love London Awards 2016

by Cafe Mama Pho @ Café Mama Pho

Fri Dec 16 08:10:50 PST 2016

Mama Pho has been voted Best RESTAURANT in Deptford in Time Out’s Love London Awards!

The results of this

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Fewer 484s

by noreply@blogger.com (Nick Barron) @ Brockley Central

Tue Jan 02 03:21:00 PST 2018

Due to unpopular demand, from January 6th, the 484 bus from Camberwell Green to Lewisham Station will run less frequently. TfL has announced a raft of cuts, and notes:

To match demand, we’re changing the frequency: Monday to Saturday day times buses will run  every 12 minutes (previously every 10 minutes).

Thanks to 853 for the heads up.

Terroirs Wine Bar: Waiter / Waitress for Soif Bistro & Wine Bar

by @ Job Search RSS

Thu Jan 25 15:23:20 PST 2018

£7.5h+SC = approx £10/hour: Terroirs Wine Bar: Calling all buffs and foodies! Soif is recruiting! Join this much loved sister restaurant to Terroirs covent garden and East Dulwich. SW11 1HG, Battersea Clapham Junction

Chimis

by Just Opened London @ Restaurants – Just Opened London

Tue Jan 23 02:56:43 PST 2018

Ex-Brindisa chef opens Argentinian Parilla restaurant in Southwark more

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Mama Pho & Amazon Restaurant for Prime Members

by Cafe Mama Pho @ Café Mama Pho

Sat Dec 17 04:57:05 PST 2016

Mama Pho is now available on Amazon Restaurant for Amazon Prime Members.

Use code below at checkout via Prime Now

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Core by Clare Smyth review – fine dining where meat isn’t the main course

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Aug 06 22:44:53 PDT 2017

Not nearly as cliched as you might think at first glance Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A fine dining restaurant with a much-vaunted chef at the helm has opened in leafy, wealthy zone 1 West London and serves dishes based on seasonal British produce. If that sentence of postmodern London restaurant cliches … Continue reading →

Bite Mi - Best Newcomer 2017

by noreply@blogger.com (Nick Barron) @ Brockley Central

Sat Jan 06 05:00:00 PST 2018

Congratulations to Vietnamese cafe Bite Mi, winner of Brockley Central's Best Newcomer Award for the best new local high street business of 2017.

In the first re-ballot in the award's history, the top three were:

Bite Mi - 34%
Saka Maka - 27%
Parlez - 18%

Bite Mi is a fast, friendly cafe with a simple and authentic menu that has consistently drawn the crowds since it opened in February. With the recent departure of Coulgate Street's Mo Pho, it filled a hole in Brockley's culinary landscape and its stomachs.

This is the third time in four years that a Brockley Cross business has collected the Award, a remarkable turnaround for an undeniably ugly patch of SE4, which was once best known for gang violence and bad parking.

It's also worth noting that this is yet another independent winner, drawn from an all-independent field. The closest we came in 2017 to seeing a chain open in Brockley was the arrival of Gently, the sister store of previous winner Gently Elephant.

When Tesco opened on Lewisham Way a decade ago, many predicted it would herald the end of independent Brockley. Instead, the last ten years have been a golden age for local startups. While the supermarkets have moved in with a vengeance, they are surrounded by high-quality, adventurous and successful local businesses.

With the exception of Ladywell's El's Kitchen, which changed ownership but continues to flourish as The Larder, all of the previous eight winners continue to thrive to this day, while The Orchard, Brockley Market, Gently Elephant, The Brockley Deli and Masala Wala have all gone on to open more businesses in Brockley and beyond. That is an extraordinary record, of which they and we can be proud.

The Brockley Central Hall of Fame now looks like this:

Best Newcomer 2017 - Bite Mi
Best Newcomer 2016 - Cat Food
Best Newcomer 2015 - Masala Wala Cafe
Best Newcomer 2014 - The Brockley Deli
Best Newcomer 2013 - The Malaysian Deli
Best Newcomer 2012 - Gently Elephant
Best Newcomer 2011 - Brockley Market
Best Newcomer 2010 - El's Kitchen
Best Newcomer 2009 - The Orchard

Discover: Kanab

by @ Wikitravel

Fri Feb 15 21:53:24 PST 2008

When eating at Houston's restaurant in Kanab, Utah, tip the servers well; they pack pistols, although it's just for show -- allegedly.

Terroirs Wine Bar: Waiter / Waitress for Soif Bistro & Wine Bar

by @ Job Search RSS

Thu Jan 25 15:23:22 PST 2018

£7.5h+SC = approx £10/hour: Terroirs Wine Bar: Calling all buffs and foodies! Soif is recruiting! Join this much loved sister restaurant to Terroirs covent garden and East Dulwich. SW11 1HG, Battersea Clapham Junction

Breddos Tacos Soho review – brilliance served with a side of incompetence

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Nov 12 23:07:28 PST 2017

Raffish Clerkenwell Mexican sprouts second branch in Soho A great many things flow through my mind when I’m being ignored at a restaurant, once I become bored with my phone. Will I starve to death in this place, with lunching desk jockeys and freelance debutantes stepping over my desiccated remains? Are these walls supposed to … Continue reading →

Gilly’s Fry Bar review – the chippy that wants to be a tempura restaurant

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Nov 05 22:46:02 PST 2017

Finsbury Park doesn’t need more battered fried food I have a confession to make. It’s a deeply unpopular, long-held opinion that will not endear me to many of you. It’ll be even more controversial than the time I disparaged chicken, dismissing it as a soulless meat fit only for children and invalids. I don’t like … Continue reading →

D & D - Orrery: Waiter or Waitress - Orrery Restaurant Immediate Start Marylebone High Street, London W1U5RB

by @ Job Search RSS

Thu Jan 25 11:18:40 PST 2018

Competitive salary package up to 22000 per annum: D & D - Orrery: We are looking for an experienced Waiter or Waitress who has a passion for delivering the highest levels of service to our guests baker street, W1U 5RB, City of Westminster , London

The Birds Nest: Great roasts from Deptford's buzzing boozer

by Sareta Puri @ Latest - Lewisham Card

Wed Aug 24 09:09:35 PDT 2016

The Birds Nest pub in Deptford is a Lewisham institution. Positioned between a roundabout and a yard, on the corner of the Deptford Greenwich border, the pub is famed for hosting live music five nights a week - everything from Dire Straits playing there back in the day to chilled reggae vibes on a Sunday afternoon.

PIZZERIA VOLARE

by Nicolas Bullen @ Businesses - South London Club

Tue Jun 06 14:30:00 PDT 2017

South London Club Card holders receive 15% off. Pizzeria Volare is an independent Italian Restaurant in West Norwood, South East London.

Ginger Kiss

by Nicolas Bullen @ Businesses - South London Club

Sat Sep 24 15:00:00 PDT 2016

South London Club Card holders receive: 20% off Mon - Thurs and 10% off Fri - Sat. Ginger Kiss is an independent Thai restaurant, bistro and cocktail lounge in Clapham, South London.

Lewisham Youth Theatre: Acting + Production

by Hither Green Community Association @ Our Hither Green

Wed Jan 24 00:59:09 PST 2018

The current Lewisham Youth Letter newsletter is filled with opportunities for practical experience. * A meet The Professionals Panel. * For Actors there are theatre ...

Gemma de Barsony: Chef de Rang – Hedonism Wines & Ollie Dabbous Michelin * Mayfair Restaurant

by @ Job Search RSS

Fri Jan 26 08:14:00 PST 2018

£26,000: Gemma de Barsony: We are looking for talented Chef de Rangs as Ollie Dabbous Michelin* & Hedonism Wines have come together to create a new wine & fine dining venture. 85 Piccadilly - Mayfair

Lewisham legends legitimate?

by noreply@blogger.com (Nick Barron) @ Brockley Central

Sun Jan 21 06:52:00 PST 2018

Subterranean shopping centres in Lewisham and Ladywell Village skyscrapers? Judy's heard some rumours and wants to know if anyone else can corroborate. I can't - can you? Please, help a sister out in the comments below:

"I’ve heard from two reasonably sensible people about two bits of info which seem to have no evidence anywhere else to back them up.

"The first is that that Lewisham shopping centre is due to be demolished and an underground shopping centre built under the road/former roundabout with a – gasp! – Waitrose. Just the market retained but a spirited local campaign already going to ‘save’ the (?) empty Citibank tower.

"Secondly that in Ladywell a block of flats is due to be built in the space occupied by the carwash with a mini supermarket underneath, presumably of a Tesco/Sainsbury kind. Have you heard anything? Lewisham gov website hints at possibilities for further developments but nothing concrete."

New Vegan Caribbean Pop-Up in Lewisham

by Jade Tomlin @ Latest - Lewisham Card

Wed Jul 20 08:58:32 PDT 2016

A new vegan based Caribbean pop-up has launched in Lewisham and is camping out in small businesses to host their food events. With the first one being held at the picturesque and inviting Hill Station Cafe on Telegraph Hill, our Vegan reviewer reveals all from this new and enticing food pop-up...

Mo Pho No Mo

by Nick Barron @ Restaurants – Brockley SE4

Fri Oct 27 06:47:00 PDT 2017

I'm always reluctant to pronounce the death of a local business, in case it turns out that they are just resting.However, Coulgate Street's Vietnamese micro restaurant Mo Pho has been closed for months, since it declared on Twitter in July that, due to... ...read more

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Lewisham Councillors call on Labour to change Pro-Brexit stance

by noreply@blogger.com (Nick Barron) @ Brockley Central

Wed Dec 27 01:37:00 PST 2017

Seventy Labour councillors from Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark, unhappy at Labour's pro-Brexit policies, have written a joint letter to the party's leadership, asking them to change course.

Labour has struggled to spell out its specific position on Brexit and this letter is similarly vague, falling just short of calling for Labour to stop the Brexit process or push for a second referendum. Nor does it say anything about the single market or customs union. All they know is that they are not happy with the direction of travel.

Politics.co.uk quotes signatory James Coldwell of Southwark council as saying:

"Leavers and Remainers alike now see that the reality of Brexit bears almost no resemblance to what voters were sold last year. In changed circumstances, Labour must have the courage to offer voters the chance to say whether they wish to go ahead with Britain’s exit from the EU. Staying silent up to now has damaged the Tories enormously. But if Labour continues to treat Brexit as an exercise in political point-scoring, future generations won’t forgive us."

Sparkle Festival returns to Ladywell Fields this Saturday

by Martin Turner @ Latest - Lewisham Card

Wed Jul 13 03:20:48 PDT 2016

This Saturday marks For Jimmy’s third Sparkle festival taking place on Ladywell Fields. Expect hip-shaking live music, delicious fresh food, and lots of activities for kids and adults alike as this lovely festival brings together families and communities from across Lewisham for an all day long celebration. 

Police led on car chase through Lewisham and Greenwich

by @ News Shopper | News

Fri Jan 26 00:18:02 PST 2018

Lewisham Police had a "right result" yesterday (January 25) after being led on a car chase into Greenwich.

Youth Theatre- training opportunity.

by Hither Green Community Association @ Our Hither Green

Mon Jan 15 08:55:04 PST 2018

Are you aged 16-24 and looking for a unique training opportunity in theatre? Apply to join Lewisham Youth Theatre’s Touring Company 2018 as a performer ...

Magpie review – Modernist food served ‘Dim Sum’-style in Mayfair

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Aug 20 22:46:27 PDT 2017

The Pidgin sequel takes flight but doesn’t quite soar I once wrote that it’s rare for a restaurant to relocate inwards from the suburbs to the centre of town, rather than other way around. Recent events are proving me wrong, showing that such a move (or sprouting a second branch closer to the centre of … Continue reading →

Plaquemine Lock review – Creole and Cajun pub food on the Regent’s Canal

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Jun 25 22:50:20 PDT 2017

The gastropub cousin to Bocca di Lupo Most new restaurants launch in a blaze of publicity glory with press releases spamming inboxes, repetitively woolly social media chatter, oversubscribed launch parties, a Ryanair-style rush for reservations and fawning coverage from all the usual suspects. Plaquemine Lock, the new gastropub from one of the bods behind Soho’s … Continue reading →

The Umi

by Nicolas Bullen @ Businesses - South London Club

Sat Sep 24 15:05:00 PDT 2016

South London Club Card holders receive 20% off Sunday - Thursday (can't be used with other offers & promotions). The Umi is an independent restaurant in Balham, South West London.

Temper City review – meat temple sequel takes on curry and poultry

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Sep 03 22:47:42 PDT 2017

It’s both different from the original Soho Temper and reassuringly similar too I try not to write too much about the industry goings-on in London’s restaurant scene. Such gossipy navel-gazing is often transient in its importance, at best, and really doesn’t serve the purpose of this site which is to help you find somewhere really good … Continue reading →

The man behind North London’s best takeaway Joe and ‘Za

by Anisha De @ Eastlondonlines

Fri Jan 26 10:01:06 PST 2018

  On a gloomy Saturday afternoon, the modest Joe and ‘Za pizzeria blends seamlessly into the Hoxton neighbourhood. If you weren’t paying attention, you could walk past the four-seater restaurant without realising they were last year’s Best Takeaway in North London at the British Takeaway Awards. They’re yet to put up a poster. Once inside, you’ll see the owner Iftekar Hossain hunched over the telephone, making notes. A lone chef is scurrying all over the kitchen, tossing pizzas in the air, while a delivery man impatiently waits for his order. Their winner’s trophy is tucked away in a corner. It’s a typically

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Old Tree Daiwan Bee review – the other Taiwanese restaurant on Rupert Street

by pickyglutton @ The Picky Glutton

Sun Jul 02 22:50:35 PDT 2017

Xu’s cheaper and more homely neighbour By accident or design, the sumptuously superlative Xu isn’t the only Taiwanese restaurant on Rupert Street. The West End’s most unlikely restaurant side street is also home to Old Tree Daiwan Bee. This oddly-named Taiwanese restaurant originally started out on a site in Golder’s Green and must be one … Continue reading →

Lewisham: I’m Your Female Personal Trainer!

by Justina @

Fri Jan 05 05:53:26 PST 2018

Written by female personal trainer London based Justina Triasovaite. I’m your local! Living in the area makes me your ideal female personal trainer. Lewisham is packed with places we can use for training. Take advantage of my free consultation and let’s get started! For plans & packages please check this link.

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Villa Toscana up for sale

by Nick Barron @ Restaurants – Brockley SE4

Fri Aug 04 06:57:00 PDT 2017

Villa Toscana, the Brockley Road restaurant, is up for sale.This venue has had a colourful and unsuccessful decade and a takeover, followed by a makeover, is necessary. It occupies a prime spot, bang in the middle of Brockley's main drag, but dated dec... ...read more

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