London Daily Photo: Columbia Road Flower Market

London Daily Photo: Columbia Road Flower Market
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Columbia Road Flower Market

London Daily Photo: Columbia Road Flower Market
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: The World Famous

London Daily Photo: The World Famous
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Legs

London Daily Photo: Legs
Photography by Emiana © 2007
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Londonist asks "What’s for Lunch?" Gourmet Burger Kitchen

Here's another What's for Lunch? post for Londonist. Stayed tuned for subsequent instalments on Tuesdays around noon.

What's for Lunch? Gourmet Burger Kitchen
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
August 28, 2007










Gourmet Burger Kitchen ain’t cheap, but its mega-portions are good-value-for-money.

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London Daily Photo: Jelly Coconuts

London Daily Photo: Jelly Coconuts
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Old Truman Brewery

London Daily Photo: Old Truman Brewery
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Zombie Walk in London: World Record Attempt

This would have to happen while I'm out of town. Oh well:

Zombie Walk World Record Attempt!
Monday 27th August
Odeon
Leicester Square
London

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Photography courtesy of jkprime's Flickr photostream.

London Daily Photo: Hanbury St

London Daily Photo: Hanbury St
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Alarmed & Erected

London Daily Photo: Alarmed & Erected
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Hunting

London Daily Photo: Hunting
Photography by Emiana © 2007
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Where to Stick Those Free London Papers

Recycling service for free papers
Publishers of London's two free afternoon newspapers have agreed to set up a dedicated recycling service to tackle the problem of discarded copies.
BBC News
Last Updated: Wednesday, 22 August 2007, 16:48 GMT 17:48 UK

The firms behind thelondonpaper and London Lite will each buy and install about 40 recycling bins in central London and recycle the contents.

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Photography courtesy of Acme's Flickr photostream.

London Daily Photo: Cat Nap

London Daily Photo: Cat Nap
Photography by Emiana © 2007
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London No Longer a Top 10 Destination for US Vacation-Goers

London is No Longer A Top Ten Holiday Destination for American
by Travel Editor
Cheap Flights News
August 21, 2007

the city’s lower destination ranking demonstrates the significant effect the dollar’s weakness has had on US air travel to the UK.In July 2006 London was ranked the 7th most popular destination for which deals were sought on Cheapflights’ US site. In July 2007, that ranking has dropped sharply out of the top ten destinations to 15th.

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Photography courtesy of chaserpaul's Flickr photostream.

Londonist asks "What’s for Lunch?" Bosphorus Kebabs

Here's another What's for Lunch? post for Londonist. Stayed tuned for subsequent instalments on Tuesdays around noon.

What's for Lunch? Bosphorus Kebabs
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
August 21, 2007
















Apparently, the cult of kebab has many adherents, as evidenced by the many impromptu rave reviews written on index cards covering much of the wall space inside and providing a brilliant lunchtime read. One card from 2002 is signed by “Lionel the Taxi Driver” a fan of Bosphorus Kebabs for 35 years, writing that Bosphorus serves “the best food in town.” Another, among the multitude of cards, simply states that “It’s all about Bosphorus Kebabs.”

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London Daily Photo: Concrete Jungle

London Daily Photo: Concrete Jungle
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Free bike route maps cover 4,000km across London

Launch of new cycling route maps
Cyclists can now get their hands on the latest set of free maps which cover 4,000km of cycle routes across London.
BBC News
Last Updated: Monday, 20 August 2007, 23:48 GMT 00:48 UK

The 14 maps help riders identify the shortest routes or quiet roads in any part of the city as well as stations with parking for cycles.

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Photography courtesy of Salim Virji's Flickr photostream.

London Daily Photo: Holborn

London Daily Photo: Holborn
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Cat & Mutton

London Daily Photo: Cat & Mutton
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Afternoon Nap

Afternoon Nap
Photography by Anna Krsikova © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Untitled

London Daily Photo: Untitled
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Rusty

London Daily Photo: Rusty
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Night of the Demon at Sartorial Contemporary Art

Night of the Demon
Solo show of works by James Jessop
6 September – 3 October 2007




























Sartorial Contemporary Art
101a Kensington Church Street
London W8 7LN
T: 020 7792 5882
F: 020 7792 5820

Tues to Sat 1:30 – 6:30 pm

Jessop's indulgence is a penchant for gaudy B-movie imagery and sleazy paperback covers from the sixties juxtaposed with a sense of Bronx style tagging intervention. And Jessop unashamedly appropriates, steals, 'sprays up' in his work, bringing us up close to an old Modernism still flexing its muscles a hundred years on. Modernism as it is so-called is still in its youth, Post-Modernism a conceited premature attempt at breaking away from its forebear, a failed attempt at being aloof to the labyrinth.

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Roc Roc Radio - Kid Acne

London in Song and Video ...

Cool song by Kid Acne set to a great video directed by London artist Dscreet. Brilliant shots of East London, especially the bits on Sclater St.

Golden Age of Restaurants for London?

Here's a link to a lil diddy I wrote for Londonist about a recent report about a boom in new restaurants in London.

A Golden Age of Restaurants?
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
August 15, 2007

London is experiencing a restaurant boom. Over the past year, 158 new outlets compared to 89 closures were recorded by Harden's for its upcoming 2008 London Restaurants guide. That’s 16 new restaurants more than the former record set in 2005, opening at an annual rate of three times what it was in the early Nineties. Harden’s co-editor, Peter Harden, is so enthused by the increase he’s dubbed this point in time a “golden age for the London restaurant-goer with the restaurant scene reaching a stage which would once have seemed inconceivable.” A walk down any High Street confirms Harden’s findings.

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London Daily Photo: Tandoori King Business Lunch

Tandoori King Business Lunch
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Free Beer Money from Saatchi & Saatchi

Carlsberg: Litter
axelk
AdverBox
2007-07-18










£5000 in £10 and £20 notes were individually dropped around the streets of London with a removable sticker that read, Carlsberg don’t do litter. But if they did it would probably be the best litter in the world’.

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Londonist asks "What’s for Lunch?" Pogo Café

Here's another What's for Lunch? post for Londonist. Stayed tuned for subsequent instalments on Tuesdays around noon.

What's for Lunch? Pogo Café
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
August 14, 2007

Pogo Café is a “vegan worker’s cooperative café” in Hackney. Being a vegan worker must do wonders for one’s disposition, as the smiley and soft-spoken woman that served us was possibly the nicest person we’ve come across in a long time. She also seemed to genuinely appreciate our patronage and showed sincere interest in our thoughts about our dining experience.

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London Daily Photo: Mega-Sale

London Daily Photo: Mega-Sale
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Design Festival 2007

It's almost that time of the year again! Last year's London Design Festival was great and judging from the looks of this year's website, the 2007 event should be just as worthwhile.











London Design Festival 2007
the most exciting and diverse yet
15-25 September 2007

Established in 2003 to celebrate and promote London as the creative capital of the world, The London Design Festival has grown rapidly to become a fixture on the global design calendar and one of the key constituents of the UK’s burgeoning creative festival season, along with London Fashion Week, Frieze Art Fair and the London Film Festival.

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London Daily Photo: Loiterer

Loiterer
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Date Farmers at the Leonard Street Gallery in London

Sacred Clowns and Dog Warriors
An installation of new works by The Date Farmers
17 August - 31 August 2007
























Leonard Street Gallery
73 A Leonard Street
London EC2A 4QS
Tel: + 44 (0)207 033 99 77
Fax: + 44 (0) 207 613 0591
www.tlsg.co.uk
info@tlsg.co.uk

also featuring ...

Those Bloody Yanks
A group show of fresh new works by Jeff Soto, Eddie Martinez, Evan Hecox, Caroline Hwang, Suzzanah Sinclair, Neck Face, Herbert Baglione, David Ellis, Eric White, Bast, Rich Jacobs, Cleon Peterson, Misaki Kawai, Ashley Macomber, TWIST and AMAZE.

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London Daily Photo: Mates

Mates
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: DIY Window Washing

DIY Window Washing
Photography by Emiana © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Break

Break
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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MetroCab Rip Off!!!

The other day my Emiana and I took a MetroCab (London's boxier, more SUV-y looking taxis). We had several pieces of luggage with us and, with our non-British accents, the driver apparently sized us up as a couple of gullable tourists. However, he was unaware that we were in the neighbourhood where we live and were, thus, fairly knowledgable of the route to our destination. Needless to say, when we realized he was just driving around a block to milk us for an extra quid or two, I asked him to stop immediately and let us out. This was my first experience with MetroCab. I've heard similar stories about them. From here on, I'm sticking with London's traditional Black Cabs. In all the years I've relied on them, I've never had any sort of similar problem.

Hotel Chocolat Review

Here's a link to my review of Hotel Chocolat for Londonist. Yum!

Londonist Reviews ... Hotel Chocolat
by Chris Osburn

Londonist
August 9, 2007

Writing for Londonist is not without its perks. A perfect example of such perkiness is an unsolicitated email we recently received enquiring where to send some sample products from Hotel Chocolat, a self-described “British-owned phenomenon brazenly committed to real, authentic chocolate.” An eager response resulted in finding a huge box of chocolate arriving in the next day’s post. As doggedly difficult as writing an unbiased review of free chocolate may be, we’re determined to give it our best shot.

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London Daily Photo: Long Lane

Long Lane
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Treatment Rooms Interview

Here's an interview with photos that I conducted for Londonist with Baroness von Reichardt of the Treatment Rooms, a privately owned three-story house located in the West London suburb of Chiswick and almost completely covered in mosiac tiles.









Londonist Interviews ... Baroness Von Reichardt of the Treatment Rooms
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
August 8, 2007

Ironically, I think that if I had painted the same images onto my house rather than apply mosaic tiles, they would have been got rid of years ago. People realize that making mosaics is a labour intensive process. People that have seen the house from a distance or have only seen photos of it have told me that they didn’t realize the work was entirely made up of tiles. Whether or not people like the subject matter they give me credit for putting a lot of work into it, allowing me to get away with a lot more than if I had simply painted or pasted up my art.

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Photos from "It Takes Two Part 2" - Harry Pye and James Jessop

Here are a few photos from the opening of "It Takes Two Part 2" a collaborative exhibition of works by James Jessop and Harry Pye as well as collaborations with a "galaxy of their art star pals" ... Jasper Joffe, Ann-Caroline Breig, Gavin Nolan, Christopher Davies, Akiko Usami, Sarah Sparkes, Billy Childish, Rowland Smith, Frank Sidebottom and Mat Humphrey. The exhibition is on view at Sartorial Contemporary Art in Notting Hill until 25 August.


Click here to see more photos from the opening on Flickr.

London Daily Photo: Automatic Doors

Automatic Doors
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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Londonist asks "What’s for Lunch?" Euro Coffee House

Here's another What's for Lunch? post for Londonist. Stayed tuned for subsequent instalments on Tuesdays around noon.

What's for Lunch? Euro Coffee House
by Chris Osburn
Londonist
August 7, 2007










Based upon our visit, there’s nothing remarkable to report about Euro Coffee House. It seems to be a safe bet for anyone looking to grab a quick bite in the area. Service is friendly and prompt, and prices are sensible. Euro Coffee House is probably a more preferable option to the nearby Pizza Hut, Spaghetti House, Bella Italia (etc!) and a more practical option than the few upscale restaurants and cafés on Duke St.

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London Daily Photo: Tour de France Comes to London

Tour de France Comes to London
Photography by Anna Krsikova © 2007
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"I Love Peckham Shop Windows" Features 30 International Artists

Shop fronts host art exhibition
Newsagents and launderettes are among some of the shops in one part of south-east London to become galleries as part of an annual arts festival.
BBC News
Last Updated: Monday, 6 August 2007, 20:28 GMT 21:28 UK










The "I Love Peckham Shop Windows" will see shop fronts featuring the work of 30 emerging and established artists from across Europe and the UK.

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Click here to visit the "I Love Peckham Shop Windows" website

London Daily Photo: Waiting on Brick Lane

Waiting on Brick Lane
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Broadway Market

Broadway Market
Photography by Emiana © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Directions

Directions
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: Mango Landin'

Mango Landin'
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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London Daily Photo: #1 for Internet Desks

#1 for Internet Desks
Photography by Tiki Chris © 2007
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