London Daily Photo: Enough!

London Daily Photo: Enough!
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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Tanqueray Tables Review (Londonist)

Londonist Reviews Tanqueray Tables
Chris Osburn, Food & Drink Editor
Londonist

July 31, 2008

Last night found Londonist sampling canapés and cocktails at an outdoor medieval setting deep in the City of London. Hosted by the makers of Tanqueray gin and toptable.co.uk,” the first of two Tanqueray Tables events in London (there was an initial Tanqueray Tables night in Edinburgh last week) offered an excellent opportunity to check out the historic Merchant Taylors’ Hall.

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London Daily Photo: Such Wonderful Memories to Cherish for a Lifetime

London Daily Photo: Such Wonderful Memories to Cherish for a Lifetime
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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London Daily Photo: Ritual

London Daily Photo: Ritual
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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London Daily Photo: Hunter-Gatherer

London Daily Photo: Hunter-Gatherer
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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London Daily Photo: Late Morning in Soho

London Daily Photo: Late Morning in Soho
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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London Daily Photo: If You Do Not See What You Require

London Daily Photo: If You Do Not See What You Require
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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London Daily Photo: Simple Things in Life

London Daily Photo: Simple Things in Life
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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London Daily Photo: The Palm Tree

London Daily Photo: The Palm Tree
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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London Daily Photo: Shadwell Basin

London Daily Photo: Shadwell Basin
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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London Daily Photo: TJ

London Daily Photo: TJ
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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Consolidating Curry (Londonist)

Consolidating Curry
by Chris Osburn, Food & Drink Editor
Londonist
July 22, 2008












All we gotta say is that we hope they don’t mess about with our lunch at Tiffinbites or takeout from the Bombay Bicycle Club. We’ve been pleased with both.

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London Daily Photo: Please Explain

London Daily Photo: Please Explain
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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London Daily Photo: Broadway Market Kitsch

London Daily Photo: Broadway Market Kitsch
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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London Daily Photo: Gun Place

London Daily Photo: Gun Place
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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Under a Red Sky Group Show at StolenSpace (Juxtapoz)

Photos: "Under A Red Sky" Group Show
Photography by Chris Osburn
Juxtapoz
Friday, 18 July 2008









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London Daily Photo: Predators

London Daily Photo: Predators
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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London Daily Photo: Guarded Greeting

London Daily Photo: Guarded Greeting
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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London Daily Photo: So Much So Often So Easy

London Daily Photo: So Much So Often So Easy
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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London Daily Photo: Yellow!

London Daily Photo: Yellow!
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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What's for Lunch? Tiffinbites (Londonist)

What's for Lunch? Tiffinbites

Chris Osburn, Food & Drink Editor
Londonist

July 15, 2008

The kitsch-n-class dining area with your favourite Bollywood classics being screened is a fun place to grab a great lunch. Service is incredibly friendly and really we can’t think of anything negative to say about this establishment. Go. Enjoy.

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London Daily Photo: VIP Class

London Daily Photo: VIP Class

Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008

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Whitstable Weekend (Qype does London)

Whitstable Weekend
by Chris Osburn

Qype does London
July 14th 2008










While there, I was really blown away by the seafood. Whitstable is famous for its oysters and early into my stay I found out why: there’re delicious!

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London Daily Photo: Proclamation

London Daily Photo: Proclamation
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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London Daily Photo: Leather Lane Market

London Daily Photo: Leather Lane Market
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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London Daily Photo: Looking Up!

London Daily Photo: Looking Up!
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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Cook, Eat & Run at L'atelier des Chefs

Yesterday, I found myself cooking pastasotta at the newly opened L'atelier des Chefs near Oxford Circus. I really enjoyed it and am thinking about going back soon (especially since there's a twofer deal going on until the end of August!). Here are my write-ups for Londonist and Qype does London.

Cook, Eat & Run for a Fun and Delicious Lunch
by Chris Osburn, Food & Drink Editor

Londonist

July 10, 2008











Making L’atelier’s recipe even more savoury, Cook, Eat and Run workshops are being offered at 2 for 1 until the end of August. £9 per person for a nice lunch date sounds like a generous portion of fun and midday decompression. Plus, you get to learn how to make - and then eat - something yummy … and not even have to clean up after yourself!

Click here for the complete review.

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Cook, eat, chat and leave the dishes for someone else!
Chris Osburn

Qype does London
July 11th 2008

I showed up at 12.15, met some cool folks, with whom I made a very tasty pastasotto under the friendly, patient and expert guidance of a top-notch chef, had a quick convivial lunch and then went merrily on my way, leaving our mess to the professionals.

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London Daily Photo: Lilliput

London Daily Photo: Lilliput
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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Unchained Interview (Londonist)

Londonist Interviews … Unchained
by Chris Osburn, Food & Drink Editor
Londonist
July 9, 2008

We’ve just recently come across Unchained, a super cool and incredibly handy lil London-based website 'designed to help people find the very best Unchained shops’ in the London. By 'unchained' they mean businesses owned and run 'by real people with a passion for what they sell,' and let’s face it: those types of businesses are sadly becoming fewer and farther between at too rapid a rate. Here’s our interview with Dave Birss and Lea Simpson, two of Unchained’s three founders. We applaud their vision and look forward to any future tips they might provide us on living a more chain-free life in London.

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London Daily Photo: Welcome to Westminster

London Daily Photo: Welcome to Westminster
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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Qype-able weekend reviewed! (Qype does London)

Qype-able weekend reviewed!
Chris Osburn
Qype does London
July 8th 2008

Back on Friday I rattled out a list of fun stuff to do over the weekend. Well, now it’s Tuesday afternoon and I think I’ve recovered from all the merrymaking ... Now back in front of my PC, I hope to find some time to post my Qype reviews of all the places I hit this weekend. I’m soooo close to achieving 1000 points and reaching Ninja status.

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London Daily Photo: Dead Slow Soar

London Daily Photo: Dead Slow Soar
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008

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Londonist Reviews: The Diner Camden (Londonist)

Londonist Reviews: The Diner Camden
by Chris Osburn, Food & Drink Editor
Londonist
July 8, 2008










... consider a kinda-sorta rendition of the best of American road food at the newly opened Diner in Camden, where two quid for a proper cup of filter coffee with FREE refills had us whistling Dixie on a recent visit. The juicy California burger (essentially a cheeseburger with Monterey Jack and Guacamole) struck a nice chord as well, and the chilli cheese fries were equally wonderful in some musical metaphor way.

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Battersea Power Station (Londonist)

Battersea Power Station Open for Viewing

by Chris Osburn, Food & Drink Editor
Londonist

July 7, 2008










When we heard about the Battersea Power Station was to be open to the public (thanks Annie Mole!) over the past weekend, we rushed down with camera ready. And, yes indeed, the iconic landmark was there to be roamed around in all its massive glory.

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Plenty of pics of the Battersea Power Station in my Flickr photoset.

London Daily Photo: Showdown

London Daily Photo: Showdown
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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Burlesque Soirée at the Gore Hotel

I had a really excellent time at the Gore Hotel on Friday night checking out their Burlesque Soirée featuring Miss Polly Rae and the Hurly Burly Girlys. Here's my Londonist review as well as a link to that evening's set of photos on Flickr.

Londonist Reviews: Burlesque Soirée at the Gore Hotel
by Chris Osburn, Food & Drink Editor

Londonist
July 7, 2008

Friday night’s Burlesque Soirée at Kensington’s Gore Hotel - featuring the exceptionally lovely Miss Polly Rae and her naughtily coy Hurly Burly Girlys - was brassiere loads of fun and well worth the £39 cover (which got ya in the door drinking a cocktail and enjoying a three course meal with coffee all while Miss Polly, Betsy Bon Bon, and Miss Laurie Hagen entertained). Good stuff!

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More pics here.

London Daily Photo: Together

London Daily Photo: Together

Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008

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Chris Osburn Interviews Stormie Mills (whitehot)

Chris Osburn Interviews Stormie Mills
by Chris Osburn
whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art
July 2008














Tenacity, humility and belief in the creative process. Think about what you do and make it your own. Following a small component of what you do with the materials you have available may well become a significant component of your work rather than just a nuance. Work hard. It's got to be an obsession, a driving passion. A friend Reg Bolton told me, when I was having a major crisis of direction and confidence, "love what you do, do what you love, the money will follow" for me that's been good advice.

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London Daily Photo: Session

London Daily Photo: Session

Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008

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Chet Zar's Ugly American @ Strychnin Gallery (whitehot)

Chet Zar's Ugly American @ Strychnin Gallery

by Chris Osburn

whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art

July 2008

There is no question about it - creating your own artwork for your own exhibition is the best. Nobody is standing over your shoulder and telling you what to create and the success or failure of a show rests entirely on your own ability. Fine art is all about freedom for me and being a cog in the machine on the films of other people is a lot less fulfilling and does not offer much freedom. Once in a while you get to work with a director who actually respects your art (Guillermo Del Toro or Adam Jones on the Tool videos, for example) and lets you really be part of the creative process.

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London Daily Photo: In the Sun

London Daily Photo: In the Sun
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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Qype-able weekend ahead! (Qype does London)

Qype-able weekend ahead!
by Chris Osburn
Qype does London
07 4th, 2008

I’m really looking forward to this weekend! If all goes as planned, I’ll be checking out a few new (to me anyway) places in London - leaving me all sorts of opportunities to write more Qype reviews (I’ll earn my Ninja status yet!).

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London Daily Photo: This is Your Paradise

London Daily Photo: This is Your Paradise
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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London through a photographer’s lens (Qype does London)

London through a photographer’s lens

by Chris Osburn

Qype does London
07 3rd, 2008

... thinking about London from a photographer’s point of view. For example, where are some good places to take shots (the London Eye certainly comes to mind for good bird’s eye shots of London)? Where are the best camera and photography supply shops in town (for my basic needs, I usually just go to Jessops)?

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London Daily Photo: If You are Lost ...

London Daily Photo: If You are Lost ...
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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An Urban History of Photography at Tate Modern (Qype does London)

An Urban History of Photography at Tate Modern
by Chris Osburn
Qype does London
07 2nd, 2008

With gelatine silver plate images dating from the 1880s to current examples by today’s photography vanguard, Street & Studio is (according to the Tate) “the first exhibition to explore the urban photographic portrait through the parallel development of its two important sites: the street and the studio.”

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London Daily Photo: Wishful Thinking

London Daily Photo: Wishful Thinking
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2008
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Clerkenwell and good (Qype does London)

Clerkenwell and good

by Chris Osburn

Qype does London
07 1st, 2008

Living in Clerkenwell can feel as if I’m living in the heart of London: a thirty minute walk from my flat finds me on Brick Lane, at Piccadilly Circus or foraging through Borough Market. Of course, with some of the best (in my opinion) pubs and restaurants in London, I’m often quite content not to venture too far a field. Still to be so central and bestowed with quality establishments, Clerkenwell is an area relatively calm, especially on the weekends.

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