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Singha Beer Cookalong with Andy Oliver Review
Last Tuesday I joined Singha Beer for an authentic Thai cookalong class with Andy Oliver, MasterChef finalist and Head Chef of London’s acclaimed restaurant, Som Saa. We were welcomed with a choice of two Singha Beer Cocktails. The one I choose was a delicious rum cocktail concoction. After these were finished we were taken into the heart of Cactus Kitchens and introduced to the man himself, Andy Oliver. He had prepared the first cooking demonstration of three and we then split up into pairs. At our cooking stations the ingredients for our first dish, Som Tam (Green Papaya Salad). It…
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Cafe Pacifico Review
Café Pacifico would have to be the most vibrant Mexican restaurant I have ever been to. As I looked around, it’s hard to picture this place once being a factory which stored bananas. This is a lively traditional Mexican Restaurant, UK’s first, owned by Francesco. He definitely picked the right place to start up his business, in the heart of Covent Garden. Don’t let that put you off, the prices here are very much affordable. I can see why it has been thriving for 34 years. We were there for Mexican Independence Day and the place was pumping. Straight away…
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I Love The 90’s Tour Review
On the 29th of September 2017 at the SSE Arena, Wembley we were transported back to the 90s with the I Love The 90’s Tour. The first before the tour heads throughout the UK. Early 90’s Chart Toppers Vanilla Ice, Salt N Pepa featuring Spinderella, Colour Me Badd, Coolio, Tone Loc and Young MC all joined forces to have us dancing and singing all night long Young MC kicked the party started singing some hits from eight albums. He even treated us to some new hits but it was ‘Bust a Move’, which won him a Grammy for Best Rap…
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Oyster Season has arrived at Geronimo Pubs
The native oyster season has officially arrived! To celebrate in style, Geronimo Inns have teamed up with the Colchester Oyster Co. and renowned champagne house, Perrier-Jouët, to create a stylish oyster and champagne pairing at your local. Running from now until 2nd October, the menu sees Colchester Oyster Co. oysters served natural (over ice with red wine and shallot vinegar) or ‘Kilpatrick’ style (grilled with Worcester sauce and smoked bacon). Sourced from the seabed rather than being grown in nets at sea-level, feeding from the rich fertile waters in the Pyefleet Creek, these free-range oysters are some of the best…
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Young’s 186th Birthday Celebrations
Happy 186th Birthday to Youngs Pubs! To celebrate, Onin.London was invited to attend the Hop On, Hop Off bus tour on 21st September that featured three of Young’s Pubs in South West London. This event is just one of the many events Youngs, along with Geronimo Inns, is hosting as part of their The Great Hop Expedition. At each pub we met the brewers, learnt the stories, ingredients and tastes of some of the beers on offer, with a particular focus on hops (the herbs of beer). I learnt more about beer in this one evening then I have…
