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Scootercaffe – best coffee in the south of London

Manne — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:16:20 +0000

It was just made to my attention that Time Out has listed Scootercaffe as one of the best places to go for a cuppa in the south of London. Says Time Out:

Retro equipment used well | No food – but you can BYO | Unique atmosphere. Scootercaffè (formerly Scooterworks) breaks with London conventions. Instead of Square Mile or Monmouth, the bean of choice is Londinium. A La Marzocco is shunned for a strikingly retro 1957 Faema espresso machine. Read full review…

Since this is one of the favourite haunts on Lower Marsh for most Livebookings people I am thrilled. Pay them a visit, if you are looking for a cosy place with great coffee they will not disappoint!

Get awesome pies at Gabriel’s Wharf!

Manne — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:47:28 +0000

This country is in short supply of really good pie and mash shops, it seems, which is odd considering this is the land of pie! A brand making a serious effort to change this, reinventing the old pie and mash concept, is pieminister.

While they have a few shops around the UK where you can get a wide range of excellent pies with mash and gravy, there has never been one anywhere near my home or office. Until now.

Opened just a few week’s ago (January 2010) they now have a small shop in an almost hidden away corner in the cooky Gabriel’s Wharf down by the Thames. Although perhaps not really in Waterloo, it is a bit of a walk from the station, I feel the quality of their food makes this one worth noticing and rejoicing over.

Have a look, and certainly go try them out: pieminister information and location.

Gritting the Leake Street tunnel, 1st of August

Manne — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:06:21 +0000

On the 1st of August an event slightly out of the ordinary will take place in the Leake Street tunnel: knitters and graff artists will create “a fusion of can and craft” as they will be gritting the tunnel.

Bringing knitting and graffiti together is bound to lend an entirely unique look and feel to the dear tunnel. This is an event not to be missed, so bring out your best hardcore ninja knitting needles and join in the fun!

Read more on the I Knit London web site.

Mysterious ex-Eurostar activities

Manne — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:24:37 +0000

Since a couple of weeks mysterious activities have been going on in the old Waterloo Eurostar terminal.

Lots of construction workers, speaker stacks, funky lights, what looks like new flooring to cover the platforms and old railway tracks… Difficult to spy efficiently from our officewindows though.

Eurostar terminal in Waterloo with mysterious screens

What are they preparing?

Funky club venue with unrivalled location for convenient public transport?

Eurostar revival, allowing us yet again to have the lovely feeling of knowing we work less than three hours away from Paris?

Opening of a new railway line to ease morning train congestion?

No… Probably not. That would be too good. Today a wall of flat screens lit up on the far wall, and we can hear soundchecking. Our best collaborative effort guess is a product launch for an Italian car (check the screens, a car whizzing past on flat panels of green / white / red…) that will be coming over from mainland Europe to the UK.

Careening up the tracks.

Arrived.

Krispy Kremy goodness – take a springbreak from your desk!

Manne — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:13:10 +0000

The kind people over at Krispy Kreme doughnuts have informed me that this week they are running a promotion they call “Take a springbreak from your desk”.

Each day, a voucher will be available on www.KrispyKreme.co.uk from 11.30 AM, which can be downloaded and redeemed at any participating Krispy Kreme store for something awesome. Now exactly what “awesome” means Tom from their PR company would not tell me, but he assures me the deal will get sweeter for every day of the week. Pun probably intended.

Krispy Kreme doughnuts may not be the healthy option for your lunch, but come on, live a little. It is the end of the week, get out from your gloomy office, enjoy the sun and get a bit of sugar rush.

Your closest Krispy Kreme sugar rush dealer is located at Waterloo station. Use their store locator to nail him down.