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Love custard? Visit Beard Papa's at the corner of Oxford Street and Berwick! This hirsute daddy makes the best cream puffs you're ever likely to taste.

By the way guys, bringing home a box of these might be a nice alternative to the standard box of chocolates for Valentine's Day.

The latest issue of Time Out features a pretty impressive list of the "capital's best budget venues" for 2007.  Among the eateries listed in this issue of "London's weekly listing bible" is Piada, a unique northern Italian sandwich bar on St John St near Farringdon Station, which was mentioned on this blog last month.  Coming upon the Time Out blurb about Piada triggered a memory of how yummy, convenient and cheap my last lunch there ...

This Valentine's Day, a number of Conran Restaurants are providing the ideal setting for a romantic dinner for two with complimentary wine or Champagne. Participating restaurants include the following:

Bluebird, Blueprint Cafe, Cantina del Ponte, Butlers Wharf Chop House, Coq D'Argent, Le Pont de la Tour, Floridita, Orrery, Quaglino's, Sartoria, Plateau, Almeida, Paternoster Chop House, and Restaurant Sauterelle.

“Italian slow food, fast & fresh!”  That’s the motto for Piada, a lunch spot on St John St near Farringdon station.  Piada gets its name from the unique type of flatbread used to make their yummy sandwiches.  The flatbread – a sort of mix between a crepe and a tortilla - is traditionally from Romagna on Italy’s northeast coast.  Made fresh for you, the piada is in filled with a handful ...

Living in central London, specifically in trendy Clerkenwell, it's rare I have a chance to peek inside any hotels, especially any in my own neighbourhood. However, attracted by the stylish look of the Zetter, my wife and I were drawn to the hotel's restaurant for dinner one night. We've been back. We have also enjoyed visiting the Zetter's bar for impressive cocktails in a casual yet elegant setting.

Apparently, we're not the only ...