Posted in Around Dulwich, Food & Drink, Going Green, Photographs, tagged Allotments Photography, Allotments South London, Dulwich, gardening, Grange Lane Allotments, growing fruit and veg, se21 on July 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Local photographer, Sara Lloyd, delves into the social microcosm that is the Grange Lane Allotments.
Following a sign directing you to The Fort and turning up an increasingly steep, winding lane devoid of road markings is the well-hidden world of Grange Lane Allotments. The only reasons to be down this Lane are if [...]
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Posted in Food & Drink, tagged British vineyards, champagne, discovering wine country, Dulwich Wine Society, summer wine, touring in wine country, wine holidays, wine tourism, wine tours on July 11, 2008 | No Comments »
by Greville Havenhand, who is a member of the Dulwich Wine Society
School is out, the beaches are full, so for those who like something a little different why not try either a wine tasting holiday or at least incorporating a few vineyard visits to add a little interest?
There are a number of excellent wine [...]
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Posted in Around Dulwich, Food & Drink, Reviews, tagged Dulwich, pub quiz, top tips, British Prime Ministers, US Presidents, Oscar winners, sporting champions, Lloyd-George, Fatima Whitbread, William Pitt, Google on June 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After working their way through the finest local pubs Steve Slack, and his brave team of knowledge-smiths, ponder their quizzing top tips.
We won some and we lost some. (In fact we only won one). But we had a great time. Here are our collective pointers for an fun night out at the pub quiz.
Who’s in [...]
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Posted in Dulwich Picture Gallery, Food & Drink, tagged Bibendum Wines, Chinese LATE, Chinese wine, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Film, Great Wall, Huadong, Late Night Opening, Silk Road on June 13, 2008 | No Comments »
by Greville Havenhand, who is a member of the Dulwich Wine Society
It is popularly thought that Chinese wine is merely rice wine or that strong, sweet concoction of grape and grain called wine that visitors to China were given along with the fiery spirit Mao Tai at “banquets”.
When I was there in the seventies [...]
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Posted in Around Dulwich, Food & Drink, Reviews, tagged Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, pub quiz, The Magdala, 176, hung over, sausage and chips, Play Your Cards Right on June 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Steve Slack’s diary of a week in the life of the pub quiz continues. His team are eager for a win.
FRIDAY
It turns out that Thursday evening isn’t the new Friday. Friday is still Friday. And for me that means drinking a bottle of Pinot Grigio on an empty stomach with my colleagues after work and [...]
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Posted in Competitions & Offers, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Events, Film, Theatre & Music, Food & Drink, Past Events, tagged Dulwich Picture Gallery, Events, Add new tag, Spaghetti opera, recipe, spaghetti, Italian food on June 10, 2008 | No Comments »
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Low-brow opera with plenty of laughs, Opera on the Run is coming to DPG on June 13 with their hilarious new [...]
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Posted in Around Dulwich, Food & Drink, Reviews, tagged Lordship Lane, The Plough, pub quiz, dulwich library, who want's to be a millionaire?, gallimaufry, anacardiaceae, pistachio, top gear on June 3, 2008 | No Comments »
You’d think that after three nights out quizzing we wouldn’t want to answer another question or listen to another music round. But were getting into our stride and can almost smell victory.
THURSDAY
So we head to The Plough, opposite Dulwich Library.
This used to be a horrid pub. I’ve previously ordered a pint, looked around, realised [...]
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Posted in Around Dulwich, Food & Drink, Reviews, Uncategorized, tagged Dulwich Picture Gallery, film, pub quiz, Camberwell, Sun and Doves, beer garden, Gallery Film, Coldharbour Lane, Crystal Palace Tavern, The Rye Hotel, Canadian drag queen, Mark Dodds on May 27, 2008 | No Comments »
With tails between legs, having left yesterday’s answer sheet only half-completed, Steve Slack and team head to Camberwell in search of pub quiz victory.
WEDNESDAY
The Sun and Doves is much more than just a public house. It’s a lively and friendly pub, yes, but it also boasts a tempting menu, fine cocktail list, a well-used gig [...]
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Posted in Around Dulwich, Food & Drink, tagged Lordship Lane, Dulwich Festival, pub quiz, The Clockhouse pub, Peckham Rye, Young's, Guyana, The Phoenix, Denmark Hill on May 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Continuing our series of articles on local pub quizzes, Steve Slack and his band of trivia hounds try their luck at another quality venue in the area.
TUESDAY
Riding high on our near miss last night at The Gowlett, we decide to head for a mental work out at The Clockhouse pub, by Peckham Rye.
It’s a [...]
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Are you looking to meet new people?
Local resident, Emma, is setting up a social Supper Club for like-minded professionals between the ages of 25-45 to attend events in the local area.
Emma says, “I moved here three years’ ago from Richmond. The majority of my social network still live there and I thought it would be [...]
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