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Tag: food

  • Tacobot 3000

    TacoBot 3000 (Part 3 of the Raining Tacos saga)

    Parry Gripp's latest video contains the catchiest song about tacos or robots that you'll ever hear.

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    • posted 1 December, 2019
  • Egg and toast

    £20 for a boiled egg, one piece of toast and a mug of tea?

    A Twitter thread about one man's experience of a London cafe where he made his own boiled egg and soldiers and paid £20... and why that's great.

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    • Repost
    • posted 18 June, 2019
  • Review of The Rusty Bicycle

    This review of The Rusty Bicycle originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. The Rusty Bicycle, 28 Magdalen Rd, Oxford OX4 1RB, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Visited today for the first time. Discovered when I came to order that special offers (e.g. £5 lunchtime pizzas) on the menu aren't actually honoured when …

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    • Review
    • 2 comments
    • posted 17 May, 2019
  • Dan receiving free pizza

    1. Step out of my office. 2. Receive handful of free pizza. Thanks @PapaJohnsUK!

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    • 4 comments
    • posted 3 May, 2019
  • What Kind of Person Steals Their Co-workers' Lunch?


    For the past month or two, my place of work (this very website) has been plagued by a relatively harmless but deeply mystifying figure: the phantom lunch thief. What’s happened since has followed a trajectory sure to be familiar to anyone who’s ever worked in an office with more than, say, 30 employees: a …

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    • 1 comment
    • posted 19 November, 2018
  • Paul's lunch on this day 13 years ago: Birmingham Egg with Naan Bread

    On This Day In 2005

    On this day in 2005 Paul made the Internet a fraction of a percent more-weird by cooking and eating a "Birmingham Egg". Dan's just resurrected the web page about it. You know: for posterity.

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    • Article
    • posted 27 March, 2018
  • Image representing post: I Made My Shed the Top Rated Restaurant On TripAdvisor

    I Made My Shed the Top Rated Restaurant On TripAdvisor

    Once upon a time, long before I began selling my face by the acre for features on VICE dot com, I worked other jobs. There was one in particular that really had an impact on me: writing fake reviews on TripAdvisor. Restaurant owners would pay me £10 and I'd write a positive review of their …

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    • Repost
    • posted 7 December, 2017
  • Review of Central Fish Restaurant

    This review of Central Fish Restaurant originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Central Fish Restaurant, 31 Chalybeate St, Aberystwyth SY23 1HX, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Aberystwyth's best fish & chips. Well worth the walk from anywhere in the town.

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    • Review
    • posted 25 October, 2017
  • Katie & Jane

    60 Seconds with Katie & Jane


    In one sentence, what do you do?
    k. Co-founder and creator of Not Dogs

    j. Co-creator of Not Dogs ‘meaty… without the meat’ - unique, meat-free fast food that’s focused on tasty, food for everyone - no labels!
    ...

    Katie and Jane (Not Dogs)

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    • 1 comment
    • posted 18 October, 2017
  • Review of Gloucester Green Market

    This review of Gloucester Green Market originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Gloucester Green Market, 78 The Heyes, Oxford OX1 2BU, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The weekday market offers the best multi-cuisine street food experience you'll get almost anywhere: stalls as far as the eye can see serving Italian, Japanese, Indian, …

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    • Review
    • posted 20 September, 2017
  • Review of Najar's Place

    This review of Najar's Place originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Najar's Place, St Giles', Oxford OX1 3LU, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Delicious falafel wraps (and other hot food) at fair prices, served by friendly, cheery staff.

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    • Review
    • 1 comment
    • posted 20 September, 2017
  • Review of Not Dogs

    This review of Not Dogs originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Not Dogs, LinkStreet, Birmingham B5 4BS, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Veggie fast food done right! From the hippy attitude to the delicious and imaginative 'dogs, this is my favourite vegetarian eatery anywhere.

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    • Review
    • posted 20 September, 2017
  • Review of Alpha Bar

    This review of Alpha Bar originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Alpha Bar, Covered Market, 89 Market St, Oxford OX1 3EE, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Delicious salads made to order plus a mixture of different hot and cold foods served daily. Always includes a great vegetarian selection, so long as you …

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    • Review
    • posted 20 September, 2017
  • Review of The Oxford Sandwich Company

    This review of The Oxford Sandwich Company originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. The Oxford Sandwich Company, The Covered Market, 50 Market St, Oxford OX1 3DX, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fresh sandwiches, panini and more made to order with a smile. Great value delicious food.

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    • Review
    • posted 20 September, 2017
  • Review of Gurkha Village

    This review of Gurkha Village originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Gurkha Village, 174 Oxford Rd, Kidlington OX5 1EA, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Delicious food whether eating-in or at home, but beware the long wait times: routinely 45 to 90 minutes for a delivery, and sometimes a little slow even if …

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    • Review
    • posted 18 September, 2017

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