Introducing our fun new feature, foodie tweets of the week - enjoy! 1) “Italian terminology: “antipasti” is one word. If you write “anti-pasti” in Italian it means you are against meals” @TheFoodieBugle, 11/04/13 We’ve learned an important life lesson here from independent mag The Foodie Bugle – a simple spelling error could cause people to think we’re against meals, and that’s one thing we’ll never be. 2) “Strawberry-cheesecake blondies or brownies? #LifesGreatChoices” @bakingjames, ...
Read MoreUnless you've been living under a rock, hiding in a cave, or avoiding every form of modern media, you've probably heard of the rather popular American TV shown Man vs Food; a celebration of the biggest and best food challenges across the US. From donuts the size of human heads to spicy wings that you have to sign a disclaimer to consume, host Adam Richman has toured the States consuming every kind of extreme ...
Read MoreIt’s always a pleasure to try out a new restaurant local to our Old Street office for a TableCrowd dinner and last night our Startup Engine crowd descended on newish-to-the-scene Rotary Bar & Diner, right by Old Street tube. The menu was simple, burgers, steak and fish – all very tasty, as, it was reported, were the virgin cocktails. We had 11 diners from the Startup Engine Crowd, all ready to ...
Read MoreThis should be compulsory for all offices on a Friday afternoon, agreed? Champagne all round.
Read MoreIf we're not supposed to have midnight snacks, then why is there a light in the fridge?
Read More3 courses, 4 investors, 5 pitches. Our finalists joined us for dinner at Piccolino's in the City prepared to pitch their businesses to our panel. They had attended either the Application Dinner or Application Lunch previously to qualify for the final. The panel comprised Karri Vuori of Charles Stanley, William Orde of Oxford Capital, Thomas Colmer of Osbourne Clarke and Ben Kirby of Greenhill Capital Partners. They were tasked with scoring the ...
Read More"One cannot think well, sleep well, if one has not dined well." Virginia Woolf
Read MoreLast week was the first application dinner for our "Startup Engine" crowd to help startups get investment. Yes, we know, there really is nothing we can’t do over dinner! We hosted the dinner in the private room in Piccolino in the City. The startups each had 1 minute to deliver their elevator pitch followed by 5 minutes of Q&A led by our expert judges. The judges had the tough job of ...
Read MoreOscar Wilde as we all know was a poet, playwright, and famed English wit as well as an expert in food and wine. He also wrote some unforgettable food quotes, such as;
Read MoreTwo of my favourite things combined – pizza and startups! A little piece of Monday night heaven. On Monday night, Simona Valcuaite of The Link Foundry, hosted a fantastic dinner at Pizza East. The Link Foundry is a private business network for entrepreneurs, investors and business owner. This was a great opportunity to meet entrepreneurs and hear about their startups. A couple of first timers! Maya Traykova is managing partner of The ...
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