Entries from seikatsu tagged with 'moblog'
Le Gavroche
If you happen to be in London but feel the urge for really old-school French gourmet dining look no further than Le Gavroche. The settings resemble of an antiques store and the full two-dozen strong hierarchy of waiters (all French, bien entendu!) are so stylishly arrogant that I almost felt let down by the gray-haired gentleman who first welcomed us at the door: he was actually willing to shut an eye on my blue jeans on the condition that...
Notting Hill Breakfast
If you have moved to London for four weeks, your son has fallen sick on the first night, but thankfully, two doctor occurences and five days later he can actually hold some food in, the sun is shining and spring is in the air, and to top it all, it is a Sunday which happens to be the (British) Mother's Day, do no more than head to Tom's Delicatessen for breakfast. And even if you're lucky enough to escape...
Uus IT Kolledzhi hoone
Alles eelmise aasta mais pidasid tähtsad mehed kõnesid ja asetasid nurgakive: Ja selline on pilt vaid pisut üle poole aasta hiljem: Eriti õnnestunud on maja sisearhitektuur ja -planeering. Tasub leida põhjust külla (või õppima) minna. Palju õnne, IT Kolledzh!...
Sushi heaven
This is actually a very very simple restaurant review: Ikeda has the best sushi I've had outside Tokyo. Period. When (shouldn't be "if"!) you go there for a first time, say Omakase!*, sit back and watch the chef's choice of freshest sushi and sashimi magically appear on the red counter pictured above. Apparently Ikeda has been around for 25 years already. And there is a reason why. Footnote: *In Japanese, "Omakase" means "entrust" or "Chef, I'm in your hands"....
Dinner Joys Galore
A free tip for your next social event. Get a group of friends together in a Skype multichat. Set a date for a dinner. Divide courses and entertainment responsibilities and set no further rules. If your friends are anything like mine you will end up with six hours of pure joy featuring: Three types of game sausage (boar, deer & moose) Pickled wild mushrooms Home made bread Thai-style chicken skewers with cucumber-coriander salad Veal carpaccio parmigiano Phaesant leg on...
Happy Birthday, Mutant Disco!
Last night the Von Krahl theater in Tallinn hosted crowds from all over the past ten years to cheer for the tenth birthday of Mutant Disco. As for many other good things in this category, we have to thank again late John Peel. By becoming a fan of Röövel Ööbik and giving them a lot of BBC One airtime in early nineties, he inevitably helped to build a strong network between the Estonian and UK music circles, with the...
Which Michelin gave Hakkasan Their Star?
Hakkasan (SkypeFind reviews) has been on my to-go list for a long time. Can't even remember who was the very first to recommend it (and maybe the place was just better a year+ ago?). It is right around the corner from our London office, but for a reason or another I never made it. Now I did and what a complete disappointment it was. GOOD: Those who had 'em, praised the cocktails. Dimsum & duck appetizers were nice. That's...
Nice Welcome Surprise
At some point the Radisson Edwardian hotel I usually stay at in London started leaving me hand-signed welcome notes to the room when I arrive. Nice touch, even if common for regulars at many hotels. Now they've taken it a step further - the note speaks my mother tongue. And quite familiar in tone, I must say. ("Kallis" is usually used in the very friendly context where "darling" if not "sweetheart" is appropriate, as opposed to casual "dear"). Thanks...
Alustuseks tasuta kohvi
Palju diskussioone põhjustanud riiklik Arengufond alustas tänase arutelu-hommikusöögiga esmakordselt laiemat dialoogi Eestis juba tegutsevate riskikapitalistide ja ettevõtjatega. Seltskond soliidne, õhkkond tore ja jutt selgelt nihkunud "kas on vaja?" küsimuselt "kuidas teeme?"-le. Mõned üksikud meeldejäävamad mõttekillud: Baltikumi riskikapitali turu maht on 12m EUR, Soomes 700m EUR. Tõsi, viimasest numbrist enamiku moodustavad management buy-out ja buy-in tehingud, spinoffid suurfirmadest jm. Seed stage & startup osakaal on ehk veerand. (Arengufondi värske Investeeringute juht Markku Mäenpää) Arengufondi on palju kahtlustatud plaanis, et see...
Emotional Hours at Wembley
The Estonia-England Euro2008 qualification game at Wembley was quite an experience. For the most part, not for the devastating game but the emotions around it. Roughly 2000 Estonians trying to outshout & -sing 84600 English supporters. Apparently, our Song Festivals are not that unique after all. A few more mobile shots here. Note to self - you actually could bring a decent camera to this stadium, no matter what the back of the ticket warning says. And a trivia...
Hang a Pet to Be Alone
A creative "do not disturb" door sign at the La Bergère Design Hotel in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The next step could be hanging small live animals on a doorknob? This is by far not the only trick they play in that place to justify the "design" part of the name. However, randomized door numbering on a floor can get quite annoying if you are really tired and would prefer to actually find your room....
Street Name as a Brand
Swallow street is located just off Regent street in Westminster. There are a few great restaurants there, for example Bentley's has definitely the best seafood (and best dressed lemons) I've had in London. Now - putting two and two together, you get the perfect brand for a restaurant street, worth designing into a logo. There are two more Swallow streets in London. Wonder if they all have good restaurants and share the brand?...
34 Knots
A great half-day of sailing on the Tallinn Bay with friends, featuring 34 knot wind and sunshine. A rare combo. Margus (pictured above) posted his pictures here....
Tööjõukriis juustuletis
Rimi on leidnud loomingulise lahenduse juustuspetsialistide puudusele: piimakülmutamisspetsialistid laiendavad oma mõjusfääri!...
Burgundy
Spent five days of my vacation in France to get Burgundy checkmark to the wine-areas-visited list, next to Bordeaux and French Catalonia (Languedoc Roussillon) trips from a few years ago. Chateau du Four de Vaux was our base camp pictured above. Should you ever look for a place to chill at with a group of friends - very highly recommended. As Kusti has already done some more thorough reporting (in Estonian) on our visits to Joseph Drouhin winery in...
PlinkPlonk 2007
Seekordne PlinkPlonk festival oli parim senisest kolmest. Roheline muru, soe päike, juba päevaseid avaesinejaid vaatama kogunenud sajad ja õhtused tunde järgi tuhat+ inimest, ja väga ühtlaselt hea bändide rida. Päeva eriti-indie-distantside esikoht, kui seda mingil segasel ebaplinkplonkilikul põhjusel peaks kellelegi jagama, läheks arvatult loomingulisele kollektiivile Eliit ("kõik jalad olid sissepooooole reas", eksole). Aga juba järgmised viis-kuus kohta kardetavasti jagamisele. Ka järgmine PlinkPlonk läheb mu tihkesse kalendrisse broneerituks kirja niipea kui kuupäev paigas. Aitäh, Lauri ja teised suure vaeva nägijad!...
How to Make 8.5 Million Percent Profit on Water
I will eat my hat if this is not one of the highest margin products in the world. 150ml of Evian water for about 7 EUR (47 EUR per liter!) because... you can spray it! (I'm sure many people have tried this spraying trick with the plain old water and miserably failed, right?) The product on the shelf above (not displayed) gets even better - a 50ml bottle of the same thing runs at a calculated liter price of...
Fair Warning
Now this is a fair warning for all of you bacon lovers. They make it of pork. Really. Makes you think what did you really have for breakfast at that last hotel which did not have a "contains pork" disclaimer clearly presented....
Superstition
After having a chat around the weird superstitions people have over lunch with Rodrigo I found the number of the room Hilton Luxembourg booked me in... entertaining....
Haircut of the Day
I hope this guy (no, not a lady) at Amsterdam´s Schipoli Airport did not grow this hair while waiting for his flight....
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