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Roganic, London
Roganic is a restaurant by Simon Rogan in Marylebone, London. He is known for the innovative food served in his restaurant L’Enclume situated in the faraway Lake District in northwest England. The restaurant is referred to as “pop-up” in the press and it is accordingly sparsely decorated as it only has a 2-year lease. The
Z Hotel Victoria and the Blakemore in London
For our trip to see the 2012 Olympics Games in London, we left hotel arrangements till the last minute. At the time, there were news that the room prices were dropping because people were scared away from Central London due to the sky-high rates. But, the choicest hotels were all gone and what was left
Österreicher im MAK, Wien
Österreicher is a restaurant in the Museum of Applied Arts (Museum der Angewanten Kunst, MAK, see previous post). We arrived at the restaurant towards the end of lunchtime on a weekday – and the dining room is empty? It turned out every one was seated outside in the garden enjoying a bit of sunshine. There
Museum of Applied Arts (Museum der Angewandte Kunst), Vienna
In Vienna, we went to see The Museum of Applied Arts (Museum der Angewandte Kunst, MAK) located in the Innere Stadt. This is the Austrian equivalent of the Victoria and Albert museum of London (V&A). Wien.info’s description of MAK: Design is one of the main features of MAK. The museum shows furniture, glass, china, silver,
