Archive for November, 2009
Smithfield: Meat Marketing 101
When you tell people you’re going to a meat market at 3 am on a Wednesday morning, they tend to think that you plan on gracing one of those late-night, bump-and-grind, sweat-and-sex hotspots peppered throughout any midsize city that boasts any semblance of nightlife.
If this is what you’re expecting when you plan your trip to Smithfield Market, you’re in for one hell of a wakeup call.
Latin American cinema for a good cause
Looking for a different perspective on cinema? London’s biggest Latin American film festival may just be your ticket.
Meet me at Masala Zone
Lured to an eatery in Covent Garden by an onslaught of advertising, The First Pint checks out Masala Zone.
London’s West End On The Cheap
West End Shows may seem like a pretty extravagant weekend activity for students, but it’s well worth at least one visit while in London. We’ve got the scoop on making your West End experience a little bit cheaper.
Hampstead Heath: Glorious views and cosy corners
Here at The First Pint we are dedicated to crawling all over the city to find the best bits and tell you all about them. People seem to want to keep it secret: Hampstead Heath is where you’ll find the best views of London (and some nice pubs to look at them from).
Hampstead’s Hidden Treasure
Italian bombshell Sophia Loren once purred in characteristic fashion, “Everything you see, I owe to Spaghetti.” If only we could all look like her after dining exclusively at Hidden Treasure in Hampstead.
Chartwell: Received in Churchill’s Home
Winston Churchill’s former home is a perfect daytrip for adventurous folk looking for a bit of history and a break from the bustle of London. Priceless artifacts, beautiful buildings, stunning scenery—not a bad place for Churchill to come back to after a long day of, well, war.
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