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Thursday 29 July 2010

Blowing My Own Trumpet: The London Foodie Goes Global!


A few weeks ago I was contacted by Natalie Ragus, a delightful Associated Press journalist who asked me to help her write a piece on the London underground food scene. I took her to a few London supper clubs and helped her with the story. Luckily it also coincided with our own Ottolenghi inspired London Cooking Club evening (run from our home in Islington) last Saturday when the AP photographer (Alistair Grant) joined us to take some pictures.

The piece was sold this weekend to dozens of American, Canadian and Asian news sites and other publications and whenever I google The London Foodie Supper Clubs (or Natalie Ragus + supper clubs), I get more and more new sites that are picking up on the AP story.


Needless to say I am over the moon, so I decided to blow my own trumpet and share the story with you!

Luiz @ The London Foodie

These are some of the links:

http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1332423&lang=eng_news&cate_img=1037.jpg&cate_rss=General

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38429693/ns/travel-destination_travel/

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38429484/ns/today-foodwine

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=11259097

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2010-07-28-london-supper-clubs_N.htm?csp=34travel&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodayTravel-Destinations+(Travel+-+Destinations+-+Top+Stories)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/sns-ap-eu-travel-trip-londons-supper-clubs,0,2273605.story

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/07/28/london-undergroundof-food/#

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100727/ap_tr_ge/eu_travel_trip_london_s_supper_clubs

http://newshopper.sulekha.com/luiz-hara-travel-trip-london-supper-clubs_photo_1441423.htm

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100727/utravel/eu_travel_trip_london_s_supper_clubs

http://www.edgeseattle.com/index.php?ch=travel&sc=&sc2=&sc3=&id=108451

http://www.newstimes.com/default/article/London-takes-its-food-scene-underground-592134.php

http://www.newstimes.com/default/photo/Guests-enjoy-a-supper-club-gathering-at-the-home-269582.php

http://www.newstimes.com/default/photo/Luiz-Hara-of-The-London-Foodie-prepares-for-a-269581.php

http://ct-post.ru/news/article/London-takes-its-food-scene-underground-592134.php

http://www.thetelegram.com/Canada---World/Arts/2010-07-27/article-1621861/London-takes-food-scene-underground-in-supper-clubs-where-strangers-can-mingle/1

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/jul/27/london-takes-its-food-scene-underground/

http://www.journalpioneer.com/Canada---World/Society/2010-07-27/article-1621882/London-takes-food-scene-underground-in-supper-clubs-where-strangers-can-mingle/1

http://www.dariennewsonline.com/default/article/London-takes-its-food-scene-underground-592134.php

http://oneclick.indiatimes.com/article/00LqcCk0aReJs?q=London

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/London+takes+its+food+scene+underground-a01612285459

http://www.daylife.com/article/0f5ifNF3EsdlP?q=luiz+hara

http://www.newsonjapan.com/rss/travel/msn-travel.php

http://green.yell.com/article/04gt91g93tcVi?q=London

http://www.ajc.com/travel/london-takes-its-food-579328.html

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=travel&sc=&sc2=&sc3=&id=108451

http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=travel&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=108451

http://travel.sympatico.ca/travelnews/london_takes_food_scene_underground_in_supper_clubs_where_strangers_can_mingle/09263cd7

http://www.lethbridgeherald.com/content/view/213976/126/

http://www.eventpub.com/CP_stories.php?id=282957

http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/stories_travel.php?id=282957

http://wvgazette.com/ap/ApInternational/201007270244

http://origin.newstimes.com/news/article/London-takes-its-food-scene-underground-592134.php

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5ivrztDyAduTeJU-wIQ4ZQscHibdA

http://www.timesunion.com/living/slideshow/Living-Travel-photos-from-around-the-world-987.php

http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/London-takes-its-food-scene-underground-592134.php

http://www.poten.com/NewsDetails.aspx?id=10545122

http://www.thelighthousenews.com/photos/2010/jul/27/102699/

12 comments:

  1. Wow! That is a fantastic list! Well done1

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  2. A shoutout distributed by the AP is definitely worth being happy about. The article was fun to read, and your quote comes out informative and smart (always a plus!).

    Congrats!

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  3. Good job - you took them to some great places, reflected in the write ups. Particularly glad to see F&L get a mention. Well done Luiz - you have truly gone global!

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  4. I was so pleased to read about this on twitter, so happy for you! x x

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  5. Congratulations! Hey do you know about Google Alerts? Rather than google-ing yourself, you can set up an alert to watch for key phrases, and then Google will deliver an email to you with any new links they've picked up that mention your keyword/site/prhase. Give it a shot!

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  6. that's great news!! so happy for you.

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  7. @ Helen - thanks my dear!

    @ An American in London - I know, I have been so lucky. To be honest with you, I didn't know who the AP was until Natalie called me (duh!).

    @ The Grubworm - I was pleased that the dates coincided with F&L, there were a couple of other supper clubs that I would also have liked to visit but most supper clubs at the time we were not having any evenings because of the World Cup.

    @ Kavey - thanks Kavey!

    @ Londonelicious - thanks Krista, I will set this up straight away, good tip!

    @ Come con Ella - hey, nice to see you here and thank you for your message!

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  8. O my goodness!!! We just came back from holiday and saw this amazing list! Thank you so much for taking her to our supper club and for mentioning us! This is so wonderful! Big massive smiles!!! xxx

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  9. This is so cool, Luiz! Congrats (it could not have happened to a nicer guy)!!!

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  10. Get on Luiz! So pleased for you. You have the passion and knowledge and enthusiasmn that makes your blog so great to read. So when are we giving up the day job then?!

    Looking forward to a dinner out with you soon!

    Sasha

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  11. @ Fernandez & Leluu - mon plaisir my dear, you deserve every word!

    @ Su-lin - aaawww Su-lin, you are so nice to me and have always been so supportive of me, thanks darling.

    @ Sasha - thank you Sasha for your kind words! Unfortunately I am not giving up wage slaving just yet (love my job though), and it would be great to finally meet you for dinner or drinks!

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  12. Luiz, vi seu programa com Olivier, muitoooo bom meus parabens, estou no Brasil tambem sou estudante de gastronomia da Alain Ducasse Formation, adorei a ideia dos super clubs, gostaria de trocar algumas ideias via email se possivel, grande abraço Luiz Fernando

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