Flipping brilliant: we’re limbering up for the best pancake day yet

Here at Market Day LDN towers, we couldn’t be more excited about pancake day, which is coming up this week. Traditionally the last day for gorging before the start of Lent, it was seen as a good chance to use up all the eggs, flour and sugar in your cupboards. We’re happy with any excuse…

7 chocolate treats to try before you give it up for Lent

We all know the feeling. February is nearly over and Lent is creeping up on us. Before you cut it out for those long 40 days and 40 nights, why not spend this weekend experiencing the top chocolate treats in the capital? 1. Brownwich at Chin Chin Labs Head to Hawker House to experience Europe’s first…

South Kensington’s Tuesday Food Market

South Kensington Tuesday Farmers’ Market opens every tuesday from 9am to 2pm, around the beautiful Queens Lawn and Queens Tower on the South Kensington campus of Imperial College. Close to all the great London museums, with The Science Museum just around the corner, this square is a green oasis of calm where you will be able…

10 Street Food Market Facts you don’t really need but will enjoy!

1. Street food started in Asia.  It’s massive in America and it’s fast growing across Europe now too. 2. Borough Market has existed in one form or another for around 1,000 years.  It’s not exactly known when it started – there was no official opening or mention in a chronicle – but it’s believed to…

Street Food in the Office

How to get the best of London’s street food without leaving the office… Nothing quite beats the experience of a food market. Aromatic smells, the hustle and bustle of people and street traders flogging their food in their native tongue. But some days, you’ve barely managed to drag yourself into the office. You left your…

How to spend the perfect Sunday morning…

One too many dirty pints at Rowans last night? Head down to Ally Pally Farmers Market… Well, what else is a better option for a Sunday morning? – Ally Pally’s famous Farmers Market provides all the meat and dairy produce from the provinces to ease that hangover. Goose-fat burgers and grilled Cumberland sausages from The Giggly…

Crosstown Doughnuts

Donut miss this one… The MarketDayLDN team took some time out of their busy schedule to conduct a taste-test on your behalf. After a quick visit to Spitalfields Market, we couldn’t resist a stop at Crosstown Doughnuts. We picked up three freshly baked doughnuts from their glorious selection and here were our thoughts: Chai Tea  You definitely have…