5 Alternatives To Coffee

Ever thought that you drink too much coffee? How about trying these alternatives. We're not encouraging you to stop drinking coffee altogether, let's be honest, the smell of coffee brewing and the earthy, smooth taste in the morning is just too much to resist at times, but if you are looking to try a few alternatives for that extra kick in the morning, take a look at these: Lemon - A warm cup of ...

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Startup Engine Dinner @ Giant Robot

This week’s Startup Engine dinner was at the Giant Robot in Farringdon. A quirky mixed menu and many mustached staff! We had 10 diners this week, including a few regulars. Venus was back, 3rd week in a row, with more ideas for her business; she’s ready to map out the site! It was also good to see Doug Haines of London School of Attraction back again. His company offers coaching courses ...

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Nutrition Table With Stephanie Ridley

Last week some of our TableCrowd members of the Healthy Eating Crowd were given the opportunity to dine with Nutritional Therapist, Stephanie Ridley of Nourish To Flourish at Gordon Ramsey's Bread Street Kitchen. It was there chance to learn more about the foods they should and shouldn't be eating and to gain a deeper understanding about nutrition. Here is what Stephanie had to say on the evening: So I admit I was ...

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How To Prepare For The Devastator Burger Challenge

In honour of our Devastator Burger Challenge tomorrow evening at The Red Dog Saloon we have come up with ways to defeat London's most famous burger challenge.  For those that have not heard of this burger challenge, it's a beast - the tallest burger in London. Standing at 8 inches tall, comprising 3 x 6 oz beef burger patties, 200g pulled pork, 6 rashers of applewood smoked bacon & 6 slices of American cheese. I'm ...

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Startup Diaries: A Week In The Life Of TableCrowd

Monday morning is always frantic, but first priority is to catch up with our designer and developer and map out the plan for the week. Our site is up in beta, but we are working on new designs using responsive technology, which means whether you are viewing on phone, tablet or laptop, that the page will fit to your screen size and work properly. As part of the new designs, ...

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Startup Engine Dinner at Chico Bandito

This week’s Startup Engine dinner was at Chico Bandito, a lively little Mexican restaurant and regular spot for TableCrowd dinners. The menu tells me that it’s the best chilli in London, and I believe everything I read, so it must be. We had 10 diners, some familiar faces and some new. It’s nice to see people coming back for more and factoring the Startup Engine dinners into their regular networking plans. ...

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Startup Engine Dinner: The Yard (Al Rollo), EC2

A stone’s throw from Silicon Roundabout and yet this was the Startup Engine’s first dinner at The Yard. Shame on us!  We had a large round table perfect for mingling and 9 diners talking all things startup. The Yard is known for its featured menu item, the yard of pizza. Probably not in line with many people’s new-year-eat-healthy resolutions, but it was ordered by a couple of ladies in a ...

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Cold and Flu Food Remedies

It’s that time of year again, back to work after the long festive break feeling slightly jaded and susceptible to those cold and flu viruses. Well don’t let it happen, ward off those viruses with these natural food remedies. If you happen to be one of those unfortunate souls with the sniffles and aching body then eat some of these immune boosting foods to get you back on track, so ...

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