We headed to London favourite BKB in Soho for this week’s Startup Engine meal and my personal fill of social dining. Probably the warmest evening of the year so far, so the Soho streets were packed and people were fighting over the window-side and on-street seats. There were 10 diners, so a busy and lively TableCrowd dinner. The fish finger sandwiches looked delicious but in an attempt to keep it healthy, ...
Read MoreIntroducing our fun new feature, foodie tweets of the week - enjoy! 1) “Italian terminology: “antipasti” is one word. If you write “anti-pasti” in Italian it means you are against meals” @TheFoodieBugle, 11/04/13 We’ve learned an important life lesson here from independent mag The Foodie Bugle – a simple spelling error could cause people to think we’re against meals, and that’s one thing we’ll never be. 2) “Strawberry-cheesecake blondies or brownies? #LifesGreatChoices” @bakingjames, ...
Read MoreUnless you've been living under a rock, hiding in a cave, or avoiding every form of modern media, you've probably heard of the rather popular American TV shown Man vs Food; a celebration of the biggest and best food challenges across the US. From donuts the size of human heads to spicy wings that you have to sign a disclaimer to consume, host Adam Richman has toured the States consuming every kind of extreme ...
Read MoreIt’s always a pleasure to try out a new restaurant local to our Old Street office for a TableCrowd dinner and last night our Startup Engine crowd descended on newish-to-the-scene Rotary Bar & Diner, right by Old Street tube. The menu was simple, burgers, steak and fish – all very tasty, as, it was reported, were the virgin cocktails. We had 11 diners from the Startup Engine Crowd, all ready to ...
Read MoreThis should be compulsory for all offices on a Friday afternoon, agreed? Champagne all round.
Read MoreIf we're not supposed to have midnight snacks, then why is there a light in the fridge?
Read More3 courses, 4 investors, 5 pitches. Our finalists joined us for dinner at Piccolino's in the City prepared to pitch their businesses to our panel. They had attended either the Application Dinner or Application Lunch previously to qualify for the final. The panel comprised Karri Vuori of Charles Stanley, William Orde of Oxford Capital, Thomas Colmer of Osbourne Clarke and Ben Kirby of Greenhill Capital Partners. They were tasked with scoring the ...
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