FREE: Mexican FOOD this Saturday... !

Chilango is opening a new branch in Camden Town and to celebrate, they are giving away FREE Burritos !! ..

And yes it has been a while since we heard about Free Offers, so If you are around Camden Town this Saturday 11th of October from 12pm -5pm.. pick up a mexican treat !! ¡si! ¡si! ¡si !

Saturday 11th October 2014
12pm - 5pm
Chilango , 102 Camden High Street NW1 0LH
www.chilango.co.uk

The Art Of London.... In Pictures: London Open House...

Open House London 2014 (20^th -21^st September) It’s probably the busiest weekend in London. People can visit remarkable buildings, which are normally not open to the public. And best of all its free!

This year with over 800 buildings to visit, I chose: The Royal Albert Hall, The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, The St. Pancras Chambers, The Argentine Ambassador’s residence.. Amongst a few. 

This weekend it’s the perfect opportunity to visit amazing buildings in London.. However you must prepare your journey.. as some places required ballot tickets which you have to apply for, in advance.. and for some of the most popular buildings you have to cue for couple of hours !!

This time I decided to choose buildings which mean something to me.

For instance as a performer, a building which would be a dream to perform in: The Royal Albert Hall. My favourite station in London: St. Pancras International, the connection between home and London. And being from Latin America I chose:  The Argentine Ambassador’s Residence, which hosted a photography exhibition.

The Royal Albert Hall 

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The St. Pancras Chambers

The Argentine Ambassador’s Residence:

Pictures were not alowed inside. However .. Amazing building and beautiful Exhibition "Buenos Aires- Coppola + Zuviria", met the Argentinian Ambassador and the Artist : Facundo de Zuviria.

Postcards given as gifts to visitors, from the Coppola + Zuviria Exhibition on the day.

All photos  ©2014 Miss Obleas.

Peru and Britain fuse together.... :Pachamama comes to London..

The craze for Peruvian food is taken London by storm, and now "Pachamama will be London’s newest addition to the Peruvian restaurant scene, presenting a sharing-style menu with a British twist."

Pachamama is set to offer “Peruvian inspired, modern British dining”. Diners can expect to find “dishes that reflect the spectrum of influences in Peruvian cuisine using the finest of locally-sourced, seasonal British produce dishes that reflect the spectrum of influences in Peruvian cuisine using the finest of locally-sourced, seasonal British produce.”

The head chef Tom Catley,previosly worked as head chef  of Ottolenghi.
Pachamama is set to seat 120 with 3 private dining rooms in an atmosphere that feels like the faded colonial home of an eccentric Peruvian family.

Much anticipation for the oppening in October !!

Already looking forward to a Pisco cocktail at the bar...

Pachamama London  

18 Thayer Street  

W1U 3JY

http://pachamamalondon.com/

Traditional Bolivian Cuisine | Recipe : Pasteles de queso.

Pasteles in Bolivia are typically eaten in the morning, I remember having them as breakfast when my family used to travel to Cochabamba, they served the Pasteles with Api morado (which is made from purple corn, flavored with sugar and cinnamon), and its delicious. 

In La Paz, I also used to eat them often!even in the afternoon!...Therefore  I had to try to make them in the UK, how could I not ?! and after few attempts I was happy to finally have this recipe! And every time I make them... they take me back to Bolivia ! ;)

Pasteles De Queso ( Para Api)

220g of Cheese .. 

Dough:
1 ½ cup all purpose flour
2 tbsp Lard / vegetable lard
1 egg
1/4 tsp salt
1 ½ tbsp sugar
30ml boiling water.
1 Tbsp Icing sugar

Sift the flour in a large bowl, heat the lard t. Add the hot lard to the flour and mix with a wooden spoon.

Add the egg salt and sugar and mix. Slowly add the hot water until you had a soft dough easy to roll.Divide the dough in half and each half in half until we have 16 little ball. Aprox.

Rolled with a rolling pin each of them and once flat add the cheese in the middle and fold the pasteles in half press carefully the edges to close and seal them, Do the same with the others.

Heat 1 cup of vegetable oil and when is ready cooked each of the pasteles until golden. turning them ( they will almost doubled its size)
Cool them in a kitchen paper towel and once cooled sprinkled with some icing sugar.

And enjoy!!

lindsey.funes.obleas@gmail.com

FREE : Walkers Crisps from three London bus stops !!

Walkers is asking customers to tweet to get their hands on a free packet of crisps, giving people a chance to sample one of the six finalist flavours in its “Do us a flavour” campaign.

Walkers has turned three London bus stops into tweet-activated vending machines, two at Oxford Street and one in Clapham Junction until 11 September 2014. Each one will give away 260 packets a day, with the machines topped up before 11.30am and 5pm each day.

You simply have to tweet @walkers_busstop and add the special code, to get your hands on the free packets.

The contents will rotate so that Londoners have the chance to try all six new novelty flavours: Sizzling Steak Fajita, Chip Shop Chicken Curry, Pulled Pork in a Sticky BBQ Sauce, Cheesy Beans on Toast, Hot Dog with Tomato Ketchup and, um, Ranch Raccoon…

The Do Us A Flavour competition kicked off in January and the winner will be announced in October.

www.walkers.co.uk

Great British Shake Sale : £2 Shakes at Shake Shack/ Covent Garden

Shake Shack - in Covent Garden are offering their £5 shakes for £2 ! the whole of August .. and it's all for a good cause !!
So basically : donate £2 to help Childhood Hunger (Action Against Hunger) and get a **free** shake !!

Their menu looks like this :

Monday :    Caramel Praline Cake
Tuesday :     Lemon Meringue
Wednesday: Buttery Sugar cookie
Thursday:     Oatmeal Creme pie
Friday:         Banana bread
Saturday :    Chocolate Cheesecake
Sunday :      Black And White Cookie.

Friday 1st. August - Sunday 31st August
24, Market Building, The Piazza , Covent Garden , London ,WC2E 8RD
http://www.shakeshack.com/location/london-covent-garden/

 Covent Garden, London WC2E 8RD
www.shakeshack.com - See more at: http://londontheinside.com/2014/07/28/2-shakes-at-shake-shack/#sthash.G1mK7Wvj.dpuf

FREE entry to Madame Tussauds on the 29th of August

If your birthday lands on the 29th of August, the same date as Liam from 1D, you'll get free entry !! If you are not lucky enough to be born on the same date.. the ticket will be reduced to £19.99

The freebie is to celebrate Liam's 21st Birthday and as an extra to your visit on that day you will get to hang out with the boys (well, waxwork figures of them) in a ‘specially themed room’ . You also get to see a preview of ‘the lads” new Where We Are tour-inspired outfits.

So a treat ... if you are a fan ..

 
Fri 29th Aug
Marylebone Rd, London, NW1 5LR
www.madametussauds.com

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Lanzamiento de "Big Dance" festival de Danza, con Boris Johnson ( Alcalde de Londres) y Darcey Bussell.

La Embajadora especial, Darcey Bussell, y Boris Johnson, alcalde de Londres, lanzaron Big Dance 2014 el miércoles 02 de julio, en el City Hall de Londres, junto a bailarines de distintas procedencias artísticas y nacionalidades.
  
Big Dance: fundado en 2006, es ahora la celebración más grande del mundo de la danza y el baile, este año fue la edición especial de la Commonwealth.

Saludando al Alcalde de Londres, Boris Johnson

Mi amiga y yo (Bolivian Heritage-bailarinas) estabamos encantadas de conocer Boris Johnson, el alcalde de Londres y Darcey Bussell, bailarina de ballet Inglesa. Fue una experiencia increíble poder conocer también otros bailarines y para ser parte del lanzamiento para el evento de este año, frente a varios medios de prensa, y poder representar a nuestro país Bolivia.

Con la bailarina de Ballet Inglesa: Darcey Bussell 

Con los demas bailarines que participaron del lanzamiento.

El alcalde de Londres, Boris Johnson, dijo: "Estoy encantado de apoyar a Big Dance, que se ha convertido en un fenómeno internacional de danza. Más de 68.000 personas en 24 países ya han mostrado sus movimientos y con los acontecimientos de la capital, el Reino Unido y en el mundo, 2014 promete ser otro año emocionante para la celebración más grande de la danza en el mundo. '
Jacqueline Rose, directora de Big Dance, dijo: "Estamos orgullosos del apoyo sostenido que Big Dance ha proporcionado durante los últimos nueve años a las comunidades a participar en la danza de todo tipo. Big Dance comenzó en Londres en 2006 con el apoyo de la Alcaldía. Estamos muy agradecidos a nuestros socios, las organizaciones de danza y comunitarios más importantes de este país, que han trabajado con nosotros hasta el final, hasta la fecha, llegando a más de 9 millones de personas a través del programa. Este año, los Consejos de las Artes, Creative Scotland, Get Dancing Escocia y el programa mundial de escuelas en línea del British Council están detrás de nosotros para la XX edición de la Commonwealth de Big Dance. Con su continuo apoyo que estamos apuntando hacia una colaboración para Río 2016, marcando diez años de Big Dance."

lindsey.funes.obleas@gmail.com

Big Dance Launch with Boris Johnson and Darcey Bussell In London.

  
Big Dance Special Ambassador, Darcey Bussell, and Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, launched Big Dance 2014 on Wednesday 2 July, at City Hall in London, alongside dancers from different artistic backgrounds and nationalities. 

Big Dance, founded in 2006, is now the world’s largest celebration of dance and dancing, this year it was the special Commonwealth edition.

Meeting, Mayor of London: Boris Johnson.

My friend and I ( Bolivian Heritage -Dancers), were delighted to meet Boris Johnson, Mayor of London and Darcey Bussell, British ballet dancer. It was an amazing experience to meet other dancers and also to be part of the launch for the event this year, with coverage of several media outlets, and most importantly to represent our country, Bolivia.

Meeting Darcey Bussell.

Meeting different dancers, who took part.

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson said:  'I am delighted to support Big Dance, which has become an international dance phenomenon. More than 68,000 people in 24 countries have already been showing their moves and with events across the capital, the UK and globally, 2014 promises to be another exciting year for the largest celebration of dance in the world.'

Jacqueline Rose, Big Dance Director, said:  'We are proud of the sustained support that Big Dance has provided over the last nine years to communities to get involved in dance of all kinds.  Big Dance began in London in 2006 with the support of the Mayor.  We are grateful to our partners, this country’s leading dance and community organisations, who have worked with us all the way through, to date reaching over 9 million people through the programme.  This year, the Arts Councils, Creative Scotland, Get Scotland Dancing and the British Council’s global Schools Online programme are behind us for the XX Commonwealth edition of Big Dance.  With their continued support we are aiming towards a collaboration for Rio 2016, marking ten years of Big Dance.'

lindsey.funes.obleas@gmail.com 

RECIPE: British Berries + Latin Flavor = Raspberry Caipirinha

The English summer arrives and along comes the summer British berries.. one of my favorite: Raspberries.. And, as I luckily, have quite a few growing in the Allotment, I am left wondering what to do with them, always trying to add a little Latin flavor to it.

And nothing more refreshing for summer than a cold drink... specially if its a cocktail!... well I do truly love cocktails!  Therefore I made this Raspberry Caipirinha... using Cachaça from Brazil.

Cocktail Ingredients :

3/4 fresh lime cut into wedges
8 fresh raspberries
2 shots of Cachaça ( I used Sagatiba )
3/4 shots of sugar syrup / or 2 tablespoons of Caster sugar

Method :

Muddle lime and raspberries in the base of the glass, add the sugar, muddle well, fill the glass with crushed ice, then add the Cachaça and stir well. Garnish with a raspberry !

And enjoy !