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Alastair Reid Schanche

Alastair is a features writer at London X London. He joined the team in late 2022 hot off the back of a five-year stint in Shanghai where he wrote for Time Out and ran a very niche blog about Chinese food.

He’s unable to shake his addiction for Sichuan noodles, but will be found devouring London’s other glorious cuisines when he’s not warming seats at the Prince Charles.

Commuter problems should be reduced by a massive new revamp of Victoria Station. No one likes a battle for the train doors, elbow jabbing or eyeballing the impatient commuter who just won’t behave. It’s a fact of life in the big city. It would be nicer if there was a bit more space on platforms …

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Looking for the best bars Bethnal Green has to offer? We’ve collected them all in one handy guide. Once the heart of the East End, it would have been unthinkable 20 years ago for Bethnal Green to be the home of some of the world’s best cocktail bars. Much has changed in this part of …

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We dive into London’s new (mostly) vegan restaurants and discover food ready to silence the anti-vegan naysayers.  Tendril piqued our interest from the get-go. A ‘(mostly) vegan’ restaurant that had begun life as a very well-regarded pop-up restaurant but was taking the leap into a permanent home – and one that was pushing boundaries on …

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London’s art gallery collection grows by one with the announcement of a new arrival from the continent. London is dripping with art galleries, from the major spots like the National Gallery, the two Tates, the National Portrait Gallery, a couple of White Cubes, Whitechapel and the slew of other independent art galleries, we are truly …

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A humungous history tour of London where all you’ll need is a healthy curiosity and a good pair of shoes. Lace up your boots, history buffs. We’re about to take you on a walk of London’s long and winding history. Today you’ll see slices of London dating right back to the city’s true inception under …

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Brunch, breakfast and where to find the best of both in Marylebone.  With a force of posh hotels and even more cafes and restaurants to explore on its charming streets, Marylebone is up there with our favourite areas of London to eat. That is particularly true of the first meal of the day.  Those cafes …

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Spending Halloween in London? Don’t miss this guide to the spookiest events taking place in the capital. Do you get a kick out of being completely terror-stricken? Or perhaps you’ve been looking for an excuse to dress up as a zombie?  Either way you’re in luck – Halloween in London is going to be a …

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We explore the history and the sights at London’s Guildhall – perhaps one of the most important buildings in the city.  London’s Guildhall is a pretty unique place. The Grade I Listed building sits on a site that’s been important to Londoners since this city was known as Londoninum, and as super ancient things go …

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The EFG London Jazz Festival returns between 10th – 19th November and we couldn’t be more excited. Here’s why you do not want to miss this stellar festival taking over London. The killer lineup includes a range of famous faces, jazz icons, and some global rising stars that you’ll most definitely want to keep an …

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Get set for an immersive production of 1984 by a theatre company that really knows what they’re doing. ‘Big brother is watching you.’ The eerie slogan lingers throughout George Orwell’s 1984 like a spectre.  Well now Londoners, perhaps it’s time that you got to watching Big Brother. And no, we don’t mean tuning in to …

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