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Rosie Birkett

Rosie Birkett has written 13 posts for The London Word
Rosie Birkett, the London Word's assistant food and booze editor, is a freelance food journalist with a mighty penchant for cheese. Her far-flung foodie highlights so far include dining at The John Dory in New York, hitting Rungis Market with Pierre Koffman and eating oysters off the beach in Jersey. Closer to home she loves nothing more than a good Vietnamese on the Kingsland Road and a pizza at Franko Manca. Having spent every penny she earns sampling the delights of London's vibrant food scene she can mostly be found at home, cooking up the contents of her kitchen cupboards in a calico mumu.

Field Day 2008 – Victoria Park

Field Day was a wet, but nonetheless joyous affair. Before I begin with my report on the day, and my praise for what proved to be some excellent musical moments, I first need to get a couple of things off my chest…

Viva Verdi – A Symphony of Flavours on the South Bank

Set on Canvey Street, (which I see fast becoming everyone’s new favourite alfresco dining destination), just behind the Tate Modern, is Viva Verdi Prosciutto and Wine Bar. With its dramatic floor-to-ceiling windows, expansive glass deli and hanging hunks of cured and dry meats, to look at the place, you could almost mistake it for a [...]

The Lovebox Weekender

The clouds looked ominous as we joined the swathes of people queuing in Victoria Park, and the hoards of girls in little dresses and gladiator sandals started to look rather silly, but luckily the rain held off for the first day of the Lovebox Weekender.

Journeys of a City Girl

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