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...should have seen this coming when, in the early 1990s, British pubs began to get serious about their food. It was only a matter of time before some of them got too serious. It was one thing for The Eagle in London's hip Clerkenwell district to modernize bangers and mash with an uncompromising concern for good ingredients served in daunting sizes, but things have gotten out of hand when your local boozer starts offering "a flaky pastry pillow filled with cod, hoki [sic] and salmon." And it's not reassuring when that exotic-sounding concoction turns...
...Over drinks at his favorite London pub, Bryson, 51, displays none of the cutting humor he unleashes in print. His latest work, African Diary, a slim volume that recounts his journey to Kenya with aid workers from Care International, is also a departure from his usual persona. The millions of fans who have made Bryson's nine books worldwide best sellers will find little acerbity in sober tales of places like the Dadaab refugee camp or Kibera, a slum in southern Nairobi. "I was shocked at what I saw, but I also had to be careful not to damage Care...
...suicide bomber? Or was he an ordinary jihad footsoldier who accidentally blew himself up? An account of what happened Oct. 12 by one witness strongly suggests the latter. According to Indonesian police sources who interrogated the witness, the terrorist named Iqbal entered the jam-packed Paddy's Irish Pub just after 11 p.m. and headed for the restrooms at the back, where he deposited a plastic bag. The witness?whose identity is being kept secret by police?entered the men's room as Iqbal was leaving and, spotting the bag, called out after him: "Hey, you left your...
...pitch for 3 in the United Kingdom nevertheless emphasizes a number of flashy features, like those video calls, plus video clips of English Premier League football delivered to your phone every time your favorite team scores, and maps that move with you as they direct you to the nearest pub...
...people find a way to get together at night to grab a beer. I miss that kind of daily, casual interaction,” he says. “People will generally tend to casually end up in a café in the afternoon or go out to a pub at night, not to get drunk...