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The Semiotics of Sausages: Fitzrovia Launches Europe’s First Philosophical Butcher

By our gastronomic–cultural correspondent Jenny Winn London is no stranger to boutique butchers, but Fitzrovia has gone one step further: this week, Charlotte Street welcomed “The Existential Chop,” a butcher’s shop where every sausage, chop and cutlet comes with a footnote, a question, or occasionally, an apology. The venture is the brainchild of Osbert Penhaligon,…

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Fitzrovia to Become “London’s New Spa Town” After Well Discovered on New Cavendish Street

By Staff Reporter Fitzrovia could soon be trading paint-splattered studios for scented steam rooms after the surprise discovery of a mineral-rich well beneath New Cavendish Street. Contractors carrying out routine works earlier this year stumbled upon a natural aquifer deep below the road. Early tests by the London Hydrogeology  Institute revealed the water contains high…

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