OK, I admit it.  I altered the photo a tad bit.  But it just seemed to fit so much better!

Last week I purchased the Michelin guide for London and started reading through what was updated for this year.  Up until this point I have relied mainly on the web and word of mouth to guide me through the “stars” of London, but it is quite handy to have a little guide to quickly reference restaurants.

I began by going through and marking all the restaurants that I have eaten at in London.  This merely highlighted the fact that there are many starred restaurants that I haven’t eaten at.  Which then led me to my mission…

To eat at all the Michelin stars in London by the end of the year.

I might be fat and broke by 2009, but damn it, it should be fun.

What is missing off my list

Capital Restaurant
L’ Escargot
Foliage
Le Gavroche
The Glasshouse
Gordan Ramsey at Claridges
Gordon Ramsey
Locanda Locatelli
1 Lombard Street
Maze
Mirabelle
Nahm
Petrus
Quilon
Rasoi
Rhodes Twenty Four
Rhodes W1
Richard Corrigan at Lindsay House
Roussillon
The Square
Tom Aikens
La Trompette
Umu
Zafferano

24 restaurants - not sure if that is doable now looking at it…but I can try.

If anyone feels the need to take me out for a treat, please book any of the above.

This never fails to make me laugh… I gotta get my drink on!

So it seems that there have been issues with the set up that I described before on the Kindle.  I am testing a few more methods.  Very odd because it did work for me… Just no one else.

I am on day 3 of iPhone ownership and have a few thoughts thusfar.

The Good

• Loving the app installs, awesome and seamless
• Design of the UI is beautiful as always, I could stare at those cute little icons forever
• GPS integration is amazing, got lost in Soho last night and found my way out

The Bad

• My hands are cold all the time and I fear that the touchscreen might not be a fan of my bloodless body
• Keyboard and typing are virtually useless
• Camera is awful - the controls are totally misplaced and quality sucks
• Volume controls when watching a video sideways are the wrong way round - duh
• Battery life is total shite - seriously, I can drain the battery in less than an hour by doing very little
• Touchscreen - OH man, I said it before - I HATE DIRTY SCREENS.  I can’t deal with this grease, I am constantly wiping it.  OCD relief group, please HELP!

Great Apps

• Twinkle - totally rocks! Love the integrated GPS
• Tap Tap  - awesome game
• Stitcher - great news radio, can’t wait for the native app
• Wordpress - haven’t actually blogged from it since I can’t type, but looks good!

Conclusion

I haven’t yet made a call from it since I prefer to use my Blackberry.  It seems that basically my usage of the iPhone at this point will be strictly as a device rather than a phone or email replacement.  The touchscreen tests me beyond my realm of patience to actually switch over.

Yet another Apple product that I can add to my arsenal of gadgetry that I can’t actually utilise for business…hm.