Dylan in London

What do the people of Portobello Road need more than an extension of antiques and vintage? Date night. Portobello Road is nestled next to Notting Hill, a borough made famous in a Hugh Grant love movie, but that love seems unrequited by Portobello Road. Chilli’s is the answer. Yes, there are plenty of restaurants and bars in the area of Portobello Road, but its missing that place where you can go with your partner and have a 2-for-20, or whatever that would equate in pounds, and a relatively inexpensive margarita. Chilli’s Bar and Grille has everything that the dining and bar scene in Portobello Road is missing. A friendly environment that offers a change in pace from the eccentric and eclectic personality of the streets. Everywhere in the borough is paved with vintage shops and stores, which are accompanied with creative and unique eats—crepe shops, gastropubs, pizzarias, and other out-of-the-box dinner scenes. A Chilli’s offers a refreshing break from the hip and a return to the ...

What do the people of Portobello Road need more than an extension of antiques and vintage? Date night. Portobello Road is nestled next to Notting Hill, a borough made famous in a Hugh Grant love movie, but that love seems unrequited by Portobello Road. Chili’s is the answer. Yes, there are plenty of restaurants and bars in the area of Portobello Road, but its missing that place where you can go with your partner and have a 2-for-20, or whatever that would equate in pounds, and a relatively inexpensive margarita. Chili’s Bar and Grille has everything that the dining and bar scene in Portobello Road is missing. A friendly environment that offers a change in pace from the eccentric and eclectic personality of the streets. Everywhere in the borough is paved with vintage shops and stores, which are accompanied with creative and unique eats—crepe shops, gastropubs, pizzarias, and other out-of-the-box dinner scenes. A Chili’s offers a refreshing break from the hip and a return to the norm...

As we crossed the damp Russell Square Park walking to the Front Line Club on our first night in London, a connection was made. I pushed my way up to the front of the pack and found myself walking alongside a girl in a white shirt with long, light brown hair. Her name is Kaely. Kaely turned to me and said, "Hey! Do you know Chelcie?" "Umm, I might" I replied, and that two sentence interaction created what could be the greatest friendship that the Mayborn in London program has ever seen. Cavern Club Her majesty Let me tell you a little bit about Kaely Heine or, as I like to call her, Kaely Baely. Kaely is a transfer student to UNT and a Chi Omega sister, she has a dachshund at home-- the only reason I know this is because every time we see a dog Kaely says "I have a dog at home!" Literally. Every time. Her favorite food is the Tuscan chicken pasta from chilli's and her favorite thing to say to me is "hop off". Kaely's a straight ...

By Dylan Asher Street Performers Prior to 1740 Portobello Road was known as Green’s Lane—a winding country path leading from the Gravel Pits of Kensington, what’s now known as Notting Hill, up to north Kensal Green. Portobello Farm was built in 1740 in the area near Golbrone Road. The farm was given its name from a victory during the War of Jenkin’s Ear, when Admiral Edward Vernon captured the Spanish town of Puerto Bello in the Gulf of Mexico. Green’s Lane then became Portobello Lane, which has now been known as Portobello Road since 1841. A construct of the Victorian Era, Portobello Road was nothing more than a country lane consisting of hayfields, orchards and other open land for agriculture. However, the road ultimately took form piecemeal in the second half of the nineteenth century, nestling itself between the residential areas of Paddington and Notting Hill. At the time, the still agricultural landscapes had markets few and far between that served as a luxury for the...