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[...] recently attended the re-launch party of TechCrunchUK in London. You can read more about this party here, where I happened to meet up with Michael Arrington, the publisher of [...]

By: Manoj Ranaweera

Manoj Ranaweera — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:32:07 +0000

Good to hear that TechCrunch UK is live again. Just heard the news today from Mike Butcher.

By: Dracnath

Dracnath — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:37:06 +0000

Damn it. I go underground for two bloody weeks and miss tech Crunch UK! And being originally from California and missing mexican food like it’s nobodies business makes missing this event doubly soar.

All i can say is bugger.

By: Jay Adair

Jay Adair — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:41:41 +0000

Missed this post… Great party, really nice to meet so many enthusiastic people and even better to talk to people in the know, very helpful. I look forward to future London events.

It was a shame the alcohol ran out; we weren’t even drunk yet Thank-you Michael and best of luck Mike getting things rolling again for TCUK. I hope we can be a part of it some-day.

By: Json

Json — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:53:38 +0000

Vero: Dare you deceive me? MannaMexico’s menu only lists minced beef steak, chicken breast, and latin vegetable on their online menu–No al pastor (rotisserie pork) to be found. Do they just need to update their site?

John: well, I don’t blame the folks in the UK for rejecting Taco Bell, what a horribly misleading introduction to Mexican food. However, if you check out this forum, lots of people seem to miss it: http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/jja.....yone_ever/

By: Jose Hernandez

Jose Hernandez — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:34:07 +0000

Robert… bathtub… hmmm…

Is that the super hip flat with “there’s nothing to fear but fear itself” in neon lighting on the wall? Sweet spot for a party. How the hell did they fit 250 people in there?

By: Mikey

Mikey — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:13:00 +0000

Welcome to the UK TechCrunch, keep up the good work, I am a regular follower of TechCrunch, afterall it was TechCrunch that inspired me to setup http://www.WhichWebsite.com (we work slightly different though)!

By: Marc

Marc — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:21:35 +0000

Silicon Valley nightlife blows. Thank god I don’t live out there.

By: Vinay

Vinay — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:02:50 +0000

Congrats Guys! Keep up the Good Work.. All the best for UK version of Tech Crunch !!

By: Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:51:26 +0000

A BUNCH OF POTHEADS!

http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

By: Adam Sweet

Adam Sweet — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:14:48 +0000

TC seems more about parties and networking lately than reporting interesting and useful technology information. When MA was doing 100% of the articles, it was an awesome site - I read it religiously every day, sometimes 2 or 3 times a day. Now I’m bored to tears.

Bring Michael Arrington back to TechCrunch!

By: Mike Butcher

Mike Butcher — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:57:13 +0000

Just wanted to say thanks for the nice comments. Glad people enjoyed the party!

By: hugh macleod

hugh macleod — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:00:53 +0000

Great to have Mike Butcher doing TCUK. He’s a great guy.

By: Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:00:31 +0000

Just as I thought, A BUNCH OF DRUNKS!

http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

By: Vero

Vero — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:29:21 +0000

That’s great news! I met Mike Butcher last week (thanks again for Brunch Bites) and thought he was a top guy, and it’ll be great to see TechCrunch UK revived finally!

I work in the heart of the “Silicon Fen”, in the Cambridge Science Park, and something like this might just help bring us together with the other startups in the same boat!

Json: As for Mexican, I’m just about to go get a burrito al pastor con jalapeños y guacamole from Manna Mexico (http://mannamexico.com/) who have a really lovely food van in the Cambridge Science Park on Thurs-Fri lunchtimes. It’s not all bad down this way!

…And FoodCrunch, I’m drooling already!

By: Robin Blandford

Robin Blandford — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:24:39 +0000

WOW! Great night - thanks 2 sponsors & Robert. I didn’t believe you had a bath in your living room, but I’ve been proven wrong!

Mike - you kept them quiet last night!!! heh. I actually would never have guessed. Things have just got very interesting!

By: Alx @ WorldTV

Alx @ WorldTV — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:35:00 +0000

Great party and great to be involved! Thanks Mike

By: sharpshoot

sharpshoot — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:01:11 +0000

The UK government is never going to ‘develop’ a silicon valley. Government catalysis of any ecosystem is a huge waste of time.

By: John

John — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:54:12 +0000

Json: apparently they used to have Taco Bell in London, but no longer, possibly due to low demand. We have the same lack of fast Mexican food in Paris

By: Json

Json — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:09:58 +0000

Not to sidetrack, but “better than Chipotle” isn’t saying much, Mikey.

Also, I know there is a growing demand for good Mexican in the UK, but glancing at Mucha Mas’s menu, are Brits not ready for carnitas or al pastor? I mean, c’mon, why would you eat a burrito without one or the other of those?

Then again, I probably should’ve saved this post for FoodCrunch…

By: Geoffrey McCaleb

Geoffrey McCaleb — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:05:41 +0000

Yeah, it was a great party. Nice to see the community rally around Saul’s Seedcamp.

Not that it matters, but I was one of the 50 “not” on the list who got in….though I did pay and did get an email confirmation.

By: Dennis Howlett

Dennis Howlett — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:47:14 +0000

Congratulations to the 2 Mike’s. Smart peeps both.

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:58:16 +0000

UK tech startups are quite spread out across the UK, however I’ve read a few times in the press this week that the UK government is trying to develop a UK equivalent of Silicon Valley. It will be interesting to read the Techcrunch UK view on this and how it develops.

By: CenterNetworks

CenterNetworks — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:21:02 +0000

TechCrunch Relaunches UK Blog - Butcher Back as Editor…

Mike Arrington has announced the relaunch of the UK version of TechCrunch. Mike Butcher is now the editor, he was formerly the co-editor with Sam Sethi (now the head of BlogNation). Congrats to Mike² on the re-launch.
Some people have commented on TC …

By: Giordano

Giordano — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:39:13 +0000

Either someone got too eager with
the green on the Irish flag, or UK conquered Italy overnight. Should I switch from coffee to tea, just in case?