About Urbanbite Takeaway Ordering

What we do

Order a delicious takeaway online on Urbanbite with no fuss and at the best price in town.

Who we are

Urbanbite.com (originally Orangepip.com) was started by former British Airways IT expert Ben Carmona in 1999 in London. After a long journey, the original management team have resumed ownership...

How Online Takeaway works

It's simple, you simply enter your postcode, you choose one of your local restaurants, you order your takeaway from the interactive menus, pay by card or cash, and we worry about the rest...

Our Takeaway Price promise

It's official, ordering on Urbanbite is cheaper than ordering direct to the restaurant, or than ordering on any other website...

Urbanbite Office

If you work for a company, we provide an account facility so that you order your takeaway without worrying about credit cards or expense claims. We work with prestigious clients such as UBS, JPMorgan, Bank Of England, amongst others. Find out more ...

Charity fund raising

Urbanbite helps to support a small charity in the heart of Africa. By collecting pennies from each order, we can make a big difference to an entire community...

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About Urbanbite Takeaway Ordering

What we do

Order a delicious takeaway online on Urbanbite with no fuss and at the best price in town.

Who we are

Urbanbite.com (originally Orangepip.com) was started by former British Airways IT expert Ben Carmona in 1999 in London. After a long journey, the original management team have resumed ownership...

How Online Takeaway works

It's simple, you simply enter your postcode, you choose one of your local restaurants, you order your takeaway from the interactive menus, pay by card or cash, and we worry about the rest...

Our Takeaway Price promise

It's official, ordering on Urbanbite is cheaper than ordering direct to the restaurant, or than ordering on any other website...

Urbanbite Office

If you work for a company, we provide an account facility so that you order your takeaway without worrying about credit cards or expense claims. We work with prestigious clients such as UBS, JPMorgan, Bank Of England, amongst others. Find out more ...

Charity fund raising

Urbanbite helps to support a small charity in the heart of Africa. By collecting pennies from each order, we can make a big difference to an entire community...

,

About Urbanbite Takeaway Ordering

What we do

Order a delicious takeaway online on Urbanbite with no fuss and at the best price in town.

Who we are

Urbanbite.com (originally Orangepip.com) was started by former British Airways IT expert Ben Carmona in 1999 in London. After a long journey, the original management team have resumed ownership...

How Online Takeaway works

It's simple, you simply enter your postcode, you choose one of your local restaurants, you order your takeaway from the interactive menus, pay by card or cash, and we worry about the rest...

Our Takeaway Price promise

It's official, ordering on Urbanbite is cheaper than ordering direct to the restaurant, or than ordering on any other website...

Urbanbite Office

If you work for a company, we provide an account facility so that you order your takeaway without worrying about credit cards or expense claims. We work with prestigious clients such as UBS, JPMorgan, Bank Of England, amongst others. Find out more ...

Charity fund raising

Urbanbite helps to support a small charity in the heart of Africa. By collecting pennies from each order, we can make a big difference to an entire community...

,

About Urbanbite Takeaway Ordering

What we do

Order a delicious takeaway online on Urbanbite with no fuss and at the best price in town.

Who we are

Urbanbite.com (originally Orangepip.com) was started by former British Airways IT expert Ben Carmona in 1999 in London. After a long journey, the original management team have resumed ownership...

How Online Takeaway works

It's simple, you simply enter your postcode, you choose one of your local restaurants, you order your takeaway from the interactive menus, pay by card or cash, and we worry about the rest...

Our Takeaway Price promise

It's official, ordering on Urbanbite is cheaper than ordering direct to the restaurant, or than ordering on any other website...

Urbanbite Office

If you work for a company, we provide an account facility so that you order your takeaway without worrying about credit cards or expense claims. We work with prestigious clients such as UBS, JPMorgan, Bank Of England, amongst others. Find out more ...

Charity fund raising

Urbanbite helps to support a small charity in the heart of Africa. By collecting pennies from each order, we can make a big difference to an entire community...

Stories and more

They may not have that much to do with takeaways, or ordering takeaway, but you might find them interesting anyway...

EATING ROBOTS

21/02/2012 05:10:00 - Scientists working in the Bristol Robotics Laboratory have announced the creation of a robot called EcoBot III capable of receiving energy from organic matter, or, to put it in human terms, from eating. EcoBot III is the third attempt at creating a prototype that does not require electricity, batteries or other forms ...  more

SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY

14/02/2012 05:10:00 - Although we are all familiar with the name Saint Valentine and we associate him with a very important day of the year, nothing is actually known about this mysterious character apart from the date and place of his burial. It is not quite clear whether the 14th of February celebrates one Valentine ...  more

2012 GRAMMY AWARDS 2012 GRAMMY AWARDS

12/02/2012 05:14:00 - Starting today this year's Grammy Award ceremony will be culminating on Sunday with the handing out of 78 prizes. UK pop singer Adele is set to be this year's big winner having been nominated for six awards including Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Rapper Kanye West has received ...  more

IT'S THE BEST TIME FOR SHELLFISH

08/02/2012 05:10:00 - The term shellfish refers to edible molluscs such as clams, mussels, oysters, winkles, and scallops and crustaceans such as shrimps, prawns, lobsters, crayfish, and crabs. There is a popular notion that shellfish should only be eaten in months containing an "R" in their name (basically every month except for May, June, July ...  more

SNOW MIGHT BRING DELAYS IN FOOD DELIVERIES OVER THE WEEKEND

04/02/2012 05:13:00 - As was predicted in a previous article linking low solar activity to cold winters (www.urbanbite.com/news/AUTUMN_LEAVES.asp) it looks like we're going to have to face weeks of bitter cold. Temperatures last night reached minus 11 degrees Celsius in Buckinghamshire and forecasters are expecting a maximum of 2C across the UK today. For the first ...  more

THE RETURN OF HEMP

31/01/2012 05:11:00 - Hemp is one of the earliest domesticated plants known. Because of its resistance and speed of growth, it is one of the most environmentally friendly crops as it requires few pesticides and no herbicides at all. In modern times it has been used to make paper, textiles, biodegradable plastics, construction, clothing, food ...  more

PREVIEW OF THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY

30/01/2012 05:16:00 - Just as thousands of Londoners are getting organised to go on holiday when this Summer's Olympics kick in between the 27th of July and the 12th of August in a bid to escape the hordes of visitors coming in, Hollywood director Danny Boyle has unveiled his plan to use a Shakespeare ...  more

URBANBITE'S WEEKLY SCIENTIFIC REPORT

26/01/2012 05:10:00 - Delta Airlines has had to change routes for some its scheduled flights to the Northern Hemisphere due to a Solar storm that has begun on Tuesday. According to experts, this is one of the most powerful solar storms since 2003 and, given the right weather conditions, could lead to spectacular aurora borealis ...  more

CORN WAS POP EVEN IN PREHISTORY

23/01/2012 05:14:00 - Ok so you're about to watch a great Hollywood Blockbuster. You cannot be bothered to prepare anything fancy to eat while you're enjoying your movie. What can you make as quickly and effortlessly as possible? POPCORN the perfect stick-in-the-microwave-for-a-few-seconds recipe that you're going to just love. Those delicious fluffy corns popped out ...  more

SAY YOUR SOY SAUCE

19/01/2012 05:12:00 - Most people tend to associate soy sauce with the salty dark brown liquid that comes in packets with every Chinese take out. Just like balsamic vinegar, however, soy sauce ranges from authentic, top-grade varieties aged in seasoned wooden casks all the way down to quickly manufactured, chemically enhanced substances. The traditional way ...  more

2012 FLAVOUR FORECAST

16/01/2012 05:15:00 - Urbanbite has always made innovation one of its key elements and that is why we are always ready to explore new trends that are emerging when it comes to people's eating habits. This week we have decided to review the 6 trends in global flavour (or flavor for the Americans) according to ...  more

FIND OUT WHO YOU TRULY ARE FOR $1000

11/01/2012 05:10:00 - A US biotechnology company called Life Technologies has announced that it has created a machine able to read a whole human genome in less than a day at a cost of £1,000. This is a major leap forward from previous machines which could only deliver results in 7 days with a cost ...  more

NEW OLYMPIC COIN ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN THE OFFSIDE RULE

06/01/2012 05:11:00 - In a bid to try and explain the most controversial rule in the game of football, the offside, a new 50 pence coin has been issued as part of a Royal Mint collection intended to showcase each of the 29 Olympic and Paralympic sports which will be part of the 2012 ...  more

HOW TO BECOME OLDER AND STILL BE HAPPY ABOUT IT

01/01/2012 05:09:00 - This morning Samoans and inhabitants of neighbouring island Tokelau, woke up into the new year one day earlier than they had previously done as their governments decided to realign their time zone to the eastern timeline as opposed to the western one. The two islands, which together host around 200,000 inhabitants, are ...  more

OUR FUTURE BREAKFAST

30/12/2011 05:10:00 - The Urbanbite restaurant recruitment team has been set in motion to find restaurants willing to make morning deliveries following a report commissioned by breakfast cereal maker Kellogg's suggested that within the next 15 years breakfast may turn into our main meal of the day. According to this rather surprising report, produced by ...  more

NON-ALCOHOLIC CHEERS

28/12/2011 05:11:00 - Feeling worn down from the never-ending Christmas lunches and dinners? Is your liver complaining about the amounts of alcohol you have subjected it to for the past few days? Are you feeling guilty about the weight you have put on recently? It might be time to start considering some non-alcoholic drinks which ...  more

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM URBANBITE

25/12/2011 05:09:00 - Urbanbite and all its members of staff would like to wish a Merry Christmas to all its loyal customers. We would also like to thank all the restaurants that have decided to place their trust in us. Thanks to the cooperation with European online meal delivery service leader, Just Eat, 2012 promises to ...  more

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EASTERN AND WESTERN FOOD?

24/12/2011 05:17:00 - The fact that eastern cuisine is very different from the western one is quite obvious to anyone who has had the chance to taste both, but have you ever wondered what the main difference between the two is? Of course both the ingredients used and the methods of preparing them are dissimilar, ...  more

BUTTERCUP OR NO BUTTERCUP

18/12/2011 05:15:00 - Scientists reveal that the yellow glow which appears under your chin when you place a buttercup flower under it, does not demonstrate your fondness for butter after all. This piece of news may come as a bitter disappointment to anybody who sought for an easy way of determining one's own appreciation for ...  more

THE STORY OF SANTA CLAUS

13/12/2011 05:13:00 - Santa Claus was born sometime in the 4th century AD in Myra, in the Provence of Lycia which used to be in Greece, but is now in Turkey. At birth he was named Nicholas, but, because of the generosity he demonstrated towards the poor, he soon became known as Saint Nicholas. 900 years ...  more

A TASTE OF THE CARIBBEAN

09/12/2011 05:12:00 - Wouldn't it be nice to lie down on a white sandy beach, under a palm tree on a beautiful caribbean island? If you aren't quite ready to jump on the first airplane heading for the tropics, with Urbanbite you can still enjoy the fantastic food coming from that side of the ...  more

URBANBITE UNOFFICIAL PARTNER OF THE ENGLAND TEAM FOR EURO 2012

05/12/2011 05:17:00 - A smug smile was seen to be exchanged between Fabio Capello and the Urbanbite representative, Mrs. Destiny Drawell, who was sent to Kiev to participate in the draw for the 2012 Euro cup finals. England placed in pot 2 together with Germany, Italy and Russia, could have finished in a group together ...  more

2011 BRITISH CURRY AWARDS and ERIC PICKLES' CURRY COLLEGE

01/12/2011 05:12:00 - Monday 28th saw the cream of the curry industry gather at the Battersea Evolution for this year's prize giving at the British Curry Awards. VIPs including the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, the Employment Minister Chris Grayling and various celebrities including, Max Clifford, David Seaman and Charlie Brooker attended the ceremony to ...  more

ARCHEOLOGISTS DISCOVER THE ORIGIN OF TAKEAWAY

27/11/2011 05:16:00 - Archeologists have recently discovered bones of tuna and sharks dating as far back as 42.000 years ago in a cave in East Timor, an island near Australia. This finding has somewhat baffled scientists because catching tuna is a deep-sea activity which requires advanced maritime and fishing skills and instruments, whereas the earliest ...  more

GINGER AND HEADACHES

23/11/2011 05:09:00 - A study sponsored by Puramed Bioscience and published in June on Headache, the journal of the American Headache Society, has revealed that ginger is an effective treatment for headaches and statistically superior to placebo in eliminating disabling features of headaches such as pulsations, light and sound sensitivity and nausea. Ginger cultivation ...  more