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A Few Top Tips for Tahiti (OneTravel)
Io rana! I’m just back from spending a week and a half in French Polynesia. Tahiti and her islands are gorgeous – and definitely live up to all the hype! That said – and no matter where you’re coming from – this South Pacific archipelago isn’t somewhere you simply hop over to for the weekend. To make the most out of your time in paradise, here are a few top tips so you won’t have to hit the ground running but instead can assuredly stroll along in leisurely style to the beach. Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, Hotels, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel, Wine
Tagged beer, chris osburn, Drink, Food, french polynesia, hinano, hotel, INTERCONTINENTAL, InterContinental Resort Tahiti, OneTravel, pacific, pacific ocean, polyneisa, polynesia, polynesian, resort, sailing, society islands, south pacific, tahiti, tahiti yacht charter, tahitian, tahitian wine, tiki, tikichris, Travel, wine
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Foodie Fun at England’s Seaside in Sussex (CheapOair)
Located along the coast in Southeastern England, Sussex offers the best of British surf and turf for gourmet travelers visiting the UK and all within easy reach of London and its two main airports – Heathrow and Gatwick. Indeed Gatwick is located halfway between London and Sussex seaside communities of Brighton and Hove. Here’s a selection of upcoming food and drink events around in Brighton and Hove and surrounding Sussex countryside. Happy eating! Continue reading
Posted in Beer, CheapOair, Drink, england, Food, London, restaurants, Shopping, Street Markets, Travel, Wine
Tagged beer, brighton, Brighton Farmers Market, cheapoair, chris osburn, Churchill Square Farmers Market, cider, Drink, Food, Henry Butler, Hove, L'Eglise, restaurants, seafood, South Downs Beer & Cider Festival, sussex, Sussex Gourmet Bus Tour, tikichris, Travel, wine
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Heineken’s Road to the Final
Which Road to the Final would you take? As some of the best football teams in the world battle it out in the Quarter Finals of the UEFA Champions League, Heineken has unveiled the latest element of its Road to the … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Video
Tagged ad, beer, heineken, road to the final, SPONSORED POST, UEFA Champions League, Video
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The Best Food Shopping in Bologna (OneTravel)
Here’s a list of some of the best places in Bologna to shop for food – all centrally located within easy walking distance of each other, near the Piazza Maggiore and around the evocative and quaint Via Drapperie. But the wisest advice for any Italian food lover visiting Bologna would be simply to hit the cobbled streets and explore every last portico of this delicious city. Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Chocolate, Drink, Food, Italy, OneTravel, restaurants, Shopping, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged A F Tamburini, beer, bologna, chocolate, chris osburn, Drink, Drogheria Gilberto, Eataly, Food, Italy, Mercato delle Erbe, Mercato di Mezzo, OneTravel, Piazza Maggiore, Shopping, street markets, tikichris, Travel, Via Drapperie
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Clockjack Oven (Blue Tomato)
All in all, my lunch at Clockjack Oven was way better than I’d expected or even hoped – so satisfying, in fact, that I could definitely see myself craving for a repeat visit soon. Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Blue Tomato, Discounts and Special Offers, Drink, Food, London, restaurants
Tagged beat the clock, beer, chicken, chris osburn, DENMAN STREET, Drink, early bird special, Food, free range chicken, London, lunch, new restaurant, new restaurant review, restaurant, rotisserie chicken, sage and onion balls, soho, tikichris, W1, W1D 7HJ
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London’s Renaissance Pubs Celebrate 10th Birthday (CheapOair)
Renaissance Pubs, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this May with a host of festivities and special offers to show all patrons – both regular and newbie – appreciation for a decade’s worth of good times. Kicking things off on the 1st of May with events, activities and giveaways across all six of its pubs, Renaissance will launch its own brand of beer, gin and house wines at the start of the month as well as reveal details about a chance for one lucky pub goer to win free food for the next 10 years. Continue reading
Posted in Beer, CheapOair, Competition, Discounts and Special Offers, Drink, Food, London, pubs, restaurants, Travel
Tagged ale, battersea, beer, cheapoair, chris osburn, CLAPHAM, competition, Drink, Food, free, FREE FOOD, freebies, kennington, London, pubs, renaissance pubs, south london, special offer, The Abbeville, The Avalon, The Bolingbrook, The Rosendale, The Stonhouse, The Tommyfield, west dulwich
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Fantastic Free Range Rotisserie Chicken and More at Clockjack Oven, Soho
Clockjack Oven brings a supremely simple and savoury dining option to Soho with its free range rotisserie chicken and yummy back-to-basics menu. Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Discounts and Special Offers, Drink, Food, London, restaurants
Tagged beat the clock, beer, chicken, chris osburn, DENMAN STREET, Drink, early bird special, Food, free range chicken, London, lunch, new restaurant, new restaurant review, restaurant, rotisserie chicken, sage and onion balls, soho, tikichris, W1, W1D 7HJ
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Craft Beer Festival at the Old Truman Brewery, London (CheapOair)
Craft Beer Rising is a new festival featuring an impressive lineup of great beer, street food and music that’s coming to East London the last weekend of February. Read my complete preview at the CheapOair blog.
Posted in Beer, CheapOair, Drink, Food, London, Travel
Tagged beer, beer festival, cheapoair, chris osburn, CRAFT BEER, craft beer rising, Drink, east london, London, London and tagged ale, old truman brewery, REAL ALE, tikichris, Travel
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DRINK UP: 2012 Cambridge Beer Festival (CheapOair)
One of the more vibrant parts of the UK for CAMRA activity is the Cambridge area, home of the Cambridge Beer Festival. The next Cambridge fest will be CAMRA’s 17th Cambridge Winter Ale Festival later this month. Read my complete … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, CheapOair, Drink, england, Travel
Tagged ale, beer, beer festival, cambridge, cambridge beer festival, Cambridge Winter Ale Festival, camra, cheapoair, chris osburn, england, REAL ALE, tikichris
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Win a Free Pair of Tickets to the Craft Beer Rising Festival at the Old Truman Brewery
Craft Beer Rising is a new festival featuring an impressive line up of great beer, street food and music that’s coming to the Old Truman Brewery on the 22nd and 23rd of February. The festival will offer tastings from more … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Competition, Drink, Freebies, London
Tagged ale, beer, beer festival, chris osburn, competition, contest, CRAFT BEER, craft beer rising, east london, free, free beer, free tickets, freebies, London, old truman brewery, REAL ALE, tikichris
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Sodo Sourdough Pizza Cafe – Upper Clapton Road, E5
Simple, quality pizza at a reasonable price in Clapton? Score. Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, restaurants, Wine
Tagged beavertown, beer, borough wines, chris osburn, clapton, E5, E5 9JY, E5 BAKEHOUSE, hackney, London, LONDON FIELDS BREWERY, Margherita, new restaurant review, pizza, pizzeria, review, sodo, Sodo Sourdough Pizza Cafe, sourdough, sourdough pizza, tikichris, upper clapton road
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Guinness Cupcakes
It’s really cold. And I’m such a cheapskate I don’t want to turn on the heat. But if I can find a simple baking recipe then I can have something to eat and warm the flat by having the oven … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Food, Recipes
Tagged baking, baking mad, baking with beer, beer, chris osburn, cooking, cooking with beer, Guinness, guinness cupcakes, recipe, SPONSORED POST, tikichris
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Sponsored Video: Guinness “Cloud” – Made Of More
Posted in Beer, Drink, Television, Video
Tagged ad, advertisement, beer, commercial, Guinness, guinness cloud, made of more, SPONSORED POST, the cloud, Video
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Sponsored Video: Fly Guinness Class
Why settle for an ordinary night at your local when you can experience all that Dublin has to offer, via your own Guinness Class Private Jet? More info: facebook.com/GuinnessGB
Posted in Beer, Competition, Drink, Ireland, Video
Tagged beer, competition, dublin, Guinness, Guinness Private Jet, SPONSORED POST, Video
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Win a Free Case of Carling Beer + a Three Foot Limited Edition Graffiti Kings Print
Want a case of beer and a limited edition print made by the Graffiti Kings? Well, Carling wants to send one of my readers some free beer along with a specially commissioned three foot screen print on high quality canvas. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beer, Competition, Drink, england, Freebies, Graffiti, London, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
Tagged bank holiday, beer, carling, chris osburn, competition, free, free beer, freebie, Graffiti, GRAFFITI KINGS, LIMITED EDITION PRINT, London, plunderfunk, prize, street art, tikichris, WHAT MAKES BRITAIN BRILLIANT?
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Watch The Games at House of Nations + Dragon Ping Pong! #DragonPingPong #HON
I spent the afternoon kicked back in a very cushy (and ultra white) Chesterfield, having a few crisp beers and watching the Olympics on some massive TV screens as the guest of Tsingtao beer at House of Nations. House of … Continue reading
Craft Beer and Killer Pub Grub at The North Pole, New North Road, N1
I was invited along the other night to review recently spruced up pub, The North Pole. A couple of days later, I’m still feeling rather smug for excepting the invite. Now under new management, this New North Road establishment is … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, pubs, restaurants
Tagged ale, BBQ, beer, burgers, chris osburn, CRAFT BEER, east london, islington, London, N1, N1 7BJ, new north road, pub, REAL ALE, REGENTS CANAL, review, RIB, the north pole, tikichris
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Christmas in July: Harvey Nichols and Carluccio’s
It’s always Christmastime here in tikichrisland. Even in July. No, not really, but as dinosaur magazine publishers who plan their content seasons ahead of time still seem to lead the way when it comes to press events, summer is the … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Christmas, Drink, Food, London, restaurants, Shopping
Tagged beer, black pepper, carluccio's, carluccio's christmas press event, chocolate, chris osburn, christmas, christmas 2012, coconut juice, danish licorice, Einstök, el dorado, gift boxes, gosling's, HARVEY NICHOLS, harvey nichols christmas in july, HARVEY NICHOLS' FIFTH FLOOR CAFE, Indonesian long pepper, Javanese Cubeb and Sichuan flower pepper, jax coco, Johan Bülow, Lakrids, Lakrids by Johan Bülow, licorice, London, love drinks, panettone, peppermongers, review, roccette, rum, Tellicherry black pepper, tikichris, truffles
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Free Pizza Masterclass and Beer with Birra Moretti and Giancarlo Caldessi
I’m just back from an al fresco lunch at Islington Green where I made my own pizza and had a free small beer. The freebie treat came compliments of Birra Moretti. Helping me out with the small group who’d assembled … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, restaurants, Social Media
Tagged beer, birra moretti, caldessi, free beer, freebie, giancarlo caldesi, inslington green, italian beer, italian food, London, lunch, pizza, pizza in the piazza, pizza masterclass, potters fields park, table moretti, tavistock square
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Win Free Beer + a Carling Jubilee Hamper Worth £300
Would you like some free beer delivered to your home? I’ve got a Carling Jubilee Hamper valued around £300 that I can have delivered to one lucky reader before the extra long weekend commences. The hamper includes “a (very large) … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Competition, Drink, england, Freebies, London
Tagged bank holiday, beer, big lunch, bunting, carling, chris osburn, DIAMOND JUBILEE, free, free beer, freebie, hamper, plunderfunk, tikichris
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London Food & Drink News: 26 April 2012 (Londonist)
Hops, cobnuts, festivals, port, the world’s best restaurant and more – a delicious round up of London’s food and drink news … London Food & Drink News: 26 April 2012 Londonist, 26 April 2012 Photo/tezzer57
Posted in Beer, Chocolate, Drink, Food, London, restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged A TASTE OF NOMA AT CLARIDGE'S, ale, beer, Berry Bros & Rudd, cheese, CHEESE & WINE FESTIVAL, chocolate, chris osburn, CLARIDGE'S, cobnuts, Demarquette Fine Chocolates, DIAMOND JUBILEE, GRAHAM'S 1952 TAWNY, Hurstwood Farms, London, LONDON HOP SHOOT FESTIVAL, Londonist, noma, OLD TAWNY PORT, port, René Redzepi, southbank, tikichris, wine
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Free Pint of Beer And A Record Breaking Toast @ The Lamb Tavern, Leadenhall Market (Londonist)
In addition to the freebie drink and the mega-toast, there’ll be Morris dancing from noon, an all-day pop-up bar outside the pub and red and white decorations in and around the market as well. Free Pint of Beer And A … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Drink, england, London, pubs
Tagged beer, chris osburn, city of london, EC3, EC3V 1LR, free, FREE PINT, freebie, LAMB TAVERN, leadenhall market, London, Londonist, st george's day, tikichris, TOAST, WORLD RECORD, YOUNG'S
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New Pub Review: The Hunter S., De Beauvoir Town (Londonist)
New Pub Review: The Hunter S., De Beauvoir Town Londonist, March 12, 2012 … contemporary, and especially pervy, accoutrements and lippy urinals in the men’s room are possibly worth a visit on their own … READ MY COMPLETE REVIEW: New … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, pubs, restaurants
Tagged beer, chris osburn, DE BEAUVOIR TOWN, islington, liquor, London, Londonist, N1, N1 3H, new pub, NEW PUB REVIEW, pub, SEVEN-EIGHTHS, SOUTHGATE ROAD, SUNDAY LUNCH, SUNDAY ROAST, TAXIDERMY, THE HUNTER S., tikichris
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Best Places to Drink on St. Patrick’s Day in London (CheapOair)
Best Places to Drink on St. Patrick’s Day in London CheapOair, March 13, 2012 As if anyone needed yet another excuse to go out for a drink in London, here comes St Patrick’s Day. Hoping for a great night out in … Continue reading
Ten of London’s Oldest Pubs (OneTravel)
Ten of London’s Oldest Pubs OneTravel, Jan 10, 2012 Whether or not one of these fine drinking establishments actually is the indisputable longest-standing pub in London, one thing’s for sure – they’re all great and historic places for having a … Continue reading
Some London Pubs with Fireplaces (CheapOair)
Some London Pubs with Fireplaces CheapOair, December 1, 2011 Brrr … Its cold outside. Gather some friends, grab a pint and cozy up with this warming list of London pubs with crackling wood-burning fireplaces. The pubs listed here are all … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, CheapOair, Food, London, pubs, Travel
Tagged ale, beer, cheapoair, chris osburn, Clerkenwell, dickensian, EC1, fireplaces, London, pub crawl, pubs, pubs with fireplaces, tikichris, winter
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