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Tag Archives: STRATFORD
Five Recommendations for Excellent Chinese Food in London
I haven’t written about any restaurant visits in a looooong time. Inspired by a few recent dining experiences, though, I reckon I’ve got some recommendations worth sharing. Not only have I not written about restaurants in a while, I haven’t … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged Arcade Food Hall, chinatown, chinese food, chinese restaurants, dim sum, Dim Sum Duck, Drink, Dumplings, E20, E20 1DB, east london, fitzrovia, Food, king's cross, King’s Cross Road, Kung Fu Noodle, LIU Xiaomian, London, Mama Chen’s, Noodle & Snack, NOODLES, restaurants, shaftesbury avenue, soho, STRATFORD, Travel, W1, W1F 6LU, W1T, W1T 6QH, WC1, WC1A 1DB, WC1X 9DS
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Rooftop Film Club is Back
London is collectively cheering its return as it brings a whole lot of sunshine, classic movies and popcorn back to our lives. Think long evenings with panoramic views across London from Bussey Building and Roof East. Continue reading
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Posted in Entertainment, London, Movies
Tagged Bussey Building, cinema, Demi Perera, E15, E15 1BB, east london, Entertainment, film, Great Eastern Way, London, Movies, peckham, peckham rye, Roof East, Rooftop Film Club, Rye Lane, SE15, SE15 4ST, south london, STRATFORD, Stratford Multi Storey Car Park
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Understanding Rye with Karaway Bakery
Among the yummiest things I’ve had this year and definitely some of the tastiest breads I’ve come across in London are the ryes baked by Karaway. Continue reading
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Posted in London, Shopping
Tagged bakeries, baking, Barking, Borough High Street, borough market, bread, E15, E15 2JU, E20, E20 1EH, east london, Eastern European Food, Food, IG11, IG11 0TW, Karaway, Karaway Bakery, Lithuanian Scalded Rye, London, Montfichet Road, Portland Commercial Estate, reviews, Ripple Road, RYE, rye bread, SE1, SE1 9AH, Shopping, south london, STRATFORD, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Rhythm Kitchen at Westfield Stratford City
At Westfield Stratford City and craving something good to eat? Might I recommend Rhythm Kitchen for quality Caribbean food? Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Caribbean food, Drink, E20, E20 1ES, east london, Food, jamaican food, Jerk pork, London, restaurants, reviews, Rhythm Kitchen, STRATFORD, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Pair of Tickets to Brockmans Gin’s #PressForGin Pop-Up Bar
Love gin? Love a party? Love a unique venue? The next Brockmans Gin #PressForGin pop-up at the Victorian Bathroom near Liverpool Street on the 27th of July is for you. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Competition, Drink, Entertainment, Freebies, Live Performance, London, Shopping
Tagged #PressForGin, #WinGinTix, 3 Thornton Street, ArcelorMittal Orbit, BARS, Brockmans Gin, competition, Drink, E20, E20 2AD, east london, Entertainment, free, freebies, gin, live performance, liverpool street, London, POP UPS, Press for Gin, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, RT to win, Shopping, STRATFORD, twitter competition, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Mermaid Toast at East Village Market
This weekend I popped down to the East Village Market, curated by Alistair Maddox (of Broadway market fame) and treated myself to Instagram’s latest food trend, magical Mermaid Toast. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London
Tagged Alistair Maddox, breakfast, E20, E20 1FS, east london, EAST VILLAGE, East Village E20, East Village Market, East Village Stratford, Food, London, mermaid toast, restaurants, reviews, STRATFORD, TOAST, Victory Parade, Victory Park, Zay Ahmed, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Personalised Box of Cereal from Nestlé’s Aisle of Wonder
Like your breakfast with a twist – and for free? Check out Nestlé Breakfast Cereals’ Aisle of Wonder pop-up and the giveaway collaboration we’ve blended up especially for tikichris readers. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Food, Freebies, London, Shopping
Tagged breakfast, Cereal, Cheerios, competition, E20, E20 1EJ, east london, Food, free, FREE BREAKFAST, freebies, London, Montfichet Road, Nestlé, Nestlé Breakfast Cereals, Nestlé Cereals, Olympic Park East London, POP UPS, RT to win, Shopping, Shredded Wheat, Shreddies, STRATFORD, twitter competition, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Free Cheese and Wine Festival at East Village, Stratford
East Village will host a free cheese and wine festival the weekend of 1 April. No fooling. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged Art, Beyoncé, Black Cow, Black Cow Pure Milk Vodka, Black Cow Vodka, Brie-once, cheese, David Bradley, Drink, E20, E20 1FT, east london, EAST VILLAGE, East Village Cheese and Wine Festival, East Village E20, East Village Stratford, Food, food sculpture, free, freebies, London, Olympic Park Avenue, restaurants, reviews, STRATFORD, Tim Atkin, Tina We Salute You, Tom Gilliford, vodka, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Darkhorse, East Village, Stratford
Set at the base of one of the East Village towers (former Olympic Athletes Village) in Stratford, Darkhorse is a seemingly aptly named contender for one of the best places to eat in London I’ve come across in quite a while. Kemey and I certainly loved our leisurely Saturday lunch. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged Bertha oven, Darkhorse, Darkhorse Restaurant, Drink, E20, E20 1FS, east london, EAST VILLAGE, East Village E20, East Village Stratford, Fernando de Castilla, Food, London, Palo Cortado, restaurants, reviews, rib eye, sherry, steak, STRATFORD, Victory Parade, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Easy Eats to Recommend: The Joint at The Refreshment Room
Mega meat treats cross the river and head east with Brixton Market bad boys, The Joint, taking over the kitchen at the Refreshment Room in Stratford. Continue reading
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Potbelly Brings Chicago-Style Made-to-Order Sandwiches to Westfield Stratford City
Truly impressed and way more excited than I expected to be, I’m dying to go back – on an empty stomach – to devour more. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged A Wreck, Drink, E20 1EJ, east london, Food, London, MILKSHAKES, Potbelly, Potbelly UK, restaurants, reviews, sandwiches, STRATFORD, The Street, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Shake Shack Westfield Stratford City
Shake Shack launches its second London eatery with a new restaurant opening 20 May at Westfield Stratford City. Guess who got to sample some classic Shack favourites alongside some new and exclusive to Stratford menu items this afternoon?! Don’t hate the player, folks. In fact, don’t even hate the game. Just get over there starting tomorrow for some of East London’s best best burgers, hot dogs, crinkle cut fries, frozen custards … Continue reading
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Tagged burgers, Drink, E20, east london, Food, frozen custard, hot dogs, London, restaurants, reviews, Shake Shack, Shake Shack Westfield Stratford City, STRATFORD, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Stratford
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Tagged east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, STRATFORD, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Stratford International
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Tagged east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, STRATFORD, Stratford International, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Want to Win Free Tickets to the Invictus Games? Get #Ready!
This month for the first time, more than 400 servicemen and women – both serving and veteran – from 14 nations will meet at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for the inaugural Invictus Games. The spotlight will be on them to champion their indefatigable drive to overcome, along with their tenacious attitude to achieve post-injury. Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 invictus games, competition, contest, east london, free, free tickets, freebies, invictus, invictus games, jaguar, London, London blog, olympic park, prince harry, Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, ready, SPORT, sports, STRATFORD, win free tickets, win free tickets to the invictus games, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London’s Best Bowling Alleys (CheapOair)
Let’s face it. London weather can be variable. And that’s putting it mildly. Folks looking to book their London flights probably aren’t planning their visit to work on their tans. That said, at the time of writing this blog post, London is in the midst of a mini-heat wave with clear blue skies and plenty of sunshine. Whatever the case with the weather may be, London offers a fantastic range of indoor activities such as bowling. Everybody likes to bowl, right? Continue reading
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Tagged All Star Lanes, bayswater, bloomsbury, Bloomsbury Lanes, bowling, bowling alleys, bowling alleys in london, brick lane, east london, elephant & castle, finsbury park, holborn, London, London blog, london's best bowling alleys, Palace Superbowl, Queens Ice and Bowl, queensway, Rowans Tenpin Bowl, russell square, STRATFORD, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Coming Soon
Photo taken during a recent London at Dawn photography workshop and tour around Hackney Wick, Stratford and the soon to open East Village London. londonatdawn.com eastvillagelondon.co.uk
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged althletes village, cities at dawn, E20, east london, LDP, London, london at dawn, London Daily Photo, morning, NEWHAM, Photography, STRATFORD, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: East Village View
Photo taken during a recent London at Dawn photography workshop and tour of Hackney Wick and East Village. londonatdawn.com eastvillagelondon.co.uk
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Tagged anish kapoor, ATHLETES VILLAGE, cities at dawn, E20, east london, EAST VILLAGE, LDP, London, london 2012 olympic park, LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC STADIUM, london at dawn, London Daily Photo, morning, NEWHAM, orbital tower, Photography, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, STRATFORD, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Photographing (East) London at Dawn
I hate waking up early. But once I am up I love having a wee hours start, especially if it leads to an opportunity to play around with my camera and learn a thing or two about photography. I got all that and more with a recent London at Dawn workshop and tour of Hackney Wick and Stratford with sneak peek of soon to open East Village development. Continue reading
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Tagged anthony epes, ATHLETES VILLAGE, canal, cities at dawn, dawn, E20, E9, east london, EAST VILLAGE, greenway, hackney, HACKNEY WICK, lea river, lea river navigation, lea valley, leaves, London, london at dawn, London Daily Photo, morning, NEWHAM, olympic village, Photography, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, STRATFORD, street photography, sunrise, three mills, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: E20 Birdhouse
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Tagged ATHLETES VILLAGE, birdhouse, E20, east london, EAST VILLAGE, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, olympic village, Photography, STRATFORD, street photography, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Reopens This Summer (CheapOair)
Fond memories of last summer’s 2012 London Olympic Games are soon to return to the fore as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is set to open in less than a hundred days. The former Olympic park sites – which were shut … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, London, Music, Sports, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, east london, London, olympic park, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, STRATFORD, summer 2013
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Chess in Newham – Volunteer to be a Coach
Stratford Library is to host a weekly chess club every Thursday from 5.30pm … STARTING TODAY … and that the club needs volunteers! Continue reading
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Newham Chess Project to Reach More Students in More Schools
Chess in Schools and the Communities (CSC) along with Newham Council have landed an opportunity to expand their already existing Newham Chess Project to more school’s across Stratford’s borough of Newham. Continue reading
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London Life Photography Exhibition at Getty Images, Westfield Stratford City
I had a great time at last night’s opening of London Life at the Getty Images Gallery’s Westfield Stratford City outlet. Hosted by East Village, the exhibition showcases the work of some of London’s best amateur photographers – Kemey has … Continue reading
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Eat Like a Bumpkin in True London Style (CheapOair)
Commendable is … their knack for coming up with a tasty variety of contemporary British dishes and offering diners invitingly cozy settings for enjoying such down-to-earth cuisine. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in Beer, CheapOair, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged autumn menu, BRITISH CHEESE, british cuisine, british food, bumpkin, cheapoair, cocktails, London, notting hill, review, seasonal menu, south kensington, STRATFORD, sustainability, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY
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Falling for Westfield Stratfield City and Bumpkin’s New Autumn Menu
Perhaps I stand to lose any remaining shreds of my street cred (if I ever had any to begin with), but I have to admit that I’ve grown especially fond of paying visits to Westfield Stratford City. Yes, the mall. For … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged autumn menu, BRITISH CHEESE, british cuisine, british food, bumpkin, cocktails, E20, London, mackerel burger, review, seasonal menu, STRATFORD, sustainability, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY
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Photos: A Look Back at the Westfield Stratford City Site Before the Opening
So, Westfield Stratford City is celebrating its first birthday. I thought it would be cool to share some pics I took during a press tour of the shopping centre back in August 2011 a few weeks before it opened to the public. Sponsored … Continue reading
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Tagged gallery, London, photographs, Photography, SPONSORED POST, STRATFORD, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY
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Westfield Stratford City One Year On
Great video from the folks at Westfield Stratford City looking back at their first (and really rather epic) year. Sponsored by Westfield
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Posted in London, London 2012, Shopping, Video
Tagged London, london 2012, Shopping, SPONSORED POST, STRATFORD, Video, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY
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Help Build the Olympic “LEGO-acy” All this Week for Free at Westfield Stratford City
Photo of the Lego-ized London 2012 Olympic Stadium East Village, the new residential neighbourhood located on the site of the Athletes’ Village inside the newly named Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, is to be constructed “in Lego” as part of a 3sqm … Continue reading
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Posted in Design, Freebies, London, London 2012, Shopping
Tagged ATHLETES VILLAGE, E20, EAST VILLAGE, free, kids, legacy, lego, lego stadium, legos, London, london 2012, London 2012 Olympic Athletes' Village, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC STADIUM, olympics, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, SPONSORED POST, STRATFORD, tikchris, toys, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY
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Westfield Car Parks Have Re-Opened: Get Two Hours of FREE Parking
All car parks at Westfield Stratford City are now open! Visitors to the car park will receive two hours free parking, with a capped rate of £5 for the day, from Monday to Sunday. The offer is good until until … Continue reading
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Tagged car parking, free parking, London, MALL, parking, parking at westfield, Shopping, shopping mall, SPONSORED POST, STRATFORD, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY
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Westfield Stratford City Turns One
Westfield Stratford City Turns One Sponsored by Westfield
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Tagged London, MALL, Shopping, shopping mall, SPONSORED POST, STRATFORD, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY
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#IWASTHERE Winners Picked Tomorrow – Now’s Your Chance to Win Great Westfield Prizes
Westfield’s #iwasthere competition ends tomorrow (Sunday 9 September). But there’s still a bit of time for you to take advantage of the three opportunities to win awesome Westfield and Team GB prizes simply by sharing your #IWASTHERE story. Sign up … Continue reading
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Tagged #iwasthere, competition, free, freebies, i was there, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, LONDON 2012 PARALYMPIC GAMES, shopping spree, SPONSORED POST, STRATFORD, team gb, visa prepaid cards, westfield london, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY
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Westfield Media Suite was Sweet Indeed! #iwasthere Thanks!
Striving to cover the London 2012 Games as best I could, I was buzzing through Westfield Stratford City a lot. The place was jammed packed with folk from all over the world – which made for amazing atmosphere but also … Continue reading
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Tagged #iwasthere, competition, free, FREE WIFI, freebies, i was there, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, shopping spree, SPONSORED POST, STRATFORD, team gb, visa prepaid cards, westfield london, WESTFIELD MEDIA SUITE, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY MEDIA SUITE
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London Daily Photo: Peace
Taken with the Nokia 808 Pureview, the next breakthrough in photography featuring a 41 megapixel sensor camera with Carl Zeiss lens. More specs here.
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Tagged camera phone, LDP, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london 2012 olympic park, London Daily Photo, McDonald's, mobile photography, nokia, nokia 808 pureview, Photography, smartphone, STRATFORD, street photography
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Westfield Gift Cards, Team GB Merch and More Prizes to Win #iwasthere
Westfield is offering some pretty awesome prizes just for participating in its #iwasthere competition. All you’ve got to do is show which side of London you think is best: east or west? Continue reading
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Tagged #iwasthere, competition, free, freebies, i was there, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, shopping spree, SPONSORED POST, STRATFORD, team gb, visa prepaid cards, westfield london, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY
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