Monthly Archives: February 2012

Best of Hackney Wick (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-02-02 by tikichris

Best of Hackney Wick CheapOair, February 2, 2012 This week’s “Hackney Wick and the Olympics” post put the spotlight on an area of East London that’s in an interesting state of transition and well worth paying a visit the next time you’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, CheapOair, Drink, Food, London, London 2012, Travel | Tagged 2012, canals, cheapoair, east london, HACKNEY WICK, London, london 201, london 2012, olympic park, OLYMPIC STADIUM, olympics | 1 Comment

New Restaurant Review: Léon de Bruxelles, Cambridge Circus (Londonist)

Posted on 2012-02-02 by tikichris

New Restaurant Review: Léon de Bruxelles, Cambridge Circus Londonist, February 2, 2012 at 12.3o pm Moules frites mega chain with humble Brussels roots and a massive presence in France (not quite to the extent of, say, Pizza Express here in … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged BELGIAN, belgian beer, CAMBRIDGE CIRCUS, CHEZ LÉON, french, LÉON DE BRUXELLES, London, Londonist, MOULES FRITES, MUSSELS, new restaurant review, soho, WC2, WC2H 8AA | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Level Load

Posted on 2012-02-02 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged dumpster, HACKNEY WICK, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, skip, street photography | Leave a comment

Dom Pérignon 2003 Vintage #DP2003

Posted on 2012-02-01 by tikichris

Apparently, 2003 was a hell of a year in the Champagne region: an exceptionally harsh winter followed by an unseasonable spring and the hottest summer in more than 50 years. Of particular note was a severe frost on April 11th … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Wine | Tagged 2003, 2003 Vintage, champagne, Chef de Cave, Dom Pérignon, Dom Pérignon 2003 Vintage, London, Phillips de Pury & Company, Richard Geoffroy, sparkling wine, SW1, VICTORIA, wine, wine review | Leave a comment

London to Host Maslenitsa Russian Culture Festival (Londonist)

Posted on 2012-02-01 by tikichris

London to Host Maslenitsa Russian Culture Festival Londonist, February 1, 2012 at 14:28 pm The world’s biggest celebration of Russian culture outside of Russia itself will take place this month in London from the 19th to 26th. A second year in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Drink, Food, London, Music | Tagged BLINIS, festival, London, LONDON MASLENITSA FESTIVAL, Londonist, MASLENITSA, pancakes, RUSSIA, RUSSIAN CULTURE, TRAFLAGAR SQUARE | Leave a comment

What’s for Lunch? Seoul Bakery, Tottenham Court Road Station (Londonist)

Posted on 2012-02-01 by tikichris

At first glance, Seoul Bakery might not stand out from the other similarly downtrodden Korean eateries lined up in the shadow of Centre Point “behind” Tottenham Court Road Station. Maybe a little, for its more more colourful signage and window … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged BIBIMBAB, centre point, cheap, kimchi, KOREAN FOOD, London, Londonist, lunch, SEOUL BAKERY, ST GILES HIGH STREET, TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD STATION, W4L, WC2, WC2H 8LH, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? | 1 Comment

Covent Garden Shopping (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012-02-01 by tikichris

Covent Garden Shopping OneTravel, Jan 10, 2012 If a visitor from another planet was somehow instantly transported to Covent Garden, the space alien would soon ascertain that the area is a world renowned shoppers’ paradise. From quaint and indie boutiques … Continue reading →

Posted in London, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel | Tagged covent garden, covent garden shopping, London, OneTravel, Shopping | Leave a comment

Hackney Wick and the Olympics (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-02-01 by tikichris

Hackney Wick and the Olympics CheapOair, January 31, 2012 Seeming to be stuck between a rock and a hard place and making the most of the situation with a stiff upper lip and more than a bit of artist flair, … Continue reading →