Daily Archives: 2012-07-11

Christmas in July: Harvey Nichols and Carluccio’s

Posted on 2012-07-11 by tikichris

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, 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, truffles | 1 Comment

Antico Italian Restaurant Near London Bridge (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-07-11 by tikichris

A relative newcomer to the Bermondsey scene offering classic Italian cuisine in a contemporary London setting, Antico is the answer to an often desperate Londoner’s question: Where can I get a proper plate of pasta in this town? Read my complete post at … Continue reading →

Posted in CheapOair, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Travel, Wine | Tagged antico, antico restaurant & lounge bar, bermondsey, BERMONDSEY STREET, borough, cheapoair, clams, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurant, linguine, London, pasta, restaurant, restaurant review, SE1, soave, TIRAMISU, wild black bream, wine | 1 Comment

Say Hello to Eloise, My Outsourced Content Creator from the Philippines

Posted on 2012-07-11 by tikichris

Here’s a post which hopefully will be the first of many more to come by my new outsourced content creator, Eloise. Lately, I’ve been hearing more and more about outsourcing, the global economy, yadda yadda yadda, we’re all doomed, etc. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, MOCCP | Tagged blogging, eloise, MOCCP, My Outsourced Content Creator from the Philippines, outsourcing | 1 Comment

London Street Food: Timmy’s Pies (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012-07-11 by tikichris

A fairly new enterprise, Timmy’s Pies is a West London pie company with a stall at Chelsea Farmers Market every Saturday. Only British, free range meat and game go into their award winning seasonal pies, all wrapped in a light, crispy short crust pastry. … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, OneTravel, Shopping, Street Markets, Travel | Tagged british food, chelsea, chelsea farmers market, duke of york square, king's road, London, lunch, OneTravel, pies, street food, street market, timmy's pies | Leave a comment

Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2012 + Contemporary Japanese Photobooks @ The Photographers’ Gallery

Posted on 2012-07-11 by tikichris

Opening Friday 13 July at The Photographers’ Gallery are two excellent (and free!) exhibitions: the heady and contemplative Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2012 and the breezy and light-hearted Contemporary Japanese Photobooks. Both yield wonderful opportunities to view amazing photography and to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, London, Photography | Tagged Contemporary Japanese Photobooks, Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2012, London, oxford circus, photobooks, photographers' gallery, Photography, pieter hugo, Ramillies Street, review, soho, W1, W1F 7LW | Leave a comment

re: new Tohoku – Determination and Great Design

Posted on 2012-07-11 by tikichris

Opening today – and running only until Sunday the 15th – re: new Tohoku at Asia House offers a chance to take a look at some of “the best in contemporary and traditional Japanese design, including cookware, furniture, fashion and traditional crafts” … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Design, London, Shopping, Travel | Tagged asian house, chika nagai, design, exhibition, japan, japanese design, japanese earthquake, japanese tsunami, re: new tohoku, review, tohoku, tohoku london | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Stokie

Posted on 2012-07-11 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Stoke Newington, street photography | 2 Comments

Working from Home

Posted on 2012-07-11 by tikichris

As much as people are on the go and reliant on their mobiles and tablets these days, there are also an awful a lot of people (including myself) who tend to work from home much of the time and still … Continue reading →