Monthly Archives: July 2012

Wahaca – on – Thames

Posted on 2012-07-07 by tikichris

Wahaca’s new Southbank Experiment has just opened at the Southbank Centre (where Dishoom’s fabulous Chowpatty Beach was last summer). The temporary restaurant has been constructed out of eight recycled shipping containers, arranged in a two storey overhanging structure that allows … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, Graffiti, London, Restaurants | Tagged Graffiti, London, mexican food, micheladas, pop-up, queen elizabeth hall, review, river thames, saner, SE1, SE1 8XX, southbank, southbank centre, street art, tacos, thames, THOMASINA MIERS, wahaca, wahaca southbank, wahaca southbank experiment | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Southbank Ducks

Posted on 2012-07-07 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, southbank, street photography | Leave a comment

Safestay “Contemporary Hostel” Opens at Elephant and Castle

Posted on 2012-07-06 by tikichris

Safestay, a new and extremely budget friendly “contemporary hostel” in South London, has opened its doors. A short walk from Elephant and Castle Tube Station, it’s amazing to think there’s a place to crash close to a Zone 1 station … Continue reading →

Posted in Hotels, London, Travel | Tagged budget accommodation, elephant and castle, hostel, hotel, London, review, safestay, safestay elephant & castle, SE17, SE17 1JL, south london, walworth, walworth road | Leave a comment

London Cigar Guide App Now Available

Posted on 2012-07-06 by tikichris

If it had been conceived and produced by anyone else, I might have been really impressed. However, as the new London Cigar Guide app was created by Nic Wing, my initial reaction to the handy dandy app was more along … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, London, Shopping, Travel | Tagged apps, cigar lounges, cigar stores, CUBAN CIGARS, London, london cigar guide, mayfair, nic wing, review, smoking lounges | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Probably

Posted on 2012-07-06 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged king's cross, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography | 3 Comments

Ceviche Pop Up Opens @ St Martin’s Hotel

Posted on 2012-07-05 by tikichris

“Chino-Latino” restaurant, Asia de Cuba, has opened a ceviche and rum pop up bar in The Front Room at St Martin’s Lane Hotel. It’s a snazzed up but casual setting for drinking mojitos and other summery cocktails from the rum bar and for trying an … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants | Tagged asia de cuba, CEVICHE, ceviche by asia de cuba, cocktails, hotel, London, mojitos, pop-up, rum, ST MARTIN'S LANE, ST MARTIN'S LANE HOTEL, the front room, WC2, WC2N 4HX | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Opening

Posted on 2012-07-05 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged art gallery, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, mayfair, Photography, W1 | Leave a comment

@shardview Tickets on Sale 6 July 2012 #shardview

Posted on 2012-07-05 by tikichris

To celebrate the completion of The Shard’s exterior, the first tickets for The View from The Shard will go on sale Friday 6 July 2012 at 9am (British time). TVFTS will be a new, premium visitor experience offering a chance … Continue reading →

Posted in London | Tagged borough, London, SE1, shard, skyline, skyscrapers, south london, southwark, the shard, the shard of glass, the view from the shard, view | Leave a comment

Bruce Nauman at White Cube Gallery Bermondsey (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-07-04 by tikichris

… if you make it over to the White Cube to visit for the Hirst show and don’t manage to check out the other show … the even more impressive exhibition by Bruce Nauman, then consider your artsy endeavor a … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, CheapOair, London, Travel, Video | Tagged bermondsey, BERMONDSEY STREET, bruce nauman, cheapoair, chris osbrn, exhibition, London, review, video art, videographer, white cube, white cube bermondsey, white cube gallery | 1 Comment

Festival Promenade Promises August of Art and Fun in Edinburgh (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012-07-04 by tikichris

The inspiration behind the launch of Festival Promenade comes from a quote about Edinburgh by Scottish novelist and poet, Robert Louis Stevenson: This profusion of eccentricities, this dream in masonry and living rock, is not a drop-scene in a theatre, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, OneTravel, Scotland, Travel | Tagged edinburgh, edinburgh art festival, festival promenade, OneTravel, scotland | 2 Comments

Disappearing Dining Club “Back in 5 Minutes” for the Next Six Months

Posted on 2012-07-04 by tikichris

Long time pop-up pioneers, Disappearing Dining Club, are settling in for a six month stay with a new “Back in 5 Minutes” secret dining room on Brick Lane. Invited along to a Back in 5 Minutes press preview, I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged back in 5 minutes, brick lane, disappearing dingin club, London, pop up restaurant, pop-up, review, tower hamlets | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Use of Negative Space

Posted on 2012-07-04 by tikichris

Posted in Graffiti, London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged Graffiti, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, stencil, stencil art, street art, street photography | Leave a comment

Free Coffee @ The Electric Elephant, SE17

Posted on 2012-07-03 by tikichris

This is a very informal arrangement and the Electric Elephant is a modest kinda place. But if you swing by this lovely little Southwark cafe and mention that you read about it on my blog (maybe you can show this … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Coffee, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants | Tagged cafe, clements yard, coffee, elephant and castle, free, free coffee, freebie, iiliffe yard, London, pullens yards, SE17, studios, the electric elephant, tikichris special, walworth | Leave a comment

AYCE Rib Competition at London’s Big Easy BBQ Restaurant (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-07-03 by tikichris

Stuffing your face? It’s the American way or at least a guaranteed fun way spend your Fourth of July. So, in honour of U.S. Excess, London restaurant Big Easy is once again laying down the gauntlet to would be competitors for another … Continue reading →

Posted in CheapOair, Food, London, Restaurants, Travel | Tagged 4TH OF JULY, ALL YOU CAN EAT, american independence day, AYCE, BBQ, big easy, cheapoair, chelsea, crab shack, eating competition, fourth of july, king's road, London, RIBS | 1 Comment

London Daily Photo: Untitled

Posted on 2012-07-03 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged homeless, knightsbridge, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography | Leave a comment

It Seems to be Happening a Lot More Often These Days

Posted on 2012-07-02 by tikichris

Lately, I seem to be receiving more and more questionable emails from not so questionable sources. SPAM and phishing from friends and work contacts? Uncool, right? Well, I don’t think it’s entirely their fault. Their email accounts were compromised. Yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anti-virus protection, computer virus, malware, norton software, phishing, spam | Leave a comment

Judging the International Chocolate Awards (Great British Chefs)

Posted on 2012-07-02 by tikichris

Believe it or not, such a wonderful way to spend a day was just this side of gruelling. The judging procedure was incredibly rigorous, and we judges weren’t let in on who had made the chocolates we were trying. Yes, it was an … Continue reading →

Posted in Chocolate, Food, Great British Chefs, London | Tagged british chocolate, chocolate, fine chocolate, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, international chocolate awards, London | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Knightsbridge

Posted on 2012-07-02 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged homeless, knightsbridge, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography | Leave a comment

Champagne + Fromage in the Heart of London (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012-07-01 by tikichris

Following a successful run as a pop up, the folks behind Covent Garden’s Champagne + Fromage have apparently decided to sign a longer lease to continue offering their winning combo of French delights. Champagne + Fromage in the Heart of … Continue reading →