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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Eating (Exceptionally) Well in Pembrokeshire (Blue Tomato)
… walk off any extra calories or recharge at the tearoom before or after your stroll through the nearby circular path skirting the Daugleddau estuary. Read my complete review at Blue Tomato.
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Posted in Beer, Blue Tomato, Coffee, Food, Pubs, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Wales
Tagged Angle, Angle Village, BLUE TOMATO, crab, Cwtch, dressed crab, hiking, lawrenny, Lawrenny Quay, lobster, lunch, Old Point House, pembrokeshire, pembrokeshire coast, pembrokeshire coast national park, pub, Quayside Tearoom, restaurants, review, solva, solva crab, Something Fishy, st david's, wales, walking, welsh
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London Daily Photo: There
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Tagged LDP, London, London Daily Photo, millbank, Millbank Tower, Photography, street photography
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No Seriously. I’m Really NOT Writing for The Londonist Anymore. I Swear.
Photo by Kemey Lafond Seriously. The word is out. You’re either not paying attention or just being lazy. Take a look. My last post for The Londonist was in April or May 2012. Nada from me since then. Also, take … Continue reading
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Mom’s Thanksgiving Dressing Recipe
Some of y’all might know this dish as stuffing. I guess it’s a regional thing. Growing up in north Georgia, we just called it dressing. Technically the two are the same. Since this recipe doesn’t call for putting the goop … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Recipes, Thanksgiving
Tagged american thanksgiving, cooking, dressing, London, my recipes, recipe, sage, stuffing, thanksgiving, thanksgiving dinner, thanksgiving dressing, tikichris recipes, turkey
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London’s Best Beach Day Trips
London’s Best Day Trip Beaches Wrapped up in the urban delights of a city break in London, it can be easy to forget this dynamic city is the capital of an island nation. Yes, you’re hardly more than a 50 mile drive away from heart of London to the sea. A day trip to one of south eastern England’s iconic seaside towns or beaches is a great way to have some fun anytime of year. Come the long daylight hours of summer, a visit to one of London’s nearest beaches is a mandatory excursion. Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, England, London, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged beaches, brighton, camber sands, cheapoair, england, essex, kent, London, margate, RYE, seaside towns, Southend-on-Sea, surrey, sussex, turner contemporary, whitstable
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London Daily Photo: Inside
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Tagged bus, door, FLEET STREET, LDP, London, london busses, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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Edwin’s French Wine Bar (Blue Tomato)
Owner-manager Edwin Chan thinks he’s come up with a winning concept for a fine yet casual wine-n-dine experience for Londoners. And he reckons he’s got the right connections across la Manche too, priding himself on being able to offer high … Continue reading
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Posted in Blue Tomato, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged 2010, BLUE TOMATO, cabernet franc, Chinon, Domaine de la Perrière, EC2, EC2A 4NU., Edwin's, Edwin's French Wine Bar, Edwin's French Wine Bar and Restaurant, foie gras, french cuisine, french food, french restaurant, french wine, London, lyonnaise, new restaurant review, Phipp Street, restaurant, review, shoreditch, wine bar
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Thanksgiving Feast 2012
T Day came early for me this year. It’s one of the blessings/curses of being an American abroad. You’re most likely not going to be able to be free during the actual Thanksgiving Thursday or the following Friday. But if … Continue reading
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CheapOair’s Traveler of the Year: Final Phase Voting Starts Today #TravelTheWorld4Less
As many of you probably know, I’m a regular contributor to CheapOair’s blog. I’ve been writing for this leading online travel agency for quite some time now (about two years I think). It’s a killer gig, to be CheapOair’s man … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Competition, Travel
Tagged #traveltheworld4less, cheapoair, competition, Travel, traveler of the year
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London Daily Photo: Shine
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Tagged LDP, London, London Daily Photo, NEWHAM, Photography, river, street photography
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How Does Malmaison’s New Mega Burger Stack Up? (Blue Tomato)
I’m not sure if I’m bragging about or admitting to such a feat, but I did manage to eat the whole thing, minus a few fries. Read my complete post at Blue Tomato.
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Posted in Blue Tomato, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged BLUE TOMATO, burger, charterhouse square, CHEESEBURGER, Clerkenwell, EC1, Food, hamburger, London, london mal, lunch, mal burger, MALMAISON, malmaison london, review, the stack
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London Daily Photo: Shafts/Glory
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged autumn, clapton, E5, fall, foilage, hackney, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, november, park, Photography, shafts of light, street photography, trees
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London Goes Scandinavian (OneTravel)
If next time you find yourself doing something especially fashionable in London and for a split second you forget where you are and start wondering if you’re actually in, say, Malmo or Reykjavik, you’d be forgiven. London, it seems, is … Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Design, Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged brick lane, cafe, Chase & Sorensen, chatsworth road, clapton, coffee, cooper & wolf, dalston lane, danish design, FIKA, fitzrovia, furniture, hackney, London, marylebone, MARYLEBONE LANE, OneTravel, reviews, scandinavia, scandinavian food, scandinavian kitchen, TOMMI'S BURGER JOINT
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London Daily Photo: Cambridge Heath Road
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Tagged cambridge heath road, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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London Daily Photo: Morning Rush
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Tagged LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, southbank, southbank centre, street photography
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Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour Photography Exhibition at Somerset House, London (OneTravel)
Through A Question of Colour, curator William E. Ewing explores this 20th century French photographer’s attitude toward colour photography and suggests a more nuanced take than has generally been assumed. Ewing’s curation presents a show illustrating how photographers working in … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, Photography, Travel
Tagged a question of colour, black and white photography, Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour, color photography, colour photography, decisive moment, exhibition, henri cartier-bresson, London, OneTravel, photographers, Photography, photography exhibition, review, somerset house, street photography, william ewing
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Fenton, the Viral Video Dog, One Year On
Viral video by ebuzzing Yeah, this is a sponsored video but a hilarious one none the less. Remember Fenton, that lovable Labrador who wreaked havoc as he chased a herd of deer across Richmond Park, London and Fenton’s poor owner … Continue reading
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Posted in London, Social Media, Video
Tagged deer, dog, fenton, mobile video, richmond, Richmond Park, SPONSORED POST, Video, viral video
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Mezcaleria Quiquiriqui Brings Oaxacan Spirit to Hoxton
Tequila. That’s such a nought-y spirit. If you really wanna impress your boozing compadres while getting your drink on all feliz like, you must update your taste buds. It’s time for mezcal. Newly opened Mezcaleria Quiquiriqui in Hoxton stocks an … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, London
Tagged bar, E2, E2 7QL, golden grill, hackney, Hackney Road, hoxton, London, mescal, mexican, mezcal, mezcal bar, Mezcaleria, Mezcaleria Quiquiriqui, qui qui ri qui, quiquiriqui, review, speakeasy
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London Daily Photo: Enter the Dragon
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Christmas at Covent Garden (CheapOair)
London’s historic Covent Garden has announced its 2012 festive season calendar, and it promises several weeks’ worth of fun events and activities for the whole family. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog. Photo/aurélien.
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Good Stuff
Here’s a quick list of some really good stuff I’ve come across lately but for whatever reason didn’t make it into their own blog posts on here, my tikichris-to-go Tumblr blog or one of my client blogs. Bo Ningen: Wow. Japanese psychedelic rawk-n-roll. … Continue reading
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Posted in Books, Celebrities, Food, Good Stuff, London, Music, Photography, Restaurants, Shopping, Video
Tagged bo ningen, butcher shop, butchery, dishoom, dishoom shoreditch, edible selby, ginger pig, good stuff, instagram, iphonography, London, mobile photography, music, Photography, restaurants, review, reviews, rough trade, sausage making, sausages, st john, st john bread and wine, the selby, todd selby, Video
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London Daily Photo: Yield
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Tagged autumn, fall, foilage, hackney, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, november, Photography, street photography
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Where’s the Beef? The Stack Burger at Malmaison Hotels (CheapOair)
Taking Britain’s current craze for burgers to dizzying new heights, hotel group, Malmaison, has announced a new tall order to their brasseries’ grill menu: The Stack. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in CheapOair, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged burger, charterhouse square, cheapoair, CHEESEBURGER, Clerkenwell, EC1, hamburger, London, london mal, lunch, mal burger, MALMAISON, malmaison london, review, the stack
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London Daily Photo: Walk
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Tagged clapton, E5, hackney, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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Tokyo’s Tsukiji: The World’s Largest Fish and Seafood Market (OneTravel)
With 23,000 square metres chocked full of wholesalers peddling more than 400 species of edible marine life, Tsukiji is not only the busiest market in Tokyo but the biggest fish and seafood market in the world. From fresh-off-the-boat tuna to freshly made … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Japan, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel
Tagged fish market, japan, japanese food, OneTravel, seafood, shinto shrine, sushi, tokyo, Tsukiji, Tsukiji Market.
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Cartier-Bresson’s Legacy = Awesome Street Photography Tips
There’s a fantastic street photography show on now at Somerset House. Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour features ten Henri Cartier-Bresson photographs never before exhibited in the UK alongside more than 75 works by 15 international contemporary photographers. I’ve got a … Continue reading
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Tagged a question of colour, black and white photography, Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour, color photography, colour photography, decisive moment, exhibition, henri cartier-bresson, London, photographers, Photography, photography exhibition, review, somerset house, street photography, william ewing
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London Daily Photo: Spot
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Tagged dog, hackney, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, london fields, Photography, street photography
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Free Photography Guide in Saturday 17 November Guardian
Photography. It would be an understatement to say the craft is an important part of my life. Sometimes it feels like it is my life. That’s a good thing though. I’m still learning too. And even with respect to technique … Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Freebies, London, Photography
Tagged competition, dan chung, free, guardian, masterclass, newspaper, observer, Photography, roger tooth, sean o'hagan, SPONSORED POST, the guardian
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New Canon EOS M Brings “Power to Generation M”
Canon EOS M: Power to Generation M Sponsored Video – Thanks!
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Posted in Photography, Shopping, Video
Tagged cameras, Canon, Canon EOS M, generation m, Photography, Power to Generation M, SPONSORED VIDEO, Video
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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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Dreyfus Cafe, Lower Clapton Road, Hackney E5
Dreyfus Cafe is little independently owned cafe just down the street from my flat. It’s been open about a month and is a welcome addition to the neighbourhood. I’ve popped my head in a few times for coffee over the … Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged breakfast, brunch, cafe, clapton, coffee, dreyfus, dreyfus cafe, E5, E5 0NS, finnish toast, hackney, HACKNEY CENTRAL, London, lower clapton road, review, sandwiches
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London Daily Photo: Through the Marshes
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Tagged clapton, hackney, LDP, lea river, lea valley, lee valley, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography, walthamstow marshes
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Visiting and Staying in Tokyo’s Shiny Shiodome (OneTravel)
Set on the edge of Tokyo Bay and located near the narrow noodle-shopped lanes of Shinbashi, fashionable and upscale Ginza, ancient and green Hamarikyu Gardens and the super bustling Tsukiji fish market, the central Tokyo neighborhood of Shiodome provides an … Continue reading
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Some Thoughts on #WTM2012
A couple of times this past week, I meandered my through the gargantuan World Travel Market maze of exhibitors. This “leading global event for the travel industry” is held every year at ExCel and hosts more than 45,000 attendees literally … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Hat Up
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Tagged barge, boat, broadway market, canal, canal boat, hats, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, long boat, Photography, REGENTS CANAL, street photography
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