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Monthly Archives: December 2015
Win a Bottle of Old Forester Bourbon
Established in 1870, Old Forester Kentucky Straight Bourbon is the only bourbon to be bottled pre, during and post Prohibition. For a potent and authentic taste of Americana that’s as rich in flavour as it is in history, Old Forester 86 Proof is hard to beat. Keep reading for your chance to win a bottle in a specially designed gift box. Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Chives
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The Best of Sicilian Cuisine for Christmas
Come Christmas time, Sicilians get busy planning the feast they will be preparing and sharing with families and friends. They love their food and they are proud of their culinary culture. During the holidays is one of the best times to visit the place because the atmosphere is cheerful and you will find the aromas of food waffling through the air in every corner you go. Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Blurry Outside
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Cocoa-Centric Cuisine at Rabot 1745, Borough Market
Rabot 1745 is Hotel Chocolat’s cocoa-based restaurant. Set in the heart of Borough Market with an expansive terrace offering commanding views over the market this shop/café/bar/restaurant is a great place to sneak a chocolate treat, grab a drink (especially if you’re in the mood to peruse a fantastic list of rums – just be sure to enquire about what rums are behind the bar but possibly not mentioned in the drinks list) and/or have a surprisingly sophisticated meal. Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged BARS, Bedale Street, borough, borough market, cacao, Caribbean food, chocolate, christmas, Cocao, cocktails, Drink, Hotel Chocolat, London, Rabot, Rabot 1745, reviews, rum, SE1, SE1 9AL, Shopping, south london, southwark, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: New Spitalfields
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Good & Proper Tea + Super Scrumptious Crumpets | The Bower, Old Street
Imagine something good and properly British making the London street food rounds that’s not so much newfangled – and definitely not contrived – but traditional and comforting and prepared with thoughtfully sourced product and served with a friendly smile. Ah tea … and crumpets. Amid an Old Street panoply of virtually whatever you choose to sip and sup, food that’s quintessentially British is in short supply. Good & Proper Tea Co aims to change that. Continue reading
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Tagged crumpets, Drink, east london, EC1, EC1V 9NR, Food, Good & Proper, Good & Proper Tea, Good & Proper Tea Co, London, old street, shoreditch, tea, The Bower, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Borough Market
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Having a Rewarding Experience in Rome with IHG’s Spire Elite
Taking advantage of my chance to try out IHG Rewards Club’s new top membership level, Spire Elite, I had a fantastic time last month exploring one of my favourite cities: Rome. Continue reading
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Movie Review: Sherpa | Trouble on Everest
The term Sherpa refers both to the ethnic group of Himalayan people living on the borders of Nepal and Tibet and to the high-skill, high-altitude mountain guide work undertaken by so many of them. It’s also the name of a new film documenting Everest activity, mostly from the perspective of the guides, at an especially volatile time as more and more foreigners seek to ascend the world’s highest mountain … and as global climate change makes this momentous task trickier and more perilous than ever. Continue reading
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Tagged cinema, documentary, Entertainment, film, Mount Everest, movie review, Movies, reviews, Sherpa, Travel, Video
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London Daily Photo: Suggest
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#BBQbound: South in the Mouth Success!
My BBQ Bound miniseries chronicling my three-week quest for the best BBQ in the American South has now come to a burnt end. Ready for the recap? Continue reading
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Posted in Arkansas, BBQ Bound, Food, Georgia, North Carolina, Restaurants, road trip, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Travel
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London Daily Photo: Fronds
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Win a Bottle of Snow Leopard Premium Ethical Vodka
Snow Leopard is the world’s first premium ethical vodka, with 15% of each bottle sold donated to saving snow leopards from extinction. For your chance at a taste of this vodka for a good cause, keep reading. There’s a spare bottle on the shelf for one lucky tikichris reader. Continue reading
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#BBQbound: Atlanta
Hotlanta was a great city to wind down my BBQ Bound adventure. The hickory smoked meats coming out of Atlanta’s smokehouses I visited ranked right up there with any I’d had along the way, and were cooked to perfection with equal parts hillbilly grit and city slicker sophistication Continue reading
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Tagged ATL, atlanta, Atlanta Georgia, BARS, BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, beer, Brand USA, Courtyard Atlanta Downtown, Food, Fox Bros, Fox Bros BBQ, georgia, Grand Champion BBQ, hotels, Joystick Gamebar, marriott, restaurants, Smoke Ring, Smoke Ring BBQ, Sweet Auburn Barbecue, Travel, USA, Visit the USA
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Roam Around Rome: The City’s Best Street Food (Great Italian Chefs)
As is the case throughout Italy, I’m sure that Rome has an excellent restaurant and fine dining scene. However, despite having travelled there a number of times, I can’t seem to get past the phenomenal pizza and street food. For budget bites while seeing sights, there’s possibly no better destination in Europe than the Eternal City Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Great Italian Chefs, Italy, Pizza, Restaurants, Rome, Travel
Tagged Great Italian Chefs, Italy, pasta, pizza, restaurants, roma, rome, street food, Travel
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London Daily Photo: Details
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#BBQbound: Athens, Georgia
Before I start my rave about how amazing Athens, Georgia is, please allow for full disclosure. I lived there most of the 90s (making the town second only to London for number of years lived in one place as an adult), I studied as an undergrad there at the University of Georgia, and I enjoyed the hell out of keeping this small open-minded oasis as an off-and-on base during my 20s. For nightlife, art, live music, food and fun, I’m pleased to report that a couple of decades later, the town still excels at showing folks a good time. And one up on when I used to live there, Athens has even better BBQ than it had back in my day. Continue reading
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Uni Restaurant, Elegant Setting for Nikkei Cuisine on Ebury Street
Uni Restaurant offers discerning diners Nikkei (Japanese-Peruvian) cuisine in a sleek yet cozy Belgravia setting. Continue reading
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Tagged BELGRAVIA, Chef Rolando Ongcoy, cocktails, Drink, ebury street, Food, Japanese Peruvian food, London, nikkei, restaurants, reviews, sushi, SW1, SW1W OLU, Uni, Uni Restaurant, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Wall
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Gunpowder Brings Indian Family Recipes to its Spitalfields Table
With a “made to share” menu based on family recipes collected by Founder Harneet Baweja and Head Chef Nirmal Save, this small and cosy Spitalfields eatery sits just a block from Brick Lane. But don’t expect to get your balti fix here. Come to Gunpowder for hearty eats backed with sophisticated heat. Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Out the Door
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Win a Certainly Wood Traditional Yule Log for Christmas
Yule love this Christmas competition for a free Yule log from Certainly Wood. Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Reds
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#BBQbound: Macon, Georgia
For not such a big town, Macon, Georgia has produced a preponderance of world famous musicians: among them the Allman Brothers, Little Richard, and one of the greatest of them all, Otis Redding. Something in the water? Nah,it’s in the BBQ. Continue reading
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Tagged BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, Brand USA, Fincher's, Fincher's Barbecue, Food, Fresh Air Barbecue, georgia, Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Garden Inn Macon/Mercer University, hotels, Macon, Macon Georgia, Ocmulgee, Ocmulgee National Monument, restaurants, Travel, USA, Visit the USA
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Christmas Unwrapped Afternoon Tea at Intercontinental London Park Lane
This review of the Intercontinental’s limited run Christmas Unwrapped afternoon tea isn’t the first (and hopefully won’t be the last) opportunity for me to rave a little about one of London’s more elegant spaces and for you to add a … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Grids
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Good Stuff #48
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Grub Edible insect innovators, Grub, … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Old Street Station
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The New Christmas Game Menu at Brasserie Blanc Has Some Pheasant Surprises
Christmas has arrived early at Brasserie Blanc, where a menu of festive game courses threatens to overturn turkey as the holiday pièce de résistance – much to my own pheasant surprise! Continue reading
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Tagged Brasserie Blanc, charlotte street, christmas, Christmas Menu, Christmast, fitzrovia, London, Maddie Salters, Pheasant, restaurants, reviews, W1, W1T 2LS, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Daily Photo: Drear Cheer
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Tagged Graffiti, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, street art, street photography, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Budweiser #BudWiseMen Christmas Jumper
Just because you ought to drink responsibly during the festive season (or anytime of year for that matter) doesn’t mean you have to dress responsibly when out and about drumming up Christmas cheer! Check out Budweiser’s amazing #BudWiseMen Christmas jumper … and your chance to won one! Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Corgi-ments
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#BBQbound: St Simons Island
Locals and vacationers alike know the best bites on St Simons Island are cooked in the kitchens and smoked in the pits at Southern Soul. You’re more than welcome to add my nod of approval to the consensus. Continue reading
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Posted in BBQ Bound, Food, Georgia, Restaurants, road trip, Travel
Tagged BBQ, BBQ Bound, BBQbound, Brand USA, Food, georgia, Griffin Bufkin, redneck nachos, restaurants, RIBS, Southern Soul, Southern Soul Barbeque, Southern Soul BBQ, St Simons, St Simons Island, Travel, USA, Visit the USA
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Doubling Down on Delicious Homemade Italian Food with Doppiozero
I initially came across catering company and “pasta atelier” Doppiozero back in early September at Milano Exposed, an event held at Old Spitalfields Market celebrating “the best of aperitivo Milanese.” The encounter was love at first bite. Continue reading
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Tagged Catering, Doppiozero, Food, italian food, London, Silvia di Luzio, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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