Monthly Archives: July 2017

Jinkx Monsoon of RuPaul’s Drag Race at Leicester Square Theatre

Posted on 2017-07-29 by tikichris

Season 5 winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Jinkx Monsoon returns to the London stage this October with a short string of nightly shows at Leicester Square Theatre as part of the drag performers UK tour. Continue reading →

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Win a Free Copy of Gesmay Paynter’s The Secret Life of Bananas Cookery Book

Posted on 2017-07-28 by tikichris

Gesmay Paynter’s recipe book, The Secret Life of Bananas, features a bunch of delicious recipes with bananas as the main ingredient. I’ve certain found it to be an a-peel-ing read, and I’m sure you will too. Continue reading →

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Free Wine Pop-Up in Soho: The Grand Cork Experiment

Posted on 2017-07-28 by tikichris

Multi-sensory experience designers, Bompas & Parr, have teamed up with the Portuguese Cork Association to launch a corker of a pop-up running today and tomorrow in Soho. Continue reading →

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Mr Black’s Espresso Martini Festival

Posted on 2017-07-28 by tikichris

Coffee liqueur company, Mr Black, is launching London’s first festival dedicated to the espresso martini. Mr Black’s Espresso Martini Festival will run from 10 to 12 August at a range of bars, cafes and restaurants in London. Continue reading →

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California: Designing Freedom at the Design Museum

Posted on 2017-07-27 by tikichris

The California: Designing Freedom exhibition at London’s Design Museum takes a look at America’s most populous state and its most popular contributions to design. Continue reading →

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Get a Free Cocktail at Barsmith in Farringdon #BarsmithGoesTiki

Posted on 2017-07-26 by tikichris

Popular Farringdon watering hole, Barsmith, has “gone tiki” for the summer. The bar has gone generous too with an exclusive offer of a free cocktail to 50 tikichris readers. Continue reading →

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Tickets for London Restaurant Festival Go on Sale

Posted on 2017-07-25 by tikichris

London Restaurant Festival will celebrate its 9th year of foodie fun this October. Tickets are now on sale for the month long citywide festival (with some of the biggest events already sold out or soon to be). Continue reading →

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Recipe: Cloudy Cider Wings | #WingingIt

Posted on 2017-07-24 by tikichris

Refreshing to drink, Thatchers Haze Cloudy Somerset Cider can be great as a food ingredient too – adding its crisp sweetness to chicken as a marinade. Continue reading →

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Percy Pig Turns 25

Posted on 2017-07-23 by tikichris

Percy Pig, model for and namesake of Marks & Spencer’s popular fruit flavoured gummies, turns 25 years old this month (23 July to be exact). Continue reading →

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Good Stuff #68

Posted on 2017-07-23 by tikichris

Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip, savour and more – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy.

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6 Great Ideas for Trips to Take with Your Parents (Going Places)

Posted on 2017-07-22 by tikichris

Planning a vacation with your parents can provide the perfect opportunity to catch up, reflect and have a lot of fun together. Continue reading →

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Cocktail Recipe: Juliette’s Garden G&T

Posted on 2017-07-21 by tikichris

Fancy a refreshing gin and tonic with a light floral bouquet and a hint of island spice? Try my recipe for Juliette’s Garden G&T. Continue reading →

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HotTug London

Posted on 2017-07-21 by Alexandra Kalinowski

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, a HotTug comes to London. Yes, a floating hot tub. It’s basically bathception. Continue reading →

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Looking for a Destination to Cool Off This Summer? Go South of the Equator! (Miles Away)

Posted on 2017-07-21 by tikichris

Well, here we are in the middle of summer, that time of the season when the heat and humidity turns all the excitement you’d bottled up in the winter months to sweaty anticipation for fall. If it’s too hot in your hemisphere, you just need to head south – way south – to the Southern Hemisphere. Because while summer sizzles up north it’s Winter on the other side of the Equator. Continue reading →

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The Wigmore Opens at The Langham

Posted on 2017-07-20 by tikichris

Luxury HQ, The Langham London hotel, has opened a pub. Set at the original entrance to the hotel (and most recently the former lobbly of the hotel’s spa), The Wigmore is a spacious, high ceilinged place for drinks and casual dining. Continue reading →

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Southern Comfort: Exploring the Atlanta Food Scene (Going Places)

Posted on 2017-07-20 by tikichris

Part of the reason Atlanta is such a stand-out city is its sizzling hot food scene. If you’re in town, you know you’re going to leave with a heaping portion of southern hospitality topped with a healthy slathering of southern flavor. Continue reading →

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Bombay Sapphire: Destination Delicious

Posted on 2017-07-20 by tikichris

I hope you enjoyed reading about my experiences along The Grand Journey with Bombay Sapphire as much enjoyed sharing them to you. Continue reading →

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Enjoy Your Solo Trip Like a Pro

Posted on 2017-07-19 by tikichris

Travelling is a hobby for few, but for others, it is their passion. They want to travel the whole world, meet different people, known about different cultures and take it all in. But seldom have such travel junkies had a partner to share their love of travel. Continue reading →

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Adam Rawson Launches Bite Me Burger Co

Posted on 2017-07-19 by tikichris

Chef Adam Rawson has launched Bite Me Burger Co, a mini-burger only eatery on Kingsway just a short stroll from Holborn Station. Continue reading →

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Vintage Ales at the Chef’s Table

Posted on 2017-07-19 by tikichris

Vintage and Farmhouse Ales from Central Italy’s Birra del Borgo and Goose Island of Chicago were showcased and paired with dishes designed by TV chef and cookbook author Valentine Warner and Chef Martin Carabott of restaurant Luca at a recent one-off dinner hosted at Carousel in Marylebone. Continue reading →

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All Aboard for The Grand Journey with Bombay Sapphire

Posted on 2017-07-18 by tikichris

The Laverstoke Express has arrived in London inviting passengers to climb onboard for an immersive and delicious trip round the world with a stop along the way at every destination where Bombay Sapphire sources its ten botanicals. Continue reading →

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Joe Allen is Moving … But Only 25m Down the Street

Posted on 2017-07-17 by tikichris

Stalwart Theatreland haunt, Joe Allen, is leaving its basement home of 40 years to make way for a boutique hotel. Don’t worry though. Owners have already commenced work at a new location, only 25m down the street. Continue reading →

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Get #BeachBookReady with the Kobo Pop-Up Beach off Oxford Street

Posted on 2017-07-16 by tikichris

The Kobo #BeachBookReady Pop-Up Beach off of Oxford Street is free to attend and runs from this weekend until 25th of July. Continue reading →

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Recipe: Bombay Sapphire Cheesecake Cocktail

Posted on 2017-07-15 by tikichris

Should I have another cocktail or should I have dessert? Yes. And here’s how to have both. At the same time. In the same container. My Bombay Sapphire Cheesecake Cocktail takes this gin’s unique botanical profile and amps it up … Continue reading →

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Win £500 and a Crate of Ale from 24hourlondon

Posted on 2017-07-14 by tikichris

Download an app (for free), tell the developers what you honestly think about it and win £500 plus a crate of craft beer? Where do I sign up?!? Keep reading for details about a fun competition from 24hourlondon offering the chance to win £500 and a crate of Tremethick craft ale. Continue reading →

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Infographic: 22 Interesting Facts about Mallorca

Posted on 2017-07-14 by tikichris

Do you know how Mallorca got its name? Or when the first human inhabitants arrived on its shores? Got any idea how many restaurants are on the island or just how many glorious hours of sunshine it gets each year? Continue reading →

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7 of the Best Secluded & Hidden Beach Destinations Around the World (Miles Away)

Posted on 2017-07-13 by tikichris

We’ve scanned the coasts of the globe to share with you seven of the best beach break destinations where you can truly get away from it all and not have to compete for a patch of sand to pitch your umbrella or struggle for elbow room when you take your dip in the ocean. Continue reading →

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Comida Fest 2017

Posted on 2017-07-12 by tikichris

Did you miss Comida Fest at Cutty Sark Gardens in Greenwich this past weekend? Well then you missed a couple of days of foodie fun. But don’t feel too bad about it. There’ll be a couple of other opportunities to … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti House, Argyll Street

Posted on 2017-07-11 by tikichris

It’s one of those places I’ve walked by a gazillion times and never actually entered. But I have been curious these many years there whether or not Spaghetti House was any good. A recent invitation to review the Spaghetti House near Oxford Circus provided the chance to find out. Continue reading →

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Mimod’s Kitchen Residency Coming to Kensal Rise

Posted on 2017-07-11 by Alexandra Kalinowski

I take every excuse I can get to eat breakfast for dinner. Brinner. Because let’s face it, who doesn’t love eggs, waffles, pancakes, sausage, bagels, and granola? Omg and I almost forgot the doughnuts. So get ready London, because there’s going to be a (semi) permanent brinner joint opening in September: Mimod’s Kitchen. Continue reading →

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Bombay Sapphire: A Gin of Ten Journeys

Posted on 2017-07-10 by tikichris

A gin of ten journeys, Bombay Sapphire is distilled from a recipe of ten botanicals: juniper berries, orris root, almond, lemon peel, liquorice, angelica, coriander, cassia, cubeb, and grains of paradise. The botanicals are sourced from across the globe – … Continue reading →

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Pop-up India at Proud East

Posted on 2017-07-10 by Alexandra Kalinowski

Get ready to take a tour of the world, by staying put in East London. Proud East, the gorgeous venue along the canal in Haggerston, has just launched Pop-up India, freshly painted and redecorated after a fun run of Pop-up Japan. With a colourful makeover of floating flowers, a tuk-tuk photo booth, garlands and art, Proud East has made itself a hot destination for those looking to soak up a bit of Indian culture this summer. Continue reading →

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IPW 2017 | DC Out

Posted on 2017-07-10 by tikichris

Thanks for joining me as I shared some impressions about IPW and highlights from my visit in Washington. Continue reading →

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World Steak Challenge 2017

Posted on 2017-07-09 by tikichris

Best steak in the world? Here’s the answer from this year’s World Steak Challenge in London – where I got to help judge and have a taste of it and 16 of the other runners up. Last week I sat … Continue reading →

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IPW 2017 | As an Expat, Foodie and Tourist

Posted on 2017-07-09 by tikichris

As an expat American living in London (for more than 13 years) it’s an odd feeling to head back to the US for work-related visits, especially when I don’t get to see my family. Travelling to the nation’s capital as … Continue reading →

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