Monthly Archives: December 2018

Trips100’s Top 20 UK Travel Blogs of 2018

I’m chuffed to report that Trips100 has listed tikichris as one of its top 20 blogs of the year. Even better, this blog made it into the top 10. What a lovely note to end the year on! Yep, tikichris … Continue reading

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Tips on Choosing a Good Online Casino for Gambling

Online casinos are an exciting way to play your favorite casino games from the comfort of your own home, and can often be a great alternative to land-based casinos. However, when it comes to choosing an online casino, the huge range of options available can sometimes feel slightly daunting. Continue reading

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How to Smoke A Brisket Like a Pro

Whether it’s the chilly winters or the hot summer, everybody loves to dig into a juicy bbq any time of the year. After all, it is the best technique to cook or smoke meat and have been used by many … Continue reading

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Good Stuff #83

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. Continue reading

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The Connaught Bar Gin

The Connaught Bar at The Connaught Hotel in Mayfair has launched its own gin, crafted and distilled in house to commemorate the 10th anniversary of this luxurious award-winning bar. Yet another London-made gin on the market? Yeah, I known. There’s … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas

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If We Make It Through December | #TCTalks Episode 56

Last cast of the year! Merry Christmas everybody. See you in the 2019. Continue reading

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The Lebanese Bakery, Covent Garden

Just over half-a-year old the London branch (and only other outlet) of  The Lebanese Bakery does a steady trade offering a menu of manousheh (flatbreads) and mouajjanet (“bite sized bakes”) to a mix of customers in its tidy Russell Street eatery with open kitchen and giant oven in full view. Continue reading

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Zia Lucia – Boxpark Wembley, Pizzeria and Burrata Bar

Two locations are not enough for ambitious independent pizzeria, Zia Lucia. Now west Londoners can get a slice of the action with a third location now serving Neapolitan style pizzas from a wood-fired oven at Boxpark Wembley. Continue reading

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Sherry Christmas

Tis the season for a tipple. I reckon sherries are among the most suitable and satisfying drinks for yearend festivities and winter recollections. Continue reading

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Shaun Caleb, Master Distiller at El Dorado | #TCTalks Episode 55

Shaun Caleb, Master Distiller of El Dorado Rum, takes time out of his busy day in Guyana to speak with me about his job working for one of the worlds first premium rums and explains what sets it apart from the competition. He also shares some top tips on how best to enjoy El Dorado during your Christmas and New Years celebrations. Continue reading

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Unsung Cities | Cleveland, Ohio

For the second profile in my series about Unsung Cities, I travel to the American Midwest to enjoy few tasty days in the lowbrow wonderland of Cleveland, Ohio. Continue reading

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One More Cup of My Coffee with Melitta

I hope you’ve enjoyed reading about my experiences making coffee with my Melitta CI Touch and that you’ve benefitted from info about choosing the right coffee kit for you and the coffee lovers in your life. I also hope you had fun with the couple of competitions I ran offering amazing Melitta products as prizes. Continue reading

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Win a Big Bag o’ Booze for Free

Out with the old and in with the new! But what’s old for me might be new to you. I’m clearing space in my liquor cabinet. And that’s especially good news for one lucky tikichris reader. Continue reading

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Good Grief! It’s an Interview with Claire Catterall About Her Peanuts Exhibition at Somerset House | #TCTalks Episode 54

Here’s an interview with Claire Catterall, Senior Curator for Somerset House, about her exhibition, Good Grief, Charlie Brown! Celebrating Snoopy and then Enduring Power of Peanuts. For this 54th episode of tikichris Talks, I skate over to Somerset House for … Continue reading

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Best of the Best of 2018

Another year, another roundup of what made it exceptional! I’m back to share one more post in my Best of 2018 series with an index of the categories and links to all the posts. Continue reading

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Sneak Peek of Alita: Battle Angel

How’s this for a Tuesday night: a world premiere 30 minute IMAX 3D sneak preview screening of scenes from the upcoming film Alita: Battle Angel at Cineworld in Leicester Square with an in-person intro from producer Jon Landau and director Robert Rodriguez followed by a Q&A with the pair afterwards? Continue reading

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Best Restaurants of 2018

There’s one list left in my Best of 2018 series, and it’s a doozy: best restaurants of the year! Continue reading

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Good Stuff #82

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. Continue reading

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Best Bars and Pubs of 2018

Have a look my Best of 2018 list of my favourite bars sidled up to this year (with entries from London, Edinburgh Dublin, Cleveland and the Texas Hill Country). Continue reading

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Food Glorious Food: Dinner with Dickens

The Charles Dickens Museum is set in the only remaining home of the beloved Victorian writer and social activist. In this renovated Georgian terraced house on a Bloomsbury back street, you can experience the sights, sounds and living spirit of the man, explore the family home of the writer, his wife Catherine and several of their 10 children, the furnished rooms where Dickens dined and entertained many famous guests and the working rooms where he wrote Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby. From more than 100,000 treasures in the Museum’s collection, you can view original ma Continue reading

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Best Cheap Eats of 2018

Feeling the pinch? I am too. But I’m pleased to report that delicious and filling (and sometimes even rather healthy) cheap eats were still in abundant supply this year. Continue reading

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Ross Forder, Founder and Director of Halo Burger | #TCTalks Episode 53

Episode 53 of tikichris Talks finds me in Brixton having a chat with Ross, Forder, founder and director of Halo Burger, the world’s first “bleeding plant-based burger joint.” During the interview, I ask Ross why his burgers taste so good, whether it’s possible for meat eaters to enjoy vegan burgers, and how he envisions the future of his very scalable Halo Burger concept. Continue reading

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Best Cocktails of 2018

Let’s celebrate the Best of 2018 with a toast to the most amazing cocktails of the year. The most memorably delicious for me were enjoyed at bars in London, Oxford, and Pittsburgh. Continue reading

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9 Hottest Asian Trending Fashion Brands in the World

Without fashion the world would be boring and bland.Fashion is not only about looking good, but it’s also the essence of the style of dressing up, manners, socializing and impressing people. In short, it’s because of fashion that the world has the sense of individuality, or just a collection of identification of any society, social class, culture, or religion etc, which is basically why the fashion industry constantly comes up with new designs, colors and creations, from floral to the colors from the sky and earth. Continue reading

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Best Beer of 2018

I pour on with my Best of 2018 series to provide a heady brew of the tastiest beers I enjoyed during the past 12 months. Continue reading

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A Guide for Beating Jet Lag

If you ever have been on a long-haul flight then you know all too well that experiencing jet lag is part and parcel of the experience. Continue reading

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Best Ice Cream of 2018

There’s always time and room for ice cream, especially if you’re near one of these parlors or restaurants in London, Cleveland, Denver, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Köln and Stuttgart – and that goes double for the German ice cream places that made this list! Continue reading

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Maskelyne & Cooke Magic Bar at Le Meridien Piccadilly

Five-star luxury hotel, Le Meridien Piccadilly, pays homage to a pair of the early 20th century’s most celebrated magicians – John Nevil Maskelyne and George Alfred Cooke – with the launch of its new cocktail bar. Continue reading

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Best Burgers of 2018

Is there anything more satisfying than a big juicy burger? After compiling my list of the best burgers I had this year I’m having trouble coming up with ideas for foods I crave nearly as much. My Best of 2018 … Continue reading

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Win a Bottle of El Dorado 12 Year Old Rum

Guyanese premium rum producer, El Dorado uses regionally grown Demerara sugarcane to make some of the world’s most interesting and delicious rum. If you love a spirit with warm character and balance tropical notes, you need to taste El Dorado 12 Year Old. Continue reading

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Best Pizza of 2018

My Best of 2018 series rolls on with my recs on where to eat the tastiest pizzas in London and beyond. Pizzerias in Milan, Edinburgh, Frankfurt and Cleveland made the cut, with the Cleveland pizzerias particularly wowing my palate. Continue reading

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Next Stop? #InLombardia (at King’s Cross)

If you’re going to be around King’s Cross Station this weekend, be on the lookout for the #InLombardia bus and the chance to win a free trip for two to the Lombardy region of northern Italy and all sorts of other prizes Continue reading

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Best Breakfasts and Brunches of 2018

Welcome back to the Best of 2018. Here’s a plateful of hearty recommendations for breaking fast in London and elsewhere, and in this case elsewhere means San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country, Dublin, Edinburgh, Milan and Hiroshima.
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Chef and Author Antonina Parker | #TCTalks Episode 52

For my 52nd episode of tikichris Talks, I speak with chef and author Antonina Parker. Hosted in her flat which doubles once a month as a dating app supper club, I chat about with Nina about how banana bread, cooking … Continue reading

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