As 2018 draws to an end, I would like to share its highlights with a year-end roundup of posts about the best food, drink, and travel related treats that I came across over the past 12 months.
As in years before, I kept plenty of notes to help recall the most noteworthy experiences of 2018. To be sure, the year had plenty of peaks and troughs. This “Best of” series, obviously, is focused on the peaks.
I’m not sure if 2018 represented a game change for my work and lifestyle or an anomaly. But for the first time ever over the course of a year, I spent (slightly) more time on the road than I did at home. And, when I was at home I was often very much just that: in my house, writing and recuperating and not exploring London nearly as much as I might normally have done.
With respect to compiling the lists for this series, these factors added up to more recommendations for stuff beyond London than in London. So compared to my previous “Best of” series, this one is more city break centric with less of an insider edge with respect to having fun around London.
The categories for my Best of 2018 lists are as follows:
- Podcasts;
- Hotels and Resorts;
- Breakfast and Brunch;
- Coffee and Tea;
- Pizza;
- Burgers;
- Ice Cream;
- Beer;
- Cocktails;
- Cheap Eats;
- Bars and Pubs; and
- Restaurants.
Over the next couple of weeks I’ll post the results with you in a series of Best of 2018 posts. When reading these lists, please keep in mind that they merely reflect how I chose to spend my time during the year and are comprised of long established and brand new venues as well as businesses that are local to me or somehow related to where work and play took me. Items in lists appear in alphabetic order, not ranked.
More to come soon. Thanks for reading tikichris!
