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How to Choose a Good Espresso Machine
For many people, the day cannot just take a start if they do not get a mug full of piping hot coffee. This dose of caffeine is important to wake up your mind and rejuvenate your mood so that you … Continue reading
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Tap Into Your Passions to Discover Your True Dream Destinations (Miles Away)
Choosing a destination based on the things you’re passionate about can be a wise way to determine where you’re likely to have the most meaningful and memorable experiences. Continue reading
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Cocktail Class at TT Liquor with Parmigiano Reggiano
How’s this for the ultimate cheesy cocktail event: a Parmigiano Reggiano tasting experience pairing dishes featuring Italy’s most famous cheese with drinks at celebrated Shoreditch watering hole, TT Liquor? Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, cheese, Chef Luke Vandore-Mackay, Chef Vandore-Mackay, cocktails, Drink, E2, E2 8AA, east london, Food, kingsland road, London, Luck Vandore-Mackay, parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano, recipes, Shopping, shoreditch, Travel, TT Liquor
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Becoming All Consumed | #TCTalks 69
Hey gang, I’m back with a new episode of tikichris Talks, episode 69 in fact. Sorry for the long hiatus. I’ve been really busy. Continue reading
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Tagged #TCTalks, All Consumed, Drink, Food, London, Neil Davey, PODCAST, Podcasts, TCTalks, Travel
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Win a Gift Set of Wonky Fruit and Veg Crisps from Spare Snacks
Spare Snacks is a start-up brand on a mission to turn wonky fruit and veg into tasty and nutritious crisps that are good for consumers, producers, and the planet. All Spare Snacks’ crisps are air dried, gluten-free, low calorie, high fibre, potassium rich, and vegan. Any one of the six different flavour packs counts as one of your five day. Continue reading
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Flexing Vegan | Temple of Seitan
Hail Seitan! I’m back with Flexing Vegan, a miniseries featuring reviews of eateries around London with vegan only menus. For my third flex, I’m having lunch in Hackney at Temple of Seitan. Continue reading
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Did You Know That … ?
Did you know that it’s legal to buy, sell, and trade cannabis seeds in the UK? During this time when the legality of pot usage is in question and changing in so many places across the globe, I believe it’s … Continue reading
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Things to Do in Cairo and Why You Should Visit Right Now! (Going Places)
A thriving metropolis of more than 20 million people and a crossroads of cultures for millennia, Cairo is a captivating destination with something for everyone to discover. Continue reading
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Coffee Lounge Pop-Up at Old Street Station | My Coffee with Melitta
To celebrate its 111th anniversary, premium coffee machine maker Melitta is launching its first ever pop-up. Look for it inside Old Street Station during the last week of March. Continue reading
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Good Stuff #88
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 Destinations That Boomers and Millennials Agree are Definitely Worth Checking Out (Miles Away)
From bucket list bullet points to less likely getaways that garner an intergenerational thumbs up, we’ve taken a look at some of the most preferred destinations for Boomers and Millennials and found that there’s actually plenty of overlap in interest. Continue reading
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Spanish Olives Recipes from Jose Pizarro
London’s favourite Spanish chef, Jose Pizzaro, has teamed up with Olives from Spain to create a a series of traditional Spanish recipes. Continue reading
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Tagged bermondsey, BERMONDSEY STREET, JOSE PIZARRO, OLIVES, Olives of Spain, PIZARRO, recipes, SE1, SE1 3TQ, Shopping, spanish food, spanish restaurants, tapas, Travel
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Win a Lir Collection Hamper of Chocolates
Who wants a hamper of chocolate valued at £50? I’ve team up with Irish chocolate maker, Lir Chocolates, to offer one lucky tikichris reader the chance to win a Lir Collection hamper and enjoy a taste of the complete range of treats offered by this beloved Irish brand. Continue reading
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Soho Wala
Soho’s Carnaby corridor lately has become a smart area for grabbing a quality curry, with an excellent assortment of South Asian inspired eateries clustered around the street. New to the scene is Soho Wala with a menu of “fresh Indian street food” served in a relaxed atmosphere. Continue reading
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Gumtree’s Tips to Selling Your Car Online
Selling your pre-owned car can be a confusing thought. Here are some useful tips and tricks to make buying and selling your car less of a chore. Continue reading
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Infographic | How Meaty is Your Sausage?
Not all sausages are created equal. Some are significantly meaty and made from quality cuts while others are pathetically puny and pumped full of less than desirable and flavourless ingredients. Continue reading
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The Inside Track on the Ultimate in Slow Cooking at Europe’s Biggest Annual Snail Festival, l’Aplec del Caragol (City AM)
Since its humble beginnings as a small riverside picnic among friends in 1980 to the grand foodie fiesta it is today, l’Aplec del Caragol occurs every May, about 100 miles northwest of Barcelona in the provincial town of Lleida. The party offers townsfolk and visitors alike a chance to enjoy a weekend celebrating one of the region’s favourite foods: snails. Continue reading
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Save a Crust and Keep on Saving
My Save a Crust collaboration with the North London Waste Authority is done. But before you pack up and go please allow me one last chance to butter you up with a cheap and cheerful conclusion to this miniseries. Continue reading
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Helena Nicklin | Women in the Food Industry | #TCTalks 68
Episode 68 of tikichris Talks continues with my Women in the Food Industry podcast miniseries and features a discussion with Helena Nicklin, an award-winning wine and spirits writer and one-third of The Three Drinkers on Amazon Prime. Continue reading
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Tagged #TCTalks, Celebrities, Drink, Entertainment, Food, Helena Nicklin, interview, London, PODCAST, Shopping, TCTalks, television, The Three Drinkers, The Wine Bird, Three Drinkers, Travel, wine, Wine Bird, Women in the Food Industry
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Win a Bottle of Neptune Rum
Neptune Rum is the world’s most awarded rum of 2018 with more than 40 prestigious global awards to date. I’ve got a bottle of the golden rum from Barbados to share with one lucky tikichris reader. Continue reading
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Anita Kerai | Women in the Food Industry | #TCTalks 67
Continuing with my Women in the Food Industry miniseries, episode 67 of tikichris Talks features a discussion with chef, author and television presenter, Anita Kerai. Continue reading
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Stick & Bowl | Lucky 13
Stick & Bowl is a sliver of a restaurant set on the Kensington Gardens end of Kensington High Street for convenient eats during shopping expeditions, a meal after a walk in the park, or for a quick bite pre or post a show at Royal Albert Hall it can’t be beat. But there’s no need to drum up an excuse to visit this classic Chinese food takeaway. Continue reading
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Tagged CHEAP EATS, chinese food, chinese restaurants, Drink, Food, kensington, Kensington High Street, London, Lucky 13, restaurants, reviews, Stick & Bowl, Stick and Bowl, Travel, W8, W8 5NP, west london
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Flexing Vegan | Sutton and Sons Vegan Chip Shop
Sutton and Sons Vegan Chip Shop near Hackney Central Station does proper East End eats but with a vegan bend. Here “fish” is code for batter fried banana blossom, but chips are definitely still of the potato variety and done up right to please the palate of any Brit. Continue reading
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Good Stuff #87
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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Win a House of Holi Dinner for Two with a Bottle of Wine at Cinnamon Kitchen City
House of Holi returns to Cinnamon Kitchen at Devonshire Square for a fifth colour-filled year. I’ve teamed up with the restaurant to offer the chance for one tikichris reader to win a House of Holi dinner for two with a bottle of wine. Continue reading
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Mecca Ibrahim | Women in the Food Industry | #TCTalks 66
The focus of this and the next few episodes of tikichris Talks is Women in the Food Industry. I start this podcast miniseries having a chat with my good friend Mecca Ibrahim, one of the co-founders of the new WIFI initiative. Continue reading
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Caffeo Solo & Milk | My Coffee with Melitta
Having a good morning? My mornings have been great since I started brewing my coffee with a fully automated Melitta Caffeo Solo & Milk E953-102 coffeemaker. Continue reading
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Liquor Lanes Private Bowling at Queens Skate Dine Bowl
Queens Skate Dine Bowl and Meatliquor have launched Liquor Lanes, a private bowling experience replete with its own bar and bartender and bowling lanes. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, bayswater, beer, bowling, burgers, cheeseburgers, cocktails, Drink, Entertainment, Food, hamburgers, Liquor Lanes, MEATLIQUOR, queensway, restaurants, sports, The Liquor Lanes, Travel, W2, W2 4QP
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Good Stuff #86
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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Poptata Street Fries at Boxpark Shoreditch
Purveyors of premium street fries, Poptata has been frying hand-cut British potatoes in sunflower oil and smothering them in a range of toppings and homemade sauces since 2015 at festivals across the country and a small but growing number of permanent locations throughout London. Continue reading
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Tagged BETHNAL GREEN ROAD, BOXPARK, BOXPARK SHOREDITCH, chips, E1, E1 6GY, east london, Food, french fries, fries, London, Poptata, reviews, shoreditch, street food, Street fries, street markets, Travel
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Win a Mixed Box of 16 Trek Protein Energy Bars
Need a nourishing and filling snack to help get you to the next stage in your day? I’ve teamed up with Trek Protein Energy Bars for a special giveaway competition offering one lucky tikichris reader a chance win a box of 16 mixed flavour Trek bar so you can taste the complete range while upping your energy nest time you’re on the go and caught between meals. Continue reading
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Top 5 Vodka Exporting Countries in the World
Most people seem to assume vodka originated in Russia or Poland, and that is indeed the partial truth. What many people don’t realize is that nowadays, these countries are no longer regarded as the top producers of this popular ethanol-based distillate. Continue reading
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Save a Crust and Bake a Scrumptious Bread and Butter Pudding
Okay folks, here’s my attempt at baking bread and butter pudding based on lessons taught by Chef Mark Borrell during the NLWA’s free cookery workshop last week at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School near Archway Station. Continue reading
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The Coal Shed, One Tower Bridge
With a “meat, fish, fire” mantra, The Coal Shed at One Tower Bridge aims to source native British breeds from small family run farms for its beef as well as sustainably and ethically caught fish and seafood from England’s south coast to fill its menu of big flavour, big portion dishes. Continue reading
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Tagged Coal Shed, cocktails, Crown Square, Drink, Food, London, One Tower Bridge, restaurants, reviews, SE1, SE1 2UP, steak, The Coal Shed, The Coal Shed London, tower bridge, Tower Bridge Road, Travel, wine
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All You Need to Know About Nightlife Experiences in Singapore
Here are some of the top places where you can have a great time after sunset in Singapore. Continue reading
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