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Mandela: The Official Exhibition, 26 Leake Street, Waterloo
Mandela: The Official Exhibition premieres today (Friday 8 February) at 26 Leake Street next to Waterloo Station. The show invites visitors on a personal journey through the life and times of one of the world’s most recognised and admired activists and political leaders and celebrating his legacy. Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, London, Museums, South Africa, Travel
Tagged 26 Leake Street, Apartheid, Celebrities, EXHIBITIONS, history, Leake Street, London, Mandela, Mandela: The Official Exhibition, museums, Nelson Mandela, reviews, SE1, SE1 7NN, south africa, south london, Travel, WATERLOO
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Bosphorus Kebabs | Lucky 13
When I first moved to London I lived in South Ken and passed by Bosphorus pretty regularly. The place always seemed to be doing a brisk business. When I inevitably dropped in to have a taste for myself I realised why so many folks flocked there so often. Prices were nice, portions were nicer and quality of meat and sauces were topnotch. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Lucky 13, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged Bosphorus Kebabs, CHEAP EATS, Food, kebabs, kensington, London, Lucky 13, old brompton road, restaurants, reviews, south kensington, SW7, SW7 3JS, Travel, west london
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Valentine, You *Readly* My Mind!
Stuck for Valentine’s Day ideas? Or maybe you’re looking to seal the deal with a little something extra to what you’ve already lined up? Be sure to keep Readly in mind for you and your better half, especially if you both love to read and to travel. Continue reading
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Tagged apps, magazines, readly, Shopping, Travel, Valentine's Day
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Chef Giorgio Locatelli | #TCTalks 63
Episode 63 of tikichris Talks features a phone interview with one of London’s most celebrated Italian chefs, Giorgio Locatelli. During our conversation, Chef Locatelli recounts some of his earliest food memories, such as when his father took him to eat … Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Drink, Food, interview, Italy, London, Luxury, Podcast, Restaurants, TCTalks
Tagged #TCTalks, Celebrities, Chef Giorgio Locatelli, Chef Locatelli, Drink, Food, Giorgio Locatelli, interview, italian food, italian restaurants, Italy, Locanda Locatelli, locatelli, London, luxury, masterchef, Masterchef Italia, Masterchef Italy, PODCAST, restaurants, tikichris talks, Travel
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What to Eat and Drink in Hiroshima, Japan (Great British Chefs)
Wrapping up my time in Kobe, I hopped onto the Shinkansen (bullet train) en route to the other city on my Japanese agenda: Hiroshima. Here I divided my time between the city centre and Miyajima, a small island a few miles offshore … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Great British Chefs, Japan, Luxury, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged Drink, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, Hiroshima, japan, luxury, OYSTERS, restaurants, sake, seafood, Travel, wine
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Four Easy and Open Faced Crispbread Sandwich Recipes
Do you have an open mind when it comes to making Scandinavian style open faced sandwiches? Then see what you think about these four easy recipes I came up with using Leksands Original Rye Crispbread triangles as the base of … Continue reading
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Flexing Vegan
I’m rolling out a new series of restaurant reviews called Flexing Vegan. In it, I’m going to review eateries around London with vegan only menus, committing on them as an eater who loves meat and other animal-based foods but can … Continue reading
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Tagged Flexing Vegan, Flexitarian, Food, London, restaurants, reviews, vegan, Vegan restaurants, vegetarian
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Review of Alita: Battle Angel
Last night I attended the IMAX 3D world preview of Alita: Battle Angel at Cineworld Cinema – London Leicester Square. The best bits of the film were an action-packed and visually stunning rollick but a few too many less than exciting lulls lingered in between. Continue reading
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Tagged alita, alita battle angel, Celebrities, cinema, Cineworld, Cineworld Cinema London Leicester Square, Entertainment, film, James Cameron, Jon Landau, leicester square, London, Movies, Previews, reviews, Robert Rodriquez, Video, WC2
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Indian Accent, Albemarle Street, Mayfair
Supremely scrumptious and indulgently flavoured but held back from being cloyingly rich and overdone, Chef Manish Mehrotra’s menu at Indian Accent in Mayfair is a delight for gourmands with gourmet sensibility. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged Ablemarle Street, Albemarle Street, Drink, fine dining, Food, indian food, indian restaurants, London, luxury, mayfair, restaurants, Valentine's Day, W1, W1S 4HW, wine
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Urban: Wellness That Comes to You | #TCTalks 62
Here’s the most relaxed and relaxing episode of tikichris Talks yet – and one that’ll save you money doing something that makes you feel great. It’s all about Urban, the app and web-based way for you to book wellness treatments … Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Discounts and Special Offers, England, France, Hotels, London, Luxury, Paris, Podcast, TCTalks, Travel
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Win a Three-Bottle BAFTA Bundle from Champagne Taittinger and Villa Maria Wines
How would you like to drink and celebrate in the same way as your favourite stars of film and TV? Here’s a chance to win a BAFTA bundle of wine, including a special BAFTA-labelled bottle of Champagne Taittinger Brut Réserve NV, a bottle of Villa Maria Private Bin Pinot Grigio and a bottle of Villa Maria Private Bin Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon. Continue reading
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Tagged #BAFTABundle, #WinBAFTABundle, alcohol, BAFTA, BAFTAs, Celebrities, champagne, Champagne Taittinger, cinema, competition, Drink, Entertainment, film, free, freebies, french wine, London, Movies, new zealand wine, retweet to win, RT to win, Shopping, sparkling wine, Taittinger, television, tv, twitter competition, Villa Maria, Villa Maria Wine
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Unsung Cities | Köln, Germany
An ancient Roman enclave on the Rhine, Cologne is first and foremost a river town. That’s why the Romans set up shop here and why it grew to prosper during the Middle Ages as a significant hub of Catholicism. Roman ruins remain embedded in the cityscape and Cologne Cathedral towers over the town, celebrated as one of Europe’s best examples of Gothic grandeur. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, Germany, Shopping, Travel, Unsung Cities
Tagged Cafe Kogi, CAFES, coffee, Cologne, Drink, Eau de Cologne, Eiscafe Breda, Farina, Food, German, germany, ice cream, Koln, Shopping, Travel, Unsung Cities, Urwaldkaffee, Valentine's Day
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My Coffee with Melitta 2019
Good morning everybody. I’m back in black. Black coffee that is.As 2019 settles in, I carry on with another round of My Coffee blogging in collaboration with premium coffee machine maker, Melitta. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, My Coffee 2019, Shopping
Tagged coffee, coffee maker, Drink, Food, Melitta, My Coffee, My Coffee 2019, My Coffee with Melitta, Shopping
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Top Tips To Organise Your Car Park
Do you own or manage a car park? If so are you doing everything you can to ensure it’s as well organised as it should be? From sourcing the best parking posts or ensuring the area is as safe and secure as … Continue reading
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3 Reasons You Need to Start a Blog Today
Ready to start your own blog? Here are three key reasons why you should do so today. Continue reading
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Urban: Massage, Osteo and More in Your Own Home, Office or Hotel Room
Did you know there’s a no-stress way to book the treatments you need – massage, nails, skincare and osteopathy – in the comfort and privacy of your own home, office or hotel? Continue reading
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Tagged 15% discount, 15% off, apps, birmingham, Discount code, discounts & special offers, discounts and special offers, france, HOME DELIVERY, Home Delivery Massage Service, London, London blog, london massage, luxury, manchester, massage, massage review, mobile wellness, on demand, on demand massage, on-demand mobile wellness, Osteo, Osteopath, Osteopathy, paris, promo code, review, thai massage, tikichris special, Travel, Urban, Urban app, Urban Massage, voucher code
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Icco Goodge Street | Lucky 13
Does Icco do Best pizza in London? Not by my standards, but it’s not far off! I would say Icco probably serves the best priced pizza in London at a consistently high standard. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Lucky 13, Pizza, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged CHEAP EATS, Drink, fitzrovia, Food, goodge street, Icco, Icco Goodge Street, italian food, London, Lucky 13, pizza, pizzeria, restaurants, reviews, Travel, W1, W1T 4LU
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Why Has Veganism Gotten So Popular?
It wasn’t that long ago that “vegan” barely showed up in conversation, let alone the headlines. But now, it seems to be in the news to some degree every week, whether it’s a brand-new product or someone getting unusually offended by the ‘audacity’ of edible plant options being offered anywhere, despite having presumably eaten a salad before. But generally, the idea of veganism has had a positive response of late, with a record number of Brits estimated for this year’s Veganuary. Continue reading
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Tagged Drink, Flexitarian, Food, restaurants, Shopping, vegan, vegetarian
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Copper Rivet Distillery | #TCTalks 61
Episode 61 of tikichris Talks is set on the shore of the Medway River at the Copper Rivet Distillery in Chatham, Kent. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, England, interview, Podcast, Shopping, TCTalks, Travel
Tagged #TCTalks, Abhi Banik, Chatham, cocktails, Copper Rivet, Copper Rivet Distillery, Dockyard Gin, Drink, england, English Grain Spirit, English Whisky, gin, interview, kent, Medway, Medway River, PODCAST, Shopping, Son of Gun, Stephen Russell, tikichris talks, Travel, Vela Vodka, vodka, whisky
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Valentine Variations
Flowers … chocolate … candlelit dinners … romantic getaways … you know the score! And you should well aware that the 14th of February 14th will be here soon. Yes, V-Day is coming. Are you ready? Continue reading
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In Pursuit of Office Happiness with Staples and Professor Sir Cary Cooper
Yesterday (Monday 21 January) was so called Blue Monday, purportedly the most depressing day of the year. How blue were you and to what extent did your workplace affect your mood? Continue reading
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Win a Bottle a Manchester Raspberry Infused Gin
Just in time for Valentine’s, I’ve got a beautiful bottle of Manchester Raspberry Infused Gin to give away. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, England, Freebies, Shopping, Valentine's Day
Tagged #MadeInManchester, #WinManchesterGin, alcohol, cocktails, competition, Drink, england, free, freebies, gin, manchester, Manchester Gin, Manchester Raspberry Infused Gin, Raspberry, Raspberry Gin, Raspberry Infused Gin, retweet to win, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition, Valentine's Day
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BlacKkKlansman | Rakuten TV
When browsing the Rakuten TV website last week and noticing that BlacKkKlansman (not to mention a lot of other great choices and loads of piping hot new releases) was available to buy or rent, it was something of a revelation – like my movie loving yearnings were given a new lease on life. Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Movies, Video
Tagged Adam Driver, Blackkklansman, Celebrities, cinema, Entertainment, film, John David Washington, Movies, reviews, Ron Stallworth, Spike Lee, Topher Grace, Video
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Roasting Plant Brings Javabot (and Great Tasting Coffee) to London Bridge
New York-based Roasting Plant Coffee opened its first roastery/cafe in London this week, bringing with it Javabot – an automated roasting system and sleek piece of cafe-theatre kit. Continue reading
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Tagged borough, Borough High Street, borough market, cafe, coffee, design, Drink, Food, Javabot, London, london bridge, restaurants, reviews, SE1, SE1 9QQ, Shopping, south london
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Good Stuff #84
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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Posted in Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, Shopping
Tagged Drink, Flexitarian, Food, grooming, M and S, M&S, Marks & Spencer, Marks and Spencer, Men-ü, men's grooming, Metcalfe’s, Plant Kitchen, popcorn, Rice Cakes
, Shopping, Thyme to Try Vegan Box, vegan, vegetarian, water, Water filters, ZeroWater
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10 Top Tempranillo Red Wines
It’s as Spanish as castanets and paella. Tempranillo (temp-ra-neo) makes some of Spain’s best red wines. The main red grape variety used in Rioja’s red wines, it has an unmistakeably savoury flavour, with hints of leather, tobacco leaves, and fruit … Continue reading
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Win Free Tickets to the France Show
COMPETITION IS NOW OVER AND THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING TIKICHRIS. STILL KEEN TO ATTEND THE FRANCE SHOW? USE VOUCHER CODE TFSCOSB TO PURCHASE £3 TICKETS (REGULAR PRICE IS £13). BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-france-show-2019-tickets-48331137734?discount=TFSCOSB The France … Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, Entertainment, Food, France, Freebies, London, Travel, Wine
Tagged #olympiamoment, #WinFranceShowTix, competition, Drink, Entertainment, Food, france, free, free tickets, freebies, Hammersmith Road, kensington, London, Olympia London, RT to win, The France Show, tikichris special, Travel, twitter competition, W14, W14 8UX, west london, wine
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Camden Town Roadkill
If you seek beefy flavour and no faffing about, Camden Town Roadkill serves the sort of food that’ll stop you dead in your tracks. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Street Markets
Tagged burgers, butchery, camden, camden market, CAMDEN TOWN, Camden Town Roadkill, chalk farm road, cheesburgers, Food, hamburgers, North Yard, NW1, NW1 8BF, restaurants, Roadkill, stables market, steak, street food, street market, street markets, The North Yard, The Stables Market
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Tom Gosnell at His South London Meadery | #TCTalks 60
Here’s a buzzing conversation with Tom Gosnell at his Gosnells of London meadery in Peckham Rye. For this 60th episode of tikichris Talks, I chat with Tom about mead, the world’s oldest alcoholic beverage, and his contemporary take on making … Continue reading
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Tagged #TCTalks, Chadwick Road, Drink, Food, Gosnells, Gosnells Mead, Gosnells of London, honey, interview, London, Mead, Meadery, peckham, peckham rye, PODCAST, Print Village, SE15, SE15 4PU, Shopping, south london, tikichris talks, Tom Gosnell, Travel
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Top 10 Wines to Drink with Curries
Wine and curry? It might sound unlikely. After all, it’s beer and curry for millions of us. Every week. Continue reading
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Staysure’s Guide to UK Airport Parking
Travel insurance provider, Staysure, recently conducted a study about airport parking, which offers valuable insight into which airports provide the easiest and cheapest parking. Continue reading
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Detox Menu at Chucs Restaurant & Cafe
Chucs (the eatery) is the sister concept of Chucs (the swimwear and men’s fashion label). I had been before to the Dover Street flagship of Chucs and found it to be a quite cosy spot and the food and drink to be good quality. The idea of visiting another Chucs and having a look at how the concept sat inside Harrods appealed to me. Continue reading
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Tagged Chucs, Chucs Restaurant and Cafe, London
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Curry House CoCo Ichibanya
Japan’s largest and best known chain of curry houses, CoCo Ichibanya, has opened near Leicester Square. For a full-on dose of filling comfort food served with fiery heat, a visit to this legendary eatery’s first European outpost is a must. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Japan, London, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged chinatown, CoCo Ichibanya, covent garden, curry, Curry House CoCo Ichibanya, Food, Great Newport Street, Ichibanya, japanese restaurants, London, restaurants, reviews, Travel, WC2, WC2H 7JE
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Lost Boys Pizza + Croque Monsieur Absinthe Bar Open in Camden
Lost Boys Pizza differentiates from other London pizzerias in two ways. One, it adds charcoal to its dough for distinctively dark pizza crusts with earthy flavour. Two, it exhibits hardcore fanboy love for 80s vampire flick, The Lost Boys. Continue reading
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Tagged absinthe, Activated charcoal, BARS, camden, cinema, cocktails, croque monsieur, Drink, Eversholt Street, film, London, Lost Boys, Lost Boys Pizza, MORNINGTON CRESCENT, Movies, NW1, NW1 1BA, pizza, restaurants, reviews, The Lost Boys
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What to Eat in Kobe, Japan (Great British Chefs)
A week in Japan’s western inland sea region of Setouchi was a tasty tour of highly anticipated indulgences and unexpectedly delicious surprises. My days were split between two cities, Kobe and Hiroshima, with short trips to their outskirts and nearby countryside. To say I ate well would be an understatement. Continue reading
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Tagged GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, japan, kobe, kobe beef, luxury, restaurants, sake, Travel, wine
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