Author Archives: tikichris

About tikichris

Chris Osburn is the founder, administrator and editor of tikichris. In addition to blogging, he works as a freelance journalist, photographer, consultant and curator.

QYPE Summer in the City Party – Big Free Fun (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-06-08 by tikichris

Just passing on the big Qype party news!  RSVP at party@qype.com and say Londonist  sent ya and – voila! – good times. You like parties, right? Especially when somebody else if footing the bill, yeah? Well on Wednesday the 17th, user generated … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Blinders

Posted on 2009-06-08 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: High Street Kiss

Posted on 2009-06-07 by tikichris
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A Toad-in-a-Hole and a Pied à Terre with Fortylove and David Moore (Qype does London)

Posted on 2009-06-06 by tikichris

A Toad-in-a-Hole and a Pied à Terre with Fortylove and David Moore Qype does London, June 6th 2009 When May Yee (one half of the Fortylove “digital postcards” project) got in touch to see if I’d like to tag along … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Dog Walk

Posted on 2009-06-06 by tikichris
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Review: Evocative Foods (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-06-05 by tikichris

Review: Evocative Foods Londonist, June 5, 2009 9:47 AM As previewed right here on everybody’s favourite multi-collaborator London-specific blog, last night was the vibrant mood evoking Evocative Foods tasting event. A lot less spacey and much more elegant than we … Continue reading →

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Review: Lobsterfest at Belgo (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-06-05 by tikichris

Review: Lobsterfest at Belgo  Londonist, June 4, 2009 4:42 PM Londonist recently got invited over to Belgo Centraal to sample its Lobsterfest menu. In general, we’re not quite sure what to think about the wacky Belgo franchise but suppose its … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Backstage

Posted on 2009-06-05 by tikichris
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Olympic Park Tour, Take Two (Qype does London)

Posted on 2009-06-04 by tikichris

Olympic Park Tour, Take Two  Qype does London, June 4th 2009 Whether you’re pro-2012 or think the Olympics in London is going to be the biggest mess in UK history (my views fluctuate somewhere in between, but I have to … Continue reading →

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(P)review: Whatever Happened to the Men of Tomorrow? Slinkachu at Andipa Gallery (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-06-04 by tikichris

(P)review: Whatever Happened to the Men of Tomorrow? Slinkachu at Andipa Gallery  Londonist, June 4, 2009 9:54 AM Whatever happened to the men of tomorrow? Judging from the photos in the Slinkachu solo exhibition at Andipa Gallery, they got decrepitly … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Closed

Posted on 2009-06-04 by tikichris
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Londonist Interviews Jamie Oliver (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-06-03 by tikichris

Londonist Interviews Jamie Oliver Londonist, June 3, 2009 3:14 PM A couple of weeks ago, Londonist got the chance to sit down with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver at the Debenhams launch of his new range of cookware. We were impressed … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: flat nine

Posted on 2009-06-03 by tikichris
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Lunch with Jon Burgerman: Chutney Eggs with Character(s) (Qype does London)

Posted on 2009-06-02 by tikichris

Lunch with Jon Burgerman: Chutney Eggs with Character(s)  Qype does London, June 2nd 2009 An assignment for Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art led me to Nottingham last week for an in studio interview and shoot with prolific self-described doodler, Jon … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Rust in Rise

Posted on 2009-06-02 by tikichris
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Gallery Hop Exploring East London with Chris Osburn (ArtSlant)

Posted on 2009-06-02 by tikichris

Gallery Hop Exploring East London with Chris Osburn ArtSlant, June 2009 … the constant struggle of folks who (whether global markets are on a high or a low) always seems to bear the blunt of it. READ ALL THE REVIEWS:  Gallery … Continue reading →

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Cupcake Throwdown! And the Winner is (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-06-01 by tikichris

Cupcake Throwdown! And the Winner is Londonist, June 1, 2009 1:26 PM We’d like to say that the competition was close. But it wasn’t. Three London bakeries stole the show: Faircake, Bea’s of Bloomsbury and Sweet Things. READ THE COMPLETE … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Passing by Canary Wharf

Posted on 2009-06-01 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: Pawnbroking Service Available

Posted on 2009-05-31 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: I Don’t Know But I’ve been Told …

Posted on 2009-05-30 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: Drawing the Line

Posted on 2009-05-29 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: Lives in the Balance

Posted on 2009-05-28 by tikichris
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Review: Eat My Globe by Simon Majumdar (Foodtv.co.uk)

Posted on 2009-05-27 by tikichris

Review: Eat My Globe by Simon Majumdar  Foodtv.co.uk, Saturday, 23 May 2009 23:50 Eat My Globe is Simon Majumdar’s opus to food, travel and well pretty much any and every thing that turns him on. Within a few pages, Simon … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Scraps

Posted on 2009-05-27 by tikichris
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Cupcake Throwdown Update (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-05-26 by tikichris

Cupcake Throwdown Update  Londonist, May 26, 2009 1:20 PM … the final list of all fifteen entrants for our first ever Londonist Cupcake Throwdown … READ THE COMPLETE POST & SEE THE LIST OF ENTRANTS:  Cupcake Throwdown Update

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London Daily Photo: Transporter

Posted on 2009-05-26 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: Cha Cha Cha

Posted on 2009-05-25 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: Pause

Posted on 2009-05-24 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: Smoking

Posted on 2009-05-23 by tikichris
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Restaurant Review: 222 at the Landmark Hotel (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-05-22 by tikichris

Restaurant Review: 222 at the Landmark Hotel  Londonist, May 22, 2009 11:40 AM Twotwentytwo – aka 222 – is the entirely redesigned, new bar and restaurant at the Landmark Hotel. Located downstairs on the side where Cellars used to be … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Soft Ice

Posted on 2009-05-22 by tikichris
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The Good, the Bad and the Jamie (Qype does London)

Posted on 2009-05-21 by tikichris

The Good, the Bad and the Jamie  Qype does London, May 21st 2009 Actually, the day started off well enough. I had a productive morning plugging away at work followed by a rocking lunch (chicken of the woods, crabmeat, purple … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Green Man

Posted on 2009-05-21 by tikichris
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Great 20th Century Photography and More on View at Liberty (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-05-20 by tikichris

Great 20th Century Photography and More on View at Liberty  Londonist, May 20, 2009 4:07 PM May 18th marked the launch of “A Taste for Life“, a photography exhibition held on the top floor at Liberty department store. The show … Continue reading →

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If You Could Ask Jamie Oliver Anything … (Londonist)

Posted on 2009-05-20 by tikichris

If You Could Ask Jamie Oliver Anything … Londonist, May 20, 2009 9:50 AM Londonist has a chance to meet with Jamie Oliver tomorrow afternoon and ask him a few questions … and … READ THE COMPLETE POST:  If You … Continue reading →

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