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Where to Dine in Dublin | The Rolling Donut
So donuts in Dublin are definitely a thing! And The Rolling Donut does them deliciously well.In particular, two of the more decadent creations from its menu made my taste buds swoon: the salted caramel pistachio and the maple bacon. Both cost about €3 and one with a cup of pretty damn good coffee (for €5) made an excellent breakfast. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Dublin, Food, Ireland, Restaurants, Travel, Where to Dine in Dublin
Tagged Bachelors Walk, breakfast, CAFES, coffee, D01 YN15, donuts, Drink, dublin, Dublin 1, Food, ireland, North City, restaurants, reviews, Rolling Donut, The Rolling Donut, Travel, Where to Dine in Dublin
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Creating Your Own Campaign
Whether it is a charity fundraiser, a movement to social awareness about important topics, or if you are promoting a personal cause, creating your own campaign can be a great way to get your message out there. Continue reading
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Where to Dine in Dublin | Piglet Wine Bar
Piglet Wine Bar, a laidback little eatery on the edge of Temple Bar was a last minute idea for dinner – but one that turned out to be brilliant. I loved the concept and the food and left wishing there was something similar in my hood back home in London. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Dublin, Food, Ireland, Restaurants, Travel, Where to Dine in Dublin, Wine
Tagged BARS, Cow's Lane, D08 F959, Drink, dublin, Dublin 8, Food, ireland, Piglet Wine Bar, Pineau, pineau des charantes, restaurants, reviews, seafood, Temple Bar, Travel, Where to Dine in Dublin, wine, wine bar
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Jude S Walko’s Incantation | #TCTalks Episode 14
I’ve known Jude S. Walko since I was 12 years old. We grew up in the same area of North Georgia and went to school together for a few years and even to the same university for a while. So with the release of indie horror film The Incantation – Jude’s directorial debut – I thought it would be fun to catch up with my old friend and interview about the movie, his work in show business and more. Continue reading
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Posted in interview, Movies, Podcast, TCTalks, Travel
Tagged #TCTalks, film, horror, horror movies, Incantation, independent cinema, independent film, interview, Jude S Walko, jude walko, London, Movies, PODCAST, The Incantation, tikichris talks, Travel
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Where to Dine in Dublin | Fish Shop, Benburb Street
Fish Shop, Benburb Street is a supremely simple chip shop and wine bar about a block away on Benburb Street – was. So I went there – and had what I reckon will go down as one the very best meals of my year. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Dublin, Food, Ireland, Restaurants, Travel, Where to Dine in Dublin, Wine
Tagged BARS, Benburb Street, burgers, D07 X3PN, Drink, dublin, Dublin 7, Fillet O' Fish, Fillet O' Fish Shop, Fillet O' Fish Shop fish burger, fish and chips, fish burger, Fish Shop, Fish Shop Benburb Street, Food, ireland, lunch, North City, restaurants, reviews, seafood, smithfield, Smithfield Dublin, Travel, Where to Dine in Dublin, wine, wine bar
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Where to Dine in Dublin | The Winding Stair
Given its prominence in guide books and listicles as well as its tourist-accessible location near the Ha’penny Bridge, my instinct was to stay clear of The Winding Stair. Then I read the menu. Continue reading
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Posted in Books, Drink, Dublin, Food, Ireland, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Where to Dine in Dublin, Wine
Tagged books, Bookshop, D01 R9Y5, Drink, dublin, Dublin 1, Dublin 2, Food, ireland, Lower Ormond Quay, lunch, North City, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, The Winding Stair, Travel, Where to Dine in Dublin
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Win Chocolate Easter Pen Pals from Hotel Chocolat
Hotel Chocolat has some really cute new treats for its 2018 Easter collection. I’ve got some particularly fun new items stashed away in a basket and I’m on the hunt to share them with one lucky tikichris reader. Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Competition, Easter, Food, Freebies, Shopping
Tagged #EasterPenPals, #WinEasterPenPals, Box of Chocolates, chocolate, competition, easter, Easter chocolate, easter eggs, Easter Pen Pals, Food, free, free chocolate, freebies, Hotel Chocolat, milk chocolate, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition
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Where to Dine in Dublin | Oxmantown
Oxmantown’s Black Pudding breakfast sandwich was a morning meal worth waking up for – particularly with its rather kindly price of €5.90. An assemblage of Jack McCarthy’s “Queens” black pudding with tomato relish, pickles, aioli, and rocket on supremely spongy sourdough, it hit the spot and kept any inkling of hunger at bay well past my usual lunchtime. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Dublin, Food, Ireland, Restaurants, Travel, Where to Dine in Dublin
Tagged breakfast, cafe, coffee, D07 Y0C2, Drink, dublin, Dublin 2, Dublin 7, Food, ireland, Mary's Abbey, North City, Oxmantown, restaurants, reviews, Travel, Where to Dine in Dublin
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Raw Wine with Isabelle Legeron | #TCTalks Episode 13
Isabelle Legeron is France’s only female Master of Wine, the leading advocate for the natural wine movement, and the driving force behind Raw Wine – the UK’s biggest fair for natural, organic and biodynamic wine with satellite events now in New York, Los Angeles, and Berlin. Anything but a wine snob, Isabelle is someone I’ve learned a great deal from about how to enjoy and better appreciate wine. It was a pleasure getting to interview her for this 13th episode of tikichris Talks. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, interview, London, Podcast, Shopping, TCTalks, Travel, Wine
Tagged #TCTalks, artisan wine, biodynamic wine, Drink, interview, ISABELLE LEGERON, London, NATURAL WINE, organic wine, PODCAST, raw wine, RAW WINE FAIR, Shopping, The Store, the strand, tikichris talks, Travel, WC2, WC2R 1EA, wine, Wine Air, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Where to Dine in Dublin | Bunsen
Before my trip I’d done some preliminary Googling for “best restaurants” in town and in the area where I was staying (Temple Bar). Bunsen kept coming up. I certainly wasn’t against having a good burger and couldn’t argue with it being just a couple of minutes away from my room. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Dublin, Food, Ireland, Restaurants, Travel, Where to Dine in Dublin
Tagged Bunsen, Bunsen Burgers, burgers, cheeseburgers, D02 NA0, Drink, dublin, Dublin 2, Essex Street East, Food, hamburgers, ireland, restaurants, reviews, Temple Bar, Travel, Where to Dine in Dublin
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Affordable European Destinations You Should Visit This Year (Going Places)
Here’s a look at three particularly fine and affordable European cities that thrifty travelers will want to visit this year. Continue reading
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Where to Dine in Dublin
Wondering where to dine in Dublin? You’re in luck! As good of a question as it might be, the answers are all the more excellent and delectable. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Dublin, Food, Ireland, Restaurants, Travel, Where to Dine in Dublin
Tagged Drink, dublin, Food, ireland, restaurants, Travel, Where to Dine in Dublin
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Tejo Wines
A recent tasting of wines from Tejo held at Taberna do Mercado (one of favourite places to eat in London) provided the perfect inspiration to get moving on a visit to this little celebrated part of Portugal producing some beautiful wines well worth seeking out. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged COMMERCIAL STREET, Drink, E1, E1 6BG, east london, Food, London, PORTUGUESE FOOD, portuguese wine, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, spitalfields, spitalfields market, Taberna do Mercado is located at Old Spitalfields Market, Tejo, Tejo Wine, wine, Wines of Portugal, Wines of Tejo, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Hit “Defrost” at These 7 Sunny Spring Destinations (Going Places)
Burnt out on winter and in need of some warm weather? For those of us craving to bask in the sun but without the patience to wait out the winter, there is a solution: Travel! Continue reading
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Infographic | Drive Your Career
Do you feel like you are stuck in a work related rut? Working nine to five, doing the same old same old every day? Have you lost your passion? Well, you’ll be pleased to know that Van Monster, retailers of used vans, has a solution for you. Grab your van, and set off on a journey towards your new exciting career. Continue reading
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Eric Fischl: Presence of an Absence at Skarstedt, St James’s
An exhibition of new paintings by American artist Eric Fischl opens at Skarstedt gallery near Green Park Station on Thursday (1 March). The show examines the artist’s central theme (and title of the show, “Presence of an Absence” via seven large canvas works that provoke the more you ponder them. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Freebies, London
Tagged Art, Bennet Street, contemporary art, Eric Fischl, Eric Fischl: Presence of an Absence, Exhbiitions, free, freebies, galleries, mayfair, Presence of an Absence, reviews, Skarstedt, st james's, SW1, SW1A 1RP
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Where Solo Travelers Should Visit in 2018 (Miles Away)
Those inclined to hit the road alone know that solo travel is one of the best ways to experience almost any destination and to have an authentic affinity with it. There are endless options for the solo traveler to venture to so, we’ve done some research and found a few destinations to pair perfectly with travel interests, magnificent places to explore and of course, authentic food galore. Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Miles Away, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, Miles Away, Solo Travel, Travel
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Win a Bottle of Vita Vodka Water
Vita Vodka Water, distilled by Vita Spirits in Spain, is the world’s first vodka designed to be mixed with water, allowing drinkers to enjoy alcohol without the sugar, gluten and additives prevalent in so many soft drink mixers. Continue reading
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Tagged #WinVodkaWater, alcohol, cocktails, competition, Drink, free, freebies, retweet to win, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition, Vita Spirits, Vita Vodka, Vita Vodka Water, WinVitaVodka
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Good Stuff #73
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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Posted in Art, Books, Design, Food, Good Cause, Good Stuff, Shopping
Tagged Antonion Forcellino, Art, books, Boundless Activate Nuts and Seeds, design, Ettore Sottsass: The Glass, Food, good cause, good stuff, leonardo da vinci, Leonardo: A Restless Genius, Luca Massimo Barbero, Metcalfe's Skinny Popcorn, Nush, Nush Dairy-Free Nut Milk Yoghurt, popcorn, reviews, Shopping, vegan, VerMints
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Coffee | All Consumed Episode 1 | #TCTalks Episode 12
For this episode of tikichris Talks I’d like to share the first episode of another podcast I’ve been working on. It’s called All Consumed. It’s about food, drink and travel and is a collaborative effort between fellow writer Neil Davey and me. Continue reading
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Posted in All Consumed, Bars, Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Podcast, Restaurants, Shopping, TCTalks, Travel
Tagged #TCTalks, All Consumed, BARS, CAFES, coffee, Drink, Food, interview, London, Neil Davey, PODCAST, restaurants, Shopping, tikichris talks, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Six of the Most Romantic Places in Italy (Going Places)
Here are six of the most romantic places in Italy to celebrate love. Continue reading
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Posted in Going Places, Italy, OneTravel, Travel
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Reasons Why Travel is Good for Your Health and Life
People say that travelling is good for your soul and your mind, and people change their lives according to that philosophy. Here are a few solid reasons for why travelling is good for you. Continue reading
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Sushi in the City Brunch at Devonshire Club
The Saturday only Sushi in the City Brunch menu at Devonshire Club brings with it the chance to check out the swish digs of this usually members-only venue. But how’s the food? Here’s my take on a recent visit. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged brunch, champagne, city of london, Devonshire Club, devonshire square, Drink, EC2, EC2M 4YD, Food, japanese food, restaurants, reviews, sparkling wine, sushi, sushi brunch, Sushi in the City, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Financial Tips for the International Traveller
Before leaving for your next overseas trip, take time to consider how you spend your money. Continue reading
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Win a Bottle of Aluna Coconut Rum
Aluna Coconut Rum has a warm, complex and completely natural coconut flavour. It’s one of the tastiest drinks I’ve come across in a long while – and one I’m happy to recommend and share with a competition giving away a free bottle to one lucky tikichris reader. Continue reading
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Tagged #WinAlunaCoconut, alcohol, Aluna, Aluna Coconut, Aluna Coconut Rum, Aluna Coconut Rum Liqueur, cocktails, coconut, Coconut rum, Coconut Rum Liqueur, competition, Drink, free, freebies, guatemalan rum, liqueur, retweet to win, RT to win, rum, Shopping, twitter competition
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Look After My Bills? Yes Please!
I’ve teamed up with Look After My Bills to help spread the word about how this new free service can save you time and money. Continue reading
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Posted in London, Money
Tagged #lookaftermybills, London, Look After My Bills, money, The Big Deal, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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How to Spend a Romantic Weekend in Milan (Metro)
Whether you’re jetting down for an inaugural look-see with your newfound fling or embarking upon an umpteenth tour with your better half, Milan makes a magnificent destination for any romantic urban retreat. Continue reading
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Infographic: Popular Aphrodisiac Foods for British Couples
Oysters, strawberries and sweet treats may be what we traditionally associate as the foods of love, but the British couples are far more likely to go for a juicy steak, roast dinner or spicy curry to get in the mood. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, infographic, Shopping, Valentine's Day
Tagged Aphrodisiac Foods, Drink, Food, infographic, Shopping, valentines
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7 of the World’s Best Cities for Pizza! (Miles Away)
Is there any food more universally craved than the humble pizza? We think not and definitely understand why everybody loves this hot oven treat, especially when they’re traveling and out having fun. Typically, you can be anywhere in the world … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Food, Miles Away, Pizza, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged american food, cheapoair, Food, italian food, Miles Away, pizza, restaurants, Travel
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Valentine’s Day Afternoon Tea at The Langham London
Langham London Head Pastry Chef, Andrew Gravett, will open his kitchen to small groups as part of a one-time-only Valentine’s Day Afternoon Tea. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Shopping, Valentine's Day, Wine
Tagged afternoon tea, Andrew Gravett, champagne, Chef Andrew Gravett, design, Drink, Executive Pastry Chef Andrew Gravett, Food, hotels, London, luxury, marylebone, pastry, Portland Place, regent street, restaurants, sparkling wine, tea, The Langham Afternoon Tea with Wedgwood, The Langham London, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Afternoon Tea, W1, W1B 1JA, Wedgwood, wine, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Dan Witz Mosh Pit Paintings | #TCTalks Episode 11
Episode 11 of tikichris Talks features an in depth interview with New York artist Dan Witz about Mosh Pit Paintings 2010-2018, his exhibition currently on view at Stolenspace Gallery in East London. During our conversation we also chat about Dan’s activism and prolific street art as well as his punk rock past. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, interview, London, Podcast, TCTalks, Travel
Tagged #TCTalks, Art, dan witz, Dan Witz Mosh Pit Paintings, Dan Witz Mosh Pit Paintings 2010-2018, E1, E1 6TD, east london, Graffiti, interview, London, Mosh Pit Paintings, Mosh Pit Paintings 2010-2018, Osborn Street, PODCAST, stolenspace, Stolenspace Gallery, street art, tikichris talks, Travel, whitechapel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win the Complete Range of Coconut Collective’s 100% Organic Coconut Waters and Milk
Coconut Collective’s range of coconut waters and milks are made from 100% organic King Coconuts from Sri Lanka. I’ve recently had a taste of all the drinks and enjoyed every last sip. Now it’s time to share a free taste with one lucky tikichris reader. Continue reading
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Tagged #WinCocoCollec, Coconut Collective, coconut milk, coconut water, coconuts, competition, Drink, Food, free, freebies, King coconuts, RT to win, Shopping, The Coconut Collective, twitter competition
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Why Slovenia’s Capital Ljubljana Should be Your Next European Weekend Break (Metro)
Looking for a luxury weekend that won’t break the bank? You need look no further than Ljubljana. Continue reading
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Building a Budget, Brick by Brick
Too many of us either do not have a proper budget, or do not stick to the one we have planned. The importance of a budget not only helps us to regulate and keep track of our spending, it also … Continue reading
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Chef Luigi Taglienti of Lume Milano | #TCTalks Episode 10
Ten episodes deep with tikichris Talks and I’m in Milan conducting an interview with Michelin star chef Luigi Taglienti at Lume, the chef’s highly lauded and multi award winning restaurant. The interview follows directly after an opportunity to try a pescatarian version of Taglienti’s eight course tasting menu – which quite possibly was the most elegantly restrained and exquisitely flavourful dining experiences of my life. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, interview, Italy, Luxury, Podcast, Restaurants, TCTalks, Travel
Tagged #TCTalks, Chef Luigi Taglienti, fine dining, interview, italian food, Italy, kemey lafond, Luigi Taglienti, Lume, luxury, Milan, milano, restaurants, tikichris talks, Travel
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