Author Archives: tikichris
Good Stuff #71
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
Share this:
Posted in Design, Fashion, Food, Good Stuff, London, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Altruist Dermatologist Sunscreen, black pudding, Clonakilty Black Pudding, design, Dry Shampoo, fashion, Food, good stuff, Hair, PNY, PNY Technologies, reviews, Shampoo, Shockwaves, Shockwaves Style Refresh and Volume Dry Shampoo Spray, Shopping, Sun Screen, sunscreen, trave, Wella, Yutaka, Yutaka Sauces, Yutaka Sesame and Miso Sauce, Yutaka Yakisoba Sauce, Zap-It, Zap-It mosquito and insect bite relief device
Leave a comment
Preview: Immerse Erotic Storytelling at House of Kittens’ Menagerie
Immerse erotic theatre company House of Kittens is to host Menagerie, an evening of conceptual vignettes with an aim to “delve into the endless expression of pleasure to engage people in a new liberated theatrical movement.” Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, Entertainment, Live Performance, London, Music, Theatre
Tagged Art, east london, Entertainment, erotica, house of kittens, house of kittens menagerie, immersive theatre, live performance, London, Menagerie, music, Previews, theatre, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Chris Levine Laser and Sound Installation at sketch Gallery
In celebration of the festive season, sketch has partnered with artist Chris Levine to create Silent Light – a laser and sound installation in its gallery. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Bars, Drink, London, Luxury, Restaurants
Tagged 9 Conduit Street, Art, BARS, Chris Levine, christmas, Drink, Food, galleries, laser installation, luxury, mayfair, restaurants, reviews, silent light, sketch, sketch Gallery, sound installation, W1, W1S 2XG, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Must See Places in Auckland
In 2015, Auckland welcomed a record breaking two million international travellers, an increase of 5% from the previous year. This reflects Auckland’s charm as a popular tourist destination, with unique attractions and experiences. For any country, more visitors means more … Continue reading
Share this:
#WokFor1000 with Chef Jeremy Pang at Borough Market
Wok for 1000 is a behemoth of a cookery class (there were literally hundreds of participants filled into the Market Hall of Borough Market) with the aim of cooking at least 1,000 meals for people in need. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, Good Cause, London
Tagged #WorkFor1000, borough market, charity, Chef Jeremy Pang, Food, good cause, Jeremy Pang, London, Market Hall, Plan Zheroes, school of wok, south london, Wok for 1000, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Make the Most of Winter With These 6 Budget-Friendly Breaks (Going Places)
What does a winter break mean to you? Is it a chance to embrace the season, bundle up, and go outside to play in the snow? Or does it mean make for warmer climes and avoid the chill at all costs? However you prefer to spend the colder months of the year, winter is a great time to travel.
Share this:
Posted in Going Places, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged Going Places, OneTravel, Travel, Winter travel
Leave a comment
Pizza Express Presents Leggera
Pizza Express has brought its range of Leggera pizzas from the pages of its restaurant menu to the aisles of your local supermarket. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, Pizza, Shopping
Tagged Food, Leggera, pizza, pizza express, Pizza Express Leggera, reviews, Shopping
Leave a comment
Top 10 Choices for Pre and Post Theatre Food and Drink in London (Trainline)
Grabbing drinks or having a meal at the right place and for the right amount of time can help set the tone to commence or end any theatre outing on a delicious note. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Bars, Drink, Entertainment, Food, Live Performance, London, Music, Pubs, Restaurants, Theatre, Trainline, Travel
Tagged BARS, christmas, Drink, Entertainment, Food, live performance, London, music, pubs, Retaurants, theatre, train travel, Trainline, Trainline blog, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Countries with the Easiest and (and Toughest) Visa Processes for Americans (Miles Away)
Of course, some places are easier to visit for Americans than others and a few don’t really want Americans (or any other) visitors at all. So which countries raise the least fuss at their borders about Americans entering and which ones do their best to keep us out? Let’s have a look. Continue reading
Share this:
Win a Classic Christmas Chocolate Sleekster from Hotel Chocolat
The “tis the season” season will be upon us soon. That’s yummy news. And I’m helping you stay one step ahead of the Christmas crush with a chance for one lucky tikichris reader to win a Classic Christmas Chocolate Sleekster from Hotel Chocolat. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Chocolate, Christmas, Competition, Food, Freebies, Shopping
Tagged #christmasiscoming, #WinXmasSleekster, chocolate, christmas, Classic Christmas Chocolate Sleekster, competition, dark chocolate, fine chocolate, free, free chocolate, freebies, Hotel Chocolat, milk chocolate, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition
2 Comments
A Log Cabin Escape Awaits at Broken Bow Lake
If you are tired of cookie cutter hotel rooms and obnoxious crowds everywhere, come to an Oklahoma hidden getaway. Several roomy log cabins in Broken Bow make exceptional accommodations for reduced rates. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Hotels, Travel
Tagged broken bow, Broken Bow Lake, broken bow oklahoma, hotels, Log Cabins, Oklahoma, Travel, USA
Leave a comment
Falling for Scotland in Autumn | Big Time
A road trip interspersed with city breaks and rural retreats across one of the world’s most captivating landscapes: Kemey and I fell for Scotland big time. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Cars, Falling for Scotland, Food, Restaurants, road trip, Scotland, Travel
Tagged cars, edinburgh, Falling for Scotland, Food, glasgow, highlands, inverness, Le Roi Fou, mokka, mokka x, restaurants, road trip, road trips, scotland, Scottish Highlands, Travel, vauxhall, vauxhall mokka, vauxhall mokka x
Leave a comment
Four Hundred Rabbits Sourdough Pizza in South London
Four Hundred Rabbits is a South London group of pizzerias with locations in Crystal Palace and Nunhead. The group specialises in sourdough pizzas baked in wood-fired ovens and served alongside (a rather South London centric list) of craft beer Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pizza, Restaurants
Tagged 400 Rabbits, beer, CRAFT BEER, Drink, Evelina Road, Food, Four Hundred Rabbits, italian food, lewisham, London, nunhead, pizza, SE15, SE15 3HB, SE153HB, sourdough pizza, south london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Falling for Scotland in Autumn | Inverness and Around the Highlands
Last stop on our tour was the Inverness, where Kemey and I spent most of our three-day visit hiking in and around town and through wilderness areas within easy reach of the city. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Cars, Falling for Scotland, Hotels, Luxury, Scotland, Travel
Tagged By Mansley, cars, Falling for Scotland, Glen Affric, Highland Apartments, Highland Apartments by Mansley, highlands, hiking, hotels, inverness, Loch Affric, Loch Affric Circuit, Loch Ness, luxury, mokka, mokka x, Ness Islands, River Ness, road trip, road trips, scotland, Scottish Highlands, self-catering, service apartments, Travel, vauxhall, vauxhall mokka, vauxhall mokka x
Leave a comment
Movie Review: Better Watch Out
Christmas horror flick sound like your thing? Keep Better Watch Out in mind for Yuletide chills and thrills. Continue reading
Share this:
Falling for Scotland in Autumn | Driving the A82 with the Vauxhall Mokka X
Best thing about our recent tour of Scotland? Humming through the Highlands in the comfortable and stylish Vauxhall Mokka X. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Cars, Falling for Scotland, road trip, Scotland, Travel, Video
Tagged 4X4, A82, cars, Falling for Scotland, four-wheel drive, glasgow, highlands, inverness, Loch Ness, mokka, mokka x, road trip, road trips, scotland, Scottish Highlands, SUV, Travel, vauxhall, vauxhall mokka, vauxhall mokka x, Video
Leave a comment
San Daniele/Grana Padano Workshop with Chef Dan Doherty
One of Italy’s most delicious duos was the focus of a recent interactive workshop led by celebrated Chef Dan Doherty with a one-night only takeover of Ladbroke Grove’s Dock Kitchen. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged cheese, Chef Dan Doherty, Dan Doherty, DOCK KITCHEN, Food, Grana Padano, Grana Padano cheese, ham, italian food, LADBROKE GROVE, London, prosciutto, Prosciutto di San Daniele, restaurants, San Daniele, San Daniele prosciutto, Shopping, W10, W10 5BU, west london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
2 Comments
Falling for Scotland in Autumn | Glasgow
It’d been years since either Kemey or I had been to Glasgow and our two-night (and really only one full day) pit stop proved far too short. Nonetheless we had an amazing time and loved discovering how much more delicious the city had become since we’d last been there. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, Bars, Coffee, Drink, Falling for Scotland, Food, Hotels, Restaurants, Scotland, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Andrea Pearson, Art, Bath Street, breakfast, british food, cafe, charles rennie mackintosh, Chef Nico Simeone, design, Drink, Falling for Scotland, Food, gandolfi fish, glasgow, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow Walking Lunch, Glasgow Walking Lunch with Andrea Pearson, hotels, Kelvingrove, Mackintosh at the GSA, mccune smith, Nico Simeone, Point A, Point A Hotel Glasgow, Point A Hotels, Renfrew Street, restaurants, road trip, road trips, scotland, scottish food, seamus mcinnes, Singl-end, Six by Nico, the riverhill cafe ar, Travel
Leave a comment
Spitalfields Food: A Cut Above the Rest
One of London’s most historic and popular places to shop is also one of its ch Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Pizza, Street Markets
Tagged cheesesteak, Drink, E1, E1 6EW, east london, falafel, Food, liberty cheesesteak, liberty cheesesteak company, old spitalfields market, philly cheesesteak, Pilpel, pizza, restaurants, Shopping, spitalfields, spitalfields market, street food, street markets, Sud Italia, Taberna do Mercado, The Liberty Cheesesteak Company, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Falling for Scotland in Autumn | Le Roi Fou
Every bite of every dish at Le Roi Fou delighted as it confirmed why this months old fine dining destination was dubbed Best New Restaurant at this year’s Scottish Food Awards. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, Design, Drink, Falling for Scotland, Food, Luxury, Restaurants, Scotland, Travel, Wine
Tagged Art, british food, Chef Jerome Henry, design, Drink, edinburgh, Edinburgh EH1 3JX, EHi, Falling for Scotland, Food, Forth Street, Isolde Nash, Jerome Henry, Le Roi Fou, luxury, restaurants, road trip, road trips, Sam Webber, scotland, scottish food, Scottish Food Awards, Travel, wine
Leave a comment
Falling for Scotland in Autumn | Edinburgh
First stop on our Falling for Scotland tour was the magically misty city of Edinburgh – a destination both Kemey and I know fairly well but can never seem to get enough of. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, Drink, Falling for Scotland, Food, Hotels, Luxury, Museums, Pizza, Restaurants, Scotland, Travel
Tagged Art, british food, Bruntsfield Links, Chef Jerome Henry, Chef Paul Wedgwood, Dough Pizzeria, Drink, edinburgh, Falling for Scotland, Food, Gillespie Place, Harajuku Kitchen, Harajuku Kitchen Japanese Bistro, HAYMARKET, Haymarket Hub Hotel, hotels, italian food, japanese food, Jerome Henry, Le Roi Fou, luxury, museums, National Galleries of Scotland, Paul Wedgwood, pizza, restaurants, road trip, road trips, Rose Street, royal mile, scotland, scottish food, Surgeon’s Hall Museums, sushi, The Dental Collection, the History of Surgery Museum, Travel, Wedgwood, Wedgwood the Restaurant, Wohl Pathology Museum
Leave a comment
Spooky Dining at Balls and Company
Greek Street’s “little meatball restaurant” served a one night only “Ghouls and Company” feast last night for Halloween. Creepy? Yeah. And tasty too! Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, Halloween, London, Restaurants
Tagged Balls and Company, Drink, Food, Ghouls and Company, greek street, halloween, restaurants, reviews, soho, W1, W1D 3DY, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Falling for Scotland in Autumn
Falling for Scotland is easy to do this time of year, especially when seeing the country by car. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Cars, Falling for Scotland, road trip, Scotland, Travel
Tagged cars, edinburgh, Falling for Scotland, glasgow, highlands, inverness, mokka, mokka x, road trip, road trips, scotland, Scottish Highlands, Travel, vauxhall, vauxhall mokka, vauxhall mokka x
Leave a comment
Bingeing on the Best Bites in Baltimore – All the Best Places to Eat in the US City (Metro)
Big on flavour but not convention, Baltimore is just the sort of foodie destination WORTH writing about. Edgar Allen Poe, John Waters, David Simon, Ira Glass: Baltimore, Maryland has spawned and inspired some of America’s greatest storytellers. Even the country’s … Continue reading
Share this:
Shake Shack Cambridge Circus
The Shack continues to shake the London burger scene with a new outlet opened at Cambridge Circus. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Black Forest Cake Doughnut, burgers, CAMBRIDGE CIRCUS, Chick'n Shack, chicken burgers, Crosstown Doughnuts, doughnuts, DRINKS, Food, hamburgers, London, MILKSHAKES, neal's yard, restaurants, reviews, seven dials, Shake Shack, Shake Shack Cambridge Circus, Shake Shack Victoria Nova, Shake Shack Victoria Station, soho, SW1, SW1E 5LB, The Yard Burger, Victoria Nova, Victoria Street, WC2, WC2H 8PA, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Recipe: Smokey Sweet BBQ Baked Beans
Growing up in Georgia, BBQ flavoured baked beans were an obligatory side at nearly any cookout or family gathering. I replicate the rich Southern dish of my childhood with this easy recipe using Jack Daniel’s Sweet Smokey BBQ Glaze. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, Recipes, Shopping
Tagged baked beans, BBQ, BBQ baked beans, BBQ Sauces, Drink, Food, JACK DANIEL'S, Jack Daniel's BBQ Sauces, Jack Daniel's Smokey Sweet BBQ Glaze, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey, Recipe for baked beans, recipes, Shopping, Smokey Sweet BBQ baked beans, Southern style baked beans, tikichris recipes, whiskey
Leave a comment
Homemade Versus Heinz-Made in the #SouperFreshTaste Test
Which tastes better, soup made from scratch in your own home kitchen or soup from a carton pulled off the supermarket shelf? My participation in a recent Souper Fresh Taste Test sponsored by Heinz had me questioning presumptions about such a query. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Food, Recipes, Shopping
Tagged #SouperFreshTaste, Food, Fragrant Thai Carrot & Coconut, heinz, Heinz Soup of the Day, recipes, Shopping, soup, Souper Fresh Taste
Leave a comment
Win the Complete Range of Granola + Almond Milk from The Paleo Foods Co
Go paleo for free with this chance to win the complete range of granolas from The Paleo Food Co along with a carton of its newly launched almond milk. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, Shopping
Tagged #PaleoFoodsWin, almond milk, breakfast, Cereal, competition, Drink, Food, free, freebies, Granola, paleo, paleo diet, Paleo Food, Paleo Foods, Paleo Foods Co, plant-based milks, RT to win, Shopping, super foods, The Paleo Foods Co, twitter competition, vegan
Leave a comment
4 Airline Services You Never Knew About (Going Places)
It may seem that airlines are cutting back on amenities and services but maybe you’re just not aware of all that’s available or which ones you should be asking for. We did some digging around to discover a few of the better (if lesser known) services that many airlines provide their passengers. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Going Places, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged air travel, airline perks, airlines, Going Places, OneTravel, Travel
Leave a comment
The Magic Hour Halloween Special
Magician Tony Middleton is bringing his show, The Magic Hour, to the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel on the 31st for a spooky Halloween special. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Entertainment, Halloween, Hotels, Live Performance, London
Tagged Drink, Entertainment, halloween, hotels, illusionist, live performance, London, magic, magician, mayfair, park lane, piccadilly, Previews, reviews, Seance, Sheraton Park Lane Hotel, Sonic, The Magic Hour, Tony Middleton, Tony Middleton Sonic, W1, W1J 7BX, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
The 10 Best Destinations for First Time International Travelers (Miles Away)
If you’re pondering the possibilities of putting your passport to good use with a first time trip beyond the borders of the USA, then this list is for you. Continue reading
Share this:
Home Is Where the Heart Is: Art Exhibition and Auction for Arms Around the Child Charity
Arms Around the Child is to host an art exhibition and auction to raise funds to build a home for HIV+ orphans in Jaipur, India. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, Good Cause, London, Shopping
Tagged Alastair Mackie, Art, Art Auction, contemporary art, david byrne, EXHIBITIONS, Fiat Chrysler Motor Village, Fiat Chrysler Motor Village Marylebone, Fiat Chrysler Motor Village UK, Gavin Turk, good cause, Hassan Hajjai, London, marylebone, Motor Village, Motor Village Marylebone, peter blake, preview, pure evil, Shopping, sir peter blake, the house of fairies, W1, W1U 1QY, wigmore street
Leave a comment
What to Do If You Miss Your Connecting Flight! (Going Places)
Missing a flight can add layers of trouble and delays to your schedule. But if you can keep a level head, in most cases you should be able to board a suitable alternative flight and start heading in the right direction ASAP. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Going Places, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged air travel, Going Places, OneTravel, Travel
Leave a comment
What to Do with Leftover Foreign Currency After Your Trip (Going Places)
Back from your big trip with some leftover foreign currency? Don’t worry. You’ve got options. Let’s explore a few of the smarter ways save, change or spend it. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Going Places, Money, OneTravel, Travel
Leave a comment
Top 7 Foods that Help Grow Your Baby’s Brain
Here’s a list of the top seven foods that can help you to grow your baby’s brain. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, Shopping
Tagged brain food, Children, Drink, Food, Shopping, super foods
Leave a comment
