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Wiener Demeanour: Cafes, Restaurants, and Bars
I had a delicious time in Vienna – a city that perhaps more than any other best exemplifies European café culture and presents visitors with a delectable array of food and drink options ranging from down-to-earth comforts to upscale innovations. … Continue reading
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Posted in Austria, Bars, Coffee, Drink, Food, Hotels, Restaurants, Travel, Vienna, Wiener Demeanour, Wine
Tagged austria, Austrian food, BARS, BioWerkstatt, Café Korb, Café Landtmann, CAFES, cocktails, coffee, Daniel Bakery, Daniel Bakery at Hotel Daniel Vienna, Das Loft, Drink, Food, Heuer am Karlsplatz, Hotel Daniel Vienna, hotels, käsekrainer, Konstantin Filippou, O Boufés, Restaurant Konstantin Filippou, restaurants, Sofitel, street food, Supersense, Travel, vegan, vienna, Wien, Wiener Demeanour, wine, Würstelstands
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Recipe: Tamago Miso French Toast
Talk about a pain perdu! My eggy bread took a long detour through Japan on its way to France! I hope you enjoy my recipe for tamago miso French toast – aka Japanese French toast. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Recipes, Shopping
Tagged breakfast, brunch, eggy bread, Food, french toast, japanese food, japanese french toast, miso, pain perdu, recipe, recipes, Shopping, Tamago Miso French Toast, tikichris recipes, Yutaka
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Good Stuff #56
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy.
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Posted in Drink, Food, Good Stuff, Shopping
Tagged #GreenSpears, 1843 Magazine, B.Fresh, crisps, cucumber soda, Drink, Fine Food Specialist, Food, good stuff, Green Spears Asparagus Juice, magazines, potato chips, Qcumber, Shopping, The Economist, Torres Selecta, Torres Selecta Black Truffle Potato Chips
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#Shaveril: Shave Your Beard This April in Support of Mental Health
To donate, simply text SHAV68 and £5 or £10 to 70070 or go to justgiving.com/shaveril. Continue reading
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Posted in Good Cause, London
Tagged barbers, barbershops, charity, Donate, good cause, hotels, hoxton, Hoxton Hotel, Huckle the Barber, London, men's grooming, Mental health, Mental health charity, Mind, shave, shaveril, shaving, The Hoxton
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Shepherd Market Wine House
Bravo to Ben Van de Meutter – manager, buyer, and Head Sommelier at Shepherd Market Wine House – for knowing his stuff and backing it up with enthusiasm and presenting his wares in an approachable manner and in an easy-going and comfortable setting. Continue reading
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Win £50 Worth of Free Healthy Eating from Pod
I’ve teamed up with London-based healthy eating restaurant group, Pod, to offer one lucky reader five £10 vouchers. But this competition’s not just a chance to win a free lunch (and then some) but to explore a menu of nutritious and free-free food and drink options at a number of convenient locations throughout London and to start improving eating habits and be more pod-uctive! Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants
Tagged breakfast, competition, Drink, Food, free, free lunch, freebies, gift vouchers, healthy eating, Helen Money, London, lunch, nutrition, Nutritionist Helen Money, pod, pod london, pod-uctivity, Pod-uctivity Report, poductivity, restaurants, RT to win, twitter competition, vouchers, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Greek Cheese and Wine Tasting at Isle of Olive
Isle of Olive – Hackney’s home of Hellenic hospitality and great Greek food and drink – continues with its delicious charm offensive by offering wine tastings and related events. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged Ada Street, broadway market, cheese, Drink, E8, E8 4QU, east london, Food, Greek cheese, greek food, Greek Wine, hackney, Isle of Olive, London, Shopping, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Roba Bar & Restaurant
Welcome to the brand new Roba Bar & Restaurant in Paddington where a young executive chef – Andrea Secchi (ex-Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley) – a focus on in-house aging of beef and smoking of salmon, and a menu designed largely around a robata grill add up to a hearty dining experience. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants
Tagged Andrea Secchi, BBQ, Chef Andrea Secchi, Drink, Food, hotels, London, Norfolk Place, Norfolk Towers, paddington, restaurants, reviews, RIBS, Roba, Roba Bar & Restaurant, steak, W2, W2 1QW, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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St George Cheeseburger at BRGR.CO
Slay the dragon of deep carnal cravings and celebrate St George’s Day throughout April with BRGR.CO’s limited offer St George cheeseburger – a blade steak patty topped with a Cheddar and a Red Leicester cross and served with a side of sweet, sticky caramelised onions and a portion of fries for only £10 (or upgrade to hanger steak for an extra £2). Continue reading
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Tagged BRGR, BRGR.CO, burgers, cheeseburgers, Drink, Food, hamburgers, ice cream, London, restaurants, reviews, root beer, Root beer floats, soho, St George BRGR, St George Burger, St George Cheeseburger, st george's day, W1F 8ZB, wardour street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cork Report | Obrigado
From ancient oak forests south of Lisbon to state-of-the-art processing facilities near Porto in the north, tracing cork’s route from the tree to the finished product turned out to be a fascinating journey across Portugal. Continue reading
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Posted in Cork Report, Design, Portugal, Shopping, Travel, Wine
Tagged Amorim, cork, Cork Report, design, portugal, Travel, wine
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Wiener Demeanour: Visit Vienna
Wait a second. You’ve never been to Vienna? *Wien* not!? It’s a terrific city – one of the world’s most beautiful – teeming with culture and plenty of fun things to do. Continue reading
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Posted in Austria, Hotels, Travel, Vienna, Wiener Demeanour
Tagged addison lee, addison lee app, addison lee minicabs, austria, Grand Ferdinand, Grand Ferdinand hotel, hotels, Intersprint, Travel, vienna, Wien, Wiener Demeanour
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I’m Still a Mess. But at Least My House is Clean.
Welcome back to my messy series of posts about Hassle.com – the online and app-based cleaning service offering vetted cleaners, online payments, and 100% money-back guarantees. I’ve been booking cleanings via Hassle for just over a month now and thought it was time to share my thought about the service with you. Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, I'm a Mess, London
Tagged Cleaning service, Hassle, Hassle.com, housecleaner, housecleaning, I'm a Mess, London, London cleaners, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cork Report | Bringing It Back Home
So impressed were we with our cork tour of Portugal that Kemey and I wanted to bring back home with us a more substantial than usual souvenir as a keepsake. Before we knew it we were making plans to clad an entire wall of our house with cork tiles. Having now lived with the tiles in place for several months, our choice seems more and more sensible and aesthetically sound as the days go by. Continue reading
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Posted in Cork Report, Design, Portugal, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Amorim, cork, Cork Report, cork stoppers, Cork tiles, Dekwall, design, portugal, Shopping, Siesta Cork Tiles, Travel, Wicanders
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London Coffee Festival
The London Coffee Festival returns to the Old Truman Brewery for a long weekend of everybody’s (or at least) my favourite warm beverage. I’m heading over tomorrow for my morning cup o’ Joe. See you there? Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Shopping
Tagged coffee, Drink, E1, E1 6QL, east london, Food, Hanbury Street, LCF, London, london coffee festival, old truman brewery, Shopping, The Old Truman Brewery, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff #55 | Southbank Centre Food Market
This latest list of good stuff is filled with street eats enjoyed during a forage through Southbank Centre Food Market, which celebrated its one year anniversary last Friday. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, Shopping, Street Markets
Tagged beer, Belvedere Road, cocktails, CRAFT BEER, Drink, Food, Fourpure Brewing Co, good stuff, Korrito, Label Anglais, London, royal festival hall, SE1, SE1 8XX, Shopping, south bank, south bank centre, south london, southbank, southbank centre, street food, street markets, The Hop Locker, world of zing, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Whaam Banh Mi Celebrates its First Anniversary
Congratulations to Whaam Banh Mi for reaching a first full year of trading – and cheers for celebrating your big bday by offering folks the chance to have a taste of your ace sandwiches for free. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants
Tagged banh mi, coffee, Drink, Food, free, FREE FOOD, free lunch, freebies, Great Windmill Street, London, lunch, restaurants, reviews, sandwiches, soho, vietnamese food, W1, W1D 7LY
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Rib Fest Finale: Home Team BBQ at The Blues Kitchen Brixton
Damn. That was delicious! Deep flavour from the Deep South came to London for the finale of The Blues Kitchen Brixton’s Rib Fest with a sold out, one night only feast of epic proportion. In town from the States to man the grill were the award-winning keepers of the low and slow flame: Home Team BBQ. I was mightily glad to have managed to slide in for a taste of the action and reckon I enjoyed some of the best BBQ I’ve had since October 2015 when I had a chance to visit the Home Team fellas on their own turf of Charleston, South Carolina. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged acre lane, BBQ, BLUES KITCHEN, brixton, cocktails, Drink, Food, Home Team BBQ, London, restaurants, reviews, Rib Fest, Ribfest, south london, SW2, SW2 5SP, The Blues Kitchen, The Blues Kitchen Brixton, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Langham London Launches New Afternoon Tea with Wedgwood
The Langham London’s Executive Pastry chef Cherish Finden and her team have launched a new Wedgewood Afternoon Tea. Inspired by (and served with) classic Wedgwood collections and featuring butterfly and daisy motifs, the new tea service is a salute to spring and the warmer and sunnier days to come. Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon tea, CHERISH FINDEN, Drink, Food, hotels, London, luxury, marylebone, Portland Place, regent street, restaurants, reviews, tea, The Langham London, W1, W1B 1JA, Wedgwood, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win the Complete Range of Sown & Grown Cereals
Craving a wholesome to start your day? Say good morning to Sown & Grown, a new range of delicious and nutritious breakfast granolas and mueslis that are high fibre, low fat, low salt, low saturated fat, baked in small batches and made of 100% British grains. Packed in resealable tubes to stay fresh and stow easily, recently launched Sown & Grown cereals are available now in shop and online and at Sainsbury’s – and for free for one lucky tikichris reader who wins this generous giveaway competition. Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, Cereal, competition, Food, free, freebies, Granola, Great Little Grains, muesli, RT to win, Shopping, Sown & Grown, twitter competition
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Ten Years of London Daily Photo
Celebrating the tenth anniversary of my blog, I’m going to take the month of April to share – via Twitter and Instagram – some of my favourite London Daily Photo shots from over the past ten years. Continue reading
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography, TC10
Tagged 10 Years of tikichris, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, street photography, TC10, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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I’m a Mess. There is Help.
I’ll get to the specifics with a review of the actual service and my cleaner in a later write up (it’ll pretty much be a rave, by the way). But in this piece, I want to focus on one of the key benefits of my Hassle experience. Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, I'm a Mess, London
Tagged Cleaning service, Hassle, Hassle.com, housecleaner, housecleaning, I'm a Mess, London, London cleaners, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Day Trip to Margate
Over Easter weekend, Kemey and I had a really fun time visiting Margate. It was the first time down that way, but it’s safe to say we’re both now keen to return. Already fans of a few fantastic destinations in Kent (Whitstable, Folkestone and Canterbury in particular), we were so glad to say we could add Margate to our list of preferred places within easy reach of London – about 75 miles drive or an hour and a half train ride from Central London). Continue reading
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Posted in Art, England, Food, Museums, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged amusement park, Art, Charlie Evaristo Boyce, CT9, Dreamland, england, fish and chips, Food, Fort Road Yard, galleries, Hantverk & Found, Joachim Koester, kent, London day trip, margate, museums, peter's fish factory, restaurants, seafood, Shopping, street art, Thanet, Travel, turner contemporary, Yinka Shonibare
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Got My Stojo Risin’ – and Conveniently Collapsing (espressoCrazy)
When it comes to having my morning Joe, my preference is to make my own at home and have that time to myself to savour and reflect before revving up to take on the outside world and running the gauntlet of daily tasks to do. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, espressoCrazy, Shopping, Travel
Tagged coffee, collaspable cup, Drink, espresso, espressoCrazy, Food, illy, Shopping, stojo, Travel
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Gourmet Goat, Borough Market
After years of trading just within the perimeter of Borough Market, kid goat meat vendor, Gourmet Goat, has upgraded to a fixed outlet inside the market. I paid a visit, dabbled my way through the menu and walked away keen to sing the praises of their kid goat creations. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Street Markets
Tagged BBC Food and Farming Awards, borough, borough market, Food, Goat meat, Gourmet Goat, Kid goat, London, Nadia Stokes, Nick Stokes, restaurants, Rochester Walk, SE1 9AF, south london, southwark, street food, street markets, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Namibia: Make Unforgettable Memories (Going Places)
Over the past few weeks, we’ve given you an overview and told you where to go for your trip of a lifetime to Namibia. Continue reading
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Posted in Going Places, Namibia, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged africa, Going Places, Namibia, OneTravel, safari, Travel
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Win the Complete Range of Beers from Freedom Brewery
Hey beer lovers! I’ve teamed up with Freedom Brewery from Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire to offer one lucky reader the chance to win this award-winning brewery’s complete range craft beers. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Competition, Drink, Freebies
Tagged beer, competition, Drink, free, free beer, freebies, Freedom Brewery, lager, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition
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Uncannily Great Dining at The Balcon, Sofitel St James Hotel
All the right points were hit seemingly with prescience during my recent dinner at the Sofitel St James Hotel’s Balcon resulting in one of the better restaurant experiences of my year thus far. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged Balcon, Chef Matt Greenwood, Drink, Food, hotels, London, luxury, PALL MALL, regent street, restaurants, reviews, Sofitel, Sofitel St James Hotel, st james's, SW1, SW1Y 5NG, The Balcon, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Brasserie Blanc Southbank
Brasserie Blanc Southbank has reopened with a new spiffy new look. I liked what I saw (and tasted) during my recent snoop. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Belvedere Road, Brasserie Blanc, brasserie blanc southbank, Drink, escargots, Food, french food, l'escargot, London, moules frite, restaurants, reviews, SE1, SE1 8YL, south bank, south london, southbank, STEAK TARTARE, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Review: El Dorado Rum and Rococo Chocolate Pairing at Barrio Soho
Award-winning rum paired with award-winning chocolate? There’s no awards for assuming Barrio Soho’s recent El Dorado Demerara Rums and Rococo Chocolate pairing was a deeply flavourful success! Continue reading
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Tagged Barrio, barrio central, Barrio Soho, BARS, chocolate, cocktails, Drink, El Dorado Rum, Food, London, Poland Street, restaurants, reviews, Rococo Chocolate, rum, Shopping, soho, W1, W1F 8PS, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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London Eye Goes Wonka for Easter
The London Eye offers a taste of pure imagination this Easter by partnering with the West End hit musical, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for an immersive experience for families. Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Entertainment, Food, London, Music, Theatre
Tagged Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, chocolate, Coca-Cola London Eye, county hall, Entertainment, London, london eye, SE1, SE1 7PB, south bank, southbank, View of Pure Imagination, Westminster Bridge Road, Willy Wonka, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Birthday Drinks at Punch Tavern | 10X10 with tikichris
Want to celebrate ten years of tikichris with me? I’m cooking up a string of 10 events to mark my decade of blogging. Fingers crossed and touch wood I’ll manage to pull this off! Making sure my priorities are in order, first up on the tikichris 10X10 agenda is a mandatory visit to the pub. Not just any pub though – one of my favourites in London: Punch Tavern. Please join me. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Pubs, Restaurants, TC10
Tagged 10 Years of tikichris, BARS, beer, city of london, Drink, EC4, EC4Y 1DE, FLEET STREET, Food, free, freebies, gin, London, pubs, punch tavern, restaurants, TC10, TC10X10, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Easter Afternoon Tea at The Langham London
Hop(p)ing for a happy Easter? You’re guaranteed a delectable and playful one with the limited run Easter Afternoon Tea offering by The Langham London’s Executive Pastry Chef Cherish Finden. Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Design, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants
Tagged afternoon tea, CHERISH FINDEN, chocolate, design, Drink, easter, Easter Afternoon Tea, Food, hotels, London, luxury, marylebone, Portland Place, regent street, restaurants, reviews, tea, The Langham London, W1, W1B 1JA, Wedgwood, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Theo Randall at the InterContinental Reopens – Still a Great Place for Italian Cuisine
Taking stock of a decade doing delicious justice to classic Italian dishes, Theo Randall has reopened his restaurant at the InterContinental after an interiors refurb and the addition of a few new menu items. Great news! And the best news about the reopening is that Chef Randall has managed to maintain all the qualities that already had made his eatery one of my favourite places for Italian food. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged hotel, hyde park corner, INTERCONTINENTAL, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurant, italian wine, London, ONE HAMILTON PLACE, park lane, restaurants, reviews, sommelier, theo randall, theo randall at the intercontinental, Vittorio Gentile, W1, W1J 7QY, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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I’m a Mess. So is My House. Is There Any Help?
I’m a mess: in and out of town more than ever, dashing between events and meetings, uncertain where I left my passport/keys/Oyster card/etc, wondering what day of the week it is. But you know what’s even bigger mess? My home. Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, I'm a Mess, London
Tagged Cleaning service, Hassle, Hassle.com, housecleaner, housecleaning, I'm a Mess, London, London cleaners, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win Free Bakeware and Recipes from Bake Box
I’ve teamed up with bimonthly subscription service, Bake Box, to help get the word out by offering one lucky reader the chance to win a free box and have a go at using the bakeware and trying out the recipes. Keep reading for details. Continue reading
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Tagged #BakeBoxWin, #BakeClubLive, Bake Box, baking, competition, Food, free, freebies, recipes, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition
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