Author Archives: tikichris
Lovely Sunday Lunch at The Latchmere, SW11
Following a major reno, The Latchmere pub on Battersea Park Road has recently reopened under the guiding hand of the Renaissance Pubs group to offer a comfortable and attractive venue (think: Victorian minus any twee fittings) for all those pubby things we like to do as Londoners. Kemey and I paid visit a couple of weekends ago for one of our most favourite of pubby activities – Sunday lunch! – and were more than pleased with our experience. Here are some of the highlights. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged battersea, Battersea Park Road, beer, Food, London, London blog, lunch, pub, pub review, pubs, renaissance pubs, restaurant review, review, roast, south london, SUNDAY LUNCH, SUNDAY ROAST, SW11, SW11 3BW, the latchmere, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
London Daily Photo: Tulip Siddiq, Parliamentary Candidate and Promise Foundation Mentor
The Promise Foundation is inspired by Promise Campbell, who at the age of twelve benefited greatly through a relationship with a mentor leading her to achieve things far beyond her own expectations. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Good Cause, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Yimby
Tagged good cause, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, The Promise Foundation, Tulip Siddiq, Yimby, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Win the Summer Collection from Hotel Chocolat
Ah summer! Just another excuse for enjoying chocolate, right? Well, with Hotel Chocolat’s 2014 range of summertime treats, it’s certainly a delicious option. Fusing together the heady colours and flavours of summer, this delectably seasonal assortment of fine chocolates is just right for sultry afternoons and long summer nights. Keep reading for your chance to win a Hotel Chocolat Summer Collection. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Chocolate, Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, Shopping
Tagged chocolate, competition, contest, easter, easter eggs, Extra Thick Egg, fine chocolate, Food, free, free chocolate, freebie, Hotel Chocolat, hotel chocolat summer collection, milk chocolate, RT to win, Shopping, summer 2014, summer chocolates, twitter competition, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
London Daily Photo: Mentors Mingle and Share Ideas
The Promise Foundation is inspired by Promise Campbell, who at the age of twelve benefited greatly through a relationship with a mentor leading her to achieve things far beyond her own expectations. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Good Cause, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Yimby
Tagged good cause, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, The Promise Foundation, Yimby, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
The Pear Tree Pub in Hammersmith, W6
Today (Thursday 24 July), The Pear Tree pub in Hammersmith is offering free BBQ pulled pork finger rolls at two locations. From 12.45 folks from the pub will be outside the main entrance to Charing Cross Hospital, and then from 17.45 they’ll be outside Barons Court Tube. Yum! Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, Freebies, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged barons court, charing cross hospital, Food, free, gastropub, HAMMERSMITH, London, London blog, Margravine Road, pub, pub review, pubs, PULLED PORK, restaurant review, restaurants, review, the pear tree, W6, W6 8HJ, west london, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
London Daily Photo: A Mentee Explains What She’s Gained from Having a Mentor
The Promise Foundation is inspired by Promise Campbell, who at the age of twelve benefited greatly through a relationship with a mentor leading her to achieve things far beyond her own expectations. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Good Cause, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Yimby
Tagged good cause, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, The Promise Foundation, Yimby, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
BOGOF Bubble Tea at Yao Yao Cha, Earlham Street WC2
From now until the end of August 2014, when you purchase any regular drink at Yao Yao Cha simply mention “tikichris” and you can get another one of equal or lesser value for free. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Discounts and Special Offers, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged 2 for 1, 2fer, 2fer1, 7 dials, BOGOF, BUBBLE TEA, buy one get one free, covent garden, discounts, discounts and special offers, Drink, earlham street, Food, free, freebies, fruit juice, London, London blog, milk tea, seven dials, smoothies, special offers, taiwanese, taiwanese bubble tea, tapioca, tapioca pearls, tea, tikichris special, two for one, WC2, WC2H 9LN, yao yao cha, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
London Daily Photo: A Mentor and Mentee Recap a Great Year
The Promise Foundation is inspired by Promise Campbell, who at the age of twelve benefited greatly through a relationship with a mentor leading her to achieve things far beyond her own expectations. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Good Cause, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Yimby
Tagged good cause, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, The Promise Foundation, Yimby, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
7 Sound Suggestions for Listening to Live Music in Louisiana (OneTravel)
The state of Louisiana is home to a rich musical tradition. Blues, funk, jazz, zydeco, rock ‘n’ roll, country – it’s all-American music and every style has its roots in this corner of the world. Headed down to Dixie for a taste of live music but in a jam as to where you should go? Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Beer, Drink, Louisiana, Music, OneTravel, Travel
Tagged Apple Barrel, BARS, beer, Blue Moon Salon, Blue Moon Salon and Guesthouse, blues, cajun, COUNTRY MUSIC, creole, Drink, Fred's Lounge, french quarter, frenchman street, funk, jazz, lafayette, live music, louisiana, mamou, Maple Leaf Bar, music, new orleans, nola, OneTravel, Preservation Hall, Rock 'n' Roll, Snug Harbor, Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro, The Spotted Cat, Travel, zydeco
Leave a comment
London Daily Photo: Josephine Shares the Year’s Results
The Promise Foundation is inspired by Promise Campbell, who at the age of twelve benefited greatly through a relationship with a mentor leading her to achieve things far beyond her own expectations. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Good Cause, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Yimby
Tagged good cause, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, The Promise Foundation, Yimby, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Get it Fast and Fresh at Vapiano Soho
Not the first (and probably not the last) Vapiano outlet to open in London, but the new Wardour Street location of this global restaurant group with its fast casual take on serving freshly made Italian cuisine was worthy of a visit and my recommendation. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged Big Top Zinfandel, california wine, calzone, Drink, Food, italian restaurant, London, London blog, new restaurant review, pizza, pizzeria, red wine, restaurants, review, soho, vapiano, vapiano soho, W1, W1F 0TQ, wardour street, wine, zinfandel, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
1 Comment
London Daily Photo: Building Meaningful Relationships Through Mentoring
The Promise Foundation is inspired by Promise Campbell, who at the age of twelve benefited greatly through a relationship with a mentor leading her to achieve things far beyond her own expectations. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Good Cause, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Yimby
Tagged good cause, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, The Promise Foundation, Yimby, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Recipe: Spaghetti Puttanesca
An opportunity to sample a selection of especially delicious olives led to an opportunity to cook one of my favourite dishes: spaghetti puttanesca. As the name suggests, this dish is quick, easy and cheap … and oh so satisfying. Continue reading
Share this:
London Daily Photo: Mentor and Mentee Embrace
The Promise Foundation is inspired by Promise Campbell, who at the age of twelve benefited greatly through a relationship with a mentor leading her to achieve things far beyond her own expectations. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Good Cause, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Yimby
Tagged good cause, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, The Promise Foundation, Yimby, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Good Stuff
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. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Books, Chocolate, Coffee, Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Wine
Tagged artisan wine, biodynamic wine, books, borough market, brick lane, cafe, chocolate, Cocoa Runners, coffee, crème brûlée, Crème Brûlée Yoghurt, E1, east london, elliot's, elliot's cafe, Food, Isabel Legeron, London, London blog, NATURAL WINE, Natural Wine: An Introduction to Organic and Biodynamic Wines Made Naturally, organic wine, Pacari, pacari chocolate, Shopping, shoreditch, tea, tearoom, that crazy french woman, The Collective, The Collective Dairy, The Hawkhurst Vault, Travel, travel blog, wine, wine book, yoghurt, Yoghurt Drinks, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
London Daily Photo: A Mentee Welcomes Guests to an End of the Year Celebration
The Promise Foundation is inspired by Promise Campbell, who at the age of twelve benefited greatly through a relationship with a mentor leading her to achieve things far beyond her own expectations. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Good Cause, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Yimby
Tagged good cause, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, The Promise Foundation, Yimby, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
dCS: Me, Bob Dylan, and the £67,000 Sound
Question: what would Bob Dylan’s classic Like a Rolling Stone sound like played at you from a £67,000 piece of luxury audio kit from dCS? Answer: fucking awesome. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Music, Shopping
Leave a comment
London Daily Photo: QPCS Steel Drum Band Member
The Promise Foundation is inspired by Promise Campbell, who at the age of twelve benefited greatly through a relationship with a mentor leading her to achieve things far beyond her own expectations. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Good Cause, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Yimby
Tagged good cause, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, The Promise Foundation, Yimby, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Win a G&T Experience for Two at The Polo Bar at The Westbury Hotel
A month or so ago I had the pleasure of sampling the new gin and tonic menu at The Polo Bar at The Westbury Hotel. Created by Tanqueray mixologist Tim Homewood and Polo Bar manager Elias Yiallouris, the new G&Ts are part of a “Botanical Brew Experience” collaboration between Tangueray No. TEN gin and Fever-Tree tonic water. All feature the quadruple distilled gin and the premium tonic along with an intriguing array of fresh ingredients. And – just in time for the height of summer – here’s a chance for one lucky reader and a guest to do what I got to do and sample a couple of these fantastic drinks for free. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Competition, Drink, Freebies, Hotels, London, Luxury, Travel
Tagged bar, BARS, bond street, cocktails, competition, conduit street, contest, Drink, Elias Yiallouris, FEVER TREE, Fever-Tree tonic water, free, free drinks, freebies, G&T, gin, gin and tonic, hotels, London, London blog, luxury, mayfair, mixologist, mixology, polo bar, RT to win, tangueray, Tangueray No. TEN, Tangueray No. TEN gin, The Polo Bar, Tim Homewood, tonic, twitter competition, W1, W1S 2YF, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
2 Comments
London Daily Photo: Here Comes the Band
The Promise Foundation is inspired by Promise Campbell, who at the age of twelve benefited greatly through a relationship with a mentor leading her to achieve things far beyond her own expectations. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Good Cause, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Yimby
Tagged good cause, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, The Promise Foundation, Yimby, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
5 Sensational Blogs about Los Angeles (OneTravel)
Los Angeles is a fantastic city but unless you know it well can prove a heck of a tough one to explore. Why just stick to the beach and major attractions when there’s so much more to see and do? … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Blogs, Food, Music, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Blogs, chris osbur, Consuming LA, Discover Los Angeles, Food, L.A., LA Taco, LANightLife.com, los angeles, MomsLA, music, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel, travel blog, travel blogs
2 Comments
New Restaurant Review: INK, Bethnal Green
Definitely one of the most inventive and satisfying meals of the year, my dinner at newly opened INK was a sheer delight. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged bethnal green, Chef Martyn Meid, E2, E2 0TA, east london, Food, ink, ink restaurant, London, London blog, Martyn Meid, new restaurant review, Palmers Road, REGENTS CANAL, restaurant, restaurant review, review, Suttons Wharf South, wine, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
2 Comments
Region of Valencia: We are Holidays
With more than 450k of coastline featuring 38 marinas, 20 golf courses, and seven coastal parks, the Region of Valencia offers an amazing range of possibilities for your next holiday. From wild nature to world famous resorts, centuries old attractions and modern theme parks – there’s something for all tastes … as long as you love the beach! Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Spain, Travel
Tagged region of valencia, spain, SPONSORED POST, Travel, travel blog, valencia, Video
Leave a comment
London Daily Photo: What a Difference a Year Makes
The Promise Foundation is inspired by Promise Campbell, who at the age of twelve benefited greatly through a relationship with a mentor leading her to achieve things far beyond her own expectations. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Good Cause, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Yimby
Tagged good cause, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, The Promise Foundation, Yimby, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Dorothea Tanning: Web of Dreams, Alison Jacques Gallery
American artist Dorothea Tanning, who died in 2012 at the age of 101, was a prodigious master of figurative art. Web of Dreams on show at Alison Jacques Gallery on Berners Street in Fitzrovia shares her raw talent and often playful approach in a delightfully presented exhibition presented in close collaboration with The Dorothea Tanning Foundation. Continue reading
Share this:
London Daily Photo: Facing the Future
The Promise Foundation is inspired by Promise Campbell, who at the age of twelve benefited greatly through a relationship with a mentor leading her to achieve things far beyond her own expectations. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Good Cause, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Yimby
Tagged good cause, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, The Promise Foundation, Yimby, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Kopparberg Urban Forest by @cathiasays
Stepping up for me yet again while I’m off doing something else, the intrepid Cathia Randrianarivo kindly filled in to cover the Kopparberg Urban Forest pop-up festival in Dalston. Cheers Cathia for the ace account of the event and for all the fun photos you took. It looks like you had a blast Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Celebrities, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Music
Tagged Cathia Randrianarivo, celebritites, cider, dalston, DALSTON JUNCTION, Drink, east london, FIKA, Food, free, free festival, freebies, jerk chicken, Kelis, Kopparberg, Kopparberg Urban Forest, London, London blog, Mama’s Jerk Station, pop-up, Sophie Ellis Bextor, swedish meatballs, Urban Forest, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Good Stuff and a New Place to Puff
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. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged breakfast, cigar shop, cigars, coffee, Decadent Decaf, Drink, Food, ghost bus, ghost bus tours, good stuff, king's cross, King's Cross St Pancras, kiosk, knightsbridge, London, London blog, luxury, monmouth coffee, restaurants, sautter, sautter cigar shop, sautter knightsbridge, Sautter of Mount Street, Shopping, st pancras, The Decadent Decaf Coffee Company, Travel, travel blog, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
1 Comment
London Daily Photo: Big Smiles
The Promise Foundation is inspired by Promise Campbell, who at the age of twelve benefited greatly through a relationship with a mentor leading her to achieve things far beyond her own expectations. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Good Cause, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Yimby
Tagged good cause, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, The Promise Foundation, Yimby, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Flat Sharing Tips + a £100 Discount from Myrooms
The average price of private rental in London is more than double what you’d pay anywhere else in the UK. London house prices are more than 60% higher than the national average and twice the average price compared to houses in the North East. According to Myrooms – one of the fastest growing accommodation providers in London with properties in Zones 1 and 2 – if you want to live in London and enjoy all it has to offer, flat sharing is one of your best options when it comes to achieving your dreams. Some 670,000 households in London live in the private rented sector, a higher proportion than the national average of 14.2%. So as someone seeking shared residence in the capital, you’re hardly alone! Still finding the perfect flat share situation for you can seem a daunting task. Here are some tips from Myrooms to get you moving in the right direction along with a voucher code worth £100 offer your first month’s rent. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Discounts and Special Offers, London, Money
Tagged discounts and special offers, flat sharing, London, London blog, money, myrooms, myrooms.com, SPONSORED POST, tikichris special, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
London Daily Photo: Building Lasting Relationships
The Promise Foundation is inspired by Promise Campbell, who at the age of twelve benefited greatly through a relationship with a mentor leading her to achieve things far beyond her own expectations. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Good Cause, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Yimby
Tagged good cause, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, The Promise Foundation, Yimby, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
Win Dinner for Two and an Overnight Stay at The Tommyfield London Pub
Located just five minutes from London’s Waterloo and owned by Renaissance Pubs, The Tommyfield now fully embraces its coaching inn roots by becoming a luxurious city crash pad as well as a cracking London local. Tempted? Keep reading to find out how to win a free night’s stay plus dinner for two at this ace Kennington pub! Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, Hotels, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged competiiton, contest, dinner for two, Food, hotel, hotels, kennington, London, London blog, pub, pubs, renaissance pubs, restaurant, restaurants, RT to win, south london, The Tommyfield, tommyfield, twitter competition, WATERLOO, Win a Free Dinner for Two, win a free night in a london hotel, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
2 Comments
London Daily Photo: A Mentee Listens
The Promise Foundation is inspired by Promise Campbell, who at the age of twelve benefited greatly through a relationship with a mentor leading her to achieve things far beyond her own expectations. The foundation is based at Queens Park Community … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Good Cause, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Yimby
Tagged good cause, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, street photography, The Promise Foundation, Yimby, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
6 Exceptional Museums in Basel (OneTravel)
For a city of only about 200,000 people, Basel boasts more museums than cities with more than ten times its population. From the Anatomical Museum of the University of Basel (which was founded by Professor Carl Jung – yes, the … Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Art, Basel, Design, Museums, OneTravel, Switzerland, Travel
Tagged Art, Basel, Basler Papiermühle, design, fine art, fine art museum, Fondation Beyeler, germany, Jean Tingugely, Kunstmuseum Basel, Münchenstein, Museum Tinguely, museums, OneTravel, paper museum, riehen, Schaulager, sculpture, swiss, switzerland, Travel, vitra, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein
Leave a comment
London Daily Photo: A Mentor Recounts Her Experiences
The Promise Foundation is inspired by Promise Campbell, who at the age of twelve benefited greatly through a relationship with a mentor leading her to achieve things far beyond her own expectations. Continue reading
Share this:
Posted in Good Cause, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Yimby
Tagged LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, The Promise Foundation, Yimby, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
Leave a comment
