Category Archives: Books

Black Metal Beyond the Darkness

Posted on 2012-12-09 by tikichris

Image of One Tail, One Head courtesy of Black Dog Publishing I never read about music these days. As a teen, I pretty much used to only read about music. But when I came across Black Metal: Beyond the Darkness … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Christmas, Discounts and Special Offers, Music, Shopping | Tagged 40% off, black dog publishing, black metal, black metal beyond the darkness, book, death metal, discount, heavy metal, music, music book, norwegian black metal, review, satanism, thrash | Leave a comment

Win a TASCHEN Book and Afternoon Tea for Two with a Christmas Tree View at Belgraves, A Thompson Hotel

Posted on 2012-12-07 by tikichris

No matter how you stack them, books make great gifts. And the folks at Belgraves hotel and TASCHEN reckon they can be fantastic Christmas decorations too! Keep reading to find out how you can win a TASCHEN book and afternoon tea for … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, Christmas, Competition, Design, Drink, Food, Freebies, Hotels, London, Shopping, Social Media, Travel | Tagged afternoon tea, begraves christmas tree, belgraves, BELGRAVIA, book christmas tree, books, christmas, christmas decorations, christmas tree, christmas tree made of books, competition, free, free afternoon tea, London, luxury hotel, taschen, taschen books, taschen christmas tree, taschen london, thompson hotels, Tree Houses: Fairy Tale Castles in the Air | Leave a comment

40% Discount off Foodie Titles from Black Dog Publishing

Posted on 2012-11-23 by tikichris

Hey all. I recently got hold of a copy of Black Dog Publishing’s A Guide to London’s Classic Cafes and Fish & Chip Shops and really enjoyed giving it a browse. You can see my review of the book over … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Christmas, Coffee, Discounts and Special Offers, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping | Tagged 40% off, A Guide to London's Classic Cafes and Fish & Chip Shops, black dog publishing, book, CAFES, caffs, chippies, chippy, discount, fish and chips, guidebook, London, meat london, review, sale, tea & cake | 1 Comment

Good Stuff

Posted on 2012-11-14 by tikichris

Here’s a quick list of some really good stuff I’ve come across lately but for whatever reason didn’t make it into their own blog posts on here, my tikichris-to-go Tumblr blog or one of my client blogs. Bo Ningen: Wow. Japanese psychedelic rawk-n-roll. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Celebrities, Food, Good Stuff, London, Music, Photography, Restaurants, Shopping, Video | Tagged bo ningen, butcher shop, butchery, dishoom, dishoom shoreditch, edible selby, ginger pig, good stuff, instagram, iphonography, London, mobile photography, music, Photography, restaurants, review, reviews, rough trade, sausage making, sausages, st john, st john bread and wine, the selby, todd selby, Video | Leave a comment

Now Published: A Guide to London’s Caffs and Chippies (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012-11-09 by tikichris

A Guide to London’s Classic Cafes and Fish & Chip Shops is a fantastic resource for scouting out the last bastions of London’s old school takeaways and traditional fast food. Whether you’re keen for a little retro kitsch with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Coffee, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel | Tagged A Guide to London's Classic Cafes and Fish & Chip Shops, book, CAFES, caffs, chippies, chippy, fish and chips, guidebook, London, OneTravel, review | Leave a comment

Good Stuff

Posted on 2012-10-21 by tikichris

Here’s a quick lists of Good Stuff I’ve come across lately and got a kick out of but for whatever reason didn’t make it into their own blog posts on here, my tikichris-to-go Tumblr blog or one of my client blogs. Akari Japanese … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Art, Books, Celebrities, Coffee, Design, Food, London, Music, Photography, Restaurants, Shopping, Television, Travel | Tagged 4od, akari, Akari Japanese Kitchen & Bar, anna friel, app, arts bar & cafe, artsadmin, brick lane, channel 4, channel four on demand, circus, cirque du soleil, curry, essex road, Fäviken, GRAYSON PERRY, In the Best Possible Taste, In the Best Possible Taste - Grayson Perry, ipad, japanese, JAPANESE CUISINE, japanese food, khushbu, khushbu grill house, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson the Immortal World Tour, nordic cuisine, O2 Arena, phaidon, phaidon press, Photography, Reuters, sushi, swedish, swedish food, thomas reuters, toynbee studios, whitechapel, Wider Image, Wider Image Photo App for iPad from Reuters | Leave a comment

2013 Zagat Guide to London Restaurants Out Now (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-09-22 by tikichris

The 2013 Zagat Guide to London Restaurants is out now. With nearly 2,000 restaurants rated and reviewed by a record 9,583 surveyors, the 2013 guide is Zagat’s most comprehensive survey of the London dining scene to date. Read my complete … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, CheapOair, Food, London, Restaurants, Travel | Tagged 2013 Zagat Guide to London Restaurants, cheapoair, London, london restaurants, MOOLI'S, PITT CUE CO, restaurant guide, restaurants, roganic, ZAGAT | 1 Comment

2013 Zagat Guide to London Restaurants Out Now

Posted on 2012-09-11 by tikichris

Posted in Books, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged 2013 Zagat Guide to London Restaurants, breakfast, duck & waffle, HERON TOWER, London, london restaurants, MOOLI'S, PITT CUE CO, restaurant guide, restaurants, roganic, the duck & waffle, the heron tower, ZAGAT | 1 Comment

Win a Free Copy of Eric Lanlard’s Tarts & Pies Cookbook

Posted on 2012-08-11 by tikichris

Hiya. I hope you’re having a good weekend and that this sweet and easy little competition puts a smile on your face. Are you a fan of Eric Lanlard and Channel 4’s Baking Mad? Well, here’s a chance to win … Continue reading →

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Carnaby Book Exchange (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012-08-08 by tikichris

Perhaps in an attempt to tap into Carnaby’s spirit of free love and peace, a new and decidedly non-retail space has opened where you can “pick up a book, relax in an armchair and explore the vast expanses of fashion, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, CheapOair, Freebies, London, Shopping, Travel | Tagged books, carnaby book exchange, carnaby street, free books, freebies, KINGLY COURT, library, London, London College of Fashion, OneTravel, soho | Leave a comment

Ponderous and Light-Hearted Shows Now on at the Photographers’ Gallery, London (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-07-18 by tikichris

Open now and running through the beginning of September, The Photographers’ Gallery has two excellent (and free!) exhibitions on show … Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.

Posted in Art, Books, CheapOair, Freebies, London, Photography, Travel | Tagged cheapoair, Contemporary Japanese Photobooks, Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2012, London, oxford circus, photobooks, photographers' gallery, Photography, pieter hugo, Ramillies Street, review, soho, W1, W1F 7LW | Leave a comment

Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2012 + Contemporary Japanese Photobooks @ The Photographers’ Gallery

Posted on 2012-07-11 by tikichris

Opening Friday 13 July at The Photographers’ Gallery are two excellent (and free!) exhibitions: the heady and contemplative Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2012 and the breezy and light-hearted Contemporary Japanese Photobooks. Both yield wonderful opportunities to view amazing photography and to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, London, Photography | Tagged Contemporary Japanese Photobooks, Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2012, London, oxford circus, photobooks, photographers' gallery, Photography, pieter hugo, Ramillies Street, review, soho, W1, W1F 7LW | Leave a comment

London Olympics Survival Guide eBook

Posted on 2012-07-10 by tikichris

London-based book publisher Fingerpress has just released a London Olympics Visitors Survival Guide, a photo-rich ebook featuring interactive “tap-maps” for the various Olympic Zones, panoramic photos, and its content can be extended by downloading an app which brings the guide’s maps to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, London, London 2012, Shopping, Travel | Tagged amazon, ebook, fingerpress, kindle, London, london 2012, london 2012 olympic games, london olympics visitors survival guide, OLYMPIC GAMES, travel guide | Leave a comment

Keeping Tidy with Rachel Khoo (Great British Chefs)

Posted on 2012-06-18 by tikichris

In closing, I asked Rachel if she had any cookery tips to share with the Great British Chefs community. Only a “boring” one she said … Keeping Tidy with Rachel Khoo Great British Chefs, 18 June 2012

Posted in Books, Celebrities, Food, France, Great British Chefs, interview, Paris, Recipes, Restaurants, Television | Tagged BBC, BBC 2, cookbooks, cooking shows, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, home cooking, interview, paris, rachel khoo, television, the little paris kitchen, The Little Paris Kitchen: Cooking with Rachel Khoo | Leave a comment

Lunch with Antonio Carluccio

Posted on 2012-05-16 by tikichris

I had the great pleasure of having a delicious and simple Italian lunch with Antonio Carluccio this afternoon at the Carluccio’s restaurant in Notting Hill. Of course, it wasn’t just me dining with the famed restauranteur. But there was only … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Celebrities, Food, London, Restaurants, Television | Tagged antonio carluccio, BBC, book signing, carluccio's, italian cuisine, italian food, lunch, restaurant, TWO GREEDY ITALIANS EAT ITALY | Leave a comment

London’s Best Travel Bookshops (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-05-10 by tikichris

Take one of the literary world’s most famed destinations and throw in the fact that it’s also one of the best connected international transportation hubs in the world and what do you get? London’s Best Travel Bookshops CheapOair, 8 May … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, CheapOair, London, Shopping, Travel | Tagged bookshops, bookstores, cheapoair, daunt books, guidebooks, London, maps, Stanfords, Travel, travel books, travel bookshops, travel guides | 1 Comment

Hypnagogia by ROA Opens Today @ Stolenspace (Londonist)

Posted on 2012-04-20 by tikichris

Currently one of London’s most prolific graffiti artists, ROA achieves where some of his peers have often failed. The stuff on the gallery walls is as compelling as his work on the streets. Hypnagogia by ROA Opens Today @ Stolenspace … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Graffiti, London | Tagged book launch, E1, E1 6QL, east london, gallery, Graffiti, HYPNAGOGIA, London, Londonist, ROA, STOLEN SPACE, stolenspace, street art, STREET ARTIST, tower hamlets, whitechapel | Leave a comment

Have Lunch With Antonio Carluccio In Notting Hill (Londonist)

Posted on 2012-04-18 by tikichris

The event marks the launch of the book [Antonio Carluccio] co-wrote with fellow chef Gennaro Contaldo, Two Greedy Italians Eat Italy, and its accompanying four-part BBC series. Have Lunch With Antonio Carluccio In Notting Hill Londonist, 18 April 2012 Photo/Tony Briggs