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Category Archives: Drink
Stick & Bowl | Lucky 13
Stick & Bowl is a sliver of a restaurant set on the Kensington Gardens end of Kensington High Street for convenient eats during shopping expeditions, a meal after a walk in the park, or for a quick bite pre or post a show at Royal Albert Hall it can’t be beat. But there’s no need to drum up an excuse to visit this classic Chinese food takeaway. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Lucky 13, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged CHEAP EATS, chinese food, chinese restaurants, Drink, Food, kensington, Kensington High Street, London, Lucky 13, restaurants, reviews, Stick & Bowl, Stick and Bowl, Travel, W8, W8 5NP, west london
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Flexing Vegan | Sutton and Sons Vegan Chip Shop
Sutton and Sons Vegan Chip Shop near Hackney Central Station does proper East End eats but with a vegan bend. Here “fish” is code for batter fried banana blossom, but chips are definitely still of the potato variety and done up right to please the palate of any Brit. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Flexing Vegan, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Chip shops, chips, Drink, E8, E8 1BP, east london, Flexing Vegan, Flexitarian, Food, Graham Road, hackney, HACKNEY CENTRAL, London, restaurants, reviews, Travel, vegan, Vegan fish and chips, Vegan restaurants, vegetarian
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Good Stuff #87
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
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Win a House of Holi Dinner for Two with a Bottle of Wine at Cinnamon Kitchen City
House of Holi returns to Cinnamon Kitchen at Devonshire Square for a fifth colour-filled year. I’ve teamed up with the restaurant to offer the chance for one tikichris reader to win a House of Holi dinner for two with a bottle of wine. Continue reading
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Tagged #houseofholi, #WinCinnamonKitchenHouseOfHoli, chef vivek singh, cinnamon kitchen, city of london, cocktails, competition, devonshire square, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2M 4YL, Food, free, freebies, HOLI, Holi in the City, House of Holi, indian food, Kingfisher Lager, London, restaurants, RT to win, Shopping, Travel, twitter competition, wine
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Mecca Ibrahim | Women in the Food Industry | #TCTalks 66
The focus of this and the next few episodes of tikichris Talks is Women in the Food Industry. I start this podcast miniseries having a chat with my good friend Mecca Ibrahim, one of the co-founders of the new WIFI initiative. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Good Cause, interview, Podcast, TCTalks, Travel, Women in the Food Industry
Tagged #TCTalks, Drink, Food, good cause, interview, London, Mecca Ibrahim, PODCAST, tikichris talks, Travel, Women in the Food Industry
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Caffeo Solo & Milk | My Coffee with Melitta
Having a good morning? My mornings have been great since I started brewing my coffee with a fully automated Melitta Caffeo Solo & Milk E953-102 coffeemaker. Continue reading
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Tagged coffee, coffee maker, Drink, Food, Melitta, My Coffee, My Coffee 2019, My Coffee with Melitta, reviews, Shopping
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Liquor Lanes Private Bowling at Queens Skate Dine Bowl
Queens Skate Dine Bowl and Meatliquor have launched Liquor Lanes, a private bowling experience replete with its own bar and bartender and bowling lanes. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, Drink, Entertainment, Food, London, Restaurants, Sports, Travel
Tagged BARS, bayswater, beer, bowling, burgers, cheeseburgers, cocktails, Drink, Entertainment, Food, hamburgers, Liquor Lanes, MEATLIQUOR, queensway, restaurants, sports, The Liquor Lanes, Travel, W2, W2 4QP
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Good Stuff #86
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
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Posted in Drink, Food, Good Stuff, Hotels, London, Luxury, Movies, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Video, Wine
Tagged #LookingForThePerfectFood, backpacks, cinema, Drink, film, Food, french wine, good stuff, Gualteiro Marchesi, Gualtiero the Great Italian, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE, italian food, japanese food, Looking for the Perfect Food, luxury, miso, MISO SOUP, Movies, Olive, olive oil, Picpoul, Picpoul de Pinet, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, socks, theo randall, Travel, Video, Waterfly, white wine, wine, Yutaka
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Top 5 Vodka Exporting Countries in the World
Most people seem to assume vodka originated in Russia or Poland, and that is indeed the partial truth. What many people don’t realize is that nowadays, these countries are no longer regarded as the top producers of this popular ethanol-based distillate. Continue reading
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The Coal Shed, One Tower Bridge
With a “meat, fish, fire” mantra, The Coal Shed at One Tower Bridge aims to source native British breeds from small family run farms for its beef as well as sustainably and ethically caught fish and seafood from England’s south coast to fill its menu of big flavour, big portion dishes. Continue reading
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Tagged Coal Shed, cocktails, Crown Square, Drink, Food, London, One Tower Bridge, restaurants, reviews, SE1, SE1 2UP, steak, The Coal Shed, The Coal Shed London, tower bridge, Tower Bridge Road, Travel, wine
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All You Need to Know About Nightlife Experiences in Singapore
Here are some of the top places where you can have a great time after sunset in Singapore. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Entertainment, Music, Singapore, Travel
Tagged BARS, Drink, Entertainment, music, nightlife, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Travel
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The Good, the Bad and the Skinny Kitchen
I had lunch at The Skinny Kitchen in Islington recently. My experience mixed but overall positive. Here’s the skinny on my lunch at The Skinny Kitchen. Continue reading
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Tagged angel, business design centre, Drink, Food, islington, London, N1, N1 0QH, restaurants, review, Skinny Kitchen, The Skinny Kitchen, upper street
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Good Stuff #85
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down (which a bit of a Valentine’s Day spin) 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
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Entertainment, Food, Good Stuff, Live Performance, London, Music, Shopping, Travel, Valentine's Day
Tagged beer, bermondsey, Cexy beard oil, Ceyx, cheese, cider, crisps, Drink, Entertainment, Food, Game Pies, good stuff, Honey and Chilli, live performance, London, Love Lula, Maison Sassy, male grooming, music, Onuga, Onuga caviar, pies, potato chips, Potato crisps, Rainbow Maniac, Sassy Cider, Sassy Cidre, Shopping, Small Beer, Small Beer Co, South Bermondsey, south london, The Fine Cheese Company, Travel, Tyrrell's, Tyrrell’s Limited Edition Aphrodisiac Flavoured Crisps, Valentine's Day, wild & game
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Explore the Isle of Islay with The Botanist Dry Gin
The first and only dry gin from the Isle of Islay, The Botanist features a unique combination of 22 hand-foraged local botanicals and offers a rare insight into the heritage and heart of this remote Scottish island. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Hotels, Luxury, New York, Shopping, Travel, USA
Tagged 1 Hotel Central Park, 1001, 6th Avenue, BARS, botanist, Central Park, cocktail masterclass, cocktails, drinking, DRINKS, Dry Gin, foraging, gin, gin and tonic, gin bars, ginger, Ginspiration, herbs, hotels, islay, Katy Riddle, luxury, new york, Shopping, spices, THE BOTANIST, Travel, USA
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Chef Giorgio Locatelli | #TCTalks 63
Episode 63 of tikichris Talks features a phone interview with one of London’s most celebrated Italian chefs, Giorgio Locatelli. During our conversation, Chef Locatelli recounts some of his earliest food memories, such as when his father took him to eat … Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Drink, Food, interview, Italy, London, Luxury, Podcast, Restaurants, TCTalks
Tagged #TCTalks, Celebrities, Chef Giorgio Locatelli, Chef Locatelli, Drink, Food, Giorgio Locatelli, interview, italian food, italian restaurants, Italy, Locanda Locatelli, locatelli, London, luxury, masterchef, Masterchef Italia, Masterchef Italy, PODCAST, restaurants, tikichris talks, Travel
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What to Eat and Drink in Hiroshima, Japan (Great British Chefs)
Wrapping up my time in Kobe, I hopped onto the Shinkansen (bullet train) en route to the other city on my Japanese agenda: Hiroshima. Here I divided my time between the city centre and Miyajima, a small island a few miles offshore … Continue reading
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Tagged Drink, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, Hiroshima, japan, luxury, OYSTERS, restaurants, sake, seafood, Travel, wine
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Indian Accent, Albemarle Street, Mayfair
Supremely scrumptious and indulgently flavoured but held back from being cloyingly rich and overdone, Chef Manish Mehrotra’s menu at Indian Accent in Mayfair is a delight for gourmands with gourmet sensibility. Continue reading
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Tagged Ablemarle Street, Albemarle Street, Drink, fine dining, Food, indian food, indian restaurants, London, luxury, mayfair, restaurants, Valentine's Day, W1, W1S 4HW, wine
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Win a Three-Bottle BAFTA Bundle from Champagne Taittinger and Villa Maria Wines
How would you like to drink and celebrate in the same way as your favourite stars of film and TV? Here’s a chance to win a BAFTA bundle of wine, including a special BAFTA-labelled bottle of Champagne Taittinger Brut Réserve NV, a bottle of Villa Maria Private Bin Pinot Grigio and a bottle of Villa Maria Private Bin Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon. Continue reading
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Tagged #BAFTABundle, #WinBAFTABundle, alcohol, BAFTA, BAFTAs, Celebrities, champagne, Champagne Taittinger, cinema, competition, Drink, Entertainment, film, free, freebies, french wine, London, Movies, new zealand wine, retweet to win, RT to win, Shopping, sparkling wine, Taittinger, television, tv, twitter competition, Villa Maria, Villa Maria Wine
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Unsung Cities | Köln, Germany
An ancient Roman enclave on the Rhine, Cologne is first and foremost a river town. That’s why the Romans set up shop here and why it grew to prosper during the Middle Ages as a significant hub of Catholicism. Roman ruins remain embedded in the cityscape and Cologne Cathedral towers over the town, celebrated as one of Europe’s best examples of Gothic grandeur. Continue reading
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Tagged Cafe Kogi, CAFES, coffee, Cologne, Drink, Eau de Cologne, Eiscafe Breda, Farina, Food, German, germany, ice cream, Koln, Shopping, Travel, Unsung Cities, Urwaldkaffee, Valentine's Day
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My Coffee with Melitta 2019
Good morning everybody. I’m back in black. Black coffee that is.As 2019 settles in, I carry on with another round of My Coffee blogging in collaboration with premium coffee machine maker, Melitta. Continue reading
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Icco Goodge Street | Lucky 13
Does Icco do Best pizza in London? Not by my standards, but it’s not far off! I would say Icco probably serves the best priced pizza in London at a consistently high standard. Continue reading
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Tagged CHEAP EATS, Drink, fitzrovia, Food, goodge street, Icco, Icco Goodge Street, italian food, London, Lucky 13, pizza, pizzeria, restaurants, reviews, Travel, W1, W1T 4LU
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Why Has Veganism Gotten So Popular?
It wasn’t that long ago that “vegan” barely showed up in conversation, let alone the headlines. But now, it seems to be in the news to some degree every week, whether it’s a brand-new product or someone getting unusually offended by the ‘audacity’ of edible plant options being offered anywhere, despite having presumably eaten a salad before. But generally, the idea of veganism has had a positive response of late, with a record number of Brits estimated for this year’s Veganuary. Continue reading
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Copper Rivet Distillery | #TCTalks 61
Episode 61 of tikichris Talks is set on the shore of the Medway River at the Copper Rivet Distillery in Chatham, Kent. Continue reading
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Tagged #TCTalks, Abhi Banik, Chatham, cocktails, Copper Rivet, Copper Rivet Distillery, Dockyard Gin, Drink, england, English Grain Spirit, English Whisky, gin, interview, kent, Medway, Medway River, PODCAST, Shopping, Son of Gun, Stephen Russell, tikichris talks, Travel, Vela Vodka, vodka, whisky
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Win a Bottle a Manchester Raspberry Infused Gin
Just in time for Valentine’s, I’ve got a beautiful bottle of Manchester Raspberry Infused Gin to give away. Continue reading
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Tagged #MadeInManchester, #WinManchesterGin, alcohol, cocktails, competition, Drink, england, free, freebies, gin, manchester, Manchester Gin, Manchester Raspberry Infused Gin, Raspberry, Raspberry Gin, Raspberry Infused Gin, retweet to win, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition, Valentine's Day
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Roasting Plant Brings Javabot (and Great Tasting Coffee) to London Bridge
New York-based Roasting Plant Coffee opened its first roastery/cafe in London this week, bringing with it Javabot – an automated roasting system and sleek piece of cafe-theatre kit. Continue reading
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Tagged borough, Borough High Street, borough market, cafe, coffee, design, Drink, Food, Javabot, London, london bridge, restaurants, reviews, SE1, SE1 9QQ, Shopping, south london
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Good Stuff #84
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
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Posted in Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, Shopping
Tagged Drink, Flexitarian, Food, grooming, M and S, M&S, Marks & Spencer, Marks and Spencer, Men-ü, men's grooming, Metcalfe’s, Plant Kitchen, popcorn, Rice Cakes
, Shopping, Thyme to Try Vegan Box, vegan, vegetarian, water, Water filters, ZeroWater
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10 Top Tempranillo Red Wines
It’s as Spanish as castanets and paella. Tempranillo (temp-ra-neo) makes some of Spain’s best red wines. The main red grape variety used in Rioja’s red wines, it has an unmistakeably savoury flavour, with hints of leather, tobacco leaves, and fruit … Continue reading
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Win Free Tickets to the France Show
COMPETITION IS NOW OVER AND THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING TIKICHRIS. STILL KEEN TO ATTEND THE FRANCE SHOW? USE VOUCHER CODE TFSCOSB TO PURCHASE £3 TICKETS (REGULAR PRICE IS £13). BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-france-show-2019-tickets-48331137734?discount=TFSCOSB The France … Continue reading
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Tagged #olympiamoment, #WinFranceShowTix, competition, Drink, Entertainment, Food, france, free, free tickets, freebies, Hammersmith Road, kensington, London, Olympia London, RT to win, The France Show, tikichris special, Travel, twitter competition, W14, W14 8UX, west london, wine
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Tom Gosnell at His South London Meadery | #TCTalks 60
Here’s a buzzing conversation with Tom Gosnell at his Gosnells of London meadery in Peckham Rye. For this 60th episode of tikichris Talks, I chat with Tom about mead, the world’s oldest alcoholic beverage, and his contemporary take on making … Continue reading
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Top 10 Wines to Drink with Curries
Wine and curry? It might sound unlikely. After all, it’s beer and curry for millions of us. Every week. Continue reading
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Detox Menu at Chucs Restaurant & Cafe
Chucs (the eatery) is the sister concept of Chucs (the swimwear and men’s fashion label). I had been before to the Dover Street flagship of Chucs and found it to be a quite cosy spot and the food and drink to be good quality. The idea of visiting another Chucs and having a look at how the concept sat inside Harrods appealed to me. Continue reading
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Head for the Heel | Yours Trulli, Alberobello
Judith Schrut continues her adventures in southern Italy with a snuggly night in a traditional trullo cottage, a hearty breakfast and a dramatic visit to a cave. The trulli of Alberobello, Puglia: you’ve probably seen them loads of times … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberobello, Amastuola, Castellana, Drink, Food, Head for the Heel, Italy, Judith Schrut, Masseria Brancati, olive oil, puglia, trulli, wine
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Lost Boys Pizza + Croque Monsieur Absinthe Bar Open in Camden
Lost Boys Pizza differentiates from other London pizzerias in two ways. One, it adds charcoal to its dough for distinctively dark pizza crusts with earthy flavour. Two, it exhibits hardcore fanboy love for 80s vampire flick, The Lost Boys. Continue reading
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Tagged absinthe, Activated charcoal, BARS, camden, cinema, cocktails, croque monsieur, Drink, Eversholt Street, film, London, Lost Boys, Lost Boys Pizza, MORNINGTON CRESCENT, Movies, NW1, NW1 1BA, pizza, restaurants, reviews, The Lost Boys
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What to Eat in Kobe, Japan (Great British Chefs)
A week in Japan’s western inland sea region of Setouchi was a tasty tour of highly anticipated indulgences and unexpectedly delicious surprises. My days were split between two cities, Kobe and Hiroshima, with short trips to their outskirts and nearby countryside. To say I ate well would be an understatement. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Great British Chefs, Japan, Luxury, Restaurants, Travel, Wine
Tagged GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, japan, kobe, kobe beef, luxury, restaurants, sake, Travel, wine
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New Vegan Dishes at Coya
Under the guidance of Culinary Director Sanjay Dwivedi, upscale Latin American restaurant Coya has added a range of new plant-based dishes to its menu. Continue reading
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Tagged city of london, cocktails, coya, Coya Angel Court, Drink, EC2, EC2N 2AT, Food, London, peruvian food, restaurants, reviews, Sanjay Dwivedi, Throgmorton Street, vegan
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