Category Archives: Food
A Taste of Jersey in London (Great British Chefs)
The weekend of 29 January saw head chef Pascal Proyart of One-O-One Restaurant at The Park Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge making space in his kitchen for chef Mark Jordan of the Michelin-starred Ocean Restaurant at The Atlantic Hotel in Jersey. Continue reading
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Tagged Channel Islands, chef, Chef Mark Jordan, Chef Pascal Proyart, chefs, fine dining, Food, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, hotels, Jersey, knightsbridge, London, luxury, Mark Jordan, michelin star, Ocean Restaurant, Pascal Proyart, preview, restaurants, seafood, SW1, SW1X 7RN, The Atlantic, The Atlantic Hotel, The Park Tower Hotel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win Your Very Own Yoghurt Maker from Hansells Yoghurt
Yoghurt! It’s certainly easy to eat. But did you know its super easy to make for yourself. Save your pence and learn how to make something good and healthy for yourself with your very own Hansells Yoghurt Maker Starter Kit. There’s one complete kit set aside for a lucky tikichris reader. Could it be you? Continue reading
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Why You Should Consider Pursuing A Career In Baking Cakes
Is there a profession that combines art and science and offers sweet rewards? There is – just ask a professional cake crafter. Cake specialists with the ability to bake a tasty treat and to customise its trimming to make it … Continue reading
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Charcoal Brioche Chakalaka: Better Breads at Bunnychow
Bunny who?In case you’ve yet to get hip to this SA street food phenom, Bunnychow (the place, one word) serves bunny chow (traditional street food from Durban, two words). A “bunny” is a freshly baked bun hollowed out and “crammed” with hot fillings and topped with a bread lid (which serves as an excellent sopper-upper once you’re close to the bottom of your bunny). Continue reading
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Tagged bunny chow, bunnychow, chakalaka, cocktails, Drink, Food, London, lunch, restaurants, reviews, soho, south african food, street food, W1, W1F 0TE, wardour street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Compact and Stylish Y3 (espressoCrazy)
Time for a change? I thought so recently and decided to switch to a new coffee maker. Yes, of course, I stuck with a machine that would take my illy capsules but went with something a little more compact and colourful than what I had been using. Continue reading
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Tagged coffee, Drink, espresso, espressoCrazy, espressocrazy.com, Food, francis francis, Francis Francis Y3 iperEspresso Machine, illy, Y3 iperEspresso
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Wasokan, Notting Hill: Europe’s First Authentic Japanese Kimono and Matcha Shop
It’s not a likely occurrence that a visit to the launch of a retail space in Notting Hill turns to talk bringing more harmony to the people of Europe. But that was the sort of chat I had with Noriyuki Ikeda at his new kimono and matcha shop, Wasokan, on Westbourne Grove. Continue reading
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Chefs Mark Jordan and Pascal Proyart Team Up for a Taste of Jersey in London
Head Chef Pascal Proyart of One-O-One Restaurant at The Park Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge will host Chef Mark Jordan of Michelin starred Ocean Restaurant at The Atlantic Hotel in Jersey at the end of this month for two nights offering guests an opportunity to try collaborative seafood tasting menus. Continue reading
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Experience a Full Spectrum of Flavours at the Malaysian Home Cooking Supper Club
Home cooking. It’s a most wonderful thing when done with passion and pride. And if the proud and passionate cook’s original home happens to Malaysian, then those folks lucky enough to enjoy the flavoursome fare are in for an especially delicious treat. One such fortunate foodie was me last time round at Vi Vian Woo’s Malaysian Home Cooking supper club. Continue reading
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Tagged London, malaysian food, Malaysian Home Cooking, Malaysian Home Cooking Supper Club, Malaysian supper club, reviews, supper clubs, Vi Vian, Vi Vian Woo, Vi Woo, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Your Ultimate Guide to Delicious Dallas (Miles Away)
Dallas is a dynamic place, and if you’re in town and seeking a bite of something tasty, you’ll have a run of delicious options catering to all palates and budgets – from food trucks to luxury hotels. And Dallas isn’t just a culinary hub for the great state of Texas, it’s also one of the best and most diverse dining scenes in all of America! Yum. Continue reading
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Tagged cheapoair, Dallas, Drink, Food, luxury, restaurants, texas, Travel, USA
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Crete Eats: Round Up of Posts
Here’s a round up of all of Maddie Salters’ posts about her recent agro adventure in Crete. Continue reading
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Crete Eats: Agro-Adventuring – Is It For You?
Maddie Salters makes the case for having an agro-adventure in Greece. Let me take a moment to describe what the landscape of Greece is like. Mountains topped with sun-spattered clouds, expanding towards the shining armor of the sea, dotted with greenery, … Continue reading
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Crete Eats: A Michelin Day In The Kitchen
Maddie Salters has a Michelin day in a Cretan kitchen. On my final day in Crete, I was transported from the field to the inside of a kitchen at restaurant Kritamon in the Archanes village with Michelin starred Chef Dimitris Mavrakis. … Continue reading
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Crete Eats: Cheesemaking at a High-Altitude Goat Farm
Maddie Salters continues her agro-adventure on the island of Crete. In the high-altitude village of Krana in Mylopotamos, the baying of goats is a common sound. They are a shepherding people, in this part of Crete, and I had the honour … Continue reading
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Tagged cheese, cheese making, crete, Crete Eats, goat cheese, goat's cheese, greece, greek food, Krana, Maddie Salters, Mylopotamos, Travel
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Crete Eats: In The Olive Grove
Maddie Salters finds her visit to a Cretan olive grove to be both exhausting and meditative. Continue reading
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Crete Eats: Fantastic Mastic!
Maddie Salters discovers fantastic mastic! Continue reading
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Crete Eats: A Grecian Agro-Adventure
With winter tightening its chilly grip over the UK, I escaped to sunny Crete for an Agro-Adventure. Continue reading
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Was My Match Met at TGI Friday’s, Leicester Square?
Despite feeling as though I knew exactly what to expect from a visit to the recently opened flagship TGI Friday’s at Leicester Square, I actually never had been to a TGI Friday’s and couldn’t recollect ever having tried its food … Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged BARS, burgers, cheeseburgers, cocktails, Drink, Food, hamburgers, leicester square, London, restaurants, TGI Friday's, WC2, WC2H 7LA, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff #49
Okay let’s see if I can squeeze out one more quick post of good stuff before the year ends. Continue reading
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Tagged Balblair, Balblair 1999, Balblair Vintage 1999, BARS, cocktails, Coin Laundry, Drink, edamame, Food, good cause, good stuff, highland whisky, japanese food, London, maple syrup, Marley Spoon, Refugees, scotch, single malt, whisky, Yutaka, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best of the Best of 2015
I hope that in some small way my 2015 blogging helped you have more fun, discover something amazing, save some money or otherwise make more of your time than you might have otherwise. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, Best of 2015, Best of the Best, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Money, Pubs, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged BARS, beer, Best of 2015, Best of the Best, Drink, Food, hotels, London, luxury, money, POP UPS, pubs, restaurants, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best Hotels of 2015
My list of favourite hotels veers toward the luxury end of the spectrum. But there are some budget friendly considerations included. In large part, hospitality and appreciation won out over bling or lavish excess. Continue reading
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Posted in Barcelona, Best of 2015, Best of the Best, Food, Hotels, Italy, Luxury, North Carolina, Restaurants, Sicily, South Africa, Spain, Travel, USA
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Best London Pop-Ups, Takeovers, Supper Clubs, etc in 2015
Dining out – and even eating in – can mean so many different things these days. Some of my favourite London meals of 2015 didn’t occur at a traditional restaurant or via a kitchen with a permanent address. In a … Continue reading
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Best Cheap Eats in London of 2015
A good (or even mediocre) meal for £5 or under is becoming less and less likely these days – but it still can be found. Here’s a look at five of London’s tastiest cheap eats priced at or less than a fi Continue reading
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Tagged Bao, Best of 2015, Best of the Best, breakfast, CHEAP EATS, chinatown, crumpets, E17, E17 3NA, E17 7DB, east london, EC1, EC1V 9NR, Fod, Good & Proper Tea Co, Good and Proper Tea Co, high street, kebabs, leicester square, London, money, N1, N1 9JY, Newport Court, Old Station Yard Cafe, old street, pentonville road, pizza, pizza union, pork buns, restaurants, Seth's Spice Hut, Seth's Spice Hut Walthamstow Market, shoreditch, street food, street markets, tea, The Bower, WALTHAMSTOW, WC2, WC2H 7PQ, Wood Street, Yang Guang Supermarket
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Best London Bars and Pubs of 2015
London has been a great place to drink for many a year. This year, for me, it seemed even better than before. My favourite watering holes continued to please while a handful of new or bars and pubs otherwise previously unknown to me caught my attention with great service, comfy digs and – most importantly – quality quaffs. Continue reading
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Is Coffee the Secret to Great BBQ? (espressoCrazy)
I spent much of October in America working on a story about the best BBQ in the Southern states. I clocked more than 2,500 miles across six states (Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina) taking time to … Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, espressoCrazy, Food, Shopping, Travel
Tagged #traveltheworld4less, BBQ, coffee, Drink, espresso, espressoCrazy, espressocrazy.com, Food, illy, offee, Shopping, Travel
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Best Bars of 2015 (Excluding London)
Hey globetrotters, who’s up for a drink? If you ever happen to find yourself thirsty in Barcelona, Rome, Atlanta, Bath or even tiny Hillsborough, North Carolina here’s where to go for the best flow of drinks mixed with camaraderie. Continue reading
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Kanada-Ya Panton Street
Building upon the success of its first London outpost, the new Kanada-Ya Panton Street brings authentic tonkatsu ramen to the west side of Theatreland with plenty more space than at its ultra popular sister site just east in St Giles. Heck, they’ll even let ya book a table (if your party’s big enough) at this newest venture of the small but oh so slurp-tastic global group of famed ramen bars (with locations in Japan and Hong Kong). Continue reading
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Tagged Food, HAYMARKET, japanese food, Kanada-Ya, Kanada-Ya Panton Street, London, Panton Street, ramen, ramen bar, restaurants, review, SW1, SW1Y 4DL, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best London Restaurants of 2015
London’s best restaurants of 2015? Here’s a lucky list of seven that did the trick for me. Continue reading
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Best Restaurants of 2015 (Excluding London)
The tikichris of 2015 series continues with a look at some of the most amazing restaurants I visited this year. Continue reading
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Best BBQ of 2015
To kick off my Best of 2015 series of yearend posts, I’d like to start with a roundup of the 25 best BBQ restaurants visited during my BBQ Bound road trip through the American South in October. Continue reading
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Posted in Best of 2015, Best of the Best, Food, Georgia, North Carolina, Restaurants, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Travel
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Best of 2015
Lines deliciously blurred throughout 2015 and made categorising the Best of 2015 a fun but challenging task. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Best of 2015, Best of the Best, Drink, Food, Hotels
Tagged BARS, beer, Best of 2015, Best of the Best, CHEAP EATS, Drink, Food, hotels, London, luxury, pubs, restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Top Recipe Ideas and More from Great Italian Chefs
From the same folks behind Great British Chefs comes the newly launched Great Italian Chefs – and just in time for a most delectable buon Natale! Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Great British Chefs, Great Italian Chefs, Italy, Recipes, Travel
Tagged Food, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, Great Italian Chefs, italian food, Italy, recipes, Travel
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Excellent Italian Cuisine at La Tagliata, Spitafields
Classic Italian cookery to keep you coming back for more is the drawn of Spitalfields restaurant, La Tagliata. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Drink, E1, E1 7HW, east london, Food, italian food, La Tagliata, London, pasta, restaurants, reviews, Sandy’s Row, spitalfields, steak, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Barrio Central: Refurb and a New Menu
Guess who’s gone and done a spruce up just in time for December festivities? Everybody’s favourite pan-Latin food and booze establishment, Barrio Central in Soho. Continue reading
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Tagged Barrio, barrio central, Barrio Soho, BARS, cocktails, Drink, Food, Poland Street, restaurants, reviews, soho, tacos, W1, W1F 8PS
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Time Restaurant & Wine Bar | Jumeirah Grand Hotel Via Veneto | Rome
Craving to unwind, be pampered and have a taste of La Dolce Vita in grand style? When in Rome you can do so at the Jumeirah Grand Hotel Via Veneto’s superb Time Restaurant & Wine Bar. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, Italy, Luxury, Restaurants, Rome, Travel
Tagged BARS, Chef Franco Madama, cocktails, Domenico Maura, Drink, Food, Franco Madam, hotels, Jumeirah Grand Hotel Via Veneto, Lazio, luxury, Magnolia Restaurant, Mirto, Morto di Lusso, reviews, roma, rome, Time Restaurant & Wine Bar, Travel, Via Vittorio Veneto
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The Best of Sicilian Cuisine for Christmas
Come Christmas time, Sicilians get busy planning the feast they will be preparing and sharing with families and friends. They love their food and they are proud of their culinary culture. During the holidays is one of the best times to visit the place because the atmosphere is cheerful and you will find the aromas of food waffling through the air in every corner you go. Continue reading
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