Category Archives: Food
Radical Dining Society Promises a Convivial Dining Future (Great British Chefs)
Radical Dining Society Promises a Convivial Dining Future Great British Chefs, February 29, 2012 Yes, a unique dinner it truly was. Beyond commendable even. And very delicious, but was it radical? READ MY COMPLETE POST: Radical Dining Society Promises a … Continue reading
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Tagged GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, RADICAL DINING SOCIETY, the king's speech
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Free Breakfast Gig Alert: The Drums @ Floridita (Londonist)
Free Breakfast Gig Alert: The Drums @ Floridita Londonist, February 28, 2012 at 14:00 pm Brooklyn popsters The Drums perform a free 20 minute acoustic set this Thursday morning at 8.15am at Floridita in Soho. READ MY COMPLETE POST: Free Breakfast Gig … Continue reading
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In Pictures: Hackney Homemade Food Market (Londonist)
In Pictures: Hackney Homemade Food Market Londonist, February 24, 2012 at 14:00 pm Home made quesadillas, pickles and sauerkraut (and that’s just the offering from one vendor ), boozed up hot chocolate, freshly made pasta, katsu curry, a delectable assortment … Continue reading
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Tagged clapton, E5, E5 0PD, food market, hackney, HACKNEY CENTRAL, IN PICTURES, London, Londonist, lower clapton road, market, Photography, ST JOHN'S OF HACKNEY, street food, street market, street photography
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Jamie Oliver’s New Union Jacks British “Pizza” Parlour (CheapOair)
Jamie Oliver’s New Union Jacks British “Pizza” Parlour CheapOair, February 23, 2012 Union Jacks is a family friendly casual restaurant featuring a “best of” British menu. The star of the menu is a selection of “flats” – these are essentially … Continue reading
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Tagged british food, cheapoair, chris bianco, jamie oliver, London, pizza, restaurant, union jacks
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London Food & Drink News: 23 February 2012 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 23 February 2012 Londonist, February 23, 2012 at 16:00 pm Bompas & Parr launch new “food explosion service for weddings” and more London-centric foodie news. READ MY COMPLETE POST: London Food & Drink News: 23 … Continue reading
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Third Time’s a Charm with Shaun Rankin’s Triple-Cooked Chips (Great British Chefs)
Third Time’s a Charm with Shaun Rankin’s Triple-Cooked Chips Great British Chefs, February 23, 2012 As a freelancer who works out of my flat, I found these chips a brilliantly low maintenance snack that required not much attention and had … Continue reading
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Tagged Béarnaise sauce, chipr, chips, chips recipe, cooking, french fries, fries, frites, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, lobster, London, potatoes, recipes, shaun rankin, triple-cooked chips
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Wine of the Month: 2010 Berrys’ Argentina Malbec, Pulenta, Mendoza
Valentine’s Day came late at tikichris towers this year. A week late actually, on Pancake Day. So maybe next week I’ll get around to doing a little pancake flipping in honour of the belated celebration. Until then, I bring you … Continue reading
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What’s for Lunch? Obikà, Canary Wharf (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? Obikà, Canary Wharf Londonist, February 21, 2012 at 11.30 am Italian mozzarella champion Obikà launched its premiere London restaurant in Canary Wharf back in November. Purportedly Italy’s favourite restaurant group, Obikà’s focus is to offer premium Mozzarella … Continue reading
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Free Chips If You’re First This Week @ Kerbisher & Malt (Londonist)
Free Chips If You’re First This Week @ Kerbisher & Malt Londonist, February 20, 2012 at 16:08 pm … Shepherd’s Bush chippy, Kerbisher & Malt, are planing to commemorate fried spud week by offering complimentary chips to the first ten folk … Continue reading
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Free Chips, Best Chips & More Chips for Chip Week (Great British Chefs)
Free Chips, Best Chips & More Chips for Chip Week Great British Chefs, February 19, 2012 Next week is Chip Week. Crass marketing ploy or thoughtful celebration of a much loved British traditional? You decide. But no matter how you slice it, … Continue reading
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Hackney Homemade Food Market Kicks Off This Saturday (Londonist)
Hackney Homemade Food Market Kicks Off This Saturday Londonist, February 17, 2012 at 13:15 pm There’s a new food and drink market coming to Hackney tomorrow and from then on every Saturday from 11am to 4pm. Held on the grounds of … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Street Markets
Tagged clapton, E5, E5 0PD, food market, hackney, HACKNEY CENTRAL, London, Londonist, lower clapton road, market, ST JOHN'S OF HACKNEY, street food, street market
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Exploring London’s Leadenhall Market (OneTravel)
Exploring London’s Leadenhall Market OneTravel, Feb 16, 2012 You can find everything from fashion outlets to stationary shops at Leadenhall Market. But food is the main retail ingredient here. And that makes a lot of sense. Back in the 14th century, a … Continue reading
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Tagged city of london, food market, leadenhall market, London, pubs, Shopping
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Great British Chefs’ Food Photography Workshop #smwldn #smwfoodphotography
Last night’s Food Photography Workshop hosted by Great British Chefs at Tom’s Kitchen was great. The food provided was tasty and photogenic, and chef Tom Aikens was kind enough to do a bit of a meet and greet and give … Continue reading
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London Food & Drink News: 16 February 2012 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 16 February 2012 Londonist, February 16, 2012 at 15:00pm Cichetti, Chakra, chips, chefs and more in this week’s foodie news round up … READ MY COMPLETE POST: London Food & Drink News: 16 February 2012
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Eat-Japan in London (CheapOair)
Eat-Japan in London CheapOair, February 16, 2012 Hyper Japan is an event dedicated to the love of all things contemporary and Japanese. From food to fashion to film, Hyper Japan offers a glimpse at Japan’s top trend-setters. First held in 2010, Hyper … Continue reading
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Tagged cheapoair, earls court, EAT-JAPAN, HYPER JAPAN, japanese food, London, sushi
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London to Host Biggest Celebration of Russian Culture Outside of Russia (OneTravel)
London to Host Biggest Celebration of Russian Culture Outside of Russia OneTravel, Feb 14, 2012 The Maslenitsa celebration is a centuries-old Russian tradition that bids farewell to the bitter winter months and welcomes the beginning of the spring. READ MY … Continue reading
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What’s for Lunch? Comptoir Libanais, South Kensington (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? Comptoir Libanais, South Kensington Londonist, February 14, 2012 at 11:30 pm A vivid feast for the eyes as much as (or maybe even just a little bit more than) for the taste buds, this Middle Eastern restaurant … Continue reading
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Morgan M? Mmm! – Meunier’s New Bistro Reviewed (Great British Chefs)
Morgan M? Mmm! – Meunier’s New Bistro Reviewed Great British Chefs, February 11, 2012 If you want to splash out for Valentine’s Day but your budget doesn’t stretch to full Michelin star dining, why not try the next best thing … Continue reading
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Dining Around London’s South Kensington Station (OneTravel)
Dining Around London’s South Kensington Station OneTravel, Feb 09, 2012 No matter your budget, there’s bound to be a variety of quality options to suit your taste. However, there’s a lot of competition for you taste buds around here. Looking … Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, Bosphorus Kebabs, casa brindisa, cocktails, comptoir libanais, dining in london, exhibition road, janet's, la cave a fromage, London, OneTravel, restaurants, south ken, south kensington, south kensington station, SW7, where to eat in london
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London Food & Drink News: 9 February 2012 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 9 February 2012 Londonist, February 9, 2012 at 16:00 pm Berry boasts big wine sales, Housebites does brunch, Budvar hosts a tasting event + more London food and drink news … READ MY COMPLETE POST: … Continue reading
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New Covent Garden Espresso Bar Offering Free Breakfast This Week (Londonist)
New Covent Garden Espresso Bar Offering Free Breakfast This Week Londonist, February 8, 2012 at 16:00 pm New independent coffee shop, Salt, is offering a “free Greek yoghurt with exotic fruit and home made granola or a rum-laced almond croissant with … Continue reading
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London’s Best Fine Chocolate Shops (CheapOair)
London’s Best Fine Chocolate Shops CheapOair, February 7, 2012 There’s a lot of chocolate in London. A lot of fine chocolate even. Some people may even argue the best fine chocolate shops in the whole world are located in London. Theirs is a … Continue reading
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What’s for Lunch? Peppers & Spice, Dalston Junction (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? Peppers & Spice, Dalston Junction Londonist, February 7, 2012 at 11:30 am No matter the time of day, there seems always to be a queue at this takeaway – something that can’t really be said about the … Continue reading
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Tagged BALLS POND ROAD, CARIBBEAN, dalston, DALSTON JUNCTION, islington, jerk chicken, London, Londonist, lunch, N1, N1 4AU, PATTIES, PEPPERS & SPICE, review, RICE AND PEAS, takeaway, takeout, W4L, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
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In Pictures: Hotel Chocolat’s New Roast + Conch Chocolate Shop (Londonist)
In Pictures: Hotel Chocolat’s New Roast + Conch Chocolate Shop Londonist, February 5, 2012 at 15:00 pm With its new Roast + Conch shop at Seven Dials, British luxury chocolate brand Hotel Chocolat brings small batch chocolate making to London. READ MY … Continue reading
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Good Stuff
Quiet evening in … and a chance to publish another post in my Good Stuff series – essentially just quick lists of things I’ve come across lately and have really enjoyed but for whatever reason they didn’t make it into their own … Continue reading
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Tagged a nation of shopkeepers, berenice bejo, chinatown, chinese new year, dungeons & dragons, ELBULLI, FERRAN ADRIA, good stuff, jean dujardin, leong's legends, London, my neighbor totoro, the artist, tommy flanagan, WHITECHAPEL GALLERY, year of the dragon
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Roast, Conch and Enjoy at Hotel Chocolat’s New Shop (Great British Chefs)
Roast, Conch and Enjoy at Hotel Chocolat’s New Shop Great British Chefs, February 04, 2012 Hotel Chocolat‘s Roast + Conch shop brings small batch chocolate making to the heart of London (4 Monmouth Street in Seven Dials, Covent Garden to be … Continue reading
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London Grilling: Part 2 (London Living)
London Grilling: Part 2 London Living, 03 Feb 2012 Taking the hot seat this week is Chris Osburn, the architect behind the visual splendour of tikichris … for the glories of Clapton, irritating English Tube etiquette and lunch on the cheap. READ THE … Continue reading
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London Food & Drink News: 2 February 2012 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 2 February 2012 Londonist, February 2, 2012 at 16:15 pm A bubbly bubble bath that’s the “ultimate indulgence” and more in this week’s food and drink news round up … READ MY COMPLETE POST: London … Continue reading
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Best of Hackney Wick (CheapOair)
Best of Hackney Wick CheapOair, February 2, 2012 This week’s “Hackney Wick and the Olympics” post put the spotlight on an area of East London that’s in an interesting state of transition and well worth paying a visit the next time you’ve … Continue reading
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New Restaurant Review: Léon de Bruxelles, Cambridge Circus (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: Léon de Bruxelles, Cambridge Circus Londonist, February 2, 2012 at 12.3o pm Moules frites mega chain with humble Brussels roots and a massive presence in France (not quite to the extent of, say, Pizza Express here in … Continue reading
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Dom Pérignon 2003 Vintage #DP2003
Apparently, 2003 was a hell of a year in the Champagne region: an exceptionally harsh winter followed by an unseasonable spring and the hottest summer in more than 50 years. Of particular note was a severe frost on April 11th … Continue reading
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London to Host Maslenitsa Russian Culture Festival (Londonist)
London to Host Maslenitsa Russian Culture Festival Londonist, February 1, 2012 at 14:28 pm The world’s biggest celebration of Russian culture outside of Russia itself will take place this month in London from the 19th to 26th. A second year in a … Continue reading
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What’s for Lunch? Seoul Bakery, Tottenham Court Road Station (Londonist)
At first glance, Seoul Bakery might not stand out from the other similarly downtrodden Korean eateries lined up in the shadow of Centre Point “behind” Tottenham Court Road Station. Maybe a little, for its more more colourful signage and window … Continue reading
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Good Stuff
It’s almost February. We’re well into 2012, and I’m just now getting around to post about things from before and around Christmas. Geez. If you had even half as much fun as I had the final few weeks of last … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Beer, Cars, Christmas, Drink, Food, Georgia, Good Stuff, Graffiti, Restaurants, Travel, Video
Tagged 2011, atlanta, BARS, BBQ, bbq cabooe cafe, cades cove, Chattanooga, chattooga county, chickamauga, christmas, clermont lounge, cloudland canyon, cloudland canyon state park, crawfish springs, december, enterprise, enterprise rental cars, fort oglethorpe, ft oglethorpe, georgia, good stuff, Graffiti, great smoky mountains national park, howard finster, howard finster's paradise gardens, lamar's restaurant, lookout mountain, LYNCHBURG, maryville, paradise gardens, pickle barrel, pigeon mountain, pileated woodpecker, rental cars, restaurants, rocktown, summerville, TENNESSEE, tennessee pride, tennessee pride sausage, the tomato head, tomato head, yellow deli
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London Food & Drink News: 26 January 2012 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 26 January 2012 Londonist, January 26, 2012 at 16.00pm Bob Dylan, kosher wine, Tsuru loyalty cards, a new bar for Hawksmoor Spitalfields and more food and drink news … READ MY COMPLETE POST: London Food … Continue reading
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