Category Archives: Food
William Curley’s ‘Couture Chocolate’ Afternoon Tea at The Halkin (Great British Chefs)
William Curley’s ‘Couture Chocolate’ Afternoon Tea at The Halkin Great British Chefs, 25 November 2011 Transcribing the lushly illustrated pages of his newly published first book, Couture Chocolate, to the swish contemporary setting of an afternoon tea at Belgravia’s stylish The Halkin hotel, William … Continue reading
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London Food & Drink News: 24 November 2011 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 24 November 2011 Londonist, November 24, 2011 at 16:00 pm New Spanish at Canary Wharf, couture chocolate at The Halkin, Marcus Wareing speaks at the Apple Store, Ask Italian revamps and a bar with no name … Continue reading
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Tagged 69 COLEBROOKE ROW, ADRIAN GARFORTH, apple store, ASK ITALIAN, cocktails, COUTURE CHOCOLATE AFTERNOON TEA, FEASTIVE APP, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, iberica, marcus wareing, MASTERCLASSES, MATTHEW FORT, pizza, THE BAR WITH NO NAME, THE HALKIN, theo randall, TONY CONIGLIARO, WILLIAM CURLEY
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Thanksgiving in London (CheapOair)
Thanksgiving in London CheapOair, November 24, 2011 Not nearly as ironic as throwing an American Independence Day/4th of July party in England, still the idea of celebrating an American Thanksgiving in London might seem a bit out of place. Nevertheless, with lots … Continue reading
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Tagged american thanksgiving, cheapoair, London, london restaurants, restaurants, thanksgiving, thanksgiving dinner, thanksgiving in london, Travel, turkey
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St Pancras Express Menu at The Gilbert Scott (Great British Chefs)
St Pancras Express Menu at The Gilbert Scott Great British Chefs, 24 November 2011 At £22 for two courses or £27 for three, the restaurant’s Express Menu is indeed a bargain of a way to check out what one of … Continue reading
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What’s for Lunch? Pacific Social Club, Lower Clapton (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? Pacific Social Club, Lower Clapton Londonist, November 22, 2011 at 11:30 am Pacific Social Club is self-described on its Facebook page as a “coffee shop/social club/analogue recording library/drop-out centre/mixtape factory” that serves “nice coffee, ice coffee, ice tea, … Continue reading
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Tagged cafe, clapton, CLARENCE ROAD, coffee, E5, E5 8HB, hackney, London, Londonist, LOWER CLAPTON, lunch, PACIFIC SOCIAL CLUB, sandwich, W4L, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
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Talking ‘First Class’ Turkey for Thanksgiving (Great British Chefs)
Talking ‘First Class’ Turkey for Thanksgiving Great British Chefs, 21 November 2011 Love it or hate it, there’s a good chance you’re going to be tucking into a roasted turkey sometime soon. The mandatory centrepiece for a proper British Yuletide … Continue reading
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Tagged berkshire, christmas, christmas dinner, copas farm, copas turkeys, farm, free range turkey, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, Shopping, turkey
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New Restaurant Review: MEATliquor (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: MEATliquor Londonist, November 21, 2011 15 13:00 pm From the folks that brought the Meatwagon to the London masses comes a stationary brick and mortar meat offering. For carnivorous cravings and crafty cocktails, MEATliquor is well worth considering. Just don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged burgers, CHEESEBURGER, cocktails, fast food, hamburgers, London, Londonist, lunch, marylebone, MEATLIQUOR, MEATWAGON, new restaurant review, restaurant, W1, W1G 0BA
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Free Lunch “Feeding the 5000” at Trafalgar Square Highlights Food Wastage (Great British Chefs)
Free Lunch “Feeding the 5000” at Trafalgar Square Highlights Food Wastage Great British Chefs, 18 November 2011 From noon to 2pm today at Trafalgar Square, Feeding the 5000 with the support of the Mayor of London and in partnership with FareShare, FoodCycle, Love Food Hate … Continue reading
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London Food & Drink News: 17 November 2011 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 17 November 2011 Londonist, November 17, 2011 at 16:00 pm Korean restaurants, aperativi e cicchetti, free hummus and the striking similarities between cocktails and fragrances … READ MY COMPLETE POST: London Food & Drink News: … Continue reading
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Foraging, Mark Hix and Whisky (Locally Sourced)
Foraging, Mark Hix and Whisky Locally Sourced, November 15, 2011 The idea behind our expedition was to get us city slickers close ‘to the wild seas of Skye, where Talisker is made, without leaving our Southern shores’. And it was … Continue reading
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Tagged dorset, food network, foraging, hix oyster & fish house, locally sourced, lyme regis, talisker, whisky
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Tequila in London (CheapOair)
Tequila in London CheapOair, November 15, 2011 … here’s a roundup of a few Mexican restaurants with bars specializing in serving quality tequila (the good stuff that won’t leave you with a headache the next morning) … READ MY COMPLETE … Continue reading
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Tagged AZULITO BAR, BARS, benito's hat, cheapoair, cocktails, crazy homies, London, mexican food, mexican restaurants, tequila, wahaca
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What’s for Lunch? ICN Gallery, Leonard Street (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? ICN Gallery, Leonard Street Londonist, November 15, 2011 at 11:30 am Simple, to the point, tasty and cheap: a five quid bento box lunch with tagalong miso soup from ICN Gallery makes a lot of sense if … Continue reading
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Tagged ASIAN ART, BENTO BOXES, cheap, EC2, EC2A 4RH, gallery, GREEN TEA, ICN GALLERY, japanese food, leonard street, london londonist, lunch, MISO SOUP, shoreditch, W4L, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
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Good Stuff
Lots of good stuff going on here in the world of tikichris these days … and I hope y’all have had or will find the chance to peruse my online content for what I’ve been up to. Beyond everything I … Continue reading
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London Food & Drink News: 10 November 2011 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 10 November 2011 Londonist, November 10 at 16:00 pm It’s all supper clubs, VIP seafood bars, birthday bashes and baking labs this week. READ MY COMPLETE POST: London Food & Drink News: 10 November 2011
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What’s for Lunch? Pilpel, Paternoster Square (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? Pilpel, Paternoster Square Londonist, November 9, 2011 at 11:30 am ‘Sufficiently cruncy on the outside and fluffy on the inside’ falafel stuffed amply into a pita at a decent price: pleased we were to sample the chickpea creations … Continue reading
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Tagged EC4, EC4M 7DZ, falafel, London, Londonist, lunch, PATERNOSTER SQUARE, Pilpel, st paul's cathedral, W4L, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
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A Visit to Innocent Drinks’ Fruit Towers (Locally Sourced)
A Visit to Innocent Drinks’ Fruit Towers Locally Sourced, November 7, 2011 What does it mean when Innocent Drinks offers you an ‘exclusive Golden Ticket’ to their annual Innocent AGM (‘a grown-up meeting’)? Aside from spending a Saturday drinking lots … Continue reading
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Tagged a grown-up meeting, food network, FRUIT, INNOCENT, innocent drinks, innocent juices, locally sourced, London, smoothies
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Street Market Focus: Broadway Market (CheapOair)
Street Market Focus: Broadway Market CheapOair, November 04, 2011 It’s hard to think of somewhere in London that’s more hip, happening and delicious than Broadway Market. There’s a great variety of vendors selling everything from German-style sausages to burgers right off the … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway market, cheapoair, hackney, London, street markets
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London Food & Drink News: 3 November 2011 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 3 November 2011 Londonist, November 3, 2011 at 15:30 pm A strong contender for best breakfast in London, Beaujolais Cru with festive season lights, a re-vamp of an ancient feast in Dalston and a real … Continue reading
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What’s for Lunch? Buen Provecho, Lower Marsh Street Market (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? Buen Provecho, Lower Marsh Street Market Londonist, November 1, 2011 at 11.30 am No burritos here – just fresh and delicious Mexican street food actually made on the street by actual Mexicans. READ MY COMPLETE POST: What’s … Continue reading
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Tagged buen provecho, cheap, HORCHATA, London, Londonist, lower marsh, LOWER MARSH STREET MARKET, mexican food, MEXICAN STREET FOOD, MOLE, SE1, SE1 7RG, street food, TINGA, W4L, WATERLOO, WATERLOO STATION, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
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In Pictures: eat.st Street Food Market at King’s Cross (Londonist)
In Pictures: eat.st Street Food Market at King’s Cross Londonist, October 31, 2011 at 15:30 pm King’s Boulevard isn’t just London’s newest street. It’s also host of London’s newest street market. Britain’s first (and probably only?) street food collective, eat.st launched “eat.st at … Continue reading
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Tagged BHANGRA BURGER, CHOC STAR, EAT.ST, HARDCORE PRAWN, IN PICTURES, KING'S BOULEVARD, king's cross, London, Londonist, N1, photographs, Photography, street food, STREET FOOD KOLKATA, street market
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2012 Michelin Stars Shine in London (CheapOair)
2012 Michelin Stars Shine in London CheapOair, October 28, 2011 The London fine dining scene looks set for a particularly stellar 2012 with its restaurants racking up an impressive 66 stars among 55 eateries with Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 michelin stars, cheapoair, fine dining, London, michelin stars, restaurants
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London’s Spookiest Pubs (OneTravel)
London’s Spookiest Pubs OneTravel, Oct 28, 2011 Passengers arriving on flights to London around Halloween have a plethora of options for sharing drinks in the company of other-wordly figures. Here’s a list of a few particularly eerie spots that for … Continue reading
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Tagged drinking, halloween, haunted, intrepid fox, London, OneTravel, pubs, ten bells, the grenadier, the rising sun
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New Cocktail Bar Review: Shaker & Co, Hampstead Road (Londonist)
New Cocktail Bar Review: Shaker & Co, Hampstead Road Londonist, October 28, 2011 at 16:00 pm Refining the “craft of drinksmanship”, the team behind the esteemed Shaker & Co bar schools has opened a New Orleans inspired cocktail saloon slinging some … Continue reading
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Tagged bar, COCKTAIL BAR, cocktails, drinking, DRINKS, HAMPSTEAD ROAD, London, Londonist, NW1, NW1 3EE, review, SHAKER & CO
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And the Best Pizza in London is … (CheapOair)
And the Best Pizza in London is … CheapOair, October 27, 2011 Whether for adhering to authentic Neapolitan pizza procedure or simply because they offer exceptionally good value for yumminess, here’s a roundup of some of London’s more worthwhile pizzerias for you … Continue reading
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Tagged best pizza in london, cheapoair, London, neapolitan, pizza, pizza al metro, pizzerias
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London Food & Drink News: 27 October 2011 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 27 October 2011 Londonist, October 27, 2011 at 15:15 pm Cheap fine dining in Bethnal Green, booritos, a WWII era pop up, tequila and more … READ MY COMPLETE POST: London Food & Drink News: … Continue reading
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Lunch at Nuno Mendes’ Corner Room (Great British Chefs)
Lunch at Nuno Mendes’ Corner Room Great British Chefs, 26 October 2011 How can a ‘no phone, no email, no bookings, just walk-ins’ policy work for a fine dining restaurant? Great British Chefs guest blogger Chris Osburn, walked into Nuno Mendes’ Corner Room … Continue reading
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Tagged bethnal green, chef, corner room, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, lunch, michelin star, nuno mendes, town hall hotel
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What’s for Lunch? Dunya, Clapton Pond (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? Dunya, Clapton Pond Londonist, October 25, 2011 at 11:00 am £1.50 for a filling and fairly healthy lunch? It’s a reality in Clapton at Dunya, a fully licensed restaurant and takeaway shop serving “traditional charcoal grill cuisine.” READ … Continue reading
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Tagged CLAPTON POND, DUNYA, LAHMACUN, London, Londonist, lunch, W4L, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
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Street Market Focus: London’s Borough Market (OneTravel)
Street Market Focus: London’s Borough Market OneTravel, Oct 21, 2011 It’s a very good idea to come hungry as a trip to Borough Market is an opportunity to try a wide range of treats. Strong contenders for the best raclette, … Continue reading
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Tagged borough, borough market, London, OneTravel, southwark, street markets
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Diwali Dining in London (Londonist)
Diwali Dining in London Londonist, October 21, 2011 at 12:00 pm Looking to celebrate the Festival of Lights with a feast? Here’s a list of restaurants offering special Diwali menus. READ MY COMPLETE POST: Diwali Dining in London
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Tagged cinnamon kitchen, dishoom, DIWALI, indian cuisine, indian restaurants, London, Londonist, SHAYONA, SPECIAL MENUS, trishna, VEGETARIAN FOOD
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London Food & Drink News: 20 October 2011 (Londonist)
London Food & Drink News: 20 October 2011 Londonist, October 20, 2011 at 16:00 pm Apple Day, a 2fer deal at a Spitalfields pub, a meaty feasting night in Whitechapel and cocktails for calorie counters at a swish hotel bar. READ … Continue reading
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Tagged ADRIAN SOUTHALL, ANGELA HARTNETT, APPLE DAY, BARS, borough market, EMMA DUGGAN, FORTNUM & MASON, hotels, London, london food & drink news, Londonist, pubs, restaurants, ROCKWELL BAR, THE WATER POET, TRAFALGAR HOTEL, WHITECHAPEL GALLERY DINING ROOM
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Perfectly Grilled Meat and More at Argentine Steakhouse A La Cruz (CheapOair)
Perfectly Grilled Meat and More at Argentine Steakhouse A La Cruz CheapOair, October 20, 2011 Being situated in the villagey neighbourhood of Clerkenwell – home to some of London’s oldest and most celebrated pubs, a few nearby Michelin starred and … Continue reading
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Tagged A LA CRUZ, ARGENTINE STEAK, ASADOR, cheapoair, Clerkenwell, EC1, Exmouth Market, lamb, London, MALBEC, steak, steakhouse, Travel, wine
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The Rap on Chocolate Unwrapped (Great British Chefs)
The Rap on Chocolate Unwrapped Great British Chefs, 20 October 2011 … [Chocolate Unwrapped] presented a chance to sample a whole variety of chocolates … and to fall in love with some new notable mentions. From my chocolaty smudged notes: … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, chocolate unwrapped, chocolate week, Ecuadorian chocolate, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, Pacari
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New Restaurant Review: De La Panza, De Beauvoir Town (Londonist)
New Restaurant Review: De La Panza, De Beauvoir Town Londonist, October 19, 2011 at 13:00 pm De La Panza is a few-week’s-old Argentine bodegón in the heart of De Beauvoir Town. Headed up by front of house Gaston Carrano, who helped with … Continue reading
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Tagged ARGENTINE, BIFE DE LOMO, BODEGON, DE BEAUVOIR TOWN, DE LA PANZA, London, Londonist, MALBEC, N1, new restaurant review, SOUTHGATE ROAD, steak, wine
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New Local Chef Gourmet Takeaway Service: Housebites (Londonist)
New Local Chef Gourmet Takeaway Service: Housebites Londonist, October 18, 2011 at 14:30 pm Housebites is a new takeway business that’s been going for about a month. It works as an online marketplace where customers can find and order from … Continue reading
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Tagged chefs, DANNY JACK, delivery, GOURMET TAKEAWAY, HOUSEBITES, London, Londonist, PAUL BIRCH, SIMON PROCKTER, takeaway
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What’s for Lunch? Kua Aina, Carnaby Street (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? Kua Aina, Carnaby Street Londonist, October 18, 2011 at 11:30 am Smartly situated for Carnaby shoppers and cosy enough for a lunch time sit down, this months-old burger and sandwich grill appears to be a popular pit … Continue reading
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Tagged burgers, carnaby street, CHARGRILLED, FOUBERT'S PLACE, hamburgers, HAWAIIAN, KUA AINA, London, Londonist, lunch, MAHI MAHI, sandwiches, W1, W1F 7P, WHAT'S FOR LUNCH?
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