Category Archives: London

London Daily Photo: Self Portrait (Line up in a Dirty Window)

Posted on 2015-06-14 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: King of the Knobs

Posted on 2015-06-13 by tikichris
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Summer Festivals at London’s South Bank (OneTravel)

Posted on 2015-06-12 by tikichris

Summertime in London means it’s time to head to the riverside to see what’s up and festive. A calendar full of events scheduled for London’s South Bank aims to delight locals and visitors alike with something for virtually every interest … Continue reading →

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20 Reasons Why Londoners Love Summer (Time Out London)

Posted on 2015-06-12 by tikichris

Time Out published a piece this week in its magazine and online with ideas from “the city’s best bloggers on amazing food, lazy strolls, hazy evenings, hot nights and cool things to do in London this summer.” I’m chuffed to have been asked to contribute with one of my own favourite summertime suggestions. Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: 1995

Posted on 2015-06-12 by tikichris
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Scents of Summer Afternoon Tea at Intercontinental London Park Lane

Posted on 2015-06-11 by tikichris

A new limited edition Scents of Summer afternoon tea is available now and running until the end of September at the Wellington Lounge of the Intercontinental London Park Lane. The colourfully presented tea features a bouquet of delicacies created by the hotel’s Executive Chef Ashely Wells in collaboration with Edward Bodenham, 9th generation of the world’s oldest family-run perfumers Floris. For a taste (and whiff) of the joys of summer, this afternoon tea offers a luxurious opportunity to while away some and come out smelling like a rose! Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Yellow Laundry Line/White Wall

Posted on 2015-06-11 by tikichris
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Coffee in My Garden (espressoCrazy)

Posted on 2015-06-10 by tikichris

You know what’s better than enjoying a perfectly made coffee every morning in my own home? Enjoying a perfectly made coffee every morning outside in the garden of my own home! This post is just a brief update on something … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: River View

Posted on 2015-06-10 by tikichris
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Carsten Höller: Decision at Hayward Gallery

Posted on 2015-06-09 by tikichris

Multi-storey isometric slides, flying mushrooms, upside down goggles, roaming beds, and more – all accessed via opaque “Decision Corridors” – artist Carsten Höller brings a large scale interventionist good time to the Hayward Gallery with the promise of a delightful disorientating experience with his show, Decision on now through the summer before the gallery shuts its doors for a couple of years of renovation. Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Profile

Posted on 2015-06-09 by tikichris
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Yummy Sophistication in Swish Digs: Yauatcha City, Broadgate Circle

Posted on 2015-06-08 by tikichris

The new 7,220sqft semi-circle restaurant echoes the swankest of design elements of its flagship Michelin starred sister site in Soho – only in shinier new Broadgate Circle digs for easy access to Liverpool Street passers by and for City workers keen to flash cash in tasteful (and tasty) surroundings near their offices. Continue reading →

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Whaam Banh Mi, Great Windmill Street, Soho

Posted on 2015-06-08 by tikichris

Man oh man, I love banh mi and the recent years proliferation of places stuffin’ full and thick across London is a delicious thing indeed – and one that just got tastier with the launch of Whaam Banh Mi. Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: O

Posted on 2015-06-08 by tikichris
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Good Stuff #42

Posted on 2015-06-07 by tikichris

Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the lowdown on some fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Jean-Pierre Braganza Limited Edition Sunglasses for … Continue reading →

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Get a Free Side with Your Lobster Roll or Calamari Club at Fraq’s Lobster Shack

Posted on 2015-06-07 by tikichris

Love lobster and calamari? Ever find yourself passing through Goodge Street or around Tottenham Court Road? Like getting yummy stuff for free? Then check this out! I’ve joined forces with PocketHighStreet and Fraq’s Lobster Shack to offer tikichris readers a special discount: one free side order with any purchase of a Boston Lobster Roll or a Calamari Club Roll when you buy your roll online at pockethighstreet.com or via the handy dandy PocketHighStreet app. Continue reading →

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Lunch at The Angel, City Road/Old Street

Posted on 2015-06-07 by tikichris

A few years ago I used to live just down the road from The Angel. Back then, like so many other things hovering near Old Street Roundabout, the pub was a very different place to what it is now. Following a major sprucing up, the once scruffy old boozer has reopened as a really rather clean and cosy place to have a drink. It’s still a good pub to keep in mind for enjoying a proper pint (now with a craft beer selection), you just don’t need to worry about your shoes sticking to the floor anymore. Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Lyric Stage Door

Posted on 2015-06-07 by tikichris
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Get a £1 Scoop of Greedy Goat Ice Cream at Piccadilly Circus and Leather Lane Market

Posted on 2015-06-06 by tikichris

The Greedy Goat has been wowing Borough Market shoppers for some time now with its ice cream made with British goat’s milk. Now the folks at the Goat are giving more Londoners the chance to have a taste of their frozen treats with a new concession at Piccadilly Circus and a stall at Leather Lane Market. And with a limited run offer for tikichris readers to get a scoop of any flavour for only £1, ewe would be crazy not to give this goat’s ice cream a lick! Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: South Bank Summer This Way

Posted on 2015-06-06 by tikichris
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Five Years of Bar Boulud London

Posted on 2015-06-05 by tikichris

Now considered a mainstay of the Knightsbridge dining scene, Bar Boulud London at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park celebrated five years at the hotel last week by closing the restaurant to the public and putting on an anniversary dinner hosted by Chef Daniel Boulud for “special customers and guests, and a few select media.” What a pleasure it was to be included among the select few invited to attend. Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Pound & Plus

Posted on 2015-06-05 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: Whitechapel High Street

Posted on 2015-06-04 by tikichris
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Brunch … Busaba Style?

Posted on 2015-06-03 by tikichris

Busaba Eathai: it’s one of those go-to restaurants in London that everybody seems to like and a lot of people absolutely love. Now the dozen-strong group of popular Thai eateries aims to broaden its appeal even further with a new brunch menu. Continue reading →

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Maze Grill, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea

Posted on 2015-06-02 by tikichris

Another week, another chance to visit another Maze Grill in Chelsea. Or so that’s how things have shaped up here on this blog with Leila Duke’s review last week of Maze Grill Park Walk and now my own write up of another recently opened MG in Chelsea – this one on Royal Hospital Road. Continue reading →

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Yelp x tikichris: #CariocaSummer in Brixton!

Posted on 2015-06-02 by tikichris

Yes, I’ve raved about Carioca’s breakfast, and now I’m going back to try the summer menu and bringing a few lucky Yelpers and bloggers along for a samba-licious sip of the restaurant’s signature caipirinha followed by an exclusive sharing selection of Carioca’s classic Brazilian starters and refreshing new summer mains. Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Blues

Posted on 2015-06-02 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: Untitled

Posted on 2015-06-01 by tikichris
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Much To Do About Table 9: 108 Brasserie’s Stunning New Chef’s Table

Posted on 2015-06-01 by Madison Salters

Maddie Salters shares that “certain feeling” from her recent dining experience at 108 Brasserie’s Table 9. Like a flash of forethought, there’s a certain feeling one gets right before sitting down to an incredible meal. I don’t just mean the … Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Holy High Street

Posted on 2015-05-31 by tikichris
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Good Stuff #41

Posted on 2015-05-30 by tikichris

Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the (long overdue) lowdown on some fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Platform

Posted on 2015-05-30 by tikichris
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London Daily Photo: Soho Spikes

Posted on 2015-05-29 by tikichris
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Art for a Cause: Artists Team Up with Rolls-Royce to Battle Breast Cancer

Posted on 2015-05-29 by Madison Salters

At the Rolls-Royce Showroom in Berkeley Square, passion, support, and community were affectionately curated for the benefit of breast cancer patients. The Breast Cancer Care Art Auction, brought together by Breast Cancer Care and supported by Rolls-Royce, invited twelve stunning contemporary artists to create an impactful piece that would push the boundaries o modern sculpture while showing great respect and care of the theme. I was honoured to attend the preview of the auction on May 19th, and deeply touched by the philanthropic efforts of all involved. Continue reading →

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London Daily Photo: Great Windmill Street

Posted on 2015-05-28 by tikichris
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