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Get £4 Off Your First Three Rides with ViaVan
Have you tried ViaVan – the app that combines the best of a private taxi and public transport for affordable and fast trips across London? Sign up now with my referral code chris3a8r for £4 off your next three rides. Continue reading
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Tagged apps, cars, discounts, discounts and special offers, free, freebies, London, special offers, tikichris special, Travel
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Good Stuff #83
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 Books, Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, Shopping, Wine
Tagged books, champagne, Cicerone, DenTek, Drink, Food, french wine, good stuff, London, new year's eve, Organic Champagne, Shopping, tea, Travel, We Are Tea
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The Connaught Bar Gin
The Connaught Bar at The Connaught Hotel in Mayfair has launched its own gin, crafted and distilled in house to commemorate the 10th anniversary of this luxurious award-winning bar. Yet another London-made gin on the market? Yeah, I known. There’s … Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Hotels, London, Luxury, Shopping, Travel
Tagged BARS, Carlos Place, Connaught, Connaught Bar Gin, Drink, gin, hotels, London, luxury, mayfair, Shopping, The Connaught, The Connaught Bar, Travel, W1, W1K 2AL
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The Lebanese Bakery, Covent Garden
Just over half-a-year old the London branch (and only other outlet) of The Lebanese Bakery does a steady trade offering a menu of manousheh (flatbreads) and mouajjanet (“bite sized bakes”) to a mix of customers in its tidy Russell Street eatery with open kitchen and giant oven in full view. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged akkawi, bakeries, breakfast, covent garden, Drink, Drury House, flatbread, Food, Lebanese Bakery, LEBANESE FOOD, London, lunch, manousheh, mouajjanet, restaurants, reviews, Russell Street, The Lebanese Bakery, WC2, WC2B 5HA
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Zia Lucia – Boxpark Wembley, Pizzeria and Burrata Bar
Two locations are not enough for ambitious independent pizzeria, Zia Lucia. Now west Londoners can get a slice of the action with a third location now serving Neapolitan style pizzas from a wood-fired oven at Boxpark Wembley. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Pizza, Restaurants
Tagged BOXPARK, Boxpark Wembley, Food, HA9, HA9 0NU, italian food, London, Olympic Way, pizza, restaurants, reviews, wembley, west london, Zia Lucia - Boxpark Wembley
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Good Grief! It’s an Interview with Claire Catterall About Her Peanuts Exhibition at Somerset House | #TCTalks Episode 54
Here’s an interview with Claire Catterall, Senior Curator for Somerset House, about her exhibition, Good Grief, Charlie Brown! Celebrating Snoopy and then Enduring Power of Peanuts. For this 54th episode of tikichris Talks, I skate over to Somerset House for … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Design, interview, London, Museums, Podcast, Podcasts, TCTalks, Travel
Tagged #TCTalks, Art, Celebrating Snoopy and the Enduring Power of Peanuts, Charles M Shultz, Charles Shultz, Charlie Brown, Claire Catterall, design, EXHIBITIONS, Good Grief Charlie Brown, interview, London, London WC2R 1LA, museums, peanuts, PODCAST, Snoopy, somerset house, Strand, The Peanuts, the strand, tikichris talks, Travel, WC2
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Best of the Best of 2018
Another year, another roundup of what made it exceptional! I’m back to share one more post in my Best of 2018 series with an index of the categories and links to all the posts. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, beer, Best of 2018, Best of the Best, burgers, CAFES, CHEAP EATS, cheeseburgers, cocktails, coffee, Drink, Food, hamburgers, hotels, ice cream, London, luxury, money, pizza, Podcasts, pubs, restaurants, Shopping, Travel
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Sneak Peek of Alita: Battle Angel
How’s this for a Tuesday night: a world premiere 30 minute IMAX 3D sneak preview screening of scenes from the upcoming film Alita: Battle Angel at Cineworld in Leicester Square with an in-person intro from producer Jon Landau and director Robert Rodriguez followed by a Q&A with the pair afterwards? Continue reading
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Posted in Entertainment, London, Movies, Video
Tagged alita, alita battle angel, Celebrities, cinema, Cineworld, Cineworld Cinema London Leicester Square, Entertainment, film, James Cameron, Jon Landau, leicester square, London, Movies, Previews, reviews, Robert Rodriquez, Video, WC2, WC2H 7NA
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Best Restaurants of 2018
There’s one list left in my Best of 2018 series, and it’s a doozy: best restaurants of the year! Continue reading
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Posted in Best of 2018, Best of the Best, Cleveland, Drink, Edinburgh, England, Food, Germany, Hotels, Italy, Japan, London, Luxury, North Carolina, Ohio, Restaurants, Scotland, South Carolina, Spain, Tennessee, Texas, Travel, USA, Wine
Tagged Acorn, Asma Khan, Avinguda dels Comtes de Pallars, BBQ, Berliner Strasse, bermondsey, BERMONDSEY STREET, Best of 2018, Best of the Best, Brückenstraße, Café Pessets, carnaby street, Carretera N260, catalunya, Chattanooga, Chef Jon de Villa, Chef Jonathon Sawyer, Chef Scott Walton, chinese food, chinese restaurants, Chuo Ward, Clementine, Cleveland, COMMERCIAL STREET, darjeeling express, Dodson Avenue, Drink, E1, E1 6NE, E17, E17 9P, East 4th Street, East Martin Luther King Boulevard, East Warrington Avenue, england, Etles, Etles Uyghur Restaurants, Filipino food, Filipino restaurants, Food, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Free State Kitchen, germany, Goodman, Goodman – Mayfair, Greenhouse Tavern, Heimat, Hoe Street, Hotel Castell de Ciutat, hotels, Hyogo, Hyōgo Prefecture, Hyōgo-ken, indian food, indian restaurants, Ishida Kobe Beef Steak Chome-2 Nakayamatedori, italian food, italian restaurants, Italy, japan, japanese food, japanese restaurants, jermyn street, JOSE PIZARRO, Katia, KINGLY COURT, Kitanagasadori, kobe, Kōbe-shi, Kubochō, La Seu d'Urgell, Lérida, Liverpool L1 9DE, Lleda, London, Lume, luxury, Maddox Street, Maryland Street, mayfair, Metzgerei Tombers, Mien Tay, Milan, milano, Mon, Nagata-ku, North Carolina, Northwest Military Highway, Ohio, okonomiyaki, Old Plantation Barbeque, Onion Maiden, pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PIZARRO, restaurants, Sam Jones, Sam Jones BBQ, Sampei, San Antonio, SE1, SE1 3TQ, sobameshi, Sort, south london, spain, spanish food, spanish restaurants, spitalfields, st james's, steak, steakhouse, SW1, SW1Y 6LX, TENNESSEE, texas, Travel, UK, Uncle Larry's Hot Fish, USA, vegan, Via Giacomo Watt, vietnamese food, Vietnamese restaurants, W1, W1B 5PW, W1S 1QH, Walnut Street, West Fire Tower Road, Wiltons, wine, Winterville
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Good Stuff #82
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 Beer, Christmas, Design, Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, Shopping, Travel, Video
Tagged AfterShokz, beer, belgian beer, Bone Conduction, christmas, CRAFT BEER, design, Drink, Duvel, Duvel Gift Pack, Eat Grub, Food, good stuff, Gosnells, Gosnells Mead, Gosnells Vintage Mead 2018, Headphones, London, Mead, Roqberry Sushi & Spice Green Tea, Rubies in the Rubble, rum, Shopping, Spytail Ginger Rum, tea, Travel, Trekz Air, Trekz Air Wireless Bone Conduction Headphones, Video
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Best Bars and Pubs of 2018
Have a look my Best of 2018 list of my favourite bars sidled up to this year (with entries from London, Edinburgh Dublin, Cleveland and the Texas Hill Country). Continue reading
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Food Glorious Food: Dinner with Dickens
The Charles Dickens Museum is set in the only remaining home of the beloved Victorian writer and social activist. In this renovated Georgian terraced house on a Bloomsbury back street, you can experience the sights, sounds and living spirit of the man, explore the family home of the writer, his wife Catherine and several of their 10 children, the furnished rooms where Dickens dined and entertained many famous guests and the working rooms where he wrote Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby. From more than 100,000 treasures in the Museum’s collection, you can view original ma Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Books, Christmas, Food, London, Museums, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, bloomsbury, books, charles dickens, christmas, christmas in london, Doughty Street, Food, Food Glorious Food, galleries, Judith Schrut, museum, museums, WC1, WC1N 2LX
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Best Cheap Eats of 2018
Feeling the pinch? I am too. But I’m pleased to report that delicious and filling (and sometimes even rather healthy) cheap eats were still in abundant supply this year. Continue reading
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Posted in Best of 2018, Best of the Best, Food, London, Money, Pizza, Restaurants, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged Best Cheap Eats in London, Best of 2017, Best of 2018, Best of the Best, brushfield street, CHEAP EATS, Doric Way, E1, E1 6AA, E17, E17 3HX, E17 7DB, east london, euston, falafel, fitzrovia, Food, Fresh Nan Bakery, goodge street, high street, italian food, kebabs, London, money, NW1, NW1 1LH, old spitalfields market, Pilpel, pizza, pizza union, restaurants, Roti, Roti King, Seth's Spice Hut, spitalfields, street food, street markets, Sud Italia, Travel, W1, W1T 4LU, WALTHAMSTOW
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Ross Forder, Founder and Director of Halo Burger | #TCTalks Episode 53
Episode 53 of tikichris Talks finds me in Brixton having a chat with Ross, Forder, founder and director of Halo Burger, the world’s first “bleeding plant-based burger joint.” During the interview, I ask Ross why his burgers taste so good, whether it’s possible for meat eaters to enjoy vegan burgers, and how he envisions the future of his very scalable Halo Burger concept. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, interview, London, Podcast, TCTalks, Travel
Tagged #TCTalks, brixton, Brixton Pop, burgers, cheeseburgers, Food, Halo Burger, hamburgers, interview, London, PODCAST, restaurants, Ross Forder, south london, tikichris talks, Travel, vegan, vegetarian
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Best Cocktails of 2018
Let’s celebrate the Best of 2018 with a toast to the most amazing cocktails of the year. The most memorably delicious for me were enjoyed at bars in London, Oxford, and Pittsburgh. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Best of 2018, Best of the Best, Chocolate, Drink, England, Hotels, London, Luxury, Pittsburgh, Travel, USA
Tagged 120 South Whitfield Street, 15206, 15222, Ace Hotel Pittsburgh, BARS, Behind This Wall, Best Cocktails, Best of 2018, Best of the Best, chocolate, clapton, cocktails, Drink, E8, E8 1HY, east london, england, hackney, hotels, London, luxury, MARE STREET, OX4 1AW, Oxford, pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Smallman Street, St Clement's Street, st james's, St James's Place, SW1, SW1A 1PE, The American Bar, The Coconut Tree, The Stafford London, The Whitfield, Travel, USA, Wigle Distillery and Tasting Room, Wigle Whiskey
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Best Beer of 2018
I pour on with my Best of 2018 series to provide a heady brew of the tastiest beers I enjoyed during the past 12 months. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Basel, Beer, Best of 2018, Best of the Best, Cleveland, Drink, England, London, North Carolina, Ohio, Pubs, Shopping, Switzerland, Travel, USA, Wales
Tagged 1718 Brewing Ocracoke, Bang-On Mêl Bang-On Brewery, BARS, beer, Best Beer, Best of 2018, Best of the Best, Brookfield Brewing Company, Brunch Coffee Kolsch, Cleveland, Drink, Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery, england, Fauxbia, Freudian Strip, Heller Engel, Hop Stuff Brewery, LionHeart Artisian Premium Ale, London, Malt Licker, Mandarina Mild, Mockery Brews, North Carolina, Ohio, pubs, Saucy Brew Works, Shopping, Skullville Jalapeno Pale Ale, Stadtmauer Brauer, switzerland, Travel, Trollingwood Taproom & Brewery, USA, wales
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Best Ice Cream of 2018
There’s always time and room for ice cream, especially if you’re near one of these parlors or restaurants in London, Cleveland, Denver, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Köln and Stuttgart – and that goes double for the German ice cream places that made this list! Continue reading
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Maskelyne & Cooke Magic Bar at Le Meridien Piccadilly
Five-star luxury hotel, Le Meridien Piccadilly, pays homage to a pair of the early 20th century’s most celebrated magicians – John Nevil Maskelyne and George Alfred Cooke – with the launch of its new cocktail bar. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Entertainment, Food, Freebies, Hotels, Live Performance, London, Luxury, Travel
Tagged BARS, cocktails, Dominick Zwolinski, Drink, Entertainment, Food, hotels, Laura London, le meridien, le meridien piccadilly, live performance, London, luxury, magic, Maskelyne & Cooke, Maskelyne and Cooke, mayfair, piccadilly, Tony "Sonic" Middleton, Tony Middleton, Travel, W1, W1J 0BH
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Best Burgers of 2018
Is there anything more satisfying than a big juicy burger? After compiling my list of the best burgers I had this year I’m having trouble coming up with ideas for foods I crave nearly as much. My Best of 2018 … Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Basel, Beer, Best of 2018, Best of the Best, Drink, Dublin, Edinburgh, England, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Scotland, Switzerland, Tennessee, Travel, USA
Tagged 1777, Armando's, BARS, Basel, beer, Best of 2018, Best of the Best, birmingham, Bleecker, Bleecker Burgers, brixton, Bunsen, BurgerChief, burgers, Chattanooga, cheeseburgers, Crystal Palace, Denver, Drink, dublin, edinburgh, england, Five Guys, Food, Free State Kitchen, Halo Burgers, hamburgers, Holyrood 9a, ireland, Joanna's, liverpool, London, Original Patty Men, Pop Brixton, pubs, restaurants, scotland, Shake Shack, south london, street food, switzerland, TENNESSEE, TOMMI'S BURGER JOINT, Travel, vegan, vegetarian
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Best Pizza of 2018
My Best of 2018 series rolls on with my recs on where to eat the tastiest pizzas in London and beyond. Pizzerias in Milan, Edinburgh, Frankfurt and Cleveland made the cut, with the Cleveland pizzerias particularly wowing my palate. Continue reading
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Tagged 44102, 44113, 60329, baker street, BARS, beer, Best london pizza, Best of 2018, Best of the Best, best pizza in london, Brera, Brera Design District, brushfield street, Cleveland, da michele, Detroit Avenue, Dough Pizza, E1, E1 6AA, east london, EC1, edinburgh, Edison's Pizza Kitchen, EH1 1QS, EH2 4BA, fitzrovia, Food, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, germany, goodge street, Icco, Il Rione, italian food, italian restaurants, l'antica pizzeria da michele, Lombardia, Lombardy, London, london pizza, Luini, Milan, milano, N1 1RU, Niddastraße, NW1 6UY, Ohio, Old Spitalfields, old spitalfields market, Oxmantown, OYSTERS, Panzerotti, pizza, Pizza 7 Bello, Powerscourt Centre, Professor Avenue, restaurants, Rose Street, Royal McGregor, royal mile, San Antonio, Saucy Brew Works, scotland, seven dials, Shimada Fisheries, shoreditch, spitalfields, spitalfields market, street, street food, street markets, Sud Italia, texas, The Pepper Pot, Travel, UK, upper street, USA, Via Santa Radegonda, W1, W1T 4LU, West 65th Street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Next Stop? #InLombardia (at King’s Cross)
If you’re going to be around King’s Cross Station this weekend, be on the lookout for the #InLombardia bus and the chance to win a free trip for two to the Lombardy region of northern Italy and all sorts of other prizes Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Freebies, Italy, London, Travel
Tagged #InLombardia, COMPETITIONS, free, freebies, Italy, king's cross, Lombardia, Lombardy, London, Milan, milano, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best Breakfasts and Brunches of 2018
Welcome back to the Best of 2018. Here’s a plateful of hearty recommendations for breaking fast in London and elsewhere, and in this case elsewhere means San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country, Dublin, Edinburgh, Milan and Hiroshima.
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Chef and Author Antonina Parker | #TCTalks Episode 52
For my 52nd episode of tikichris Talks, I speak with chef and author Antonina Parker. Hosted in her flat which doubles once a month as a dating app supper club, I chat about with Nina about how banana bread, cooking … Continue reading
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Posted in Books, Celebrities, Food, interview, London, Podcast, Recipes, Shopping, TCTalks, Travel
Tagged #TCTalks, Antonina Parker, books, Celebrities, chef, Chef Antonina Parker, Chef Nina Parker, cookbooks, Food, interview, London, Nina Food, Nina Parker, PODCAST, recipes, Shopping, supper clubs, tikichris talks, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Magician Tony “Sonic” Middleton | #TCTalks Episode 51
Here’s an interview with magician and theatre producer Tony “Sonic” Middleton about how he got into magic, his shows around London and his involvement with the soon-to-open Maskelyne and Cooke magic bar at Le Meridien Piccadilly. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Christmas, Drink, Entertainment, Hotels, interview, Live Performance, London, Podcast, TCTalks, Travel
Tagged #TCTalks, BARS, christmas, Drink, Entertainment, hotels, interview, le meridien, le meridien piccadilly, live performance, London, magic, magician, mayfair, park lane, piccadilly, PODCAST, Sheraton Park Lane Hotel, sleight of hand, sleight of hand on the strand, Sonic, The Magic Hour, tikichris talks, Tony Middleton, Tony Middleton Sonic, Travel, Unfathomable, W1, W1J 7BX, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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New Series on Amazon Prime: The Three Drinkers
The Three Drinkers, a new Amazon Prime travel series, has launched with a four-part season about Scotch whisky. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, London, Shopping, Television, Travel
Tagged Aidy Smith, Amazon Prime, BELGRAVIA, Colin Hampden-White, Drink, Grovsvenor Gardens, Helena Nicklin, Moet Hennessy, reviews, SW1, SW1 ODH, television, The Three Drinkers, The Three Drinkers Do Scotch Whisky, tv, Video, whisky, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best of 2018
As 2018 draws to an end, I would like to share its highlights with a year-end roundup of the best food, drink, and travel related treats that I came across over the past 12 months. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, Best of 2018, Best of the Best, Coffee, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Pizza, Podcasts, Pubs, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged BARS, beer, Best of, Best of 2018, Best of the Best, brunch, burgers, CAFES, CHEAP EATS, cocktails, coffee, Drink, Food, hotel, hotels, ice cream, London, luxury, pizza, Podcasts, pubs, resorts, restaurants, Shopping, tea, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Monsieur Le Duck
If birds of a feather flock together, London gastronomes who favour the flavours of southwestern France are sure to find each other flying in and waddling out of Monsieur Le Duck on Brushfield Street. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged brushfield street, Drink, duck, E1, E1 6AN, french food, french restaurants, liverpool street, liverpool street station, London, Monsieur Le Duck, restaurants, spitalfields, spitalfields market, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Halo Burger Launches at Pop Brixton
Plant-based burger joint, Halo Burger, has launched in London with a outlet at cargo container retail village, Pop Brixton. Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Beyond Beef, Beyond Burgers, Beyond Meat, brixton, Brixton Station Road, burgers, cheeseburgers, christmas, Christmas burger, Drink, fast food, Food, Halo Burger, Halo Burgers, hamburgers, London, Pop Brixton, restaurants, reviews, south london, SW9, SW9 8PQ, vegan, vegetarian, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Drink Wine, Support a Bicycle, Change a Life with Nederburg’s Qhubeka Project
Nederburg, South Africa’s acclaimed winery, believes in giving back … and in the power of bicycles to change lives. We’ll drink to that! Continue reading
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Posted in africa, Competition, Drink, Good Cause, London, South Africa, Wine
Tagged #DoYourPart, Chenin blanc, cycling, Drink, Fundraising, good cause, Judith Schrut, king street, Nederburg, Nguni, Qhubeka, red wine, south africa, South African wine, Travel, WC2, WC2E 8HH, white wine, wine
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Bronte Aurell of Scandi Kitchen | #TCTalks Episode 48
For episode 48 of tikichris Talks, I chat with Scandi Kitchen co-owner, Bronte Aurell. During our conversation at her café and shop near Oxford Circus, Bronte and I discuss the true meaning of hygge, how to enjoy a Scandinavian Christmas and what it’s like to be a proud immigrant. Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Coffee, Drink, Food, interview, London, Podcast, Shopping, TCTalks, Travel
Tagged #proudimmigrant, #TCTalks, Bronte Aurell, CAFES, christmas, coffee, Drink, fitzrovia, Food, Hygge, interview, London, Nordic food, oxford circus, PODCAST, Scandi Kitchen, scandinavian food, Shopping, tikichris talks, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Dreaming Big About Winning Big
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to suddenly have access to a load of cash – like inheriting a fortune from a long lost relative or winning a lottery bet? Continue reading
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The UK Jewish Film Festival 2018: Promise at Dawn
The classic, if stereotyped, relationship of the devoted but overbearing Jewish mother and her son forms the subject of UKJFF 2018’s powerful closing film, Promise at Dawn (La promesse de l’Aube). Starring legendary French superstar Charlotte Gainsbourg and rising star Pierre Niney, it is at once funny and tragic, heartwarming and heartbreaking. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Celebrities, France, London, Movies
Tagged antisemitism, Celebrities, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Curzon, Curzon Mayfair, Curzon Street, film, film festival, france, Hollywood, Jewish, Jewish film, Judith Schrut, London, mayfair, Movies, poland, Promise at Dawn, reviews, Romain Gary, W1, W1J 7TY
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The UK Jewish Film Festival 2018: Three Identical Strangers
Most of us have had the unsettling experience of being compared with or mistaken for someone we look like– but when you find out you look exactly like another person, have the same birthdate, and have both been adopted– that is quite different. And made all the more so when you find your third exact match. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Entertainment, London, Movies, Photography
Tagged adoption, antisemitism, Art, Celebrities, cinema, documentary, Entertainment, film, film festival, Israel, Israeli film, Jewish, Jewish film, Judith Schrut, London, Movies, new york, Sammy Davis Jr, sundance, Tim Wardle, triplets, women filmmakers, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Buddha Bowl at Beany Green
Buddha Bowl options include lemon and herb chicken, meatballs with tomato, and vegan Beany balls (think beetroot-flavoured falafel), all served with a mix of roasted sweet potato, chickpea ragu, roasted aubergine, greens, mixed grain rice and fermented jalapeño hot sauce. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Beany Green, Buddha Bowls, Daisy Green, Daisy Green Collection, Food, London, lunch, Maida Vale, paddington, Paddington Basin, restaurants, reviews, Sheldon Square, vegan, vegetarian, W2, W2 6EZ, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Free Park & Ride at London Gatwick Airport with Cophall Parking Gatwick
Planning to fly out of Gatwick sometime in the next 12 months? I’ve teamed up with Cophall Parking Gatwick to make your travels easier and cheaper with up to two weeks of free parking at Gatwick Airport. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Freebies, London, Travel
Tagged #WinAirportParking, Airport Park and Ride, Airport Parking, competition, free, freebies, gatwick, gatwick airport, London, RT to win, Travel, twitter competition, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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