Category Archives: Restaurants
Fingers and Thumbs Pop-Up Shellfish Restaurant, Cambridge Heath Road
I know what I’m doing for din-din tomorrow night: the Finger and Thumbs pop up shellfish restaurant at Arch 289, Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9HA. Sounds yummy, right? Offering “BIG buckets” full of mussels, clams, razor clams, king prawns, crayfish, … Continue reading
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Tagged bethnal green, byo, byob, cambridge heath, E2, E2 9HA, fingers and thumbs, hackney, London, pop-up, seafood, shellfish
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Dubh Prais: Traditional Scottish Cooking on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile (CheapOair)
Located in the heart of the Royal Mile, Dubh Prais offers a hearty helping of welcoming Scottish character and, despite its tourist laden locale, has an authentically homey and off-the-beaten track feel to it. Read my complete post at the … Continue reading
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Tagged cheapoair, dubh prais, edinburgh, haggis, restaurant, review, royal mile, scotland, scottish restaurant, whisky
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The Factory House (OneTravel)
… it can be hit or miss around there if you don’t know what to look for. The Factory House is more than a safe best. Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel, Wine
Tagged bar, beaujolais, Brouilly Les Thibaults 2010, city of london, EC3, EC3M 7AA, JOSPER GRILL, leadenhall market, lime street, London, new restaurant review, OneTravel, review, wine
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Foodie Fun in Japan (Great British Chefs)
During my visit, I hit bright and buzzy Tokyo, the mountain resort town of Hakone and the ancient capital city of Kyoto. Everything I tasted along the way was gorgeous. Indeed, I got the impression that it’s actually pretty difficult … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Great British Chefs, Japan, Restaurants, Shopping, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged chunko nabe, food markets, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, hakone, itoh dining by nobu, japan, kappabashi, kobe, kobe beef, kobe steak, kyoto, miso, nishiki, shinbashi, soup, tokyo, tsukiji fish market
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A Not So Snarky Take on The Factory House
Before making my way to the weeks old Factory House last week, I did a quick Google to see what lay in store for me and my taste buds. Yikes! A couple of heavy hitting reviewers did not like this … Continue reading
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Tagged bar, beaujolais, Brouilly Les Thibaults 2010, city of london, EC3, EC3M 7AA, JOSPER GRILL, leadenhall market, lime street, London, new restaurant review, review, wine
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Edwin’s French Wine Bar Brings Great Gallic Food and Drink to East London (CheapOair)
There’s a new wine bar just opened in East London’s super hip Shoreditch. It’s a good one too, offering up a smartly curated list of French wines and a tasty menu of Lyonnaise dishes. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Tagged cheapoair, EC2, EC2A 4NU., Edwin's, Edwin's French Wine Bar, Edwin's French Wine Bar and Restaurant, foie gras, french cuisine, french food, french restaurant, french wine, London, lyonnaise, new restaurant review, Phipp Street, restaurant, review, shoreditch, wine bar
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Fresh and Healthy Korean Cuisine at Bibigo, Soho
Korean steak tartar bibimbap. If you’re like me, such a deliciously designed dish reads like an “oh yeah” on a menu. So that’s what I had for my main during last week’s inaugural dine at Bibigo, a couple of month’s old … Continue reading
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40% Discount off Foodie Titles from Black Dog Publishing
Hey all. I recently got hold of a copy of Black Dog Publishing’s A Guide to London’s Classic Cafes and Fish & Chip Shops and really enjoyed giving it a browse. You can see my review of the book over … Continue reading
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Posted in Books, Christmas, Coffee, Discounts and Special Offers, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged 40% off, A Guide to London's Classic Cafes and Fish & Chip Shops, black dog publishing, book, CAFES, caffs, chippies, chippy, discount, fish and chips, guidebook, London, meat london, review, sale, tea & cake
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‘Stache Touch Ups and More @ The Factory House, EC3 Tonight #Movember
Photo by Kemey Lafond Tonight from 5pm to 8pm, The Factory House restaurant and bar at Leadenhall Market will be transformed into a barbershop for a special complimentary moustache grooming event, hosted alongside Movember and Gillette. The grooming event aims … Continue reading
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Tagged barbers, city of london, cocktails, EC3, EC3M 7AA, facial hair, free, freebie, gillette, grooming, leadenhall market, lime street, London, man pampering, men's grooming, mo bros, MOUSTACHES, MOVEMBER, pop-up, restaurant, rudyard kipling, the factory house
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Shinbashi: Blade Runner Lights and Yakitori Delights (OneTravel)
Even though the air is thick with super modernity and elements of cutting edge urban living abound with backlit signage and advertisements for everything everywhere and trains zipping past overhead, there was still something age-old and village-y about the place. … Continue reading
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Tagged japan, japanese food, OneTravel, restaurants, shinbashi, shiodome, tokyo, yakitori
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Mamounia Lounge (Blue Tomato)
Mamounia Lounge in Knightsbridge is a rather more rococo establishment than I’m accustomed to visiting. But for a place situated across the road from Harrods and offering “an idyllic and glamorous setting with traditional Arabic charm,” I’d expect nothing less … Continue reading
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Eating (Exceptionally) Well in Pembrokeshire (Blue Tomato)
… walk off any extra calories or recharge at the tearoom before or after your stroll through the nearby circular path skirting the Daugleddau estuary. Read my complete review at Blue Tomato.
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Tagged Angle, Angle Village, BLUE TOMATO, crab, Cwtch, dressed crab, hiking, lawrenny, Lawrenny Quay, lobster, lunch, Old Point House, pembrokeshire, pembrokeshire coast, pembrokeshire coast national park, pub, Quayside Tearoom, restaurants, review, solva, solva crab, Something Fishy, st david's, wales, walking, welsh
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London’s Best Beach Day Trips
London’s Best Day Trip Beaches Wrapped up in the urban delights of a city break in London, it can be easy to forget this dynamic city is the capital of an island nation. Yes, you’re hardly more than a 50 mile drive away from heart of London to the sea. A day trip to one of south eastern England’s iconic seaside towns or beaches is a great way to have some fun anytime of year. Come the long daylight hours of summer, a visit to one of London’s nearest beaches is a mandatory excursion. Continue reading
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Tagged beaches, brighton, camber sands, cheapoair, england, essex, kent, London, margate, RYE, seaside towns, Southend-on-Sea, surrey, sussex, turner contemporary, whitstable
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Edwin’s French Wine Bar (Blue Tomato)
Owner-manager Edwin Chan thinks he’s come up with a winning concept for a fine yet casual wine-n-dine experience for Londoners. And he reckons he’s got the right connections across la Manche too, priding himself on being able to offer high … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, BLUE TOMATO, cabernet franc, Chinon, Domaine de la Perrière, EC2, EC2A 4NU., Edwin's, Edwin's French Wine Bar, Edwin's French Wine Bar and Restaurant, foie gras, french cuisine, french food, french restaurant, french wine, London, lyonnaise, new restaurant review, Phipp Street, restaurant, review, shoreditch, wine bar
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How Does Malmaison’s New Mega Burger Stack Up? (Blue Tomato)
I’m not sure if I’m bragging about or admitting to such a feat, but I did manage to eat the whole thing, minus a few fries. Read my complete post at Blue Tomato.
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Tagged BLUE TOMATO, burger, charterhouse square, CHEESEBURGER, Clerkenwell, EC1, Food, hamburger, London, london mal, lunch, mal burger, MALMAISON, malmaison london, review, the stack
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London Goes Scandinavian (OneTravel)
If next time you find yourself doing something especially fashionable in London and for a split second you forget where you are and start wondering if you’re actually in, say, Malmo or Reykjavik, you’d be forgiven. London, it seems, is … Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Design, Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged brick lane, cafe, Chase & Sorensen, chatsworth road, clapton, coffee, cooper & wolf, dalston lane, danish design, FIKA, fitzrovia, furniture, hackney, London, marylebone, MARYLEBONE LANE, OneTravel, reviews, scandinavia, scandinavian food, scandinavian kitchen, TOMMI'S BURGER JOINT
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Good Stuff
Here’s a quick list of some really good stuff I’ve come across lately but for whatever reason didn’t make it into their own blog posts on here, my tikichris-to-go Tumblr blog or one of my client blogs. Bo Ningen: Wow. Japanese psychedelic rawk-n-roll. … Continue reading
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Tagged bo ningen, butcher shop, butchery, dishoom, dishoom shoreditch, edible selby, ginger pig, good stuff, instagram, iphonography, London, mobile photography, music, Photography, restaurants, review, reviews, rough trade, sausage making, sausages, st john, st john bread and wine, the selby, todd selby, Video
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Where’s the Beef? The Stack Burger at Malmaison Hotels (CheapOair)
Taking Britain’s current craze for burgers to dizzying new heights, hotel group, Malmaison, has announced a new tall order to their brasseries’ grill menu: The Stack. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Tagged burger, charterhouse square, cheapoair, CHEESEBURGER, Clerkenwell, EC1, hamburger, London, london mal, lunch, mal burger, MALMAISON, malmaison london, review, the stack
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Eat Like a Bumpkin in True London Style (CheapOair)
Commendable is … their knack for coming up with a tasty variety of contemporary British dishes and offering diners invitingly cozy settings for enjoying such down-to-earth cuisine. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Tagged autumn menu, BRITISH CHEESE, british cuisine, british food, bumpkin, cheapoair, cocktails, London, notting hill, review, seasonal menu, south kensington, STRATFORD, sustainability, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY
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Dreyfus Cafe, Lower Clapton Road, Hackney E5
Dreyfus Cafe is little independently owned cafe just down the street from my flat. It’s been open about a month and is a welcome addition to the neighbourhood. I’ve popped my head in a few times for coffee over the … Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, brunch, cafe, clapton, coffee, dreyfus, dreyfus cafe, E5, E5 0NS, finnish toast, hackney, HACKNEY CENTRAL, London, lower clapton road, review, sandwiches
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Visiting and Staying in Tokyo’s Shiny Shiodome (OneTravel)
Set on the edge of Tokyo Bay and located near the narrow noodle-shopped lanes of Shinbashi, fashionable and upscale Ginza, ancient and green Hamarikyu Gardens and the super bustling Tsukiji fish market, the central Tokyo neighborhood of Shiodome provides an … Continue reading
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Handy Scandi Christmas Gifts from Scandinavian Kitchen
When Danish/Swedish tag team Bronte (from Denmark) and Jonas (from Sweden) opened Scandinavian Kitchen in 2006, the plan was simply to make available to themselves and their ex-pat communities all the food and drink they missed from back home. Little … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Christmas, Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged cafe, christmas, christmas 2012, christmas gifts, christmas shopping, fitzrovia, glogg, London, nordic, review, scandinavia, scandinavian food, scandinavian kitchen, taster boxes, W1, W1W 7PP
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Now Published: A Guide to London’s Caffs and Chippies (OneTravel)
A Guide to London’s Classic Cafes and Fish & Chip Shops is a fantastic resource for scouting out the last bastions of London’s old school takeaways and traditional fast food. Whether you’re keen for a little retro kitsch with a … Continue reading
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Tagged A Guide to London's Classic Cafes and Fish & Chip Shops, book, CAFES, caffs, chippies, chippy, fish and chips, guidebook, London, OneTravel, review
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The Stack: Malmaison’s Massive New Burger
I swung by the Malmaison London hotel for lunch today to sample the new mega-burger created by Mal’s Executive Chef John Woodward. Called The Stack, the burger is a massive tower of juicy, beefy meatiness consisting of … One classic … Continue reading
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Tagged burger, charterhouse square, CHEESEBURGER, Clerkenwell, EC1, hamburger, London, london mal, lunch, mal burger, MALMAISON, malmaison london, review, the stack
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Four Fine Dines in Pembrokeshire (CheapOair)
Pembrokeshire is one of the most scenic places in all of the British Isles. It’s also one of the tastiest. Believe it or not, for such a sparsely populated part of the UK, there’s actually a huge range of quality … Continue reading
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Tagged Angle, Angle Village, crab, Cwtch, dressed crab, hiking, lawrenny, Lawrenny Quay, lobster, lunch, Old Point House, pembrokeshire, pembrokeshire coast, pembrokeshire coast national park, pub, Quayside Tearoom, restaurants, review, solva, solva crab, Something Fishy, st david's, wales, walking, welsh
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Edwin’s French Wine Bar Brings Lyonnaise Yum to Shoreditch
Alright Shoreditchers, have you tried your new local wine bar yet? It’s a good one, offering up a smartly curated list of French wines and a tasty menu of Lyonnaise dishes. Owner-manager Edwin Chan thinks he’s come up with a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010, cabernet franc, Chinon, Domaine de la Perrière, EC2, EC2A 4NU., Edwin's, Edwin's French Wine Bar, Edwin's French Wine Bar and Restaurant, foie gras, french cuisine, french food, french restaurant, french wine, London, lyonnaise, new restaurant review, Phipp Street, restaurant, review, shoreditch, wine bar
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Japanese #SoupSearch Day Four: Kyoto
I spent last week exploring Japan in search of the next great flavour for Ainsley Harriott’s World Kitchen range of soups. What a fantastic opportunity! Japan has been one of my dream destinations ever since I was a kid learning the importance … Continue reading
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Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, bullet train, choco moo, cooking, cup soup, eirakuya, fish, halloween, Hidesada Shimazaki, hotel vista, japan, japanese food, joyrich, jr kyoto station, kyoto, kyoto station, MISO SOUP, morihei, nabeyak, nishiki, nishiki market, NOODLES, odawara, odawara castle, sake, shinkasen, soup, soup search, symington, symington's, tea ceremony, tempora, tengui, udon, wak japan, yuzuya
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Japanese #SoupSearch Day Three: Hakone
I spent last week exploring Japan in search of the next great flavour for Ainsley Harriott’s World Kitchen range of soups. I had so much fun! Japan has been one of my dream destinations ever since I was a little kid rushing … Continue reading
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Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, baths, cooking, cup soup, day trip, fuji, hakone, hakone free pass, hot pot, hot springs, itoh dining by nobu, japan, japanese food, kimono, kobe, kobe beef, kobe steak, miso, MISO SOUP, mount fuji, mountains, mt fuji, nobu, soup, soup search, symington, symington's, tokyo, yamashita kyoko
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Byron’s MO Burger – Limited Time Only – For a Good Cause
Available from today and through to the end of November at all Byron restaurants is the MO Burger, a “classic American cheeseburger with a twist … topped with Cheddar cheese, served with pickled red onion rings, salted cucumber slices, sliced … Continue reading
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Japanese #SoupSearch Day Two: Exploring Tokyo
I spent last week exploring Japan in search of the next great flavour for Ainsley Harriott’s World Kitchen range of soups. I had so much fun! Japan has been one of my dream destinations ever since I was a little … Continue reading
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Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, asakusa, buddist temple, chunko nabe, cooking, cup soup, destination asia, destination asian, fish market, hamarikyu, hamarikyu gardens, hanano mai, Hidesada Shimazaki, japan, japanese food, kappa bashi, kappabashi, misakiko, plastic sushi, ryogoku, senso-ji, shinto shrine, shogun, shogunate, soup, soup search, sumida river, sumo, sumo soup, sumo wrestlers, sushi, sushi train, symington, symington's, tokugawa ieyasu, tokyo, tokyo cruise, Tsukiji, Tsukiji Market., ueno
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Boorito 2012: £2 Burritos at Chipotle if You’re Dressed up for Halloween
Today – Halloween, 31 October 2012 – Chipotle Mexican Grill is helping raise funds to benefit FoodCycle through a “Boorito” fundraiser. Visit one of Chipotle’s five London locations between 4pm and closing while wearing your fancy dress/Halloween costume and you’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged boorito 2012, burritos, chipotle, CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, discount, foodcyle, fundraiser, halloween, London, mexican food
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Take the Warren Zevon Werewolves Tour of London … Aaoo! (CheapOair)
I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic’s And his hair was perfect Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Tagged beef chow mein, cheapoair, chinatown, halloween, Lee Ho Fook, Lee Ho Fook's, London, london hilton on park lane, lyrics, mayfair, park lane, Trader Vic's, Warren Zevon, werewolf, werewolves, Werewolves of London
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Japanese #SoupSearch Day One: Tokyo!
I spent last week exploring Japan in search of the next great flavour for Ainsley Harriott’s World Kitchen range of soups. I had so much fun. For me, Japan has been a dream destination since I was a little kid watching episodes … Continue reading
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Tagged #soupsearch, #soupsearch challenge, ainsley harriott, ainsley harriott foods, cooking, cup soup, destination asia, friendly airport limousine, hinomaru shokudo, hotel villa fontaine, japan, japanese food, narita international airport, shinbashi, shiodome, soup, soup search, symington, symington's, tokyo, yakitori
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Arabic Charm and Knightsbridge Glitz at Mamounia Lounge (OneTravel)
“An idyllic and glamorous setting with a traditional Arabic charm” – Mamounia Lounge is the definition of swank. Think Aladdin’s Cave meets Studio 54. Situated essentially across the road from Harrods, perhaps guests shouldn’t expect anything less than glam. Beyond the upscale … Continue reading
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Healthy and Delicious Food in London? The Natural Kitchen, Naturally (OneTravel)
Restaurant, cafe, deli, fine foods store and all around salubrious retail setting, London‘s one and only Natural Kitchen (well actually they have three locations in town) is a brilliant spot for a healthy meal or some feel good shopping. Read my … Continue reading
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Tagged city of london, deli, grocery, London, marylebone, natural kitchen, OneTravel
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