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Good Stuff #90
Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip, savour and more which contributor Judith Schrut discovered at this year’s Natural and Organic Products Europe show and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, Shopping, Travel
Tagged bakery, bees, chewing gum, chocolate, EXCEL, Food, gelato, good cause, good stuff, honey, ice cream, Italy, Judith Schrut, London, muffins, natural products, organic, Shopping, Slow Food, Travel
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Win an AromaFresh Grind & Brew Coffee Maker | My Coffee with Melitta
Continuing to share My Coffee with you, I’ve teamed up with Melitta for another giveaway competition offering one lucky tikichris reader the chance to win an AromaFresh Grind & Brew coffee machine. Continue reading
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Good Stuff #89
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 Cause, Good Stuff, Shopping, Travel
Tagged books, Cologne, Drink, Food, good cause, good stuff, haircare, olive oil, Shampoo, Shopping, tea, Travel
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Win an Extra Thick Easter Egg from Hotel Chocolat
Have a look at all the eggscellent Extra Thick Easters Eggs Hotel Chocolat has offer this year! Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Competition, Easter, Food, Freebies, Shopping
Tagged chocolate, chocolate easter eggs, chocolate eggs, Chocolate Egss, competition, contest, dark chocolate, easter, easter 2014, easter eggs, egglets, Extra Thick Easter Egg, Extra Thick Egg, fine chocolate, Food, free, freebie, freebies, Hotel Chocolat, milk chocolate, Shopping, twitter competition, White Chocolate
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Cocktail Class at TT Liquor with Parmigiano Reggiano
How’s this for the ultimate cheesy cocktail event: a Parmigiano Reggiano tasting experience pairing dishes featuring Italy’s most famous cheese with drinks at celebrated Shoreditch watering hole, TT Liquor? Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Recipes, Shopping, Travel
Tagged BARS, cheese, Chef Luke Vandore-Mackay, Chef Vandore-Mackay, cocktails, Drink, E2, E2 8AA, east london, Food, kingsland road, London, Luck Vandore-Mackay, parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano, recipes, Shopping, shoreditch, Travel, TT Liquor
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Win a Gift Set of Wonky Fruit and Veg Crisps from Spare Snacks
Spare Snacks is a start-up brand on a mission to turn wonky fruit and veg into tasty and nutritious crisps that are good for consumers, producers, and the planet. All Spare Snacks’ crisps are air dried, gluten-free, low calorie, high fibre, potassium rich, and vegan. Any one of the six different flavour packs counts as one of your five day. Continue reading
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Good Stuff #88
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.
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Spanish Olives Recipes from Jose Pizarro
London’s favourite Spanish chef, Jose Pizzaro, has teamed up with Olives from Spain to create a a series of traditional Spanish recipes. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Recipes, Shopping
Tagged bermondsey, BERMONDSEY STREET, JOSE PIZARRO, OLIVES, Olives of Spain, PIZARRO, recipes, SE1, SE1 3TQ, Shopping, spanish food, spanish restaurants, tapas, Travel
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Win a Lir Collection Hamper of Chocolates
Who wants a hamper of chocolate valued at £50? I’ve team up with Irish chocolate maker, Lir Chocolates, to offer one lucky tikichris reader the chance to win a Lir Collection hamper and enjoy a taste of the complete range of treats offered by this beloved Irish brand. Continue reading
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Tagged #WinLirChocolate, chocolate, competition, fine chocolate, Food, free, free chocolate, freebies, Lir Chocolate, Lir Chocolates, milk chocolate, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition
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Gumtree’s Tips to Selling Your Car Online
Selling your pre-owned car can be a confusing thought. Here are some useful tips and tricks to make buying and selling your car less of a chore. Continue reading
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Infographic | How Meaty is Your Sausage?
Not all sausages are created equal. Some are significantly meaty and made from quality cuts while others are pathetically puny and pumped full of less than desirable and flavourless ingredients. Continue reading
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Tagged CDA, Food, infographic, sausage, Shopping
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Helena Nicklin | Women in the Food Industry | #TCTalks 68
Episode 68 of tikichris Talks continues with my Women in the Food Industry podcast miniseries and features a discussion with Helena Nicklin, an award-winning wine and spirits writer and one-third of The Three Drinkers on Amazon Prime. Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Drink, Entertainment, Food, interview, London, Podcast, Shopping, TCTalks, Television, Travel, Wine, Women in the Food Industry
Tagged #TCTalks, Celebrities, Drink, Entertainment, Food, Helena Nicklin, interview, London, PODCAST, Shopping, TCTalks, television, The Three Drinkers, The Wine Bird, Three Drinkers, Travel, wine, Wine Bird, Women in the Food Industry
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Win a Bottle of Neptune Rum
Neptune Rum is the world’s most awarded rum of 2018 with more than 40 prestigious global awards to date. I’ve got a bottle of the golden rum from Barbados to share with one lucky tikichris reader. Continue reading
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Good Stuff #87
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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Caffeo Solo & Milk | My Coffee with Melitta
Having a good morning? My mornings have been great since I started brewing my coffee with a fully automated Melitta Caffeo Solo & Milk E953-102 coffeemaker. Continue reading
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Tagged coffee, coffee maker, Drink, Food, Melitta, My Coffee, My Coffee 2019, My Coffee with Melitta, reviews, Shopping
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Good Stuff #86
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 Drink, Food, Good Stuff, Hotels, London, Luxury, Movies, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Video, Wine
Tagged #LookingForThePerfectFood, backpacks, cinema, Drink, film, Food, french wine, good stuff, Gualteiro Marchesi, Gualtiero the Great Italian, INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE, italian food, japanese food, Looking for the Perfect Food, luxury, miso, MISO SOUP, Movies, Olive, olive oil, Picpoul, Picpoul de Pinet, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, socks, theo randall, Travel, Video, Waterfly, white wine, wine, Yutaka
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Win a Mixed Box of 16 Trek Protein Energy Bars
Need a nourishing and filling snack to help get you to the next stage in your day? I’ve teamed up with Trek Protein Energy Bars for a special giveaway competition offering one lucky tikichris reader a chance win a box of 16 mixed flavour Trek bar so you can taste the complete range while upping your energy nest time you’re on the go and caught between meals. Continue reading
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Top 5 Vodka Exporting Countries in the World
Most people seem to assume vodka originated in Russia or Poland, and that is indeed the partial truth. What many people don’t realize is that nowadays, these countries are no longer regarded as the top producers of this popular ethanol-based distillate. Continue reading
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Benjamin Figarède, Cocoa Sourcing Ambassador for Valrhona Chocolate | #TCTalks 65
Travelling the globe in search of the world’s best cocoa, Benjamin Figarède works in the sourcing department for French premium chocolate manufacturer Valrhona. He sees himself as an ambassador, creating bonds between small holder cocoa farmers and the craft chocolate … Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Food, interview, London, Luxury, Shopping, TCTalks, Travel, Valentine's Day
Tagged #TCTalks, barbican, barbican centre, barbican conservatory, Belize, Benjamin Figarède, chocolate, city of london, EC2, Food, interview, London, luxury, PODCAST, Shopping, tikichris talks, Travel, Valentine's Day, Valrhona, Valrhona Chocolate
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Good Stuff #85
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down (which a bit of a Valentine’s Day spin) 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, Drink, Entertainment, Food, Good Stuff, Live Performance, London, Music, Shopping, Travel, Valentine's Day
Tagged beer, bermondsey, Cexy beard oil, Ceyx, cheese, cider, crisps, Drink, Entertainment, Food, Game Pies, good stuff, Honey and Chilli, live performance, London, Love Lula, Maison Sassy, male grooming, music, Onuga, Onuga caviar, pies, potato chips, Potato crisps, Rainbow Maniac, Sassy Cider, Sassy Cidre, Shopping, Small Beer, Small Beer Co, South Bermondsey, south london, The Fine Cheese Company, Travel, Tyrrell's, Tyrrell’s Limited Edition Aphrodisiac Flavoured Crisps, Valentine's Day, wild & game
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Win a Bundle of Fruit Bowl Goodies
Are you certain the most important people in your life are getting their recommended five a day? Here’s a tasty way to be sure. Continue reading
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Roadkill’s Matthew Gregson-Jones | #TCTalks 64
For episode 64 of tikichris Talks, I chat with Roadkill founder Matthew Gregson-Jones about the back-to-basics dining concept how sourcing quality meat direct from British farmers can result in better tasting food, less wastage and lower prices for customers. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, interview, London, Podcast, Restaurants, Shopping, Street Markets, TCTalks, Travel
Tagged #interviewpodcast, #TCTalks, burgers, butchery, camden, camden market, CAMDEN TOWN, Camden Town Roadkill, chalk farm road, cheesburgers, Food, hamburgers, North Yard, NW1, NW1 8BF, restaurants, Roadkill, stables market, steak, street food, street market, street markets, The North Yard, The Stables Market
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Explore the Isle of Islay with The Botanist Dry Gin
The first and only dry gin from the Isle of Islay, The Botanist features a unique combination of 22 hand-foraged local botanicals and offers a rare insight into the heritage and heart of this remote Scottish island. Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Hotel Central Park, 1001, 6th Avenue, BARS, botanist, Central Park, cocktail masterclass, cocktails, drinking, DRINKS, Dry Gin, foraging, gin, gin and tonic, gin bars, ginger, Ginspiration, herbs, hotels, islay, Katy Riddle, luxury, new york, Shopping, spices, THE BOTANIST, Travel, USA
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Valentine, You *Readly* My Mind!
Stuck for Valentine’s Day ideas? Or maybe you’re looking to seal the deal with a little something extra to what you’ve already lined up? Be sure to keep Readly in mind for you and your better half, especially if you both love to read and to travel. Continue reading
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Tagged apps, magazines, readly, Shopping, Travel, Valentine's Day
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Four Easy and Open Faced Crispbread Sandwich Recipes
Do you have an open mind when it comes to making Scandinavian style open faced sandwiches? Then see what you think about these four easy recipes I came up with using Leksands Original Rye Crispbread triangles as the base of … Continue reading
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Win a Three-Bottle BAFTA Bundle from Champagne Taittinger and Villa Maria Wines
How would you like to drink and celebrate in the same way as your favourite stars of film and TV? Here’s a chance to win a BAFTA bundle of wine, including a special BAFTA-labelled bottle of Champagne Taittinger Brut Réserve NV, a bottle of Villa Maria Private Bin Pinot Grigio and a bottle of Villa Maria Private Bin Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon. Continue reading
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Unsung Cities | Köln, Germany
An ancient Roman enclave on the Rhine, Cologne is first and foremost a river town. That’s why the Romans set up shop here and why it grew to prosper during the Middle Ages as a significant hub of Catholicism. Roman ruins remain embedded in the cityscape and Cologne Cathedral towers over the town, celebrated as one of Europe’s best examples of Gothic grandeur. Continue reading
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Tagged Cafe Kogi, CAFES, coffee, Cologne, Drink, Eau de Cologne, Eiscafe Breda, Farina, Food, German, germany, ice cream, Koln, Shopping, Travel, Unsung Cities, Urwaldkaffee, Valentine's Day
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My Coffee with Melitta 2019
Good morning everybody. I’m back in black. Black coffee that is.As 2019 settles in, I carry on with another round of My Coffee blogging in collaboration with premium coffee machine maker, Melitta. Continue reading
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Why Has Veganism Gotten So Popular?
It wasn’t that long ago that “vegan” barely showed up in conversation, let alone the headlines. But now, it seems to be in the news to some degree every week, whether it’s a brand-new product or someone getting unusually offended by the ‘audacity’ of edible plant options being offered anywhere, despite having presumably eaten a salad before. But generally, the idea of veganism has had a positive response of late, with a record number of Brits estimated for this year’s Veganuary. Continue reading
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Copper Rivet Distillery | #TCTalks 61
Episode 61 of tikichris Talks is set on the shore of the Medway River at the Copper Rivet Distillery in Chatham, Kent. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, England, interview, Podcast, Shopping, TCTalks, Travel
Tagged #TCTalks, Abhi Banik, Chatham, cocktails, Copper Rivet, Copper Rivet Distillery, Dockyard Gin, Drink, england, English Grain Spirit, English Whisky, gin, interview, kent, Medway, Medway River, PODCAST, Shopping, Son of Gun, Stephen Russell, tikichris talks, Travel, Vela Vodka, vodka, whisky
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Valentine Variations
Flowers … chocolate … candlelit dinners … romantic getaways … you know the score! And you should well aware that the 14th of February 14th will be here soon. Yes, V-Day is coming. Are you ready? Continue reading
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In Pursuit of Office Happiness with Staples and Professor Sir Cary Cooper
Yesterday (Monday 21 January) was so called Blue Monday, purportedly the most depressing day of the year. How blue were you and to what extent did your workplace affect your mood? Continue reading
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Win a Bottle a Manchester Raspberry Infused Gin
Just in time for Valentine’s, I’ve got a beautiful bottle of Manchester Raspberry Infused Gin to give away. Continue reading
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Tagged #MadeInManchester, #WinManchesterGin, alcohol, cocktails, competition, Drink, england, free, freebies, gin, manchester, Manchester Gin, Manchester Raspberry Infused Gin, Raspberry, Raspberry Gin, Raspberry Infused Gin, retweet to win, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition, Valentine's Day
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Roasting Plant Brings Javabot (and Great Tasting Coffee) to London Bridge
New York-based Roasting Plant Coffee opened its first roastery/cafe in London this week, bringing with it Javabot – an automated roasting system and sleek piece of cafe-theatre kit. Continue reading
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Tagged borough, Borough High Street, borough market, cafe, coffee, design, Drink, Food, Javabot, London, london bridge, restaurants, reviews, SE1, SE1 9QQ, Shopping, south london
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Good Stuff #84
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 Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, Shopping
Tagged Drink, Flexitarian, Food, grooming, M and S, M&S, Marks & Spencer, Marks and Spencer, Men-ü, men's grooming, Metcalfe’s, Plant Kitchen, popcorn, Rice Cakes
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