Tag Archives: 伦敦

Eat Ethical Chicken at H.en, Upper Street

Now that H.en has opened in Islington, the next time you’re schlepping down Upper Street hankering for some chicken, you won’t need to fly the coop. Continue reading

Posted in Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Gourmet Goat Re-Veals New Menu Item

Borough Market traders, Gourmet Goat, just got a more gourmet and less goaty with the introduction of a new meat on the menu: rose veal. Continue reading

Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Street Markets | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Little Galicia at Tapas Revolution Shoreditch

Tapas Revolution has teamed up with Estrella Galicia beer for a series of “Little Galicia” events this summer to bring a taste of Northern Spain to Shoreditch. Continue reading

Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Langham Children’s Afternoon Tea with Hamleys

Mia – a tikichris contributor, Cordon Bleu trained pastry chef, and mother of a toddler – visits The Langham London with her three-year old son for the launch of its new Children’s Tea with Hamleys – and gives it “triple … Continue reading

Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Review: Magic & Mixology at The Vaults

So yeah, maybe I was a cocktail or two into my evening. Still, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing and even the most sober of eyes would not be able to work out the illusions and tricks presented up close and in front of small audiences during the hour set of Magic & Mixology at The Vaults. Continue reading

Posted in Drink, Entertainment, Live Performance, London | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Good & Proper Tea Co, Leather Lane

About half a year ago I was glad to have discovered Good & Proper’s tiny tea bar at The Bower off of Old Street. Today I’m just as pleased to shout about its new, and not so tiny, café on Leather Lane. Continue reading

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bidvine: A Safe Bet for Hiring the Right Pro

Bidvine is an app-based and online local services marketplace that dubs itself as “the easiest way to find and hire local professionals.” The folks at Bidvine recently got in touch to see if I’d like to browse their site and see about giving one of the services a go. I took ‘em up on it. My house has never been cleaner. Continue reading

Posted in Apps, London | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Little Feast, Shepherd’s Bush

Little Feast street market has been going strong for almost two months now with about another month to go. I just managed to swing by for the first time last week. It’s a pleasant setting for a fun night of nosh with plenty of (covered) outdoor seating, a friendly vibe and a convenient location just across the street from Goldhawk Road Station. Continue reading

Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Street Markets | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Preview: Walthamstow International Film Festival

The 2016 Walthamstow International Film Festival runs tomorrow (Sunday 24 July 2016) at Vestry House from 11am to 5pm. Continue reading

Posted in Art, Entertainment, London, Movies, Museums | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The World’s End Market (Again)

It’s a good feeling when you revisit a place you already like a lot to find it’s even better than you remembered. That was the case when I recently paid a repeat visit to The World’s End Market in Chelsea. Continue reading

Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Preview: London Festival of Close-Up Magic

The very first London Festival of Close-Up Magic will run from Friday 22 to Sunday 31 July 2016, launching with Magic and Mixology featuring Middleton and two other magicians wowing their audiences in the atmospheric surroundings of The Vaults. After that, the festival will continue with a series of performances by award-winning magicians in the plush surroundings of the Grand Royale Hyde Park hotel. Continue reading

Posted in Hotels, Live Performance, London | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Putting the Lad in Salad with Haywards Pickles

In an effort to “put the lad in salad, Haywards Pickles hosted a recent event sharing easy to make recipes with a focus on getting men to eat more healthily and take more initiative in the kitchen. Continue reading

Posted in London, Recipes, Shopping | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tasty Pacific Treats at Tombo Poké and Matcha Bar, Soho

That poké is now ‘a thing’ in London is weird one for me – and seems kinda random. There are at least three eateries (that I know of) now open in town with poké as the main menu item. It’s “the next ceviche” I’ve been told (more than a few times) when I mention that I think this trend is odd. Continue reading

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Häagen-Dazs Wimbledon Weekend at Selfridges Roof

Catch the tennis and eat free ice cream on the roof at Selfridges all weekend long with Häagen-Dazs Wimbledon Weekend. Continue reading

Posted in Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Sports | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Win 2 Free Tix to #DeepSouthFarEast Pop-Up

Exciting! Tickets to #DeepSouthFarEast – my pop-up team up with Malaysian Home Cooking chef Vi Vian Woo at the Ninth Ward bar in Clerkenwell – are selling fast. But check it out: The friendly folks at Tabl, have two tix set aside to give away for free. Continue reading

Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants, TC10 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Brunch at Daisy Green

Brunch at Daisy Green? It’s among London’s tastiest I reckon or at least that’s how I recollect my yummy time dining there. Continue reading

Posted in Art, Coffee, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Crowd Surf Ready Fitness Class with Stubhub and Gymbox

I’d like to say I was ready for the Crowd Surf Ready Fitness Class at Gymbox in partnership wit Stubhub. But I was not. It kicked my ass. But in a good way – and I was glad to have signed up for a session. Continue reading

Posted in London, Music, Sports | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

3 Days in London (Trainline)

Welcome to London! I love living here and am happy to share a few recs on making the most of your time in this amazing city. Continue reading

Posted in Food, London, Trainline, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Limited Edition Football Club Box from Sushi Shop

Sushi. But not as you know it. That was my experience munching my way through a range of sushi rolls and such from Sushi Shop. Continue reading

Posted in Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Get 25% off All Food at Barraka in July

I’ve teamed up with Mediterranean street food restaurant – Barraka on Artillery Lane near Liverpool Street Station – to share a very special offer: 25% off all food all month! What do you have to do to have such tasty food served at such a nice price? Not much. Continue reading

Posted in Discounts and Special Offers, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Improve Your Mood at El Camion, Brewer Street, Soho

Tequila enlivens your mood. And if you’re drinking the quality stuff it won’t leave you feeling hung over with a headache the next day. Does this sound like a shot of just-what-the-doctor-ordered? Then ándale your way over to Soho for taste of Old Mexico at El Camion. Continue reading

Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Good Food and Excellent Cocktails at Malmaison London

Chez Mal, the restaurant at the Malmaison London hotel is a smart choice for a good meal and fine cocktail. Continue reading

Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Liberty Cheesesteak Company: Real Deal Philly Cheesesteak

Finding no satisfaction in London’s “cheesesteak” offerings – or often any resemblance to the mega meaty two-hander sandwiches of Italian-American origin famously from his hometown – JP decided to bring it here himself. Long story short: he ended up having to come up with a recipe for the right kind of bread and even created his own “wiz” cheese sauce. As for the steak, JP was happy enough with already available rib eye, sliced ultra thin for tastiest and most genuinely Philadelphian results. Continue reading

Posted in London, Street Markets | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Polpo Does Brunch

Everybody’s favourite British bácaro presents newfound reason to get up and out on the weekend with a just launched brunch menu available on Saturdays and Sundays at all Polpo locations. Continue reading

Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Best Sandwich in Spitalfields? Barraka on Artillery Lane

Man oh man! The chicken schnitzel baguette at Barraka was one the most welcome lunches I’ve devoured in a very long while. From Uri Dinay, the same fella who brought Pilpel (probably the best I’ve had in London) and Badolina … Continue reading

Posted in Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Great British Cheese Awards

Got a favourite British cheese? Yeah, me too. In fact, a couple of my all-time favourite cheeses are produced here in Britain. Now cheese lovers across the UK can nominate our choices for best British cheese in the new British Cheese Awards. Continue reading

Posted in England, Food, Great British Chefs, London, Restaurants, Scotland, Shopping, Wales | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

100-Layer Lasagna at The Cavendish

It had been about a year and a half since my last visit to The Cavendish. But I remember my dinner there fondly. So when an invitation to come back to try newly appointed Head Chef Douglas Santi’s “100-layer” lasagna, I was all for it. Continue reading

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

London Clown Festival

As clowning is intended (I suppose), performers allowed themselves to be the butt of their own jokes to reflect the follies and quirks of all of us. I especially loved the sneering, nervous-laughter-inducing improv of The Establishment; the manic miming of Inda Perada; the preposterous gags and observations of Ben Target (pictured above); and the athletic dithering of Helen Duff. Continue reading

Posted in Entertainment, Good Cause, Live Performance, London, Theatre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

#DeepSouthFarEast Supper Club | 10X10 with tikichris

Next on the roster of 10 events to mark my decade in blogging, is another tasty team up. This time round, I’m collaborating with one of my favourite supper club chefs, Malaysian Home Cooking superstar Vi Vian Woo! Together, Ms … Continue reading

Posted in Bars, Drink, London, Restaurants, TC10 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Yard Sale Pizza, Finsbury Park

Pizza party in Finsbury Park? Who wants a slice of that action? Me, and I reckon all sorts of other folks when they find out about the newly opened Yard Sale Pizza sliding onto Blackstock Road. Continue reading

Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pizza, Restaurants | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sunset at the Villa Thalia at Dorfman Theatre, National Theatre

Arty, middle class Charlotte (Pippa Nixon) from London and charismatic American – and CIA operative – Harvey (Ben Miles) are frenemies to the highest degree. There’s instant affinity and sometimes even smouldering attraction between them but also deep-seated belief on both sides that one completely misunderstands the other and that the other is absolutely wrong about how the world spins on its geopolitical axis. Continue reading

Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, London, Theatre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Send in the London Clown Festival

Hosted at London’s newest Arts Hub, The Omnitorium at Manor House, from 10 to 19 June London Clown Festival is “a festival of physical comedy and clown influenced contemporary performance” exploring “what clown is to the modern performer and their audiences.” Continue reading

Posted in Entertainment, Live Performance, London, Theatre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sideways: The Play at St James Theatre

If you loved the movie, to be sure you’ll love the play, adapted for the stage by original Sideways novelist, Rex Pickett and deftly directed David Grindely. Continue reading

Posted in Drink, Entertainment, Live Performance, London, Theatre, Wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Madam Butterfly at ENO

A tearjerker of a show, thanks in large part to a profoundly sympathetic performance of soprano Rena Harms, English National Opera’s staging of Madame Butterfly delights the eyes as much as it moves the hearts of its audience. Continue reading

Posted in Design, Entertainment, Live Performance, London, Music, Theatre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Taking a Cultural Walking Tour through London’s “Little India” (Going Places)

SharedCity is a new London venture specializing in cultural walking tours in areas with immigrant communities. I tagged along on a recent saunter through “Little India” – aka Ealing Road – near Wembley Stadium in the West London borough of … Continue reading

Posted in Food, Going Places, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment