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London’s Best Vegan Burgers of 2020

Posted on 2020-12-30 by tikichris

Dreaming of Veganuary? Or maybe you’re simple looking to change up your London dining routine and find some alternative eats in the new year? See if this ‘meat lover’s guide’ to vegan burgers helps you find what you’re taste buds … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Travel | Tagged Beyond Beef, Beyond Burgers, Beyond Meat, brick lane, brixton, Brixton Station Road, burgers, cheeseburgers, chick'n, Drink, E1, E1 6RL, E9, E9 6NA, east london, fast food, Flexitarian, Food, hackney, HACKNEY CENTRAL, Halo Burger, Halo Burgers, hamburgers, leon, London, Mooshies, Mooshies London, Mooshies London Vegan Burger Bar, morning lane, Plant based, Pop Brixton, Princelet Street, restaurants, reviews, seitan, south london, spitalfields, SW9, SW9 8PQ, Temple of Hackney, Temple of Seitan, tower hamlets, Travel, vegan, vegan burger, vegan burgers, Vegan restaurants, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Flexing Vegan | Mooshies London Vegan Burger Bar

Posted on 2019-02-11 by tikichris

Here’s my first Flexing Vegan review. It’s about the burger and fries at Mooshies, a vegan burger joint on Brick Lane. It’s a glowing review too. I really enjoyed my meal! Passing through Spitalfields recently, I was hankering a burger … Continue reading →

Posted in Flexing Vegan, Food, London, Restaurants, Travel | Tagged brick lane, burgers, cheeseburgers, E1, E1 6RL, east london, Flexing Vegan, Food, hamburgers, London, Mooshies, Mooshies London, Mooshies London Vegan Burger Bar, Princelet Street, restaurants, reviews, spitalfields, tower hamlets, Travel, vegan, vegan burger, Vegan restaurants, vegetarian | Leave a comment

V For Launches at The Old Truman Brewery

Posted on 2018-08-06 by Sheepa Miah

From vegan cocktails, to vegan fried chicken, V For is a series of events not to be missed. The vegan lifestyle event is anticipated to bring in over 2,000 visitors to The Old Truman Brewery. Expect food, drinks, music and events. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Shopping, Street Markets | Tagged brick lane, burger, burgers, cheesecake, cocktails, Drink, E1, E1 6QR, east london, Food, ice cream, Launch Party, London, miiro, Miiro ice cream, Nutty Peanut Butter Cheesecake, Peanut Butter, restaurants, reviews, salted caramel, seitan, Sheepa Miah, Shopping, shoreditch, spitalfields, street food, street markets, The Old Truman Brewery, The Portobello Attic, V Curious, V For, V For Launch Party, vegan, vegan burger, vegan festival, Vegan food, vegan fried chicken, vegan fried chicken burger, vegan ice cream, vegan lifestyle, Vegan Nights, Vegan Vice Club, vegetarian | Leave a comment

Shuffle Like Santa in Brick Lane

Posted on 2017-11-07 by Demi Perera

Following on from it’s roaring success last year, The London Shuffle Club pop up has returned to the Truman Brewery. Complete with retro Miami inspired decor, inflatable palm trees and flamingos we can now happily shuffleboard in Brick Lane. I went along to find out what this was all about. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Pizza, Sports | Tagged brick lane, cocktails, Demi Perera, E1, E1 6QR, east london, Ely's Yard, Hanbury Street, London, old truman brewery, pizza, spitalfields, The Old Truman Brewery, tower hamlets, TRUMAN BREWERY, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

New Cocktail Menu at The Cocktail Trading Co

Posted on 2017-06-07 by Alexandra Kalinowski

Full disclosure, I’ve got a soft spot for The Cocktail Trading Co. You see, my day job is pretty glamorous. I’m often out and about drinking with bartenders as I interview them for a gin bar blog series. It’s safe to assume I’ve jotted down plenty of stories and have a feel for how each bar operates. But there are two in bars in particular that have stood out. CTC is one of them. Continue reading →

Posted in Bars, Drink, London | Tagged Alexandra Kalinowski, BARS, BETHNAL GREEN ROAD, brick lane, cocktails, Drink, E1, E1 6GQ, east london, London, shoreditch, The Cocktail Trading Co | Leave a comment

#CityStories: Street Food

Posted on 2017-03-04 by tikichris

The clip is dedicated to one of my favourite topics – street food – and features tips on where to chow down on three of the yummiest options (IMHO) for grab-n-go grub near the new Point A Hotel on Paul Street in Shoreditch. Continue reading →

Posted in City Stories, Competition, Food, London, Restaurants, Street Markets, Travel, Video | Tagged #CityStories, #PointAHotels, brick lane, City Stories, competition, east london, EC2, EC2A 4JH, Food, Gourmet Gorditas, hotels, liberty cheesesteak company, London, Paul Street, Pilpel, Point A, Point A Hotels, pubs, restaurants, shoreditch, spitalfields, street food, Travel, Video, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Bagel Burgers from The London Bagel Co

Posted on 2017-01-27 by tikichris

It’s a burger. It’s a bagel. Oh my God, it’s a burger on a bagel. The London Bagel Co has launched a menu of bagel burgers ranging from rather healthy to extra indulgent. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Street Markets | Tagged Bagel Burger, bagels, Beigel Bake, brick lane, Brick Lane Beigel Bake, burgers, cheeseburgers, east london, Food, hamburgers, lamb street, London, Old Sptalfields Market, reviews, SALT BEEF, spitalfields, street food, street markets, The London Bagel Co | Leave a comment

Little Galicia at Tapas Revolution Shoreditch

Posted on 2016-07-28 by tikichris

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 beer, BETHNAL GREEN ROAD, brick lane, chef, Drink, E1, E1 8JW, east london, Estrella Galicia, Food, hackney, Little Galicia, London, omar allibhoy, reviews, shoreditch, Spanish beer, spanish food, tapas, tapas revolution, Tapas Revolution Shoreditch, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Gourmet Gorditas at Sunday Upmarket

Posted on 2016-05-18 by tikichris

Gorditas are hand-made Mexican flatbreads made of wheat and stuffed with a yummy filling. Now you can get ‘em in London thanks to Pedro and Santiago, a couple of enterprising Mexicans who recently started traded under the name Gourmet Gorditas with a stall selling their gourmet versions of this Northern Mexican street food at Brick Lane’s Sunday Upmarket. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Street Markets | Tagged brick lane, E1, E1 6QL, east london, Food, Gorditas, Gourmet Gorditas, London, mexican food, spitalfields, street food, street markets, sunday upmarket, The Old Truman Brewery, tower hamlets, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 2 Comments

Raw Wine Fair 2016

Posted on 2016-05-11 by tikichris

Held at the Old Truman Brewery 15 and 16 May and featuring wines from more than 200 growers, Raw Wine Fair will present for a fifth year in a row a delicious and intriguing collection of fine, natural, organic and biodynamic wine from across the globe. Continue reading →

Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Shopping, Wine | Tagged artisan wine, BARS, brick lane, Drink, E1, E1 6QL, east london, Food, hotels, London, luxury, old truman brewery, POP UPS, RAW WINE FAIR, Shopping, The London Edition, wine, wine bar, WINE FAIR, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Brick Lane

Posted on 2015-12-18 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged brick lane, east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, spitalfields, street photography, tower hamlets, whitechapel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

The House of Peroni: Going Beyond Beer

Posted on 2015-10-17 by Madison Salters

For those of you who are missing the buzzy crowds and clinking rocks glasses of London Cocktail Week, there’s good news. The House of Peroni is all set to lift spirits as autumn rolls in and our desires turn to … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Drink, London | Tagged brick lane, cocktails, Drink, E1, E1 6RU, east london, house of peroni, London, London Cocktail Week, Maddie Salters, peroni, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: 24 Hours 7 Days

Posted on 2015-10-11 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged brick lane, east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, street photography, tower hamlets, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Parade

Posted on 2015-10-04 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged brick lane, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, spitalfields, street photography, tower hamlets, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Lane

Posted on 2015-09-13 by tikichris

London Daily Photo: Shrine

Posted on 2015-09-06 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged brick lane, east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, spitalfields, street photography, tower hamlets, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Tapas Revolution, Shoreditch

Posted on 2015-08-17 by tikichris

Opened back in the spring, Chef Omar Allibhoy’s Tapas Revolution in Shoreditch seems to have settled in nicely to its Bethnal Green Road digs. I had a lovely time recently, sampling a range of tapas over a couple of drinks at the restaurant’s gorgeous centrepiece copper-topped bar. Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged beer, BETHNAL GREEN ROAD, brick lane, chef, E1, E1 8JW, east london, hackney, omar allibhoy, reviews, shoreditch, spanish food, tapas, tapas revolution, Tapas Revolution Shoreditch, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Brick Lane

Posted on 2015-06-03 by tikichris

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged brick lane, east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, shoreditch, spitalfields, street photography, tower hamlets, whitechapel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Artistan Wine Fair – RAW – Returns to Truman Brewery

Posted on 2015-05-12 by tikichris

My favourite wine event of the year, Raw, returns to London this Sunday and Monday (note: Monday is trade only) featuring “one of the most exciting collections of fine, natural, organic and biodynamic wine artisans” sharing some of the best … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, London, Shopping, Wine | Tagged artisan wine, brick lane, Drink, E1 6QL, east london, London, old truman brewery, RAW WINE FAIR, Shopping, wine, WINE FAIR, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Hopetown

Posted on 2015-01-02 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged brick lane, east london, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, street photography, whitechapel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

#PukkaPimms Pop-Up Curry House – Saturday 6 December, Bethnal Green Road

Posted on 2014-12-05 by tikichris

A cold winter’s night, a warming spicy curry … and a refreshing glass of Pimm’s and lemonade? Wha … ? Believe it or not, these elements come to together in a moreishly complimentary way as I discovered last night at a preview of the #PukkaPimms pop-up restaurant near the ‘top end’ of Bethnal Green Road. Not sure such a mix would actually go down well? Find out for yourself this weekend when the pop-up opens to the public with celebrity Hardeep Singh Kohli as front of house. Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged BETHNAL GREEN ROAD, brick lane, Celebrities, cocktails, curry, Drink, E2, E2 7DG, east london, Food, Hardeep Singh Kohli, indian food, London, pimms, pimms and lemonade, pop-up, restaurants, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Sclater Street

Posted on 2014-10-19 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged brick lane, east london, hackney, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, sclater street, shoreditch, street art, street photography, tower hamlets, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Brick Lane Sunday

Posted on 2014-10-12 by tikichris

Good Stuff

Posted on 2014-07-19 by tikichris

Good Stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down 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 →

Posted in Books, Chocolate, Coffee, Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Wine | Tagged artisan wine, biodynamic wine, books, borough market, brick lane, cafe, chocolate, Cocoa Runners, coffee, crème brûlée, Crème Brûlée Yoghurt, E1, east london, elliot's, elliot's cafe, Food, Isabel Legeron, London, London blog, NATURAL WINE, Natural Wine: An Introduction to Organic and Biodynamic Wines Made Naturally, organic wine, Pacari, pacari chocolate, Shopping, shoreditch, tea, tearoom, that crazy french woman, The Collective, The Collective Dairy, The Hawkhurst Vault, Travel, travel blog, wine, wine book, yoghurt, Yoghurt Drinks, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Brick Lane Jesus

Posted on 2014-06-01 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged brick lane, east london, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, tower hamlets, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Good Stuff

Posted on 2014-05-24 by tikichris

Good Stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down 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. RHS Chelsea Flower Show Did you … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Discounts and Special Offers, Drink, Fashion, Food, Good Stuff, London, Shopping, Travel, Wine | Tagged 2010 Crawford Beck Vineyard, american wine, AW14, brick lane, Burger Shadow 500, Capo Caccia, Capo Caccia Fine Food, Catherine MacDonald, CHARCUTERIE, cheese, chelsea, chelsea flower show, Coffin on Cake, Coffin on Cake AW14, cooking classes, Crawford Beck Vineyard, cured meat, design, east london, END, fashion, Food, good stuff, holloway road, islington, italian cheese, italian food, italian wine, Jenius Social, Joseph Pedicini, London, London blog, Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, montebruno, Montebruno Wine Co, old truman brewery, oregon wine, pinot noir, raw, raw wine, RAW WINE FAIR, red wine, Renuso Bianco, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, sardinian cheese, sardinian wines, saucony, saucony originals, sneakers, supper clubs, Susannah Hunter, Tenute Dettori, the Artisan Wine Fair, The Massachusetts Garden, The Massachusetts Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, trainers, white wine, Willamette Valley, wine, WINE FAIR, Wine Source Group, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

RAW, the Artisan Wine Fair, Returns to London – 18 and 19 May

Posted on 2014-05-11 by tikichris

RAW – the Artisan Wine Fair – is a two-day celebration of some of the best wine talent in the world. Featuring over 150 growers, RAW is one of the most exciting collections of fine, natural, organic and biodynamic wine artisans ever to come together in the capital. Their wines are pure, kind to the planet, very possibly better for your health and best of all they’re absolutely delicious. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine | Tagged artisan wine, biodynamic, brick lane, Drink, east london, Food, french wines, London, London blog, NATURAL WINES, old truman brewery, organic, raw, RAW WINE FAIR, Shopping, tower hamlets, wine, WINE FAIR, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 1 Comment

Craft Beer Rising Review by @cathiasays

Posted on 2014-03-03 by tikichris

A couple of Sundays ago (while I was still bumbling round in America), London blogger Cathia Randrianarivo kindly subbed for me accepting to attend on my behalf a beer-ific event I was unable to make. As Cathia puts it, “I … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Music, Pubs, Restaurants, Shopping | Tagged ale, Batemans Bohemian Brews, beer, beer blog, beer festival, Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA, breweries, brick lane, burger bear, Camden Town Brewery, Cathia Randrianarivo, Contributed Article, CRAFT BEER, craft beer rising, dj, double hop monster, Drink, Duvel, east london, fishdog, Food, green king, greene king, Hells Yeah!, hix's, Jingle Jungle, London, London blog, mr scruff, old dairy, old truman brewery, pub grub, REAL ALE, st edmunds, street food, Truman’s London Keeper, west brewery, Yardbird, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Sampling the “Thinwich” at Brick Lane’s Caboose

Posted on 2014-01-27 by tikichris

“Slow smoked grub” served from a “custom built railway cabin”? Sure, why not? I tagged along to a menu tasting at Brick Lane’s Caboose. Hosted by Warburtons – the UK’s leading independent baker – the event also provided an opportunity to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Restaurants, Shopping | Tagged bread, brick lane, burgers, east london, Ely's Yard, Food, hamburgers, London, London blog, lunch, restaurant review, review, sandwiches, smoked meat, street food, thinwich, warburton's, warburtons sandwich thins, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Craft Beer Rising Returns to London (OneTravel)

Posted on 2014-01-25 by tikichris

The Craft Beer Rising festival will return to London the last weekend of February with the noble aim to “bring good, flavorsome, creative beers to the masses and to “help inform drinkers of the beers available and support the brewers … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel | Tagged Adnams, Anspach and Hobday, artisan beer, Bateman’s, Bath Ales, beer, beer blog, Beer Cat Barcelona, Beerd, Bellerose, Brains Craft, brewery, brick lane, Bristol Beer Factory, By The Horns, Celt Experience, CRAFT BEER, Craft Beer Festival, craft beer rising, Curious Brew, Dominion, Drink, Duvel, east london, Elgoods, Food, Fordham, Franciscan Well, Freedom, Harbour, Harry Bromptons, Harviestoun, Hiver, Kings, lager, Late Knights, Left Coast Distribution, London, London blog, London Velvet, meantime, old truman brewery, OneTravel, Oro di Milano, REAL ALE, Rebel Brewing Company, Redwell, sharp's, Shopping, St Austell, Stevens Point, Stewarts, The Brew House, Thistly Cross Cider, Thornbridge, Travel, travel blog, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Enjoy a Swedish Christmas Plate at Fika, Brick Lane

Posted on 2013-11-17 by tikichris

It had been a few years since my last visit to Fika Bar & Restaurant before my dinner there last week. The cosy little Scandi eatery at the top of Brick Lane seems to be as popular with the hipster set and as Swedish as it ever was. Never been to Fika or, like me, haven’t been in quite some time? With Xmas on the way and a special Jutallrik menu to celebrate the festive season, now’s a topical time to visit. Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged brick lane, christmas, christmas plate, Drink, E1, E1 6SB, east london, FIKA, fika bar & restaurant, Food, glogg, jutallrick, London, London blog, scandinavian food, shoreditch, swedish food, swedish meatballs, swedish restaurant, tower hamlets, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: The Drummer

Posted on 2013-08-24 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged band, brick lane, Dray Walk, drummer, east london, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, old truman brewery, Photography, photography blog, record store, rough trade, rough trade east, spitalfields, stage, street photography, The Old Truman Brewery, tower hamlets, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: 27A, Brick Lane

Posted on 2013-08-13 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged beetle, brick lane, convertible, east london, LDP, leopard skin, leopard skin print, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, parking space, Photography, photography blog, street photography, tower hamlets, volkswagen, vw, VW Beetle, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London’s Best Bowling Alleys (CheapOair)

Posted on 2013-08-07 by tikichris

Let’s face it. London weather can be variable. And that’s putting it mildly. Folks looking to book their London flights probably aren’t planning their visit to work on their tans. That said, at the time of writing this blog post, London is in the midst of a mini-heat wave with clear blue skies and plenty of sunshine. Whatever the case with the weather may be, London offers a fantastic range of indoor activities such as bowling. Everybody likes to bowl, right? Continue reading →