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Win a #TomatoParty (30 Bottles of Tomato Juice) from Turner Hardy & Co
COMPETITION IS NOW OVER AND THE WINNER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING TIKICHRIS. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LOTS MORE FUN AND FREEBIES TO COME! Tomato juice gets an upgrade with Turner Hardy & Co, a new premium … Continue reading
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Tagged #TomatoParty, #WinTomatoJuice, cocktails, competition, Drink, england, Food, free, freebies, isle of wight, Isle of Wight tomatoes, RT to win, Shopping, Tomato Juice, Turner Hardy, Turner Hardy & Co, Turner Hardy and Co Tomato Juice, Turner Hardy Tomato Juice, twitter competition
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Savour the Flavours of Friuli Venezia Giulia | #FVGFlavour
I hope you’ve enjoyed reading about the highlights of my time in FVG. I feel extremely fortunate to have seen such a substantial swathe of this beautiful region. But I realise fully that I’ve only just started to scratch the surface. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Flavours of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Food, Hotels, Italy, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged #FVGFlavour, agriturismo, Agriturismo Casa Rossa ai Colli, Casa Rossa ai Colli, Drink, Flavours of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, FVG, Hotel Continentale, hotels, Italy, Ragogna, Travel, Trieste, Via San Nicolo, wine
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The World’s 15 Most Important Tiki Bars (Punch)
I was honoured and happy to offer my own humble opinion when Punch got in touch to ask my help compiling a list of of the world’s most important tiki bars. Continue reading
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Trieste: Cafes and Buffets | #FVGFlavour
My Flavours of Friuli Venezia Giulia tour wrapped up in the stunning and dignified little port city of Trieste – where fantastic regional flavours flourish with flair. For a city of only around 200,000 residents, Trieste has an impressive number … Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Coffee, Drink, Flavours of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Food, Italy, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Wine
Tagged #FVGFlavour, Antico Caffe San Marco, BARS, Buffet da Pepi, Buffet da Siora Rosa, buffets, CAFES, caldaia, coffee, Drink, Flavours of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, FVG, Italy, Piazza Attilio Hortis, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, Siora Rosa, Travel, Trieste, Via Battisti, Via della Cassa di Risparmio, wine
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The Oystermen Seafood Bar & Kitchen
The recently opened Oystermen Seafood Bar & Kitchen brings the best oysters, seafood and fish from across the British Isles to a pleasant (and pleasantly pared down) Covent Garden dining space. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Uncategorized
Tagged covent garden, Drink, Food, Henrietta Street, London, oyster bar, Oystermen, OYSTERS, RAW BAR, restaurants, reviews, seafood, The Oystermen, The Oystermen Seafood Bar & Kitchen, WC2, WC2E 8NA, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Friuli Veneza Giulia Food and Drink Producers | #FVGFlavour
With its unique mix of cultures, varied topography, rich soil and access to both the fresh water of the Alps and the bounty of the Adriatic Sea, Fruili Venezia Giulia is home to exceptional food and drink. Continue reading
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Tagged #FVGFlavour, asperum, Balsameria Midolini, balsamic vinegar, beer, Border Food, cheese, Collio, Drink, Emilio Bulfon, fior rosso, Flavours of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, FVG, Italy, Latteria Sociale di Muris, Midolini, Muris, olive oil, restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Trieste, Villa Russiz, vinegar, Vini di Emilio Bulfon, wine, Zidarich
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Trattoria da Ivana & Secondo | #FVGFlavour
One of the more delectable moments of my visit to Friuli Veneza Giulia (not to mention one of the best meals I’ve had this year) was my lunch at Trattoria da Ivana & Secondo. Continue reading
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Tagged #FVGFlavour, Drink, Flavours of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, FVG, Italy, Ivana & Secondo, Ivana and Secondo, restaurants, reviews, Tagliamento, trattoria, Trattoria da Ivana & Secondo, Trattoria da Ivana and Secondo, Travel, wine
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Great Jamaican Cuisine at Rudie’s in Dalston
I don’t go out for Jamaican or Caribbean food all that often in London. It’s not because I don’t love the cuisine but because (save for a short list of awesome places) I tend to find most of what’s on offer doesn’t live up to my expectations of how good the food can be. So I’m pleased to report my recent dinner at Rudie’s in Dalston turned out to be such a tasty treat. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged BBQ, Chef Vernon Samuels, cocktails, dalston, Drink, east london, Food, jamaican food, jerk chicken, London, Mai Tai, N16, N16 7XB, Rudie's, Stoke Newington, toke Newington Road, Vernon Samuels, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Flavours of Friuli Venezia Giulia | #FVGFlavour
Located in the far northeast corner of Italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia borders Austria to its north, Slovenia to its east and the Italian autonomous region of Veneto to the west. It has a long stretch of Adriatic shoreline, is home to the mighty Dolomite Mountains, and boasts a fascinating and culturally complex history. Continue reading
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Tagged #FVGFlavour, Drink, Flavours of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, FVG, Italy, Travel, wine
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Cooking with a Wood-Fired Oven with Manna from Devon
Holly and David Jones of Manna from Devon Cooking School in Kingswear, Devon came north to London earlier this summer for some wood-fired oven demos at The Swan pub in Chiswick. I was wiser (and fuller) for having dropped by for a session. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, England, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged Acton Lane, chiswick, cooking school, devon, Drink, england, Evershed Walk, Fir Mount House, Food, Higher Contour Road, Kingswear TQ6 0D, Manna from Devon, Manna from Devon Cooking School, morso forno, morso forno wood-fired ovens, pubs, reviews, The Swan, W4, W4 5HH, west london, wood-fired ovens
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#RutteRoute Round Up
My route to discovering the Dutch origins of genever and gin was a fun and flavoursome chance to enjoy some of the best food, drinks, sights and nightlife in Rotterdam and Dordrecht. Indeed, quaint Dordrecht was completely off my radar … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Netherlands, Rutte Route, Shopping, Travel
Tagged #RutteRoute, De Kuyper, Dordrecht, Drink, Genever, gin, holland, netherlands, Rutte, Rutte & Sons Distillery, Rutte & ZN, Rutte Distillery, Rutte Genever, Rutte Gin, Rutte Route, Rutte Spirits, Shopping, the netherlands, Travel
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On the #RutteRoute at the Rutte & Sons Distillery
In the heart of picturesque Dordrecht, the historic Rutte & Sons Distillery still operates in the same tiny townhouse where founder Simon Rutte started creating his distinctly flavoured spirits back in 1872. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Netherlands, Rutte Route, Shopping, Travel
Tagged #RutteRoute, Celery Gin, De Kuyper, distillery, Dordrecht, Drink, Dry Gin, Genever, gin, holland, netherlands, Old Simon Genever, reviews, Rutte, Rutte & Sons Distillery, Rutte & ZN, Rutte Celery Gin, Rutte Distillery, Rutte Dry Gin, Rutte Genever, Rutte Gin, Rutte Old Simon Genever, Rutte Route, Rutte Spirits, Shopping, the netherlands, Travel, Vriesestraat
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Something’s Brewing: Chemex (espressoCrazy)
Continuing with my Something’s Brewing series about brewing methods and equipment, I’m staying in filter coffee mode but getting a bit fancier with it by pulling out a Chemex. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Design, Drink, espressoCrazy, Food, Shopping
Tagged coffee, Coffee Brewing Methods, design, Drink, espressoCrazy, Food, illy, Pour over coffee, Pour over coffee maker, Shopping, Something's Brewing
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On the #RutteRoute in Dordrecht
The opportunity to stroll about and get a sense of the tiny island town that Rutte has called home since the 19th century was a lot of fun and worth the trip in and of itself. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Beer, Drink, Food, Hotels, Netherlands, Restaurants, Rutte Route, Shopping, Travel
Tagged #RutteRoute, BARS, beer, Bellevue Groothoofd Hotel, CAFES, cocktails, De Kuyper, Dordrecht, Drink, Genever, Gert Jan da Kaasboer, gin, holland, hotels, netherlands, nieuwe haring, Old Simon Genever, Poffertjes, restaurants, reviews, Rutte, Rutte & Sons Distillery, Rutte & ZN, Rutte Distillery, Rutte Genever, Rutte Gin, Rutte Old Simon Genever, Rutte Route, Rutte Spirits, Shopping, the netherlands, Travel, Viskiosk, Viskiosk Plexat, Visser’s Poffertjes
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On the #RutteRoute in Rotterdam
First stop on my journey to the Rutte & Sons Distillery in Dordrecht was Rotterdam, where a phenomenally crafted meal was followed by a top secret nightcap and a solid sleep in a historic setting. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, Hotels, Luxury, Netherlands, Restaurants, Rutte Route, Shopping, Travel
Tagged #RutteRoute, BARS, Chef François Geurds, Chef Patron François Geurds, cocktails, De Kuyper, Dr Rotterdam, Drink, FG Foodlabs, François Geurds, Genever, gin, holland, Hotel New York, hotels, Katshoek, Koninginnenhoofd, luxury, netherlands, Old Simon Genever, restaurants, reviews, rotterdam, Rutte, Rutte & Sons Distillery, Rutte & ZN, Rutte Distillery, Rutte Genever, Rutte Gin, Rutte Old Simon Genever, Rutte Route, Rutte Spirits, Scheepvaartkwartier, Shopping, the netherlands, Travel, water taxi, watertaxi rotterdam
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#RutteRoute | Win a Bottle of Rutte Old Simon Genever
Before continuing too much further along my path to discover the history of gin and genever, perhaps I should talk about the differences between these two related spirits – and maybe even offer one lucky reader a taste of genever with a chance to win a bottle of one of the best, Rutte Old Simon. Continue reading
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The #RutteRoute to Discovering the History of Gin and Genever
A little over a month ago I tagged along on a mini tour of The Netherlands en route to the Rutte & Sons Distillery on the tiny island of Dordrecht in South Holland. Continue reading
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Tagged #RutteRoute, De Kuyper, Dordrecht, Drink, Genever, gin, holland, netherlands, Rutte, Rutte & Sons Distillery, Rutte & ZN, Rutte Distillery, Rutte Genever, Rutte Gin, Rutte Route, Rutte Spirits, Shopping, the netherlands, Travel
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Jose Gordon’s El Capricho Menu at The World’s End Market
King’s Road restaurant, The World’s End Market, has launched a new “Jose Gordon (El Capricho)” menu offering select cuts of extra mature ox meat reared and aged by Spanish grill master, ox farmer and Chef Patron of acclaimed El Capricho restaurant (and Netflix star), Jose Gordon. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Luxury, Restaurants
Tagged BARS, chelsea, cocktails, Drink, El Capricho, Food, Jose Gordon, king's road, London, luxury, Old Fashioned, ox meat, restaurants, reviews, steak, SW10, SW10 0LR, The World's End Market, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Bottomless Brunch at The Vincent
The Vincent near Hackney Downs has launched a weekend brunch menu featuring bottomless coffee, cocktails and prosecco alongside a yummy assortment of breakfast and otherwise brunch-able dishes. Continue reading
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Tagged Atkins Square, bottomless brunch, breakfast, brunch, cocktails, dalston lane, Drink, E8, E8 1FN, east london, Food, hackney, hackney downs, London, restaurants, reviews, The Vincent, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Pair of Tickets to Foodies Festival with Feeney’s Irish Cream
I’ve teamed up with Feeney’s Irish Cream to offer the chance for one lucky tikichris reader to win a pair of tickets to the Foodies Festival at Alexandra Palace in London or South Parks in Oxford. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, England, Food, Freebies, London, Shopping
Tagged #WinFeeneysFoodies, Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Lower Field, Alexandra Palace Way, competition, Drink, england, Feeney's, Feeney's Irish Cream, FESTIVALS, Food, Foodies Festival, free, freebies, Headington Road, irish cream, London, N8, N8 7HP, north london, OX3 0EB, Oxford, RT to win, Shopping, South Parks, twitter competition, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The London Pop-Up Guide
Here’s the lowdown on some of the best pop-up dining experiences starting this month. Continue reading
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Tagged Drink, Food, London, POP UPS, restaurants
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New Cocktails at Great Northern Hotel
GNH Bar Head Bartender Harry Nikolaou’s brilliant creations beguiled as much as they refreshed, enticing as they intoxicated. Continue reading
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Tagged cocktails, Drink, gnh bar, Great Northern Hotel, Harry Nikolaou, Head Bartender Harry Nikolaou, hotels, king's cross, King's Cross St Pancras, king's cross station, London, N1C 4TB, Pancras Road, reviews, Snug Bar, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Llamb’s Day Dinner at Tom Simmons – Tower Bridge
Chef Tom Simmons of MasterChef – The Professionals 2011 fame has opened an eponymous restaurant (his first) at the south end of Tower Bridge, showcasing his admiration of British and French cuisine with an emphasis on his Pembrokeshire heritage and on sourcing high quality Welsh ingredients. Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Celebrities, Chef Tom Simmons, Drink, Food, Llamb's Day, London, masterchef, masterchef; the professionals, restaurants, reviews, SE1 2RA, Still Walk, Tom Simmons, Tom Simmons - Tower Bridge, tower bridge, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Official J&T of Juliette’s Interiors
So remember that Ginspiration Challenge I wrote about a few weeks ago? Well check it out: I won it! Continue reading
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Tagged chelsea, Cocktail recipes, cocktails, competition, design, Drink, Drinks Trolley, furniture, G&T, gin, Gin & Tonic, gin and tonic, Gin and tonic recipes, Ginspiration, Ginspiration Cocktail Competition, Juliette's Garden G&T, Juliettes Interiors, king's road, luxury, Most Perfect Modern Trolley, Pickering's Gin, Pickering's Gin Original 1947 Gin, recipes, Shopping, SW6, SW6 2DX, tikichris recipes, Trolley, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Jazzgir, Canary Wharf
Jazzgir near South Quay brings Mediterranean cuisine with jazzy flair to the Docklands. Continue reading
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Tagged canary wharf, cocktails, docklands, Drink, E14, E14 9GE, east london, Food, Harbour Exchange Square, jazzgir, London, restaurants, reviews, seafood, south quay, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Dayrooms Cafe
The Dayrooms Café – an “Aussie inspired café” in Notting Hill – is a pleasant spot for a casual meal and top quality coffee. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, coffee, Drink, Food, Kensington Park Road, London, notting hill, restaurants, reviews, W11, W11 1NR, west london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Free Wine Pop-Up in Soho: The Grand Cork Experiment
Multi-sensory experience designers, Bompas & Parr, have teamed up with the Portuguese Cork Association to launch a corker of a pop-up running today and tomorrow in Soho. Continue reading
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Tagged "Neuroenological Tasting: The Grand Cork Experiment", "Neuroenological Tasting", #RealCork, #TheGrandCorkExperiment, 100% Cork, Bateman Street, Bompas & Parr, BOMPAS AND PARR, cork, Cork Report, Drink, Food, free, freebies, POP UPS, Portuguese Cork Association, Real Cork, soho, The Grand Cork Experiment, W1, W1D 3AQ, wine
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Mr Black’s Espresso Martini Festival
Coffee liqueur company, Mr Black, is launching London’s first festival dedicated to the espresso martini. Mr Black’s Espresso Martini Festival will run from 10 to 12 August at a range of bars, cafes and restaurants in London. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, Cocktail, cocktails, coffee, Drink, drinkup.london, east london, espresso, espresso martini, espresso martini festival, free, FREE COCKTAILS, free drinks, freebies, gin, London, martini, Mr Black, Mr Black's espresso martini, old street, shoreditch, Shoreditch Grind, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Get a Free Cocktail at Barsmith in Farringdon #BarsmithGoesTiki
Popular Farringdon watering hole, Barsmith, has “gone tiki” for the summer. The bar has gone generous too with an exclusive offer of a free cocktail to 50 tikichris readers. Continue reading
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Tagged #BarsmithGoesTiki, BARS, Barsmith Goes Tiki, Clerkenwell, cocktails, competition, Drink, EC1, EC1M 4AY, farringdon, Food, free, free drinks, freebies, London, restaurants, reviews, RT to win, smithfield, st john street, tiki, twitter competition, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Tickets for London Restaurant Festival Go on Sale
London Restaurant Festival will celebrate its 9th year of foodie fun this October. Tickets are now on sale for the month long citywide festival (with some of the biggest events already sold out or soon to be). Continue reading
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Tagged Drink, Food, London, london restaurant festival, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Recipe: Cloudy Cider Wings | #WingingIt
Refreshing to drink, Thatchers Haze Cloudy Somerset Cider can be great as a food ingredient too – adding its crisp sweetness to chicken as a marinade. Continue reading
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Percy Pig Turns 25
Percy Pig, model for and namesake of Marks & Spencer’s popular fruit flavoured gummies, turns 25 years old this month (23 July to be exact). Continue reading
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Tagged #PercyTurns25, cocktails, Drink, Food, M&S, Marks & Spencer, Marks and Spencer, Percy Pig, Percy Turns 25, recipes, Shopping, Video
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Good Stuff #68
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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Posted in Chocolate, Drink, Food, Good Stuff, Shopping
Tagged 31Dover, 31Dover.com, ambronite, Auna Coconut Rum, Carolina Reaper Sauce, chocolate, Coconut rum, Drink, Encona, Encona Limited Edition Carolina Reaper Sauce, Food, good stuff, hot sauce, Ombar Chocolate, rum, Shopping, The Breath Co, The Breath Co toothpaste, Toothpaste
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Cocktail Recipe: Juliette’s Garden G&T
Fancy a refreshing gin and tonic with a light floral bouquet and a hint of island spice? Try my recipe for Juliette’s Garden G&T. Continue reading
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Tagged chelsea, Cocktail recipes, cocktails, competition, design, Drink, Drinks Trolley, furniture, G&T, gin, Gin & Tonic, gin and tonic, Gin and tonic recipes, Ginspiration, Ginspiration Cocktail Competition, Juliette's Garden G&T, Juliettes Interiors, king's road, luxury, Most Perfect Modern Trolley, Pickering's Gin, Pickering's Gin Original 1947 Gin, recipes, Shopping, SW6, SW6 2DX, tikichris recipes, Trolley, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Wigmore Opens at The Langham
Luxury HQ, The Langham London hotel, has opened a pub. Set at the original entrance to the hotel (and most recently the former lobbly of the hotel’s spa), The Wigmore is a spacious, high ceilinged place for drinks and casual dining. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, beer, Chef Michel Roux Jr, cocktails, Drink, Food, hotels, Langham Place, London, luxury, marylebone, MICHEL ROUX JR, oxford circus, pubs, regent street, restaurants, reviews, the langham, The Langham London, The Wigmore, The Wigmore at The Langham, Travel, W1, W1B 3DE, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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