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Get a Free Cocktail at Barsmith in Farringdon #BarsmithGoesTiki

Posted on 2017-07-26 by tikichris

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 →

Posted in Bars, Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants, Tiki | 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 | 1 Comment

50% Off Your Meal at The Localist with CityMunch

Posted on 2017-05-30 by tikichris

Here’s a review of a delicious meal I had recently at new(ish)ly opened The Localist in Clerkenwell along with an offer for you to get 50% off your visit if you book through CityMunch. The Localist’s focus is on seasonal, European … Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Discounts and Special Offers, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged 50% off, 50% off food, BOGOF, citymun.ch/LOCALISTCHRIS05, CityMunch, CityMunch app, Clerkenwell, discounts & special offers, discounts and special offers, EC1, EC1M 4DL, farringdon, half off, Half off food, Localist, London, restaurants, reviews, st john street, The Localist, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

New BBQ Menu at St Bart’s Brewery

Posted on 2017-04-15 by tikichris

St Bart’s Brewery has launched a meaty new “barbecue soul food” menu (not such a bad idea for a pub situated across the street from Smithfield Market). Part of the Hush Heath Estate group, the pub uses apple wood from its Kent estate to smoke and cook a range of fresh and sustainably sourced British meat, fish and vegetables. Continue reading →

Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged BARS, BBQ, city of london, Clerkenwell, Drink, east london, EC1, EC1A 9DY, english sparkling wine, ENGLISH WINE, farringdon, Food, Hush Heath, Hush Heath Estate, London, pub, pubs, restaurants, reviews, smithfield, Smithfield Market, St Bart's Brewery, west smithfield, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Get Five Free Lunches in London with MealPal

Posted on 2017-03-28 by tikichris

For a limited time, I’ve teamed up with MealPal to offer readers five free lunches. Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Food, Freebies, London, Money, Restaurants | Tagged apps, canary wharf, city of london, Clerkenwell, E1, E14, EC1, farringdon, Farrington, Food, free, free lunch, freebies, liverpool street, London, lunch, MealPal, MealPal London, MealPal.co.uk, money, shoreditch, soho, W1, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 7 Comments

New Chef at Bird of Smithfield

Posted on 2017-02-25 by tikichris

Bird of Smithfield is the same great restaurant set in a five-storey townhouse with rooftop bar across from Smithfield Market as it has been since launching in 2013 – just now with a new Head Chef, Tommy Boland. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, London, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged Bird of Smithfield, Chef Tommy Boland, Clerkenwell, cocktails, Drink, EC1, EC1A 9LB, farringdon, Food, London, luxury, restaurants, reviews, smithfield, Smithfield Market, Smithfield Street, Tommy Boland, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London Meet MealPal and Get a Week’s Worth of Lunches for Free

Posted on 2017-02-20 by tikichris

Super popular American lunch app – MealPal – has launched in London. Through the app, you can reserve quick pickup lunches for less than £5 per meal at a time and place convenient for you. But before you get all excited about that, check out this opportunity to give the app spin with a week’s worth of free lunches with no obligation to continue after that. Continue reading →

Posted in Apps, Food, Freebies, London, Money, Restaurants | Tagged apps, city of london, Clerkenwell, farringdon, Farrington, Food, free, free lunch, freebies, liverpool street, London, lunch, MealPal, MealPal London, MealPal.co.uk, money, shoreditch, soho, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 19 Comments

Good & Proper Tea Co, Leather Lane

Posted on 2016-07-27 by tikichris

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 →

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Win 2 Free Tix to #DeepSouthFarEast Pop-Up

Posted on 2016-07-08 by tikichris

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 10 Years of tikichris, american food, banana pudding, BARS, bourbon, Brisket, Clerkenwell, cocktails, competition, Deep South Far East, DeepSouthFarEast, Drink, EC1, EC1R 3BN, farringdon, Farringdon Road, Food, free, freebies, fried chicken, indian food, islington, laksa, London, malaysian food, Malaysian Home Cooking, Ninth Ward, Ninth Ward London, pop-up, restaurants, RT to win, southern food, supper club, Tabl, TC10, TC10X10, twitter competition, Vi Vian Woo, Vi Woo, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Crowd Surf Ready Fitness Class with Stubhub and Gymbox

Posted on 2016-07-06 by tikichris

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 Clerkenwell, Crowd Surf Ready, Crowd Surf Ready Fitness Class, Crowd Surfing, EC1, EC1M 3AP, farringdon, Farringdon Gymbox, Farringdon Road, Fitness Centre, Gymbox, London, music, sports, stubhub, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Good Food and Excellent Cocktails at Malmaison London

Posted on 2016-06-21 by tikichris

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 barbican, BARS, CHARTERHOUSE, charterhouse square, Clerkenwell, cocktails, Drink, EC1, EC1M 6AH, farringdon, Food, hotels, London, MALMAISON, malmaison london, restaurants, reviews, steak, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

#DeepSouthFarEast Supper Club | 10X10 with tikichris

Posted on 2016-06-10 by 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 10 Years of tikichris, american food, banana pudding, BARS, bourbon, Brisket, Clerkenwell, cocktails, Deep South Far East, DeepSouthFarEast, Drink, EC1, EC1R 3BN, farringdon, Farringdon Road, Food, fried chicken, indian food, islington, laksa, London, malaysian food, Malaysian Home Cooking, Ninth Ward, Ninth Ward London, pop-up, restaurants, southern food, supper club, Tabl, TC10, TC10X10, Vi Vian Woo, Vi Woo, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 4 Comments

London Daily Photo: Leather Lane

Posted on 2015-09-09 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged Clerkenwell, EC1, farringdon, leather lane, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, street photography, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Ninth Ward, New Orleans Style Bar in Clerkenwell

Posted on 2015-08-22 by tikichris

Ninth Ward is a New Orleans style restaurant and bar that opened several weeks back near Farringdon Station (there’s a more established sister restaurant in New York as well). It’s a good place to consider for your next Clerkenwell drinking session with a menu of bar snacks and American fixings to abate any appetite. Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Discounts and Special Offers, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged abita, BARS, beer, Clerkenwell, discounts and special offers, Drink, EC1, farringdon, Food, London, Ninth Ward, Ninth Ward London, PocketHighStreet, restaurants, reviews, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Ask for Janice

Posted on 2015-08-09 by tikichris

This casual bar and restaurant is a welcome addition to the cluster of food and drink options around Smithfield Market. I loved sipping my Beast of Bourbon cocktail (Woodford Reserve, sweet vermouth, crème de mure, £9). The stout salt squid (£8) was pretty yummy too as was most everything else I nibbled. I wasn’t too sure about my grenadine-y seasonal pickles (£3) though. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged Ask for Janice, bar, barbican, BARS, Clerkenwell, cocktails, Drink, EC1, EC1A 9EJ, farringdon, Food, London, LONG LANE, restaurants, reviews, Smithfield Market, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

New Cocktail Menu at Grand Union Bars

Posted on 2014-08-02 by tikichris

A couple of weeks back I was invited along to sample the new cocktail menu at Grand Union. I Unfamiliar with the London based group of eight bars (and possibly growing) but intrigued when I took a quick look at the drinks I would be offered to try. I’m happy to report I was not disappointed and found GU’s Farringdon bar to be a smart and cosy spot to keep in mind the next time I’m out and about and hankering a drink. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged bar, Charterhouse Street, Clerkenwell, cocktails, Drink, drinks menu, EC1, EC1M 6HA, farringdon, Food, grand union, grand union bar, grand union farringdom, grand union farringdon, London, London blog, smithfield, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 2 Comments

London Daily Photo: The Ward of Farringdon Within

Posted on 2013-12-17 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged city of london, east london, farringdon, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, photography blog, street photography, the ward of farringdon within, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

A Beefy Visit to Smithfield Market with Tom Hixson & Co (Great British Chefs)

Posted on 2013-04-24 by tikichris

There’s a good chance that if you’ve recently enjoyed a cut of USDA Prime beef at a London steakhouse or cut into a sumptuous mound of bife de lomo at one of this town’s many Argentine restaurants, your steak found its way to your plate via Tom Hixson & Co of Smithfield Market. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping | Tagged Argentine rib eye, ARGENTINE STEAK, beef, BUEN AYRE, Clerkenwell, EC1, farringdon, flat iron, Food, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, importer, London, market, meat, meat market, new york strip, palm, palm bar, palm restaurant, Povl Ahm, prime beef, restaurant, restaurants, smithfield, Smithfield Market, smithfield meat market, steak, steakhouse, tom hixson, Tom Hixson & Co, USDA prime beef, USDA strip loin, wholesale | Leave a comment

Tasty Kids’ Stuff for Grown Ups @ Lazybones, Farringdon

Posted on 2013-03-28 by tikichris

A Ms Pacman table or a Donkey Kong console in the corner would complete the fun times effect, but Lazybones gets bonus points (with some caveats) for its easygoing and tasty menu. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London | Tagged bar, beer, chicken wings, Clerkenwell, cocktails, Cowcross Street, dixie beer, Drink, EC1, EC1M 6DQ, farringdon, fast food, Food, hot wings, lazy bones, lazybones, lazybones review, London, meat, moosehead pale ale, new restaurant review, restaurant review, review | Leave a comment

A Meaty Review of Smithfield’s Grill on the Market

Posted on 2013-01-08 by tikichris

y rib eye was cooked perfectly as I’d requested (medium rare) and was actually one of the better chunks of meat I’ve had in quite a long while. I was completely satisfied with every last bite of it. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged charolais, city of london, Clerkenwell, EC1, EC1A 9JX, farringdon, Food, London, restaurant review, restaurants, review, rib eye, smithfield, Smithfield Market, steak, the grill on the market, west smithfield, wine | Leave a comment

London’s Best Chips: Golden Fish Restaurant (Londonist)

Posted on 2010-09-17 by tikichris

London’s Best Chips: Golden Fish Restaurant Londonist, September 17, 2010 12:22 PM It’s an “& chips” kind of menu at Golden Fish Restaurant, located round the corner from Exmouth Market: two Spam fritters and chips (£3), jumbo saveloy and chips … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged chippy, chips, EC1, Exmouth Market, farringdon, fish and chips, french fries, fries, golden fish restaurant, London, london's best chips, Londonist, review | Leave a comment

New Restaurant Review: Redhook (Londonist)

Posted on 2010-07-21 by tikichris

New Restaurant Review: Redhook Londonist, July 21, 2010 11:28 AM Newly opened in Farringdon where the Frenchily swish St Germain brasserie used to be, Redhook is a seafood and steak resto owned by the Rushmore group (Milk & Honey, Giant … Continue reading →