Tag Archives: fish

Applebee’s Fish Pop-Up: Seaside at the Southbank

Posted on 2019-06-18 by Judith Schrut

Applebee’s loves fresh fish, that’s for sure. And if (like me) you’re already a fan of the light, crispy fish and chips and succulent rock oysters served in Applebee’s popular Borough Market restaurant, then their newly opened summer Pop-Up at London’s Southbank will be excellent news. Continue reading →

Posted in London, Restaurants | Tagged bar, borough market, CRAFT BEER, fish, fish and chips, Judith Schrut, London, oyster bar, pop-up, restaurant, seafood, summer eating | Leave a comment

Eat Puglia | Pescaria, Polignano a Mare

Posted on 2018-04-02 by Judith Schrut

It so happens that Polignano has many seafood restaurants, and choosing where to dine can be really difficult. We decided to follow the locals. And they were flocking to Pescaria. Continue reading →

Posted in Eat Puglia, Food, Italy, Puglia, Restaurants, Travel | Tagged bread, Eat Puglia, fish, Food, Italy, Judith Schrut, panini, Pescaria, Polignano a Mare, puglia, raw fish, restaurant, seafood, shellfish, Southern Italy, Travel | Leave a comment

Eat Puglia | Trattoria Il Brigante, Monopoli

Posted on 2018-04-01 by Judith Schrut

It was our first morning in the bright sunshine of Puglia– leaving snowbound Britain a few hours before on a crack-of-dawn budget flight from Stansted– so I was understandably eager to savour and set my teeth into the local cuisine. Continue reading →

Posted in Eat Puglia, Food, Italy, Puglia, Restaurants, Travel | Tagged antipasti, Eat Puglia, fish, italian seafood, Judith Schrut, liqueur, Monopoli, pasta, puglia, restaurant, sea urchin, seafood, shellfish, strascinate, Trattoria Il Brigante, Travel, Via Cavaliere | Leave a comment

Stress-Free Summer Cooking with Chef Adam Gray

Posted on 2017-07-06 by tikichris

Chef Adam Gray’s recipe for grilled tuna steak with red cabbage coleslaw and stem broccoli is sizzling summer dish that’s super scrumptious and easy to prepare. Continue reading →

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Recipe: Norwegian Cod, Wild Garlic Miso and Barbecued Asparagus | #OhMyCod

Posted on 2017-05-04 by tikichris

Here’s a skrei-umptious recipe: cod with wild garlic miso and barbecued asparagus, compliments of Chef Robin Gill of The Dairy in Clapham via the Great British Chefs website. With the wild garlic and the asparagus, it makes a great dish for the mid spring feasting. Continue reading →

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Recipe: Beer Batter Bacalao Tacos | #OhMyCod

Posted on 2017-04-23 by tikichris

Bacalao (aka salt cod) is smart way to preserve cod. It ups the flavour of the fish and gives it a nice, chunky texture too – perfect for frying and as a filler for tacos. Continue reading →

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Recipe: Skrei and Sanguinello | #OhMyCod

Posted on 2017-03-18 by tikichris

Here’s a simple recipe for a fish dish incorporating two sensational seasonals: skrei (Norwegian cod) and sanguinello (blood orange). Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Oh My Cod, Recipes, Shopping | Tagged #OhMyCod, blood oranges, cod, Cod recipes, fish, Fish recipes, Food, norwegian cod, Oh My Cod, recipes, sanguinello, seafood, Shopping, Skrei & Sanguinello, Skrei and blood orange, Skrei and Sanguinello, Skrei recipes, SKREI®, tikichris recipes | Leave a comment

Dish of the Month at 108 Brasserie

Posted on 2016-02-06 by tikichris

Roasted whole turbot for two with trumpet mushrooms, baby onions, spinach gratin, and potato mousseline (£65): that’s February’s Dish of the Month at 108 Brasserie Continue reading →

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Fizz & Fish! WineTrust at Hook Camden Town

Posted on 2015-07-17 by tikichris

Online wine retailer WineTrust recently teamed up with sustainable fish restaurant Hook Camden Town for a “Fizz & Fish” pairing of Champagnes and sparkling wines with a variety of fish and chip dishes. Coolest thing about this match made in foodie heaven (or at least from my greedy perspective) was that they kindly invited me along to enjoy the savoury slurp fest! Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine | Tagged #fizzandfish, champagne, fish, fish and chips, Fizz & Fish, flying fish seafoods, Hook Camden Town, Innocent Bystander, Moscato, NW1, NW1 7PP, Parkway, seafood, sparkling wine, wine, WineTrust | 1 Comment

Celebrate Norway Day Across the UK with 99p Fish and Chips – 17 May

Posted on 2014-05-10 by tikichris

Happy Norway Day? Ja!. Here’s the scoop on a tasty and affordable way to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Norwegian constitution. The Norwegian Seafood Council is partnering with 99 fish and chip shops across Britain to offer folks a chance to purchase a portion of the UK’s preferred takeaway for only 99p. Continue reading →

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Win a Sushi Kit for Two

Posted on 2014-03-21 by tikichris

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! Have you ever wondered how sushi is actually made or wished that you … Continue reading →

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SKREI – umptious Norwegian Cod

Posted on 2014-03-16 by tikichris

Skrei is a migratory cod that swims thousands of miles every winter from the Barents Sea to the Lofoten Islands in northern Norway to reproduce. Such a journey results in a lean, firm flesh rich in protein that’s a sustainably sourced, line-caught Norwegian delicacy only available from January to April. Continue reading →

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Best Restaurants (Everywhere Else) – 2013

Posted on 2013-12-29 by tikichris

Posted in Best of 2013, Best of the Best, Drink, England, Food, France, French Polynesia, Hotels, Italy, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Wine | Tagged Best of 2013, Best of the Best, best restaurants of 2013, brighton, Drink, enoteca, Fa'a'ā, fish, Food, france, french cuisine, french food, french polynesia, french restaurant, french restaurants, GB1, GB1 Seafood Restaurant & Bar, Grand Brighton, Grand Brighton hotel, hotel, hotels, INTERCONTINENTAL, Intercontinental Tahiti Resort, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurant, italian restaurants, Italy, Le Lotus, michelin stars, osteria, pad thai, paris, restaurants, seafood, sussex, Tabernalibraria, tahiti, thai food, thai restaurants, Thai Spices, Torino, Travel, turin, wine, wine shop | Leave a comment

Best London Restaurants – 2013

Posted on 2013-12-26 by tikichris

To say I ate and drank well this year does not begin to describe how delectable 2013 was for me. Both in London and beyond, I had the pleasure of experiencing some of the best meals outside the home I’ve ever eaten. Here’s a list of the ten London restaurants I enjoyed visiting the most over the past 12 months along with a few extra honourable mentions. Keep an eye out for more posts over the coming days listings my favourite London cheap eats and pizza places, as well as the ten best restaurants I visited outside of London this year. Continue reading →

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Cooking up a Scandilicious Christmas with Norwegian Seafood and Signe Johansen

Posted on 2013-12-20 by tikichris

Here’s a quick mention about a fun cookery session I recently sat in on at rather swank cooking school, Aveqia. Hosted by the Norwegian Seafood Council with London’s own Scandilicious chef Signe Johansen at the helm, it was a tasty opportunity to discover what makes seafood from Norway so special and delicious while dabbling in a bit of Scandi Christmas tradition too. Continue reading →

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Lunch at Lima: Wow.

Posted on 2013-09-30 by tikichris

Peruvian chef Virgilio Martinez’s much lauded London outpost, Lima, has just received its first Michelin star – and the first one ever granted to a Latin restaurant in Europe. Guess who was lucky enough to enjoy a leisurely lunch there the day after the big announcement? Yep. And I loved every last bite of my experience too. Continue reading →

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Tapas Recipe: Fish and Chips Tostados by Jose Pizarro

Posted on 2013-05-08 by tikichris

A few weeks back I had the pleasure sampling the results of chef Jose Pizarro and Codorníu cava teaming up to create a series of “Great British Tapas”. You can read about that experience in my write up for Blue Tomato. I really enjoyed tasting … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, Great British Tapas Project, London, Recipes, Restaurants, Uncategorized, Wine | Tagged british cuisine, british food, CAVA, chef, CODORNÍU, Croquetas, fish, fish and chips, Fish and Chips Tostados, Great British Tapas Project, jose, JOSE PIZARRO, London, peas, PIZARRO, recipe, restaurant, restaurants, seafood, spanish cuisine, spanish food, spanish restaurant, spanish wine, sparkling wine, tapas, Tapas Recipe, Tostados | Leave a comment

Fish and Chip Showdown: Nathan Outlaw Versus Josh Eggleton

Posted on 2013-02-20 by tikichris

Did you know this week is National Chip week? I’m not really sure what makes the 18th through the 24th of February so darned chipper, but I have no qualms setting aside a few days out of the year to celebrate Britain’s most satisfying side. Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Food, Great British Chefs, London, Recipes | Tagged beer batter, chips, Désirée potatoes, fish, fish and chips, fish and chips recipe, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, haddock, hake, josh eggleton, Maris Piper potatoes, Nathan Outlaw, national chip week, potatoes, recipes, tartar sauce, tartar sauce recipe | Leave a comment

Fantastic Tapas at a Nice Price: Brixton’s Boqueria

Posted on 2013-01-30 by tikichris

During our visit, portion size for most dishes was more than ample; service was brisk and attentive; and the vibe was delightfully low key with a bit of a buzz in the air. The mostly local guests seemed to come in all ages and varieties – couples, families with small children, groups of friends catching up – and all appeared equally excited to be spending a lovley evening out at La Boqueria. Continue reading →

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Japanese #SoupSearch Day Four: Kyoto

Posted on 2012-11-02 by tikichris

I spent last week exploring Japan in search of the next great flavour for Ainsley Harriott’s World Kitchen range of soups. What a fantastic opportunity! Japan has been one of my dream destinations ever since I was a kid learning the importance … Continue reading →

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Traditional Norwegian Smoked Salmon – from London? (OneTravel)

Posted on 2012-01-02 by tikichris

Traditional Norwegian Smoked Salmon – from London? OneTravel, Dec 31, 2011 London probably isn’t the first place that springs to mind when you think about traditional Norwegian-style smoked salmon, but entrepreneur Ole Martin Hansen, proprietor of Hansen & Lydersen, is hoping … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel | Tagged fish, Hansen & Lydersen, kiln, London, N1, norwegian, Ole Martin Hansen, OneTravel, smoked fish, smoked salmon, smokehouse, Stoke Newington | Leave a comment

Hanging out and Smoking with Hansen & Lydersen (Great British Chefs)

Posted on 2011-12-07 by tikichris

Hanging out and Smoking with Hansen & Lydersen Great British Chefs, 7 December 2011 Hanging around Stoke Newington in a back alley of an old industrial lot smoking … no this wasn’t the scene of shiftless youths loitering along the … Continue reading →