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Tag Archives: Food
Recipe: Karma Cola Wings | #WingingIt
Pretty much any cola can be used for this recipe, but I recommend Karma Cola. It’s tastier than others in my opinion. It actually has cola nut as one of few minimal ingredients while not having any science-y preservatives or additives that are in some of the more widely recognised sodas on the market. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Good Cause, Recipes, Shopping, Winging It
Tagged #WingingIt, chicken wings, chicken wings recipe, Cola nut, cola wings, cooking with cola, Food, good cause, hot wings, Karma Cola, Karma Cola Wings, recipe, recipes, Shopping, tikichris recipes, Winging It
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Good Stuff #59
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 Apps, Drink, Fashion, Food, Good Stuff, London, Luxury, Photography, Shopping
Tagged apps, bircher muesli, breakfast, Cheerz, Clearspring, Clearspring Organic Japanese Umami Paste, cuckoo bircher muesli, design, Diamond Whites, Diamond Whites Black Edition Liquid, Drink, fashion, Folkington’s Garden, Folkington’s Sparkling Presses, Food, good stuff, Granola, japanese food, Lizi’s High Protein Granola, London, luxury, muesli, Native Union, Native Union Tag Cable, Photography, Shopping, Teeth Whitening, The Breath Co, Tooth polish, Umami Paste
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Feeling Fino: Bars and Restaurants in Jerez
I ate, drank and propped up bars with such pleasure during my short stay in Jerez. For a town of hardly more than 200,000 residents and not an overwhelming lot of tourists passing through, there’s an awesome lineup of dynamic restaurants and bars. With memories of authentic Spanish food and drink, served with warmth and pride in evocative settings, my heart (and appetite) remains in Jerez. Continue reading
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Feeling Fino, Food, Jerez, Live Performance, Music, Restaurants, Shopping, Spain, Travel, Wine
Tagged #FeelingFino, Andalusia, Bar & Restaurante Albores, BARS, cured meats, Drink, Feeling Fino, Fino, flamenco, Food, fortified wine, Gonzalez Byass, Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, La Carbona, Live performace, music, Restaurante La Cruz Blanca, restaurants, sherry, Shopping, spain, Tabanco el Pasaje, tio pepe, Travel, wine
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Feeling Fino: Montesierra Jamon Iberico
Since the late 1800s, family-owned Montesierra has been sourcing free range, acorn munching Iberian pigs from the dehesas (wooded scrublands) of the Sierra Morena mountains and curing them without additives or preservatives (just salt and mountain air) in the village of Jabugo and the city of Jerez. Continue reading
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Tagged #FeelingFino, Andalusia, cured meats, Drink, Feeling Fino, Fino, Food, fortified wine, Gonzalez Byass, ham, Jabugo, jamon, jamon iberico, Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Montesierra, sherry, Shopping, spain, spanish ham, tio pepe, Travel, wine
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The Ultimate List of All the Best Filet Mignon Spots in America (Going Places)
August 13th is National Filet Mignon Day, a day to indulge and to savor the most tender cut of beef. Here’s a rundown of a few of America’s best steakhouses known for their filet mignon. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Going Places, Luxury, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel, USA
Tagged Filet Mignon, Food, Going Places, luxury, National Filet Mignon Day, OneTravel, restaurants, steak, Steak houses, steakhouses, Travel, USA
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Voyage de Fromage: Win a Comté Hamper Worth £50
I had a delectable time on my Voyage de Fromage in the Jura Mountains of Eastern France. But in case you can’t getaway to enjoy your own cheesy Jura jaunt, here’s an opportunity to experience the great taste of Comté without even leaving your home. Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Food, France, Freebies, Shopping, Travel, Voyage de Fromage
Tagged #VoyageDeFromage, cheese, competition, comte, Comte cheese, Drink, Food, france, free, freebies, french cheese, French Jura, hamper, jura, Jura Mountains, RT to win, Travel, twitter competition, Voyage de Fromage
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Jim Beam “Tastes of Kentucky” Menu at Joe’s Southern Table & Bar
Jim Beam and Covent Garden restaurant, Joe’s Southern Table & Bar, have teamed up to create a Tastes of Kentucky menu pairing Jim Bourbon cocktails with classic American comfort food favourites. Continue reading
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Tagged american food, BARS, bourbon, cocktails, covent garden, Drink, Food, jim beam, Joe’s Southern Table & Bar, king street, London, restaurants, reviews, Tastes of Kentucky, WC2, WC2E 8JD, whiskey, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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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
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged chicken, chicken burger, Ethical, Food, fried chicken, H.en, Hen, islington, London, N1, N1 1RA, restaurants, reviews, upper street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Voyage de Fromage: Jura Food and Drink
Every meal of Voyage de Fromage was an extremely enjoyable experience of saveur locale presented with regional pride and kind hospitality. I can highly recommend the Jura as a delicious destination for even the most finicky of gourmet travellers. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, France, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Voyage de Fromage, Wine
Tagged #VoyageDeFromage, absinthe, Chalet de la Frasse, cheese, comte, Comte cheese, Drink, Emmanuel Chamouton, epicurea, Food, france, french cheese, French Jura, geneva, Hostellerie Saint-Germain, Hotel Arbez Franco-Suisse, hotels, jura, Jura Mountains, l’Hostellerie Saint-Germain, La Table du Marc Tupin, Logis hotels, NATURAL WINES, Shopping, switzerland, Tic Tac Toque, Travel, Voyage de Fromage, wine
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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
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Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Street Markets
Tagged BBC Food and Farming Awards, beef, borough, borough market, Food, Gourmet Goat, London, Nadia Stokes, Nick Stokes, restaurants, Rochester Walk, rose veal, SE1 9AF, south london, southwark, street food, street markets, veal, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Voyage de Fromage: Discovering the Comté Difference
Chief aim of my Voyage de Fromage (aside from eating lots of yummy cheese while checking out a part of France I’d not been to previously … oh and drinking gorgeous local wines) was discovering what sets Comté apart from the many other wonderful cheeses of France. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, France, Shopping, Travel, Voyage de Fromage, Wine
Tagged #VoyageDeFromage, cheese, comte, Comte cheese, Drink, Food, france, french cheese, French Jura, jura, Jura Mountains, Travel, Voyage de Fromage, wine
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BBQ Hacks Video Series
Here we are at the height of summer. So far so good, right? As much as we might love to complain about the weather here in Britain, we must admit there have be some pretty decent stretches of absolutely wonderful … Continue reading
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Win Italian Ham and Cheese | Prosciutto di San Daniele + Grana Padano
It’s a match made in heaven, or at least one of the more delectable corners of Northern Italy: a thin slice of Prosciutto di San Daniele and a thick chunk of Grana Padano. Keep reading for your chance to win a generous taste of this delicious ham and cheese combo delivered directly to your door for free. Continue reading
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Tagged #EnjoyingPDO, #HamAndCheeseWin, cheese, Food, free, freebies, Grana Padano, Grana Padano cheese, ham, italian cheese, italian food, Italian ham, prosciutto, Prosciutto di San Daniele, RT to win, San Daniele di Friuli, San Daniele ham, San Daniele prosciutto, Shopping, twitter competition, Win Italian Ham and Cheese
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Voyage de Fromage: Consider Comté
Consider Comté, an unpasteurised, cow’s milk cheese made traditionally by farmer cooperatives to exacting standards in one of the most beautiful corners of rural France to the delight of gourmands across the globe. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, France, Hotels, Shopping, Travel, Voyage de Fromage, Wine
Tagged #VoyageDeFromage, cheese, comte, Comte cheese, Domaine du Revermont, Drink, Food, france, french cheese, French Jura, geneva, Hostellerie Saint-Germain, hotels, jura, Jura Mountains, Logis hotels, Saint-Germain-lès-Arlay, switzerland, Travel, Voyage de Fromage, wine
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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
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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
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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
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Posted in Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury
Tagged afternoon tea, Celebrities, CHERISH FINDEN, Children, Children's Afternoon Tea, design, Drink, Family, Food, hamleys, hotels, London, luxury, marylebone, MIA, Portland Place, regent street, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, tea, The Langham Children’s Afternoon Tea with Hamleys, The Langham London, toys, W1, W1B 1JA, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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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
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged breakfast, buttermilk crumpets, crumpets, Drink, east london, EC1, EC1N 7TX, farringdon, Food, Good & Proper, Good & Proper Tea, Good & Proper Tea Co, holborn, leather lane, London, reviews, sourdough crumpets, tea, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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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
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Street Markets
Tagged beer, burgers, buttermilk chicken, Cheeky Burger, cheeseburgers, chicken burgers, Drink, Food, Goldhawk Road, Jama Cubana, London, Nanny Bill's, reviews, shepherd's bush, Shepherd’s Bush Yard, street food, street markets, W12, W12 8HA, west london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cane to Cocktail: Half Moon Resort, Montego Bay
There’s nothing wrong with indulging in a little rarefied rest and relaxation now and again. And I’m glad I got to do just that in fine Caribbean style for a few nights of my Cane to Cocktail tour at the splendorous Half Moon resort in Montego Bay. Continue reading
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Posted in Cane to Cocktail, Drink, Food, Hotels, Jamaica, Luxury, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged appleton estate, Cane to Cocktail, CARIBBEAN, Drink, Food, Half Moon, Half Moon Montego Bay, Half Moon resort, hotels, Island Outpost, jamaica, jamaican rum, luxury, Montego Bay, resorts, restaurants, rum, Travel
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Recipe: Golden Champion Ale Brined Wings | #WingingIt
Beer and chicken wings are a match made in heaven, especially when you combine the two for one great recipe. Try this easy recipe for beer brined wings made with Badger Ale’s Golden Champion, a crisp and fruity golden ale, … Continue reading
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Tagged Badger Ales, Badger Beer, Badger wings, beer, Beer brine, Beer brined wings, beer wings, chicken wings, chicken wings recipe, cooking with beer, Food, Golden Champion Ale, Golden Champion Ale Brined Wings, hot wings, recipes, Shopping, tikichris recipes, Winging It
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Genuine Pizza at Zia Lucia, Holloway Road
Just a stroll stroll from Highbury Corner, newbie pizzeria Zia Lucia offers diners a menu of Neapolitan style pizzas baked in wood-fired oven alongside a variety of other southern Italian faves. And if my recent lunch there is any indication, it’s a welcome addition to the London pizza scene! Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pizza, Restaurants
Tagged beer, Drink, Food, highbury, Highbury and, Highbury Corner, holloway road, islington, italian food, London, N7, N7 8LX, north london, pizza, restaurants, reviews
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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
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged American steakhouse, BARS, chelsea, cocktails, Drink, Food, king's road, London, Old Fashioned, restaurants, reviews, steak, SW10, SW10 0LR, The World's End Market, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff #58
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. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Beer, Books, Celebrities, Design, Drink, Fashion, Food, Good Stuff, London, Photography, Shopping, Travel, Virginia, Wine
Tagged Art, Art books, Barboursville Vineyards, beer, black dog publishing, books, Celebrities, design, Drink, fashion, Food, good stuff, Governor McAuliffe, K Beisiegel, London, Michael Freeman, Michael Portillo, Octopus Publishing Group, pablo picasso, Photography, Photography books, picasso, Picasso: The Artist and His Muses, Polo Mints, Polo Sugar Free Extra Strong Mints, Port City Brewing Co, Port City Brewing Company, reviews, shoes, Shopping, Strawberry Hill House, Terry McAuliffe, The Photographer’s Pocket Book, Travel, travel shoes, USA, Vibram, Vibram Furoshiki, virginia, Virginia Beer, Virginia Wine, wine
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Win a Range of Chika’s West African Inspired Snacks
Craving a taste of the exotic? Heres’s a chance to win a range of flavourful West African inspired snacks from Chika’s. Continue reading
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Tagged #WestAfricanInspired, #WinChikasFoods, African food, Chika's, Chika's Foods, competition, Food, free, freebies, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition, West African food
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Recipe: Coconut Oil, Chipotle and Sesame Wings | #WingingIt
My recipe for coconut oil, chipotle and sesame wings is totally about big flavour indulgence, but there’s an argument to categorise these wings as health food. Nutritious coconut oil is so much better for you than most other oils while superfood sesame seeds are an excellent source for manganese, copper, calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc and dietary fibre. Continue reading
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Tagged chicken wings, chicken wings recipe, chipotle, Coconut Oil, Coconut Oil Chipotle and Sesame Wings, Food, hot wings, Kirly-Sue's Kitchen, Kirly-Sue's Kitchen Raw Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, recipes, Sesame seeds, Shopping, tikichris recipes, Winging It
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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
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Posted in London, Recipes, Shopping
Tagged central street, Central Street Cookery School, Clerkenwell, EC1, EC1V 8AJ, Food, haywards, haywards pickles, London, old street, pickled gherkins, pickles, putting the lad back in salad, recipes, Shopping, st luke's, st luke's community centre, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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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
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Tagged D’Arblay Street, Drink, Food, GREEN TEA, hawaiian food, ice cream, japanese food, London, lunch, matcha, matcha sof serve, Poké, restaurants, reviews, soft serve, soho, tea, Tombo, Tombo Poké and Matcha Bar, tuna, W1, W1F 8EW, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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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
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Posted in Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Sports
Tagged afternoon tea, bond street, Drink, Food, free, freebies, Häagen-Dazs, Haagen-Dazs Strawberries and Cream, Häagen-Dazs Wimbledon Weekend, ice cream, London, marylebone, oxford street, selfridges, Selfridges & Co, Selfridges Forest on the Roof, selfridges london, Selfridges roof, Shopping, sports, tennis, W1, wimbledon, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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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
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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
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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
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Posted in Art, Coffee, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged Art, breakfast, brunch, coffee, Daisy Green, Drink, Food, London, marble arch, marylebone, Portman Village, restaurants, reviews, Seymour Street, shuby, W1H 7HX, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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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
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Posted in Discounts and Special Offers, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged 25% off food, artillery lane, baguette, barraka, chicken schnitzel, chicken schnitzel baguette, chicken schnitzel sandwich, discounts & special offers, discounts and special offers, E1, E1 7LP, east london, Food, London, lunch, restaurants, spitalfields, street food, tikichris special, Uri Dinay, whichit, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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A Visit to McDonald’s
I can’t say I’m the biggest fan of McDonald’s or that going to one of its outlets is the usual sort of subject matter for me write about. But when the invitation was extended to take part in a “fun local event, where you’ll find out about the exciting changes happening in the restaurants,” I accepted. Continue reading
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Tagged balham, Balham High Road, Food, London, McDonald's, restaurants, south london, Southwest London, SPONSORED POST, SW12 9AU, SW2
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Win the Summer Collection from Hotel Chocolat
Whether you find yourself stuck inside and wishing the sun would come out or making the most of a glorious summer day – Hotel Chocolat’s Summer Collection is sure to add flavourful zest to the season. Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Competition, Food, Freebies, Shopping
Tagged #ChocolateSummerWin, chocolate, Chocs-to-Chill, competition, Food, free, freebies, Fruit Bombes, Hotel Chocolat, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition
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Get Arty, History and Coffee in Austria’s Capital (City AM)
The noble pursuit of viewing compelling art and sipping the perfect cup of coffee can make for a meaningful Viennese excursion – but can also work up a mean appetite. Continue reading
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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
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Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged BARS, brewer street, cocktails, Drink, Food, London, mescal, mexican food, mezcal, mezcal sazerac, restaurants, reviews, soho, tacos, tequila, W1, W1F 0RR, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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