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Tag Archives: Food
Win a Pasta e Sughi Christmas Gift Box from Carluccio’s
The gracious folks at Carluccio’s have offered (for a second year in a row – grazie!) to share a free Pasta e Sughi gift box valued at £29.95 with one tikichris reader. A Christmas gift to inspire the chef in you, this fantastic prize includes three delicious pasta and sauce pairings plus a recipe book by Antonio Carluccio! Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, Christmas, Competition, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged carluccio's, Celebrities, chocolate, christmas, christmas chocolat, christmas gift, christmas hamper, competiiton, competition, Food, free, freebies, gift box, italian food, pasta, restaurants, retweet to win, Shopping, twitter competition
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Cookery School Collaborates with Caprice Holdings Restaurants for New Gourmet Cooking Classes
Cookery School has teamed up with Caprice Holdings Restaurants to launch a new series of gourmet masterclasses for early 2015. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, Recipes, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged Caprice Holdings Restaurants, chefs, cookery, cookery school, cooking, cooking class, Fiztrovia, Food, LITTLE PORTLAND STREET, London, marylebone, oxford circus, oxford street, Phil Usher, recipes, regent street, restaurants, Rosalind Rathouse, Shopping, tagliatelle, Tim Hughes, W1, W1W 8BW, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Langham Afternoon Tea with Wedgwood
The Langham Afternoon Tea with Wedgwood historic home of the afternoon tea – and one of the most stylish venues I’ve yet to encounter in this town – The Langham London has collaborated with leading luxury brand Wedgwood to launch a new afternoon tea featuring a special menu of delectably dainty creations by Executive Pastry Chef Cherish Finden (one of my London foodie heroes!) inspired by and to be served alongside Wedgwood specialty teas in bespoke “Langham Rose” Wedgwood teaware. Launching across all The Langham and Langham Place hotels and ahead of The Langham London’s 150th anniversary in 2015, new tea offering is available now. Continue reading
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Posted in Design, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants
Tagged afternoon tea, CHERISH FINDEN, design, Drink, Food, hotels, London, luxury, marylebone, Portland Place, regent street, restaurants, tea, The Langham Afternoon Tea with Wedgwood, The Langham London, W1, W1B 1JA, Wedgwood, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Sunday Brunch at The Jones Family Project, Shoreditch
The Jones Family Project is an “ever-evolving restaurant, bar and social space in the heart of Shoreditch.” Keen to keep up with all the Joneses and their foodie doings (there’s actually no one behind this venue named Jones funnily enough), I dropped by this past weekend for a taste of the restaurant’s recently added Sunday roast menu and left satisfied and hoping the Sunday offering is one new evolution that will last. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged brunch, cocktails, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 3JL, Food, Great Eastern Street, London, restaurants, review, roast, shoreditch, SUNDAY LUNCH, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Elegant Japanese Dining at Kouzu, Belgravia
Japanese fine dining restaurant, Kouzu, opened with a hush of a soft launch (although apparently the Prince of Monaco had already caught wind and paid a visit) last week. Via an invitation extended by the restaurant, Kemey and I dropped by Saturday for what turned out to be a most elegant meal. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Luxury, Restaurants
Tagged BELGRAVIA, Drink, fine dining, Food, Grosvenor Gardens, japanese food, Japanese Whisky, London, luxury, restaurants, review, sushi, SW1, SW1W 0JW, whisky, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Botin: Oldest Restaurant in the World (Great British Chefs)
Founded in 1725, the age-old tavern sits on the tiny and winding Calle Cuchilleros amid a wealth of bars just a short stroll from the city’s Plaza Mayor. In its almost 290 years of existence, Botin’s offering has changed very little. The wood fired oven that roasted meats for weary travellers nearly three centuries ago are the same ones fired up to delight the throngs of tourists whose numbers suggest the restaurant may well be around and doing a booming trade for at least a few more hundred years. Continue reading
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A Night Out at The Hippodrome
I’ve walked by The Hippodrome Casino at Leicester Square a zillion times. Not a gambling man, I never thought there was much inside the large scale and lavish venue for me. However, taking up an invitation to give Hippodrome’s food, booze and entertainment a try, I discovered there’s more to this Central London landmark than gambling. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Music, Restaurants, Theatre, Wine
Tagged Boom & Bang Circus, cabaret, casinos, cocktails, Cranbourn Street, Drink, Food, Heliot Steakhouse, leicester square, London, restaurants, review, Sensual Dreams, steak, The Hippodrome Casino, USDA Prime, Vaudeville, WC2, WC2H 7JH, wine, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Recipe: Three Bacon Butty with Lardo and Iceberg Lettuce
Having trouble choosing which was the best type of bacon to use, I simple decided to layer this epic sandwich with three of my favourite cures (English style back, American style streaky, and Italian pancetta) along with plenty of crisp iceberg lettuce for good measure and a couple of ultra thin slices of super savoury lardo to up the flavour to the next level of yum. The bread? I reckon it’s gotta be a crusty roll for added crunch with a bit of soft, sop-it-up texture on the inside. Continue reading
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Tagged bacon, Bidvest 3663, Food, recipe, sandwich, tikichris recipe, tikichris recipes, Ultimate Bacon Butty
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Expo Milano 2015: Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life (OneTravel)
Expo Milano 2015 will be the largest worldwide event ever to focus on the topic of food. Themed “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life,” this major non-commercial international exposition will present a unique opportunity to discover “all the facets of … Continue reading
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Win an Assortment of Bonne Maman Treats!
Keen for a “little taste of France?” Then keep reading because I’ve got an assortment of delectable treats to giveaway from one of France’s most cherished brands – Bonne Maman. Continue reading
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Tagged #LoveBonneMaman, bonne maman, chocolate, competition, Food, freebies, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition
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Good Stuff
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
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Posted in Food, Good Stuff, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Audio-Technica, Food, good stuff, Irvin Mayfield, Jazz Brunch, London, music, restaurants, Rhythms of the South, Shopping, SonicSport, Stance Socks, Suicidal Tendencies, The Lockhart, Travel, world travel market, WTM2014, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Hunt London Features Some of My Favourite Independent Businesses in London
The HUNT Guides are city guidebooks highlighting “authentic eating, shopping and lifestyle experiences” in a range of popular destinations with listings that are all independently owned. I contributed to The Hunt London, Third Edition which came out earlier this year. It was a delight to write about some of my favourite indie enterprises in London. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Books, Discounts and Special Offers, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged Drink, Food, guidebook, hotels, Hunt London, independent retailers, London, restaurants, Shopping, The Hunt Guides, Travel, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Bite Me Pizza, Westbourne Grove
An invitation to try out a new Notting Hill pizzeria proved a more than satisfying reason for me to mosey more westerly than usual for one of my all time favourite foods – pizza! Bite Me? With pleasure Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Parma, Pizza, Restaurants
Tagged beer, Drink, Food, London, notting hill, pizza, restaurants, review, W2, W2 4UW, WESTBOURNE GROVE, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Ethos Meat-Free Restaurant, Eastcastle Street
Looking for healthy and tasty meat-free food in an attractive setting? Next time you’re passing through Oxford Circus and hankering something good to eat, keep newly opened restaurant, Ethos, in mind. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged buffet, Drink, Eastcastle Street, Food, London, marylebone, oxford circus, restaurants, vegetarian, W1, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Copas Turkeys and the Art of Christmas
I’ve been a fan of Copas Turkeys for a few years. So when an invitation from the family run farm landed in my inbox to attend “The Art of Christmas” masterclass on preparing and presenting their delicious free range, plucked by hand and game hung turkeys, I RSVPed ASAP. Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Drink, Food, Thanksgiving, Wine
Tagged champagne, Charles Heidsieck, christmas, copas turkeys, Drink, Food, french wine, sparkling wine, thanksgiving, turkey, wine
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George Foreman Grill to the Rescue
While we rough in our new home until we’re done with some kitchen renovations, our George Foreman Grill really is coming in handy! Continue reading
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Commune at Goodhood: Open-Faced Situationist Sandwiches?
Originally a small indie label fashion and lifestyle boutique on Coronet Street just off Hoxton Square, Goodhood recently crossed Old Street to reopen in a considerable bigger retail space on Curtain Road. Downstairs at Goodhood and just a few weeks old is Commune, a partnership between Chef Brett Redman (Elliot’s Café Borough Market) and Goodhood co-founders Jo Sindle and Kyle Stewart with an aim to serve “clean, healthy and really tasty food, juice and coffee with a focus on good quality and good value.” Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged #BTMerrilyUpHigh, coffee, Commune, Commune at Goodhood, curtain road, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 3Q, Food, Goodhood, London, restaurants, review, Shopping, shoreditch, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Far Rockaway Bar and Restaurant in Shoreditch
A couple of weeks back, a buddy and I hit Curtain Street’s Far Rockaway for a gab session over couple of beers and a pizza. The Shoreditch venue offers broad appeal if in a rather ‘dude-ly’ fashion. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, London, Pizza, Restaurants
Tagged BARS, beer, Brooklyn East IPA, curtain road, Drink, east london, EC2, EC2A 3BS, Far Rockaway, Food, restaurants, review, shoreditch, zomato
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Recipe: Duck Mai Tai (Gressingham)
Here’s a recipe incorporating the elements of one of my favourite cocktails – the Mai Tai – and what’s fast becoming my favourite meat to cook with – duck! This ‘ducktail’ recipe calls for rum, but the alcohol cooks off leaving just its robust and sweet tropical flavour to meddle with the fruit juices and roasted almond yumminess. Continue reading
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Tagged Cocktail, Drink, duck, duck mai tai, Food, gressingham duck, recipes, rum, tikichris recipes
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Win a Selection of New Hotel Chocolat Supermilk Chocolate
Hotel Chocolat has recently launched Supermilk its very own new genre of chocolate! With a “decadently” high 65% cocoa content, a splash of milk and less sugar than a dark chocolate bar” the chocolatiers behind Supermilk reckon its one of the “most comforting, creamy milk chocolate” creations you’ll ever taste. Continue reading
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Tagged 65% chocolate, competition, dark chocolate, Food, free chocolate, freebies, Hotel Chocolat, milk chocolate, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition
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Hotel Cafe Royal and Valrhona Team Up for Exclusive Profile 66 Chocolate
French chocolatier Valrhona has co-branded with London’s Hotle Cafe Royal to develop an exclusive new chocolate: Profile 66. Only available at the hotel, Profile 66 is the creation of Andrew Blas and a team of Valrhona tasters. Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Blas, Cafe Royal, chef, chocolate, chocolate week, cocktails, Drink, Food, Hotel Café Royal, London, Pastry Chef, Profile 66, regent street, soho, Valrhona, W1, W1B 4DY, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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New Restaurant Review: United Ramen, Upper Street
Ramen, ramen, ramen, ramen! Talk about a soup du jour! Londoners are slurping up this Japanese dish at a decidedly trendy rate. Newest noodles on the scene are those on offer at United Ramen, where I had a right tasty meal last week. Continue reading
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Tagged Food, islington, JAPANESE CUISINE, London, N1, N1 1QN, ramen, review, United Ramen, upper street, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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5 Scan-tastic Reasons to Visit Sweden’s Koster Islands (OneTravel)
About a month back I had the pleasure of visiting the Koster Islands, Sweden’s most westerly populated (if only sparsely) islands. Just south of the Norwegian coast, it’s a rugged and beautiful part of the world and a great place … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, OneTravel, Sweden, Travel
Tagged beer, Drink, Food, hotels, koster islands, lobster, lobster safari, luxury, OneTravel, restaurants, review, scandinavia, sweden, sydkoster, Travel, west sweden
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DC Dining? It’s a Capital Idea!
A commission for City AM had me visiting Washington DC and rural Virginia at the end of September to write a piece about the exquisite Hay-Adams hotel and its relationship with regional food and drink suppliers. I’ll be sure to do a heads up post here on the blog when that article is published, but in the meanwhile I thought I’d share some of the best bits of my trip in a quickie roundup. Continue reading
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Posted in City AM, Drink, Food, Hotels, Luxury, Restaurants, Travel, Wine
Tagged 1804 Inn, Barboursville, Barboursville Vineyards, Barboursville Wine, BARS, Ben’s Chili Bowl, City AM, cocktails, Drink, Food, heathrow terminal 2, hotels, James Madison, James Madison’s Montpelier, lafayette, luxury, Montpelier, Muirkirk Research Farm, Off the Record, Orange Country Virginia, restaurants, Rose’s Luxury, The Hay-Adams, Travel, United Airlines, virginia, Washington DC, wine
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Nachos of the Month: Honey Roasted Ham and Emmental Sincronizadas
Nachos! They’re an easy assemblage and an awesome snack. I’ve teamed up with tortillas with spirit brand Manomasa to create some recipes to help you best enjoy your next crunch time. A crunch Mexican style take on the classic ham and Swiss sandwich, my latest recipe – honey roasted ham and Emmental sincronizadas – is an especially quick and hassle free treat. Enjoy. Continue reading
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Tagged emmental, Food, ham, ham and swiss, Honey Roasted Ham and Emmental Sincronizadas, manomasa, manomasa tortilla chips, nachos, nachos of the month, recipe, Shopping, Sincronizadas, swiss cheese, tikichris recipe, tikichris recipes, tortillas with spirit
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Win Dinner for Two at Pont Street Restaurant – Courtesy of Zomato
So, a couple of weeks back I had a very agreeable Friday night dinner for two at Belgraves hotel’s Pont Street restaurant. And now – thanks to a team up with online restaurant discovery guide, Zomato – I’m offering the chance to enjoy the same delicious experience to one lucky reader. Check it out! Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants
Tagged belgraves, BELGRAVIA, chef, Chesham Place, competition, Drink, Food, free, freebies, hotels, knightsbridge, London, luxury, Pont Street, restaurants, RT to win, sophie mitchell, SW1, SW1X 8HQ, twitter competition, win dinner for two, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Lobster Safari in the Koster Islands, West Sweden
The Koster Islands are situated off Sweden’s western mainland just south of Norway. It’s a beautiful part of the world – a rugged and ‘out there’ archipelago where wilderness and cultivation blend in such a way as to suggest that humans and nature actually can get along. Summer’s the main time folks visit this tranquil area, but I was there at the onset of autumn for the start of the lobster season. Lured by the prospect of catching (and eating!) the regionally renowned “black gold of the sea” lobsters for myself from one of the cleanest of nutritionally rich fjords in Scandinavia, I tagged along on a Lobster Safari “activity and dining experience” offered by the lovely little Hotel Koster on the island of Sydkoster. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Food, Hotels, Luxury, Restaurants, Sweden, Travel
Tagged beer, Drink, Food, hotels, koster islands, lobster, lobster safari, luxury, restaurants, review, scandinavia, sweden, sydkoster, Travel, west sweden
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Review: Pont Street Restaurant at Belgraves Hotel
Before making my rez for Friday night din-din at the Belgraves hotel’s Pont Street restaurant, I skimmed the web for a few reviews. Ouch! I’m not sure whether what I read was egregiously unfair or if Pont St subsequently got its act together, but my experience was way better than those perused online. Continue reading
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Tagged belgraves, BELGRAVIA, chef, Chesham Place, Drink, Food, hotels, knightsbridge, London, luxury, Pont Street, restaurants, review, seafood, sophie mitchell, SW1, SW1X 8HQ, wine, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff
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
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
Tagged castello, Castello Pop-up Cheese Shop, cheese, east london, Food, Giovanni Rana, Great Sherry Tasting 2014, London, pasta, pop-up, restaurants, sherry, shoreditch, wine, Yutaka, Yutaka Yuzu Citrus Seasoning, Yuzu, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Victoria, Mile End: Everything under (and on) One Roof!
Recently renovated and reopened under new ownership, The Victoria brings a taste of farm-to-table dining and hopeful community spirit to Mile End. I had lunch here about a week and a half ago and really enjoyed it. Here’s quick look at a few of this pub’s many highlights. Continue reading
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Tagged beer, burgers, east london, Food, London, mile end, pubs, restaurants, review, The Victoria, Yummy Pub Co, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Did Madrid: Más Favor!
A mid August weekend in Madrid did Kemey and I both a world of good and turned out to be a fantastic way to celebrate her birthday in style. Being there for the Fiestas de la Paloma ensured the city was just that much turned on and revved up for fun. But I reckon anytime of year is an excellent time to explore this spirited Spanish city. Continue reading
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Tagged Did Madrid, esmadrid.com, Fiestas de la Paloma, Food, hotel, Madrid, restaurants, spain, spain.info, Travel
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Did Madrid: Lunch at Botin, the Oldest Restaurant in the World
Restaurante Botin was founded in 1725, which according to the Guinness Book of Records makes it the oldest restaurant in the world. Such a claim to fame ensures a steady flow of customers coming in and out its rustic wooden doors – the vast majority of whom are holidaymakers from abroad. As is the case, the Gonzalez family who keep this culinary marvel in operation could probably rest on their laurels, serve some schlocky semblance of traditional Spanish food, and still have vacationers queued up to pay just to say they’d been there. Nonetheless, the family reckons the restaurant is not just some monument to how things once were but a vital benchmark of Madrileño cuisine. Specialities include suckling pig and Castillian lamb – both roasted in the restaurant’s original wood fired oven. Continue reading
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Tagged botin, Did Madrid, Drink, ernest hemingway, Food, guinness book of records, Madrid, Restaurante Botin, restaurants, spain, suckling pig, wine, worlds oldest restaurant
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Did Madrid: Flamenco Soul
Our visit to Madrid was for sure a foodie escapade. But there’s much more to Madrid than tapas bars (and that’s a lot for a gourmand like me to get my head around). Without doubt the most memorable experience Kemey and I shared during our weekend away was our own private flamenco lesson. Olé? Oh yeah! Continue reading
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Posted in Did Madrid, Drink, Food, Music, Restaurants, Spain, Travel
Tagged Alicia Laborda Buhigas, Amor de Dios, anna krust, dance, Did Madrid, Drink, flamenco, Food, Insider’s Madrid, Las Carboneras, Las Carboneras Flamenco Tablao, live music, Madrid, music, restaurants, Sergio Muñoz, spain
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Did Madrid: Top Tapas Tour
Hitting the ground eating, the first ‘big thing’ Kemey and I did during our Madrileño weekend was join up with Madrid Food Tour’s Tapas, Taverns, and History Evening Walking and Tapas Tour. Quite a mouthful? Indeed! But not just in name given all the excellent food and drink we had during this evening saunter through the foodie heart of Madrid. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, Did Madrid, Drink, Food, Luke Darracott, Madrid, Madrid Food Tour, restaurants, spain, tapas, tapas bars, Tapas Taverns and History Evening Walking and Tapas Tour., Taverns, Travel, vermouth, walking tour, wine
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Did Madrid
Kemey and I are both enthusiastic fans of Spain. It’s very much one of our preferred destinations for holidays and city breaks and is a country we both know fairly well. However, Kemey had never been to (but always very much had wanted to visit) its dynamic and dignified capital. So back last month, to celebrate her birthday, we headed to Madrid for a long weekend of food, fun and flamenco. Like me, after my initiation to the charms of this magic place some years ago, Kemey was wowed. To be sure, our magnificently Madrileño weekend won’t be our last! Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, british airways, Did Madrid, Driven A to B, esmadrid.com, Exprés Aeropuerto, Food, hotel, Hotel Hospes Madrid, Insider’s Madrid, Madrid, Madrid Food Tour, Madridcard, Naiara Garro, restaurants, Sarah Canet, spain, spain.info, tapas bars, Travel
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