Tag Archives: GREAT BRITISH CHEFS

Radical Dining Society Promises a Convivial Dining Future (Great British Chefs)

Radical Dining Society Promises a Convivial Dining Future Great British Chefs, February 29, 2012 Yes, a unique dinner it truly was. Beyond commendable even. And very delicious, but was it radical? READ MY COMPLETE POST: Radical Dining Society Promises a … Continue reading

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Third Time’s a Charm with Shaun Rankin’s Triple-Cooked Chips (Great British Chefs)

Third Time’s a Charm with Shaun Rankin’s Triple-Cooked Chips Great British Chefs, February 23, 2012  As a freelancer who works out of my flat, I found these chips a brilliantly low maintenance snack that required not much attention and had … Continue reading

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Free Chips, Best Chips & More Chips for Chip Week (Great British Chefs)

Free Chips, Best Chips & More Chips for Chip Week Great British Chefs, February 19, 2012 Next week is Chip Week. Crass marketing ploy or thoughtful celebration of a much loved British traditional? You decide. But no matter how you slice it, … Continue reading

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Great British Chefs’ Food Photography Workshop #smwldn #smwfoodphotography

Last night’s Food Photography Workshop hosted by Great British Chefs at Tom’s Kitchen was great. The food provided was tasty and photogenic, and chef Tom Aikens was kind enough to do a bit of a meet and greet and give … Continue reading

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Morgan M? Mmm! – Meunier’s New Bistro Reviewed (Great British Chefs)

Morgan M? Mmm! – Meunier’s New Bistro Reviewed Great British Chefs, February 11, 2012 If you want to splash out for Valentine’s Day but your budget doesn’t stretch to full Michelin star dining, why not try the next best thing … Continue reading

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Roast, Conch and Enjoy at Hotel Chocolat’s New Shop (Great British Chefs)

Roast, Conch and Enjoy at Hotel Chocolat’s New Shop Great British Chefs, February 04, 2012 Hotel Chocolat‘s Roast + Conch shop brings small batch chocolate making to the heart of London (4 Monmouth Street in Seven Dials, Covent Garden to be … Continue reading

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Great Tasting Cheeseburgers? It’s Emmental My Dear Wareing! (Great British Chefs)

Great Tasting Cheeseburgers? It’s Emmental My Dear Wareing! Great British Chefs, January 14, 2012 All right then, time to make some burgers. And not just any burgers. Mega-yum and mega-massive cheeseburgers a la Marcus Wareing’s ‘cheese burger with caramelised onions’ recipe. READ … Continue reading

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Roganic? Wow! (Great British Chefs)

Roganic? Wow! Great British Chefs, December 16, 2011 What’s small, has a life span of only two years, is 100% British and absolutely delicious … and appears to be thriving in the very heart of London’s urban chic Marylebone village? … Continue reading

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A Chocolate Festival to Savour (Great British Chefs)

A Chocolate Festival to Savour Great British Chefs, 11 December 2011 Delicious strolls down memory lane and Christmas shopping aside, I took my visit as an opportunity to indulge in some of the more savoury chocolate creations on offer. I … Continue reading

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

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

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Can eating in an alleyway ever be good? The Long Table thinks it can. (Great British Chefs)

Can eating in an alleyway ever be good? The Long Table thinks it can. Great British Chefs, 30 November 2011 Not for the agoraphobic but a deffo for those keen to keep their hipster cred high and their bellies full … Continue reading

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William Curley’s ‘Couture Chocolate’ Afternoon Tea at The Halkin (Great British Chefs)

William Curley’s ‘Couture Chocolate’ Afternoon Tea at The Halkin Great British Chefs, 25 November 2011 Transcribing the lushly illustrated pages of his newly published first book, Couture Chocolate, to the swish contemporary setting of an afternoon tea at Belgravia’s stylish The Halkin hotel, William … Continue reading

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London Food & Drink News: 24 November 2011 (Londonist)

London Food & Drink News: 24 November 2011 Londonist, November 24, 2011 at 16:00 pm New Spanish at Canary Wharf, couture chocolate at The Halkin, Marcus Wareing speaks at the Apple Store, Ask Italian revamps and a bar with no name … Continue reading

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Talking ‘First Class’ Turkey for Thanksgiving (Great British Chefs)

Talking ‘First Class’ Turkey for Thanksgiving Great British Chefs, 21 November 2011 Love it or hate it, there’s a good chance you’re going to be tucking into a roasted turkey sometime soon. The mandatory centrepiece for a proper British Yuletide … Continue reading

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Free Lunch “Feeding the 5000” at Trafalgar Square Highlights Food Wastage (Great British Chefs)

Free Lunch “Feeding the 5000” at Trafalgar Square Highlights Food Wastage Great British Chefs, 18 November 2011 From noon to 2pm today at Trafalgar Square, Feeding the 5000 with the support of the Mayor of London and in partnership with FareShare, FoodCycle, Love Food Hate … Continue reading

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Good Stuff

Lots of good stuff going on here in the world of tikichris  these days … and I hope y’all have had or will find the chance to peruse my online content for what I’ve been up to.  Beyond everything I … Continue reading

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Lunch at Nuno Mendes’ Corner Room (Great British Chefs)

Lunch at Nuno Mendes’ Corner Room Great British Chefs, 26 October 2011 How can a ‘no phone, no email, no bookings, just walk-ins’ policy work for a fine dining restaurant?  Great British Chefs guest blogger Chris Osburn, walked into Nuno Mendes’ Corner Room … Continue reading

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The Rap on Chocolate Unwrapped (Great British Chefs)

The Rap on Chocolate Unwrapped Great British Chefs, 20 October 2011 … [Chocolate Unwrapped] presented a chance to sample a whole variety of chocolates … and to fall in love with some new notable mentions. From my chocolaty smudged notes: … Continue reading

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Experimental Food Society Spectacular offers a delectable & weird line up of events (Great British Chefs)

Experimental Food Society Spectacular offers a delectable & weird line up of events Great British Chefs, 17 October 2011 Ever tried (or even contemplating) camel milk ice cream? Would you wear clothing that was designed to be eaten? What in the … Continue reading

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William Curley’s Chocolate Box pops up at St Martin’s Lane Hotel (Great British Chefs)

William Curley’s Chocolate Box pops up at St Martin’s Lane Hotel Great British Chefs, 11 October 2011 Although this pop up will only be around until the end of the year (New Year’s Eve will be the Box’s last day … Continue reading

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Chocolate Week Starts 10th October 2011 (Great British Chefs)

Chocolate Week Starts 10th October 2011 Great British Chefs, 6 October 2011 It’s that time again! Time for the UK’s favourite and most decadently delicious weeks of the year – Chocolate Week. From Monday 10th October to Sunday 16th October 2011, a … Continue reading

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The Honours, Martin Wishart’s Edinburgh Brasserie (Great British Chefs)

The Honours, Martin Wishart’s Edinburgh Brasserie Great British Chefs, 3 October 2011 Edinburgh. It’s as delicious a destination as any you’ll find. With five Michelin Starred restaurants and an increasingly aware and sophisticated foodie scene continuing to grow, Edinburgh offers … Continue reading

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London Food & Drink News: 14 July 2011 (Londonist)

London Food & Drink News: 14 July 2011 Londonist, April 21, 2011 at 16:00 pm A taste of what’s what in recent and upcoming London food and drink news … READ MY COMPLETE POST: London Food & Drink News: 21 … Continue reading

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