Tag Archives: japanese

Wasokan, Notting Hill: Europe’s First Authentic Japanese Kimono and Matcha Shop

Posted on 2016-01-21 by tikichris

It’s not a likely occurrence that a visit to the launch of a retail space in Notting Hill turns to talk bringing more harmony to the people of Europe. But that was the sort of chat I had with Noriyuki Ikeda at his new kimono and matcha shop, Wasokan, on Westbourne Grove. Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Drink, Fashion, Food, London, Shopping | Tagged design, Drink, fashion, Food, japanese, matcha, notting hill, Shopping, style, tea, W11, W11 2QA, Wasokan, west london, WESTBOURNE GROVE | Leave a comment

Hyper Japan 2014, 25-27 July at Earls Court Exhibition Centre

Posted on 2014-07-25 by tikichris

Returning to London today through Sunday 27 July is Hyper Japan, the UK’s “biggest celebration of Japanese culture, cuisine and cool.” I popped round for a quickie investigation earlier this afternoon. Here are some highlights from my visit to this annual bonanza of banzai. Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Chocolate, Design, Drink, London, Shopping | Tagged chocolate, cosplay, earl's court exhibition centre, earls court, Food, gaming, GREEN TEA, japanese, JAPANESE CUISINE, japanese food, kawaii, London, London blog, manga, matcha, nintendo, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 2 Comments

Drink in Knowing Style at London’s Hakkasan and Sake No Hana (OneTravel)

Posted on 2013-07-15 by tikichris

Beyond the fabulous settings and fantastic food, two of the Hakkasan Group’s best Asian fine dining restaurants in London will run a new series of cocktail and spirit masterclasses this summer. Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog.

Posted in Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Travel, Wine | Tagged anthony rose, chinese food, chinese restaurant, christine parkinson, cocktail masterclass, cocktails, fine dining, fitzrovia, gin, Glenfiddich and Suntory whisky, hakkasan, hakkasan group, Hakkasan Hanway Place, hanway place, Hendrick’s Gin, japanese, JAPANESE CUISINE, japanese food, japanese restaurant, liquor, London, masterclass, mayfair, sake, sake masterclass, sake no hana, spirits, st james's, st james's street, straight up, sushi, sushi bar, SW1, SW1A 1HA, Taste of Hakkasan, Taste of Sake No Hana, umeshu, W1T 1HD, whisky, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Take a Sake Masterclass at Sake No Hana, St James’s Street

Posted on 2013-06-28 by tikichris

Modern Japanese restaurant, Sake No Hana, is to launch an Introduction to Sake masterclass in July. I participated in a press preview of the class the other night and discovered that there’s a lot to learn about Japan’s celebrated rice … Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged anthony rose, christine parkinson, hakkasan group, japanese, JAPANESE CUISINE, japanese food, japanese restaurant, London, masterclass, mayfair, restaurant review, RICE WINE, sake, sake masterclass, sake no hana, st james's, st james's street, sushi, sushi bar, SW1, SW1A 1HA, Taste of Sake No Hana, umeshu | Leave a comment

Halloween in Japan

Posted on 2012-10-31 by tikichris

So yep, I was in Japan last week on an Ainsley Harriott #SoupSearch. There’s a lot of content about it here on the blog. This post is just a little supplement to that soupy series and is about something else … Continue reading →

Posted in Ainsley Harriott's #SoupSearch Challenge, Halloween, Japan, Photography, Shopping, Travel | Tagged costumes, fancy dress, halloween, harvest festival, jack o lantern, japan, japanese, kyoto, pumpkins, tokyo | Leave a comment

Good Stuff

Posted on 2012-10-21 by tikichris

Here’s a quick lists of Good Stuff I’ve come across lately and got a kick out of but for whatever reason didn’t make it into their own blog posts on here, my tikichris-to-go Tumblr blog or one of my client blogs. Akari Japanese … Continue reading →