Tag Archives: kingsland road

Viet Hoa Cafe & Mess | Lucky 13  

Posted on 2019-04-27 by tikichris

Among the bevy of Vietnamese eateries clustered along the Hoxton stretch of Kingsland Road is one that always has pleased my palate nightly every time I’ve visited: Viet Hoa Cafe & Mess. I’ve been dining there since 2006. Opened by two refugees, Viet Hoa was just a couple of years old at that time but still one of the first restaurants – if not actually the very first – to start out on what is now called “Pho Mile.” Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Lucky 13, Restaurants, Travel | Tagged Drink, E2, E2 8DP, east london, Food, hoxton, kingsland road, London, Lucky 13, restaurants, reviews, shoreditch, Travel, vietnamese food, Vietnamese restaurants | Leave a comment

Cocktail Class at TT Liquor with Parmigiano Reggiano

Posted on 2019-03-25 by tikichris

How’s this for the ultimate cheesy cocktail event: a Parmigiano Reggiano tasting experience pairing dishes featuring Italy’s most famous cheese with drinks at celebrated Shoreditch watering hole, TT Liquor? Continue reading →

Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Recipes, Shopping, Travel | Tagged BARS, cheese, Chef Luke Vandore-Mackay, Chef Vandore-Mackay, cocktails, Drink, E2, E2 8AA, east london, Food, kingsland road, London, Luck Vandore-Mackay, parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano, recipes, Shopping, shoreditch, Travel, TT Liquor | Leave a comment

Denise Medrano, The Wine Sleuth | #TCTalks Episode 26

Posted on 2018-07-19 by tikichris

Denise Medrano, aka The Wine Sleuth, is a London based blogger and the wine buyer for The Grocery Wine Vault. She’s also the subject of the 26th episode of tikichris Talks. We had a great conversation about her passion for wine and her mission to help others simply enjoy drinking it. Continue reading →

Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, interview, London, Podcast, Shopping, TCTalks, Travel | Tagged #TCTalks, BARS, blogging, Denise Medrano, Drink, Food, interview, kingsland road, London, PODCAST, Shopping, shoreditch, The Grocery, The Grocery Wine Vault, The Wine Sleuth, tikichris talks, Travel, wine, Wine Blogs, Wine Sleuth, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Denise Medrano, The Wine Sleuth | #TCTalks Episode 26

Posted on 2018-07-19 by tikichris

Tagged #TCTalks, BARS, blogging, Denise Medrano, Drink, Food, interview, kingsland road, London, PODCAST, Shopping, shoreditch, The Grocery, The Grocery Wine Vault, The Wine Sleuth, tikichris talks, Travel, wine, Wine Blogs, Wine Sleuth, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Ray’s Bar, Dalston

Posted on 2016-11-26 by tikichris

Pizza and cocktails – does it get much better? Yeah, probably but it’s still a winning combo for casual night out as I found when I stopped by the recently opened Ray’s Bar in Dalston. Continue reading →

Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Pizza, Restaurants | Tagged BARS, cocktails, dalston, Dalston Superstore, E8, E8 2PB, east london, kingsland road, London, pizza, Ray's Bar, restaurants, reviews, Voodoo Ray's, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Kingsland

Posted on 2015-09-25 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged east london, hackney, kingsland road, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, shoreditch, street photography, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Dalston

Posted on 2015-07-04 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged dalston, E8, east london, hackney, kingsland road, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Photography, Ridley Road, street photography, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Best Coffee in London – 2014

Posted on 2014-12-14 by tikichris

What a fantastic year! I’m going to wrap up 2014 with a series of “best of” posts highlighting some of my favourite sights, bites and more from the past 12 months. As with so many important endeavours, I’d like to start off with one of the most fundamental resources known to humanity: coffee! Continue reading →

Posted in Best of 2014, Best of the Best, Coffee, Drink, Food, London | Tagged Best of 2014, Best of the Best, Brooks Mews, coffee, Commune at Goodhood, curtain road, Drink, E2, E2 8DA, east london, EC2, EC2A 3QE, Food, George Street, illy, kingsland road, London, marylebone, mayfair, Old Shoreditch Station, regent street, Souli, Taylor Street Baristas, W1, W1B 2HJ, W1K 4DY, W1U 3QL, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 3 Comments

Ride London’s Overground “Culture Line” (CheapOair)

Posted on 2013-06-25 by tikichris

The Overground’s East London extension opened in spring of 2010. This line runs from Highbury and Islington station in the north to Croydon to the south and is particularly useful – especially for culture vultures keen to check out London’s quirkier side. Continue reading →

Posted in CheapOair, London, Travel | Tagged Brunel Museum, cheapoair, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Museum, culture line, dalston, east london, east london line, Estorick Collection, Geffrye Museum, hackney, hackney museum, Horniman Museum, Hospital Museum, hoxton, john wesley, kingsland road, London, LSE, methodism, methodist, museum, Museum of Croydon, museums, old street, shoreditch, south london, The Royal London Hospital, The Women's Library, Wesley's Chapel, whitechapel, WHITECHAPEL GALLERY | Leave a comment

Cedric Christie at Flowers: When Painting Collapses, You Have Beautiful Sculptures

Posted on 2013-05-24 by tikichris

When Painting Collapses, You Have Beautiful Sculptures showcases two new bodies of work by Cedric Christie: his sculptural response to a gallery along with recent work developed during a residency in Kleve, Germany. The pieces on exhibit explore the artist’s ‘personal endeavour to transform one medium into another’. They exude confident in their simplicity and yield a sense of serenity as well. Continue reading →