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Best Restaurants of 2018

There’s one list left in my Best of 2018 series, and it’s a doozy: best restaurants of the year! Continue reading

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Good Stuff #82

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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Best Cheap Eats of 2018

Feeling the pinch? I am too. But I’m pleased to report that delicious and filling (and sometimes even rather healthy) cheap eats were still in abundant supply this year. Continue reading

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Ross Forder, Founder and Director of Halo Burger | #TCTalks Episode 53

Episode 53 of tikichris Talks finds me in Brixton having a chat with Ross, Forder, founder and director of Halo Burger, the world’s first “bleeding plant-based burger joint.” During the interview, I ask Ross why his burgers taste so good, whether it’s possible for meat eaters to enjoy vegan burgers, and how he envisions the future of his very scalable Halo Burger concept. Continue reading

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Best Cocktails of 2018

Let’s celebrate the Best of 2018 with a toast to the most amazing cocktails of the year. The most memorably delicious for me were enjoyed at bars in London, Oxford, and Pittsburgh. Continue reading

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Best Beer of 2018

I pour on with my Best of 2018 series to provide a heady brew of the tastiest beers I enjoyed during the past 12 months. Continue reading

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Maskelyne & Cooke Magic Bar at Le Meridien Piccadilly

Five-star luxury hotel, Le Meridien Piccadilly, pays homage to a pair of the early 20th century’s most celebrated magicians – John Nevil Maskelyne and George Alfred Cooke – with the launch of its new cocktail bar. Continue reading

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Chef and Author Antonina Parker | #TCTalks Episode 52

For my 52nd episode of tikichris Talks, I speak with chef and author Antonina Parker. Hosted in her flat which doubles once a month as a dating app supper club, I chat about with Nina about how banana bread, cooking for celebrities and bringing people together over good food. Continue reading

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Best Burgers of 2018

Is there anything more satisfying than a big juicy burger? After compiling my list of the best burgers I had this year I’m having trouble coming up with ideas for foods I crave nearly as much. My Best of 2018 … Continue reading

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Best Pizza of 2018

My Best of 2018 series rolls on with my recs on where to eat the tastiest pizzas in London and beyond. Pizzerias in Milan, Edinburgh, Frankfurt and Cleveland made the cut, with the Cleveland pizzerias particularly wowing my palate. Continue reading

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Next Stop? #InLombardia (at King’s Cross)

If you’re going to be around King’s Cross Station this weekend, be on the lookout for the #InLombardia bus and the chance to win a free trip for two to the Lombardy region of northern Italy and all sorts of other prizes Continue reading

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Best Breakfasts and Brunches of 2018

Welcome back to the Best of 2018. Here’s a plateful of hearty recommendations for breaking fast in London and elsewhere, and in this case elsewhere means San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country, Dublin, Edinburgh, Milan and Hiroshima.
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Chef and Author Antonina Parker | #TCTalks Episode 52

For my 52nd episode of tikichris Talks, I speak with chef and author Antonina Parker. Hosted in her flat which doubles once a month as a dating app supper club, I chat about with Nina about how banana bread, cooking … Continue reading

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Best Cafes of 2018

Excellent coffee is crucial, particularly when I’m travelling. Having comfortable places to drink it is a big deal too. So are competent and affable baristas. If you can throw in reliable WiFi and an outlet to keep my laptop and phone charged while I drink coffee, you’re golden. This list of three London espresso bars and six more in Chattanooga (Tennessee), Greenville (North Carolina), Köln, Liverpool, Pittsburgh, and Zurich met all my requirements and shined the brightest for me in 2018. Continue reading

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Magician Tony “Sonic” Middleton | #TCTalks Episode 51

Here’s an interview with magician and theatre producer Tony “Sonic” Middleton about how he got into magic, his shows around London and his involvement with the soon-to-open Maskelyne and Cooke magic bar at Le Meridien Piccadilly. Continue reading

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Magician Tony “Sonic” Middleton | #TCTalks Episode 51

Here’s an interview with magician and theatre producer Tony “Sonic” Middleton about how he got into magic, his shows around London and his involvement with the soon-to-open Maskelyne and Cooke magic bar at Le Meridien Piccadilly. Continue reading

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Best of 2018

As 2018 draws to an end, I would like to share its highlights with a year-end roundup of the best food, drink, and travel related treats that I came across over the past 12 months. Continue reading

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Monsieur Le Duck

If birds of a feather flock together, London gastronomes who favour the flavours of southwestern France are sure to find each other flying in and waddling out of Monsieur Le Duck on Brushfield Street. Continue reading

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Halo Burger Launches at Pop Brixton

Plant-based burger joint, Halo Burger, has launched in London with a outlet at cargo container retail village, Pop Brixton. Continue reading

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Bronte Aurell of Scandi Kitchen | #TCTalks Episode 48

For episode 48 of tikichris Talks, I chat with Scandi Kitchen co-owner, Bronte Aurell. During our conversation at her café and shop near Oxford Circus, Bronte and I discuss the true meaning of hygge, how to enjoy a Scandinavian Christmas and what it’s like to be a proud immigrant. Continue reading

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Bronte Aurell of Scandi Kitchen | #TCTalks Episode 48

For episode 48 of tikichris Talks, I chat with Scandi Kitchen co-owner, Bronte Aurell. During our conversation at her café and shop near Oxford Circus, Bronte and I discuss the true meaning of hygge, how to enjoy a Scandinavian Christmas and what it’s like to be a proud immigrant. Continue reading

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Dreaming Big About Winning Big

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to suddenly have access to a load of cash – like inheriting a fortune from a long lost relative or winning a lottery bet? Continue reading

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The UK Jewish Film Festival 2018: Promise at Dawn

The classic, if stereotyped, relationship of the devoted but overbearing Jewish mother and her son forms the subject of UKJFF 2018’s powerful closing film,  Promise at Dawn (La promesse de l’Aube). Starring legendary French superstar Charlotte Gainsbourg and rising star Pierre Niney, it is at once funny and tragic, heartwarming and heartbreaking. Continue reading

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The UK Jewish Film Festival 2018: Three Identical Strangers

Most of us have had the unsettling experience of being compared with or mistaken for someone we look like– but when you find out you look exactly like another person, have the same birthdate, and have both been adopted– that is quite different. And made all the more so when you find your third exact match. Continue reading

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Buddha Bowl at Beany Green

Buddha Bowl options include lemon and herb chicken, meatballs with tomato, and vegan Beany balls (think beetroot-flavoured falafel), all served with a mix of roasted sweet potato, chickpea ragu, roasted aubergine, greens, mixed grain rice and fermented jalapeño hot sauce. Continue reading

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Win a Free Park & Ride at London Gatwick Airport with Cophall Parking Gatwick

Planning to fly out of Gatwick sometime in the next 12 months? I’ve teamed up with Cophall Parking Gatwick to make your travels easier and cheaper with up to two weeks of free parking at Gatwick Airport. Continue reading

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Ham Passion Tour: Jamon Iberico Samples and Carving Demos

Love Jamon Iberico or wonder why so many people make such a big deal about Spanish ham? If you’re out shopping at Westfield London or Liverpool ONE in the coming days keep an eye out for a “Ham Truck| offering free samples of Iberian Ham as well as carving demonstrations and more as part of a 25,000 Ham Passion Tour of Europe. Continue reading

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Preview: The UK Jewish Film Festival 2018

The hugely popular UK Jewish Film Festival returns this week for its 22nd season. This year’s Festival will feature 85 diverse films from 16 countries including 51 premieres, with screenings and live events at 21 cinemas around the UK. Continue reading

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Hot Tickets: Choose Laughs Festive Special

On 9 December Help Refugees is hosting a world class night of comedy in London, featuring an astonishing line up of top comedians. Choose Laughs Festive Special will see MC Nish Kumar, Simon Amstell, Katherine Ryan, Stewart Lee and other comedy favourites come together to raise the roof with laughter as well as much needed funds to help refugees across Europe survive the coming winter. Continue reading

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50th Anniversary Screenings of 2001: A Space Odyssey at IMAX Science Museum

Kubrick masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey turns 50. To celebrate the cinematic milestone, the Science Museum will host a series of IMAX 15/70mm screenings of this classic science fiction flick. Continue reading

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A Taste of Honey at Dokke, St Katharine Docks

St Katharine Docks, which incidentally turned 190 years old in the same week, hosted a wonderful honey-based dinner at the utterly divine Asian- fusion restaurant Dokke. The restaurant is headed by luxury private island specialist Chef Neil Wager who’d created a special St Katharine Docks honey-infused menu for the evening. Continue reading

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Eine: Everything Starts Somewhere | #TCTalks Episode 42

Episode 42 of tikichris Talks features an interview with street artist Ben Eine. More widely known simply as Eine, the Southeast London born artist has found international success and garnered quite a fan base for his large-scale block letter paintings. Continue reading

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Eine: Everything Starts Somewhere | #TCTalks Episode 42

Episode 42 of tikichris Talks features an interview with street artist Ben Eine. More widely known simply as Eine, the Southeast London born artist has found international success and garnered quite a fan base for his large-scale block letter paintings. Continue reading

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Pure Indian Cooking, Putney Bridge

Pure Indian Cooking near Putney Bridge Station in Fulham offers a fresh take on South Asian cuisine with fine dining flourishes that suggest Chef Patron Shilpa Dandekar’s kitchen is one to watc Continue reading

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Flat Iron King’s Cross

No fuss steakhouse, Flat Iron, recently launched its sixth London outlet with minimal fanfare but plenty of fans queuing up nonetheless. I was one of them. Continue reading

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