Tag Archives: London
London Daily Photo: Interface
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Tagged food court, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, photographgy, STRATFORD, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY
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Christmas in July: Harvey Nichols and Carluccio’s
It’s always Christmastime here in tikichrisland. Even in July. No, not really, but as dinosaur magazine publishers who plan their content seasons ahead of time still seem to lead the way when it comes to press events, summer is the … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Christmas, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged beer, black pepper, carluccio's, carluccio's christmas press event, chocolate, christmas, christmas 2012, coconut juice, danish licorice, Einstök, el dorado, gift boxes, gosling's, HARVEY NICHOLS, harvey nichols christmas in july, HARVEY NICHOLS' FIFTH FLOOR CAFE, Indonesian long pepper, Javanese Cubeb and Sichuan flower pepper, jax coco, Johan Bülow, Lakrids, Lakrids by Johan Bülow, licorice, London, love drinks, panettone, peppermongers, review, roccette, rum, Tellicherry black pepper, truffles
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Antico Italian Restaurant Near London Bridge (CheapOair)
A relative newcomer to the Bermondsey scene offering classic Italian cuisine in a contemporary London setting, Antico is the answer to an often desperate Londoner’s question: Where can I get a proper plate of pasta in this town? Read my complete post at … Continue reading
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Tagged antico, antico restaurant & lounge bar, bermondsey, BERMONDSEY STREET, borough, cheapoair, clams, italian cuisine, italian food, italian restaurant, linguine, London, pasta, restaurant, restaurant review, SE1, soave, TIRAMISU, wild black bream, wine
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London Street Food: Timmy’s Pies (OneTravel)
A fairly new enterprise, Timmy’s Pies is a West London pie company with a stall at Chelsea Farmers Market every Saturday. Only British, free range meat and game go into their award winning seasonal pies, all wrapped in a light, crispy short crust pastry. … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, London, OneTravel, Shopping, Street Markets, Travel
Tagged british food, chelsea, chelsea farmers market, duke of york square, king's road, London, lunch, OneTravel, pies, street food, street market, timmy's pies
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Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2012 + Contemporary Japanese Photobooks @ The Photographers’ Gallery
Opening Friday 13 July at The Photographers’ Gallery are two excellent (and free!) exhibitions: the heady and contemplative Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2012 and the breezy and light-hearted Contemporary Japanese Photobooks. Both yield wonderful opportunities to view amazing photography and to … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Stokie
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Tagged LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, Stoke Newington, street photography
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London Olympics Survival Guide eBook
London-based book publisher Fingerpress has just released a London Olympics Visitors Survival Guide, a photo-rich ebook featuring interactive “tap-maps” for the various Olympic Zones, panoramic photos, and its content can be extended by downloading an app which brings the guide’s maps to … Continue reading
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Shopping with Chelsea Style at London’s Duke of York Square (CheapOair)
Beyond offering the opportunity to stroll through a living history lesson in spacious upscale surroundings, Duke of York Square is today the home of an impressive range of international retailers, leading restaurants and cafes and office space as well as … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, London, Shopping, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, chelsea, duke of york square, London, RETAIL, saatchi gallery, Shopping, sloane square
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London Daily Photo: Scratchings
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Tagged Graffiti, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street art, street photography
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Street Market Focus: Chelsea Farmer’s Market (OneTravel)
Slumming it in delicious style never tasted so good! Considered to be Chelsea‘s worst kept secret and an excellent spot for farm fresh shopping and outdoor dining, the Chelsea Farmers Market is situated just off the uber fashionable King’s Road in … Continue reading
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Tagged british food, chelsea, chelsea farmers market, duke of york square, king's road, London, lunch, OneTravel, pies, rummanco, street food, street market, timmy's pies
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London Daily Photo: Toyland
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Tagged big ben, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, parliament, Photography, westminster, westminster bridge
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London Daily Photo: Day of Rest
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Tagged buses, LDP, London, london buses, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography, TFL
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Bermondsey Street Eats! (CheapOair)
It’s not a terribly long street, but it is one of London’s yummiest and these days is ranked among this city’s most celebrated thoroughfares. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog.
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged antico, bermondsey, BERMONDSEY STREET, caphe house, cheapoair, coffee, DELFINA, jose, JOSE PIZARRO, London, PIZARRO, restaurants, SE1, south london, tapas, tapas bar, the garrison, zucca
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Review + Exclusive Offer: Yes, Prime Minister at Trafalgar Studios
I had a really fun night out with more than a few hearty chuckles on Thursday attending a performance of Yes, Prime Minister. The satirical play takes its audience behind the scenes of the flawed process of political decision making, … Continue reading
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Posted in London, Television, Theatre
Tagged emily bruni, London, play, politics, promo code, review, satire, theatreland, trafalgar studios, west end, yes prime minister
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Wahaca – on – Thames
Wahaca’s new Southbank Experiment has just opened at the Southbank Centre (where Dishoom’s fabulous Chowpatty Beach was last summer). The temporary restaurant has been constructed out of eight recycled shipping containers, arranged in a two storey overhanging structure that allows … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Graffiti, London, Restaurants
Tagged Graffiti, London, mexican food, micheladas, pop-up, queen elizabeth hall, review, river thames, saner, SE1, SE1 8XX, southbank, southbank centre, street art, tacos, thames, THOMASINA MIERS, wahaca, wahaca southbank, wahaca southbank experiment
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London Daily Photo: Southbank Ducks
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Tagged LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, southbank, street photography
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Safestay “Contemporary Hostel” Opens at Elephant and Castle
Safestay, a new and extremely budget friendly “contemporary hostel” in South London, has opened its doors. A short walk from Elephant and Castle Tube Station, it’s amazing to think there’s a place to crash close to a Zone 1 station … Continue reading
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Posted in Hotels, London, Travel
Tagged budget accommodation, elephant and castle, hostel, hotel, London, review, safestay, safestay elephant & castle, SE17, SE17 1JL, south london, walworth, walworth road
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London Cigar Guide App Now Available
If it had been conceived and produced by anyone else, I might have been really impressed. However, as the new London Cigar Guide app was created by Nic Wing, my initial reaction to the handy dandy app was more along … Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, London, Shopping, Travel
Tagged apps, cigar lounges, cigar stores, CUBAN CIGARS, London, london cigar guide, mayfair, nic wing, review, smoking lounges
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London Daily Photo: Probably
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Tagged king's cross, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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Ceviche Pop Up Opens @ St Martin’s Hotel
“Chino-Latino” restaurant, Asia de Cuba, has opened a ceviche and rum pop up bar in The Front Room at St Martin’s Lane Hotel. It’s a snazzed up but casual setting for drinking mojitos and other summery cocktails from the rum bar and for trying an … Continue reading
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Tagged asia de cuba, CEVICHE, ceviche by asia de cuba, cocktails, hotel, London, mojitos, pop-up, rum, ST MARTIN'S LANE, ST MARTIN'S LANE HOTEL, the front room, WC2, WC2N 4HX
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London Daily Photo: Opening
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Tagged art gallery, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, mayfair, Photography, W1
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@shardview Tickets on Sale 6 July 2012 #shardview
To celebrate the completion of The Shard’s exterior, the first tickets for The View from The Shard will go on sale Friday 6 July 2012 at 9am (British time). TVFTS will be a new, premium visitor experience offering a chance … Continue reading
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Tagged borough, London, SE1, shard, skyline, skyscrapers, south london, southwark, the shard, the shard of glass, the view from the shard, view
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Bruce Nauman at White Cube Gallery Bermondsey (CheapOair)
… if you make it over to the White Cube to visit for the Hirst show and don’t manage to check out the other show … the even more impressive exhibition by Bruce Nauman, then consider your artsy endeavor a … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, London, Travel, Video
Tagged bermondsey, BERMONDSEY STREET, bruce nauman, cheapoair, chris osbrn, exhibition, London, review, video art, videographer, white cube, white cube bermondsey, white cube gallery
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Disappearing Dining Club “Back in 5 Minutes” for the Next Six Months
Long time pop-up pioneers, Disappearing Dining Club, are settling in for a six month stay with a new “Back in 5 Minutes” secret dining room on Brick Lane. Invited along to a Back in 5 Minutes press preview, I had … Continue reading
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Tagged back in 5 minutes, brick lane, disappearing dingin club, London, pop up restaurant, pop-up, review, tower hamlets
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London Daily Photo: Use of Negative Space
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Tagged Graffiti, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, stencil, stencil art, street art, street photography
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Free Coffee @ The Electric Elephant, SE17
This is a very informal arrangement and the Electric Elephant is a modest kinda place. But if you swing by this lovely little Southwark cafe and mention that you read about it on my blog (maybe you can show this … Continue reading
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Tagged cafe, clements yard, coffee, elephant and castle, free, free coffee, freebie, iiliffe yard, London, pullens yards, SE17, studios, the electric elephant, tikichris special, walworth
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AYCE Rib Competition at London’s Big Easy BBQ Restaurant (CheapOair)
Stuffing your face? It’s the American way or at least a guaranteed fun way spend your Fourth of July. So, in honour of U.S. Excess, London restaurant Big Easy is once again laying down the gauntlet to would be competitors for another … Continue reading
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Tagged 4TH OF JULY, ALL YOU CAN EAT, american independence day, AYCE, BBQ, big easy, cheapoair, chelsea, crab shack, eating competition, fourth of july, king's road, London, RIBS
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London Daily Photo: Untitled
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Tagged homeless, knightsbridge, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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Judging the International Chocolate Awards (Great British Chefs)
Believe it or not, such a wonderful way to spend a day was just this side of gruelling. The judging procedure was incredibly rigorous, and we judges weren’t let in on who had made the chocolates we were trying. Yes, it was an … Continue reading
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London Daily Photo: Knightsbridge
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Tagged homeless, knightsbridge, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, street photography
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Champagne + Fromage in the Heart of London (OneTravel)
Following a successful run as a pop up, the folks behind Covent Garden’s Champagne + Fromage have apparently decided to sign a longer lease to continue offering their winning combo of French delights. Champagne + Fromage in the Heart of … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Wine
Tagged BISTRO, champagne, champagne + fromage, CHARCUTERIE, cheese, covent garden, FRENCH BUBBLES, french cheese, fromage, limited production grower champagne, London, OneTravel, pop-up, sparkling wine, une normande a londres, WC2, WC2E 7DD, wellington street, wine
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London Daily Photo: Soho Summer
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Tagged berwick street, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography, soho, street photography, W1
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London Daily Photo: Stacked
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Tagged canal, cargo containers, LDP, lea river, London, London Daily Photo, pallets, Photography, street photography, tottenham, tottenham hale, towpath
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£20 Worth of Chauffeured Travel for FREE with @Uber_LON and @tikichris
Arrive in style with £20 worth of free chauffeured travel with Uber. Use promo code UBERTIKI when you sign up for this free app and you’ll receive £20 worth of credit. Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Cars, Discounts and Special Offers, Freebies, London, Travel
Tagged app, cab, car service, chauffeur, free, freebie, limo, London, on-demand car service, professional driver, promo code, S Class, tikichris special, uber, uber promo code
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Street Photography with the iPhone, Notes from the Apple Store Workshop
Thanks to those of you who popped in for last night’s Street Photography with the iPhone session at the Covent Garden Apple Store. It was a lot of fun, and your photos were great. A massive thanks to Clare, David … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, apple store, apple store covent garden, covent garden, iphone, iphoneography, London, mobile photography, Photography, street photography, WC2, workshop
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