Dinner and a show with a one-minute stroll? Here’s a great date night idea: dim sum and drinks at Ping Pong Covent Garden followed by catching a performance of Kinky Boots just round the corner at the Adelphi Theatre. Continue reading →
Posted in Drink, Entertainment, Food, Live Performance, London, Music, Restaurants, Theatre
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Tagged Adelphi Theatre, chinese food, chinese restaurants, cocktails, covent garden, dim sum, Drink, Entertainment, Food, kinky boots, live performance, London, maiden lane, music, musical, PING PONG, Ping Pong Covent Garden, restaurants, reviews, Strand, theatre, theatreland, WC2, WC2E 7N, WC2R 0NS, west end, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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I hadn’t been to a tiki bar in ages (a sad thought for a fella going by the online moniker of tikichris). So the invite to take a tipple and nibble at Mahiki’s new(ish) Kensington outpost was welcomed with a readily returned response. Continue reading →
Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Tiki
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Tagged BARS, cocktails, Drink, Food, kensington, Kensington High Street, London, Mahiki, Mahiki Kensington, restaurants, reviews, sushi, tiki, Tiki bars, Tiki drinks, W8, W8 4PT, west london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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For the 16th episode of tikichris Talks, I catch up over brunch with Bea Vo – the Managing and Creative Director of Stax Diner, Boondocks Restaurant, The Famous Flames and the newly opened Butterscotch Bakery. During our meal, we chat about business, baking and Bodak Yellow. Continue reading →
Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, interview, London, Podcast, Restaurants, TCTalks, Travel
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Tagged #TCTalks, american food, Bea Vo, Boondocks Restaraurant, brunch, Butterscotch Bakery, CAFES, coffee, Drink, Famous Flames, Feed Your Soul, Food, interview, London, PODCAST, restaurants, Soul Food Enterprises, Stax Diner, The Famous Flames, tikichris talks, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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For the 16th episode of tikichris Talks, I catch up over brunch with Bea Vo – the Managing and Creative Director of Stax Diner, Boondocks Restaurant, The Famous Flames and the newly opened Butterscotch Bakery. During our meal, we chat about business, baking and Bodak Yellow. Continue reading →
Tagged #TCTalks, american food, Bea Vo, Boondocks Restaraurant, brunch, Butterscotch Bakery, CAFES, coffee, Drink, Famous Flames, Feed Your Soul, Food, interview, London, PODCAST, restaurants, Soul Food Enterprises, Stax Diner, The Famous Flames, tikichris talks, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Alexandra Kalinowski gets dragged out for a night at a plush dive near King’s Cross. It’s not often you’ll find me out four nights in a row. But a bar designed as your personal minibar with unlimited help yourself popcorn … Continue reading →
Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Travel
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Tagged Alexandra Kalinowski, BARS, cocktails, Drink, Food, hotels, king's cross, London, Minimix, Minimix at The Megaro, restaurants, The Megaro Hotel, Travel, WC1, WC1 8AB, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip, savour and more (well, in this case just stuff to sip) – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Continue reading →
Posted in Beer, Coffee, Drink, Good Stuff, London, Shopping, Wine
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Tagged #SpiritOfSharing, beer, Bord Bia, coffee, Drink, good stuff, Green Lady, Hop Stuff Brewery, Irish Food Board, Kinahan’s Irish Whiskey, Kinahan’s LL, Kinsale Mead Company, London, Mead, Shopping, Spirit of Sharing, Stag Roasters, tea, Tipperary Boutique Distillery, whiskey, Wicklow Way Wines, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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I’ve teamed up with Crafty Nectar – the UK’s number one craft cider destination and subscription box – to offer one tikichris reader the chance to discover a range of award-winning ciders delivered direct to your door! Continue reading →
Posted in Competition, Drink, Food, Freebies, London, Shopping
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Tagged #WinCraftCider, cider, competition, craft cider, crafty nectar, Drink, Food, free, freebies, London, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Japan’s legendary Kanada-Ya has just launched its third ramen bar in London. This one’s on Upper Street near Angel Station. I think the generous bowls of ramen served at Kanada-Ya’s St Giles High Street and Panton Street branches are some of the yummiest things to slurp in town – and are well worth braving the sometimes rather lengthy queues to have. I love the classic tonkotsu (pork bone broth, chashu pork belly, wood ear fungus, seaweed and spring onion) with my noodles served “hard” (there’s a choice of soft, regular, hard and extra hard) with loads of grated sesame seeds sprinkled on top. Continue reading →
Posted in Food, interview, London, Podcast, Restaurants, TCTalks, Travel
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Tagged #TCTalks, angel, Food, interview, islington, japanese food, japanese restaurants, Kanada-Ya, Kazuhiro Kanada, London, N1, N1 0PN, PODCAST, ramen, restaurants, soup, tikichris talks, Tony Lam, Travel, upper street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Japan’s legendary Kanada-Ya has just launched its third ramen bar in London. This one’s on Upper Street near Angel Station. I think the generous bowls of ramen served at Kanada-Ya’s St Giles High Street and Panton Street branches are some of the yummiest things to slurp in town – and are well worth braving the sometimes rather lengthy queues to have. I love the classic tonkotsu (pork bone broth, chashu pork belly, wood ear fungus, seaweed and spring onion) with my noodles served “hard” (there’s a choice of soft, regular, hard and extra hard) with loads of grated sesame seeds sprinkled on top. Continue reading →
Tagged #TCTalks, angel, Food, interview, islington, japanese food, japanese restaurants, Kanada-Ya, Kazuhiro Kanada, London, N1, N1 0PN, PODCAST, ramen, restaurants, soup, tikichris talks, Tony Lam, Travel, upper street, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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I’ve known Jude S. Walko since I was 12 years old. We grew up in the same area of North Georgia and went to school together for a few years and even to the same university for a while. So with the release of indie horror film The Incantation – Jude’s directorial debut – I thought it would be fun to catch up with my old friend and interview about the movie, his work in show business and more. Continue reading →
Tagged #TCTalks, film, horror, horror movies, Incantation, independent cinema, independent film, interview, Jude S Walko, jude walko, London, Movies, PODCAST, The Incantation, tikichris talks, Travel
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I’ve known Jude S. Walko since I was 12 years old. We grew up in the same area of North Georgia and went to school together for a few years and even to the same university for a while. So with the release of indie horror film The Incantation – Jude’s directorial debut – I thought it would be fun to catch up with my old friend and interview about the movie, his work in show business and more. Continue reading →
Posted in interview, Movies, Podcast, TCTalks, Travel
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Tagged #TCTalks, film, horror, horror movies, Incantation, independent cinema, independent film, interview, Jude S Walko, jude walko, London, Movies, PODCAST, The Incantation, tikichris talks, Travel
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Isabelle Legeron is France’s only female Master of Wine, the leading advocate for the natural wine movement, and the driving force behind Raw Wine – the UK’s biggest fair for natural, organic and biodynamic wine with satellite events now in New York, Los Angeles, and Berlin. Anything but a wine snob, Isabelle is someone I’ve learned a great deal from about how to enjoy and better appreciate wine. It was a pleasure getting to interview her for this 13th episode of tikichris Talks. Continue reading →
Posted in Drink, interview, London, Podcast, Shopping, TCTalks, Travel, Wine
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Tagged #TCTalks, artisan wine, biodynamic wine, Drink, interview, ISABELLE LEGERON, London, NATURAL WINE, organic wine, PODCAST, raw wine, RAW WINE FAIR, Shopping, The Store, the strand, tikichris talks, Travel, WC2, WC2R 1EA, wine, Wine Air, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Isabelle Legeron is France’s only female Master of Wine, the leading advocate for the natural wine movement, and the driving force behind Raw Wine – the UK’s biggest fair for natural, organic and biodynamic wine with satellite events now in New York, Los Angeles, and Berlin. Anything but a wine snob, Isabelle is someone I’ve learned a great deal from about how to enjoy and better appreciate wine. It was a pleasure getting to interview her for this 13th episode of tikichris Talks. Continue reading →
Tagged #TCTalks, artisan wine, biodynamic wine, Drink, interview, ISABELLE LEGERON, London, NATURAL WINE, organic wine, PODCAST, raw wine, RAW WINE FAIR, Shopping, The Store, the strand, tikichris talks, Travel, WC2, WC2R 1EA, wine, Wine Air, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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A recent tasting of wines from Tejo held at Taberna do Mercado (one of favourite places to eat in London) provided the perfect inspiration to get moving on a visit to this little celebrated part of Portugal producing some beautiful wines well worth seeking out. Continue reading →
Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Wine
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Tagged COMMERCIAL STREET, Drink, E1, E1 6BG, east london, Food, London, PORTUGUESE FOOD, portuguese wine, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, spitalfields, spitalfields market, Taberna do Mercado is located at Old Spitalfields Market, Tejo, Tejo Wine, wine, Wines of Portugal, Wines of Tejo, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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For this episode of tikichris Talks I’d like to share the first episode of another podcast I’ve been working on. It’s called All Consumed. It’s about food, drink and travel and is a collaborative effort between fellow writer Neil Davey and me. Continue reading →
Posted in All Consumed, Bars, Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Podcast, Restaurants, Shopping, TCTalks, Travel
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Tagged #TCTalks, All Consumed, BARS, CAFES, coffee, Drink, Food, interview, London, Neil Davey, PODCAST, restaurants, Shopping, tikichris talks, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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For this episode of tikichris Talks I’d like to share the first episode of another podcast I’ve been working on. It’s called All Consumed. It’s about food, drink and travel and is a collaborative effort between fellow writer Neil Davey and me. Continue reading →
Tagged #TCTalks, All Consumed, BARS, CAFES, coffee, Drink, Food, interview, London, Neil Davey, PODCAST, restaurants, Shopping, tikichris talks, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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In 1960, London moviegoers flocked to see the groundbreaking La Dolce Vita and experience Marcello Mastroianni’s search for love, happiness and ‘the sweet life’ on the exuberant streets of Rome. Nowadays one need not look further than its newly-opened namesake in Knightsbridge, Harry’s Dolce Vita restaurant. Continue reading →
Posted in Bars, Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Pizza, Restaurants, Wine
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Tagged bar, BARS, Basil Street, cocktails, coffee, dining, dolci, Drink, DRINKS, fine dining, Food, Harry's, harry's la dolce vita, italian, italian food, Judith Schrut, knightsbridge, LA DOLCE VITA, London, Neapolitan Flip, pasta, pizza, restaurants, reviews, seafood, SW3, SW3 1BB, TIRAMISU, wine
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Episode 11 of tikichris Talks features an in depth interview with New York artist Dan Witz about Mosh Pit Paintings 2010-2018, his exhibition currently on view at Stolenspace Gallery in East London. During our conversation we also chat about Dan’s activism and prolific street art as well as his punk rock past. Continue reading →
Posted in Art, interview, London, Podcast, TCTalks, Travel
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Tagged #TCTalks, Art, dan witz, Dan Witz Mosh Pit Paintings, Dan Witz Mosh Pit Paintings 2010-2018, E1, E1 6TD, east london, Graffiti, interview, London, Mosh Pit Paintings, Mosh Pit Paintings 2010-2018, Osborn Street, PODCAST, stolenspace, Stolenspace Gallery, street art, tikichris talks, Travel, whitechapel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Episode 11 of tikichris Talks features an in depth interview with New York artist Dan Witz about Mosh Pit Paintings 2010-2018, his exhibition currently on view at Stolenspace Gallery in East London. During our conversation we also chat about Dan’s activism, prolific street art and activism as well as his punk rock past. Continue reading →
Tagged #TCTalks, Art, dan witz, Dan Witz Mosh Pit Paintings, Dan Witz Mosh Pit Paintings 2010-2018, E1, E1 6TD, east london, Graffiti, interview, London, Mosh Pit Paintings, Mosh Pit Paintings 2010-2018, Osborn Street, PODCAST, stolenspace, Stolenspace Gallery, street art, tikichris talks, Travel, whitechapel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Have an hour or so to spare and an interest in jazz, or just want to expand your London cultural horizons? If so, you’re sure to enjoy this bitesize exhibition and season of events, Rhythm & Reaction: The Age of Jazz in Britain. Continue reading →
Posted in Art, Design, Entertainment, Live Performance, London, Museums, Music
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Tagged 2 Temple Place, Art, art deco, cocktails, design, Entertainment, exhibition, Family, free, jazz, Judith Schrut, kids, live performance, London, music, Temple Place, The Age of Jazz, Two Temple Place, Twotempleplace, WC2, WC2R 3BD
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The ninth episode of TCTalks gets to the meat of the matter with Clifford Jones about his holistic agricultural project in rural Galicia: Vaca y Marela. In the interview, Clifford explains what makes this verdant corner of northern Spain such an amazing place for food and why beef from the region is so highly prized. Continue reading →
Posted in Food, interview, Photography, Podcast, Restaurants, Shopping, Spain, TCTalks, Travel
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Tagged #TCTalks, beef, Clifford Jones, Food, galicia, interview, London, luxury, PODCAST, restaurants, Santiago de Compostela, Shopping, spain, spanish food, steaks, Travel, Vaca y Marela, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The ninth episode of TCTalks gets to the meat of the matter with a Clifford Jones about his holistic agricultural project set in rural Galicia: Vaca y Marela. In the interview, Clifford explains what makes this verdant corner of northern Spain such an amazing place for food and why beef from the region is so highly regarded. Continue reading →
Tagged #TCTalks, beef, Clifford Jones, Food, galicia, interview, London, luxury, PODCAST, restaurants, Santiago de Compostela, Shopping, spain, spanish food, steaks, tikichris talks, Travel, Vaca y Marela, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Episode 8 of tikichris Talks features two interviews from back in October when I had the pleasure of attending a sneak preview of the three Michelin Star Chef Anne-Sophie Pic’s collaboration with the Paris-based upscale takeaway restaurant group, Sushi Shop. Continue reading →
Posted in Food, France, interview, London, Luxury, Paris, Podcast, Restaurants, TCTalks, Travel
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Tagged #TCTalks, Anne-Sophie Pic, Anne-Sophie Pic for Sushi Shop, Chef Anne-Sophie Pic, france, french food, interview, japanese food, London, luxury, paris, restaurants, sushi, tikichris talks, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Episode 8 of tikichris Talks features two interviews from back in October when I had the pleasure of attending a sneak preview of the three Michelin Star Chef Anne-Sophie Pic’s collaboration with the Paris-based upscale takeaway restaurant group, Sushi Shop. Continue reading →
Tagged #TCTalks, Anne-Sophie Pic, Anne-Sophie Pic for Sushi Shop, Chef Anne-Sophie Pic, france, french food, interview, japanese food, London, luxury, paris, PODCAST, restaurants, sushi, tikichris talks, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Welcome to the seventh episode of tikichris Talks. This one features an interview with Metaxa Managing Director Stephanie Ancel and Metaxa Master Constantinos Raptis. Our conversation took place at in November at theSt James Bar of the Sofitel London St James Hotel – one of my favourite bars in London actually – and was followed by a tasting of head barman Matteo Giannuzzi’s Dragon’s Son cocktail with Metaxa 12 Stars as the key ingredient. It’s a rich mix definitely worth you seeking out for a sip. Continue reading →
Posted in Bars, Drink, Hotels, interview, London, Luxury, Podcast, Restaurants, Shopping, TCTalks, Travel, Wine
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Tagged #TCTalks, BARS, cocktails, Constantinos Raptis, Dragon's Son, Drink, hotels, interview, London, luxury, Mac & Wild, Mai Tai, Matteo Giannuzzi, Metaxa, Metaxa 12 Star, Metaxa 12 Stars, Metaxa Master, Metaxa Master Contantinos Raptis, PALL MALL, restaurants, Shopping, Sofitel, Sofitel London, Sofitel London St James, St James Bar, st james's, Stephanie Ance, SW1, SW1Y 5NG, SW8 2AZ, The Balcon, tikichris talks, Travel, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Welcome to the seventh episode of my tikichris Talks podcast. This one features an interview with Metaxa Managing Director Stephanie Ancel and Metaxa Master Constantinos Raptis. Our conversation took place at in November at the St James Bar of the Sofitel London St James Hotel – one of my favourite bars in London actually – and was followed by a tasting of head barman Matteo Giannuzzi’s Dragon’s Son cocktail with Metaxa 12 Stars as the key ingredient. It’s a rich mix definitely worth you seeking out for a sip. But what is Metaxa? It’s an old-aged spirit from the Greek island of Samos. I love the stuff but reckon it’s best to allow Stephanie and Constantinos describe it. Continue reading →
Tagged #TCTalks, BARS, cocktails, Constantinos Raptis, Dragon's Son, Drink, hotels, interview, London, luxury, Matteo Giannuzzi, Metaxa, Metaxa 12 Star, Metaxa 12 Stars, Metaxa Master, Metaxa Master Constantinos Rapti, Metaxa Master Constantinos Raptis, PALL MALL, restaurants, Shopping, Sofitel, Sofitel London, Sofitel London St James, St James Bar, st james's, Stephanie Ance, SW1, SW1Y 5NG, SW8 2AZ, The Balcon, tikichris talks, Travel, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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