Tag Archives: meat

World Steak Challenge 2018

Posted on 2018-08-06 by tikichris

At the beginning of last month (4th of July actually) I got to sit in for a second year in a row as a consumer judge at World Steak Challenge, where three dozen or so expert judges convened to test and rate close to sirloin, fillet and rib eye steaks from 22 different countries and four continents. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Shopping | Tagged beef, east london, EC1, EC1Y 1BE, Food, London, Magic Roundabout, meat, old street, Shopping, shoreditch, steak, The Magic Roundabout, World Steak Challenge, World Steak Challenge 2018, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Meat | All Consumed Episode 2 | #TCTalks Episode 21

Posted on 2018-06-14 by tikichris

For this episode of tikichris Talks I’d like to share an episode All Consumed, another podcast that I coproduce with fellow food, drink and travel writer Neil Davey. It’s the second episode of All Consumed, and the topic is meat. Continue reading →

Posted in All Consumed, Food, interview, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Shopping, TCTalks, Travel | Tagged #TCTalks, All Consumed, beef, Chef Michael Reid, Clifford Jones, Executive Chef Michael Reid, Food, Gourmet Goat, interview, London, luxury, M Restaurants, meat, Michael Reid, Nadia Stokes, Neil Davey, PODCAST, restaurants, Shopping, steak, tikichris talks, Travel, Vaca y Marela, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Meat | All Consumed Episode 2 | #TCTalks Episode 21

Posted on 2018-06-14 by tikichris

Tagged #TCTalks, All Consumed, beef, Chef Michael Reid, Clifford Jones, Executive Chef Michael Reid, Food, Gourmet Goat, interview, London, luxury, M Restaurants, meat, Michael Reid, Nadia Stokes, Neil Davey, PODCAST, restaurants, Shopping, steak, tikichris talks, Travel, Vaca y Marela, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

World Steak Challenge 2017

Posted on 2017-07-09 by tikichris

Best steak in the world? Here’s the answer from this year’s World Steak Challenge in London – where I got to help judge and have a taste of it and 16 of the other runners up. Last week I sat … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Shopping | Tagged beef, east london, Food, London, Magic Roundabout, meat, old street, Shopping, shoreditch, steak, The Magic Roundabout, World Steak Challenge, World Steak Challenge 2017, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge | Recipe Index

Posted on 2016-10-25 by tikichris

To help you browse all my Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge posts and recipes, here’s a list with links to all of them. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Recipes, Shopping, Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge | Tagged butcher, Food, London, meat, recipes, Shopping, tom hixson, Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge, Tom Hixson of Smithfield, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Recipe: Bone Marrow Burgers with Buttermilk Béchamel

Posted on 2016-10-22 by tikichris

My third and final recipe for the Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge is an especially meaty dish: bone marrow burgers with buttermilk béchamel. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Recipes, Shopping, Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge | Tagged bechamel, bechamel sauce, Bone marrow, Bone Marrow Burgers, Bone Marrow Burgers with Buttermilk Béchamel, Bone marrow butter burgers, burgers, butcher, Buttermilk Béchamel, Food, hamburgers, Hot dog recipe, hot dogs, jalapenos, London, meat, pork, recipe, recipes, sausage, Sausage dogs, Shopping, tikichris recipes, tom hixson, Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge, Tom Hixson of Smithfield, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Recipe: Grilled Sausage Dogs with Alabama White Sauce and Jalapeños

Posted on 2016-10-14 by tikichris

Here’s the second recipe for the Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge: grilled sausage dogs with Alabama white sauce and jalapeños. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Recipes, Shopping, Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge | Tagged Alabama white sauce, Alabama white sauce recipe, butcher, Food, Grilled Sausage Dogs with Alabama White Sauce and Jalapeños, Hot dog recipe, hot dogs, jalapenos, London, meat, pork, recipes, sausage, Sausage dogs, Shopping, tikichris recipes, tom hixson, Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge, Tom Hixson of Smithfield, white sauce, White sauce recipe, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Recipe: Picanha with Hemp Seed Chimichurri

Posted on 2016-10-10 by tikichris

First up from my recipes for the Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge is pichanha with hemp seed chimichurri. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Recipes, Shopping, Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge | Tagged beef, butcher, chimichurri, chimichurri recipe, Food, hemp seed, hemp seed chimichurri, London, meat, picanha, picanha with hemp seed chimichurri, recipes, rump cap, Shopping, steak, tikichris recipes, tom hixson, Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge, Tom Hixson of Smithfield, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge

Posted on 2016-10-08 by tikichris

Before putting my blog on hiatus and hitting the road for an extended stay in the States, I had the chance to participate in an epically meaty endeavour: the Tom Hixson Masterchef Challenge. Now back in town and posting again, I’m craving the opportunity to share my creations with you. Continue reading →

Carno-Bonanza-Blitz

Posted on 2015-09-08 by tikichris

It’s been a mightily meaty few weeks for me. I’ve learned how to make Buffalo wings like they do at Orange Buffalo (one of my favourite London street food traders); attended a rare chilli masterclass cohosted by London BBQ School and World of Zing; obtained Kansas City Barbeque Society accreditation and got to sit in as a KCBS judge at London’s first ever Grillstock BBQ festival … and I’ve loved every juicy minute of it. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Shopping, Travel | Tagged BBQ, Food, London, meat, Shopping, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Cultured Beef: Are We Ready for Lab-Made Meat? (Great British Chefs)

Posted on 2013-08-06 by tikichris

The small burger patty was made of 20,000 muscle strands grown in laboratory at Maastricht University in the Netherlands by Professor Mark Post, MD PhD, at a cost of €250,000 (a bill fronted by billionaire Google co-founder, Sergey Brin). Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged #culturedbeef, cultured beef, Food, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, London blog, Maastricht University, mark post, meat, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 2 Comments

A Beefy Visit to Smithfield Market with Tom Hixson & Co (Great British Chefs)

Posted on 2013-04-24 by tikichris

There’s a good chance that if you’ve recently enjoyed a cut of USDA Prime beef at a London steakhouse or cut into a sumptuous mound of bife de lomo at one of this town’s many Argentine restaurants, your steak found its way to your plate via Tom Hixson & Co of Smithfield Market. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Shopping | Tagged Argentine rib eye, ARGENTINE STEAK, beef, BUEN AYRE, Clerkenwell, EC1, farringdon, flat iron, Food, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, importer, London, market, meat, meat market, new york strip, palm, palm bar, palm restaurant, Povl Ahm, prime beef, restaurant, restaurants, smithfield, Smithfield Market, smithfield meat market, steak, steakhouse, tom hixson, Tom Hixson & Co, USDA prime beef, USDA strip loin, wholesale | Leave a comment

Tasty Kids’ Stuff for Grown Ups @ Lazybones, Farringdon

Posted on 2013-03-28 by tikichris

A Ms Pacman table or a Donkey Kong console in the corner would complete the fun times effect, but Lazybones gets bonus points (with some caveats) for its easygoing and tasty menu. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London | Tagged bar, beer, chicken wings, Clerkenwell, cocktails, Cowcross Street, dixie beer, Drink, EC1, EC1M 6DQ, farringdon, fast food, Food, hot wings, lazy bones, lazybones, lazybones review, London, meat, moosehead pale ale, new restaurant review, restaurant review, review | Leave a comment

Butchery Classes at the Ginger Pig (Great British Chefs)

Posted on 2013-03-05 by tikichris

With two decades in the business and five butcher shops throughout London selling rare breed meat reared across more than 3,000 acres of the North York Moors, The Ginger Pig is one of the best known and most highly respected bands of butchers in all of Britain. Offering classes that allow the public behind the counter and the chopping block demonstrates confidence and a refreshing nothing-to-hide approach to promoting the quality of their products. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Great British Chefs, London, Shopping | Tagged butcher shops, butchers, butchery, GBC, ginger pig, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, marylebone, meat, moxon street, sausage, sausage making, sausages, the ginger pig, W1 | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Yesterday and Today

Posted on 2012-09-25 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged beef, bull, cattle, city of london, Clerkenwell, cow, EC1, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, meat, Photography, smithfield, Smithfield Market, street photography, wings | Leave a comment

Game Season Menus at Some of London’s Top Restaurants (CheapOair)

Posted on 2012-09-24 by tikichris

British game season has begun and even if you’re planning a city-only visit to London, you can get in on all the delicious action … if you know where to dine. Here’s the low down on a few London restaurants with special … Continue reading →

Posted in CheapOair, Food, London, Pubs, Restaurants, Travel | Tagged antico, cheapoair, cinnamon club, cinnamon ki, CINNAMON SOHO, clos maggiore, GAME SEASON, JUGGED HARE, London, london restaurants, meat, pubs, restaurants | 1 Comment

Living as a Mixed Couple – Vegetarian and Meat Eater (Great British Chefs)

Posted on 2012-05-20 by tikichris

I eat meat, but my partner doesn’t. She’s vegetarian (sometimes eats fish and seafood as well as the occasional bite of especially yummy pork products when they’re on my plate and within polite spearing distance of her fork) … She’s got … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Great British Chefs | Tagged carnivore, Food, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, meat, National Vegetarian Week, relationships, vegetarian, vegetarianism | 2 Comments

London Daily Photo: Sausage

Posted on 2012-05-12 by tikichris

Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography | Tagged butcher, E9, hackney, HACKNEY HOMEMADE FOOD MARKET, hat, LDP, London, meat, pork pie, street market, street photography | Leave a comment

London Goes Big for Breakfast and Brunch (OneTravel)

Posted on 2011-11-27 by tikichris

London Goes Big for Breakfast and Brunch OneTravel, Nov 26, 2011 For a particularly ravenous start to your day, here are a few top recs for an equal parts high quality/high quantity breakfast (and brunch) in London … READ MY … Continue reading →