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My Simple Italian by Theo Randall – Book Review (Great British Chefs)
Fellow alum of the kitchens at Hammersmith’s fabled River Café, Jamie Oliver likes the book and reckons it’s the “most deliciously gorgeous Italian cookbook I’ve seen in a long, long time.” Enough said? Maybe. But please indulge me in my own humble rave about this book featuring “100 inspired recipes from one of Britain’s best Italian chefs.” Continue reading
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Tagged books, chef, cookbook, Food, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, London, My Simple Italian, recipes, restaurants, Shopping, theo randall, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Tredwell’s by Marcus Wareing
Often before heading to a restaurant for the first time I’ll have a look online at existing reviews about the place to know what to keep an eye out for and maybe to avoid. For my Sunday lunch visit to Marcus Wareing’s “Modern British” Tredwell’s, I should have just avoided reading the reviews all together and let my gut (which is now a good bit larger after my Tredwell’s meal) guide me in the right direction. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, covent garden, Drink, leicester square, London, marcus wareing, restaurants, reviews, seven dials, Tredwell's, Tredwell's by Marcus Wareing, upper st martin's lane, WC2, WC2H 9NY, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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El Pirata of Mayfair Celebrates 20 Years Serving Authentic Tapas
Anchored for two decades in Mayfair with an admirable reputation, El Pirata has long been regarded as a regular favourite among the locals and a safe bet for out-of-towner’s seeking a more than decent meal. Slow sailing me, I’ve intended to visit this popular tapas bar for ages but only recently set a course in its direction, where I discovered a menu full of treasured Spanish dishes. Is El Pirata worth considering for your next port of call? Aye, Cap’n. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, Down Street, El Pirata, El Pirata of Mayfair, London, mayfair, restaurants, reviews, spanish food, tapas, W1, W1J 7AQ, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Meaty New “Bunsmiths” BBQ Menu at Sebright Arms: Oh Hell Yes!
Pub grub never looked so mouthwateringly mountainous! A new (not pop-up) menu at Sebright Arms pub off Hackney Road brings some of the finest “low and slow BBQ cooked meat served fresh and fast in delicious buns” to the table to be washed down with something sudsy from one of London’s more carefully considered lists of craft and quality beers. Continue reading
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The Real Greek Soho? It’s Real Good!
Maybe it’s just been a long time since I last visited one of the eight or so Real Greek restaurants around town, or perhaps this group of all rounder Eastern Mediterranean-style taverns has recently upped its game. Whatever the case … Continue reading
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Tagged berwick street, greek food, Greek Wine, Kanenas, Kanenas Red, London, mastika, MEZZE, Real Greek, restaurants, reviews, soho, The Real Greek, The Real Greek Soho, W1, W1F 8SJ, wine
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Lunch at The Pig
Oozing with ye olde English shabby chic charm without coming across as twee, the look and feel of this “restaurant with rooms” very much did it for me. I could have staged a “you-can’t-make-me-leave” sit-in at the hotel’s ultra cosy lobby bar; I got a mini recharge from my brief amble through the kitchen garden and surrounding grounds; I would have loved to try a post-lunch treatment at the spa across the pond in the garden or maybe an expert-led forage in the forest for wild mushrooms.
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Tagged brockenhurst, Drink, england, Food, hampshire, hotels, luxury, new forest, restaurants, reviews, The New Forest, The Pig, The Pig Hotel, Travel
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That Hungry Chef Supper Club
I don’t attend all that many supper clubs and can recall more mediocre or actually disastrous experiences at them than list any exemplary clubs doing anything all that interesting. However, I still love the concept and when it works it’s a wonderful way to dine. So, it is with pleasure that I recommend the delicious and convivial dining on offer by That Hungry Chef. Continue reading
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Great British Chefs’ Cook School with Graham Hornigold of Hakkasan
Check out this delicious team up: Great British Chefs + Cookery School! The occasion? The first in a new series of cookery masterclasses hosted by GBC at the school which sees chefs sharing hands-on tuition to small groups of writerly gourmands and other enthusiastic foodie folk. I wedged my way in for the inaugural event, where Graham Hornigold, Executive Pastry Chef of the Hakkasan Group with Daniel Pearse, Head Pastry Chef of Hakkasan London, and Juan Pablo Colubri, Pastry Sous Chef at Hakkasan Group created four desserts while sharing recipes and a wealth of kitchen tips with the small group assembled. Continue reading
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Tagged chefs, cookery school, Daniel Pearse, dessert, fitzrovia, Graham Hornigold, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, Juan Pablo Colubri, LITTLE PORTLAND STREET, London, pastry chefs, recipes, restaurants, Video, W1, W1W 8BW, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Say Bom Dia to a Brazilian Breakfast at Carioca Brixton!
Brixton’s Market Row favourite, Carioca (formerly Prima Donna), has introduced a new selection of Brazilian style breakfast dishes to its daytime menu. Served from 10am to 4pm every day, the new brekkie items are freshly prepared in house with locally sourced ingredients and free range eggs by Brazilian head chef Lucy and her team. I had a more than ample taste last Sunday and found everything I tried to be expressly tudo bem. Continue reading
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STK London’s 777 Bar Menu, 5pm to 7pm
STK London has recently launched new “777” menu featuring seven small plates and seven drinks priced at £7 each offered at its bar between 5pm to 7pm Monday to Friday and presents a no fuss opportunity to have a night out with going overboard. Continue reading
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Fine Dining with a View to Match at Galvin at Windows, London Hilton Park Lane
Twenty-eight storeys up, the Michelin star shines brightly (and rightly) from Galvin at Windows restaurant atop the London Hilton Park Lane where diners are just as likely to ooh and ah over the food and drink as they are about the panoramic views of the city. Continue reading
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Tagged GALVIN AT WINDOWS, hotels, London, London Hilton, London Hilton on Park Lane Hotel, luxury, PARK LANE HOTEL, restaurants, review, W1, W1K 1BE, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Shackfuyu: Japanese Fun Food Pops Up in Soho
The izakaya good times keep rolling with another Bone Daddies opening in Central London. This one, Shackfuyu, is a pop-up in a failed pizzeria on Soho’s Old Compton Street. Is worth a visit? Here’s a nuanced take on the Nippon inspired nosh I tried there last week. Continue reading
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Good Stuff #40
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Morty & Bob’s Pop-Up at … Continue reading
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Tagged books, chocolate, Food, Freekeh, green & black's, Hat & Tun, James Wong, London, Merchant Gourmet, Morty & Bob's, pop-up, pubs, restaurants, Shopping, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Lebanese Tapas and More at Lazeez, Duke Street
One of the tastiest lunches I’ve enjoyed in quite some while was recently enjoyed at the few months old Lazeez restaurant on Duke Street across from Selfridges. Continue reading
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The 5 Best New York Pizzerias Outside of The City (OneTravel)
Do you “heart” New York pizza? What if I told you some of the tastiest pies are actually baked beyond the bridges and tunnels of New York City? Foodies worth their crust know that you can head upstate or out … Continue reading
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On Safari with Chef Chavot (Great British Chefs)
Do you know what’s better than going on safari at one of South Africa’s most luxurious private game reserves? Going on safari at one of South Africa’s most luxurious private game reserves. Then heading back to the reserve’s award winning … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, Brasserie Chavot, Drink, Earth Lodge, eric chavot, Food, hotels, London, luxury, restaurants, Sabi Sabi, Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, safari, south africa, Travel, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff #39
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Ceru This Levantine pop-up located … Continue reading
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Tagged Ceru, Club No 41, Dorsett Hotel, Drink, fitzrovia, Food, hotels, London, luxury, mayfair, pop-up, restaurants, shepherd's bush, Shikumen, smoked salmon bacon, the westbury hotel, Tonino Lamborghini Vodka, vodka, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Perfect Pies + Great Gins at Punch Tavern, Fleet Street
Not my first (or last) time to dine at Punch, I recently paid a visit to see if this 118 year old Fleet Street mainstay lived up to the 2014 Great Taste awards it had won for its pies. I can vouch for the cauliflower cheese pie (£11) and the steak and Doom Bar Ale pie (£13) – both served with ample and satisfying mash, veg and gravy. Puds are ace here too – love the sticky toffee pudding (£4.50).
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Tagged british food, british pie week, city of london, cocktails, Drink, EC4, EC4Y 1DE, FLEET STREET, Food, gin, Gin & Tonic, London, pie and mash, pies, pub grub, punch tavern, restaurants, review, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Bah Bah Persian Pop-up at The King & Co
For those of you who don’t know, “bah bah” is what Persians say when something is especially appetising; it’s the equivalent of “mmm” or “yummy” and a very apt name for the food at The King & Co’s latest pop-up residency. Continue reading
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Soho Stalwart Carom Gets a Refurb
One of Soho’s best destinations for a quality Indian meal, Carom, recently underwent refurbishment. Taking the popular pan-Indian restaurant up on an invitation to view its new “rough-luxe” interiors provided a good opportunity to have another taste of this Soho … Continue reading
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Tagged carom, indian restaurant, London, restaurants, review, soho, W1, W1F 0TN, wardour street, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Sunday Lunch at the Crown and Two Chairmen, Soho
My lunch at the Crown was ace, and I loved the upstairs dining space, which was all but empty at 1.30pm (things picked up considerably by 2.30 though with hardly a free seat in the house). Highlights? To begin with service was efficient and friendly, seating was comfy, and I got a kick out of spotting a couple of celebrities out the window walking down street (if making a reservation, ask for a table by the window looking down on Dean Street). Continue reading
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Tagged beer, Crown and Two Chairmen, DEAN STREET, Drink, Food, London, lunch, pubs, restaurants, review, soho, SUNDAY LUNCH, W1, W1D 3SB, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Good Stuff #38
Good stuff and lots of it! Here’s the low down on some fine things to see, sip or savour – all of which I’ve recently come across and thought were worth sharing with you. Enjoy. Bread Street Sessions with Dub … Continue reading
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Tagged apps, BARS, BREAD STREET KITCHEN, champagne, cocktails, coffee, cold brewed coffee, Drink, Dub Plates Kitchen, east london, El Patron, Food, Frerejean Frères, good stuff, La Belle Assiette, Leila Dukes, Locappy, London, Minor Figures, restaurants, Shopping, south london, sparkling wine, street food, tequila, Video, west london, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Le Menar: Modern Approach to North African and Middle Eastern Cuisine
It’s nice being pleasantly surprised, right? And that’s just what I was during a recent dinner at newly relaunched Le Menar restaurant in Fitzrovia. It wasn’t that I had been expecting any sort of substandard meal; I just didn’t realise Head Chef Vernon Samuels’ “modern approach” to North African and Middle Eastern cuisine was going to be so inspired, thoughtfully prepared and intriguingly tasteful. Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland Street, Drink, fitzrovia, Food, Le Menar, London, Mediterranean Food, MIDDLE EASTERN FOOD, North African Food, restaurants, review, Vernon Samuels, W1, W1T 4J, zomato, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Big Night Out at Balans, Westfield London
Balans is on a mission to revamp its eateries with its Westfield London outlet being the first to receive a spruce up. An invitation to drop by for a look and meal at its updated “Soho Society” digs resulted in a tasty night out for Kemey and me – made all the more pleasant by outstandingly prompt service. Continue reading
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Tagged Balans, Balans Soho Society, Balans Westfield London, cocktails, design, Drink, Food, London, restaurants, review, shepherd's bush, W12, W12 7GA, west london, westfield, westfield london, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Gourmet Burger Kitchen Presents the St Morish
Off piste with your current burger options? Gourmet Burger Kitchen has recently introduced a new ski season inspired limited edition cheeseburger which might prove to be the summit of your winter noshing. For Alpine delights in mountainous bites, go for the St Morish next time you’re craving a burger. Continue reading
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Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge Added to National Geographic’s Top List of Lodges (OneTravel)
I’m just back from a few days of luxury safari at Earth Lodge in the Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve in South Africa. Yes, I was only there for a four nights. To be sure, I would have been delighted … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, Africa Collection, Brasserie Chavot, Drink, Earth Lodge, eric chavot, Federal Air, Food, hotels, luxury, OneTravel, restaurants, Sabi Sabi, Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, safari, south africa, Travel
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Sabi Sabi Safari
Making eye contact with a lion metres away from my seat in a topless Land Cruiser … lounging in a private plunge pool in the buff while smoking a Cuban and staring off into the unfenced and utterly vast savannah … losing track of how many rhinos and elephants I’d seen in the span of a couple of hours … having a multi course feast prepared by a Michelin starred chef and paired with some of the best South African wines available … getting one to most relaxing massages I’ve had in too long awhile … Sabi Sabi turned me into a blathering mess of wow. Continue reading
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Tagged addison lee, africa, Africa Collection, Brasserie Chavot, Drink, Earth Lodge, eric chavot, Federal Air, Food, hotels, luxury, restaurants, Sabi Sabi, Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, safari, south africa, Travel
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Gordon Ramsay’s Heddon Street Kitchen, Mayfair
One of the places that has been on my radar for several months is Heddon Street Kitchen, the latest in Gordon Ramsay’s international portfolio. Mr “Big Sweary” has a dozen or so restaurants in London and this newest offering promises informal Modern European food in Heddon Street, a pedestrianised section of Mayfair which is being dubbed “Regent Street’s Food Quarter”. Continue reading
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Plan Your Romantic Day in London (OneTravel)
Will you be planning Valentine’s Day with your sweetie in London? Make it a day to remember with this list of a few of the most romantic settings … Read my complete post at OneTravel.
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Tagged Drink, Food, London, OneTravel, restaurants, Shopping, Travel, Valentine's Day, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Den Udon: Time for Japanese Food Lovers in London to Rejoice?
Den Udon’s hip new venue just opened its doors to business, with a clean layout and alternating menus that convert it from a casual luncheon spot to a cosy place for conversation over dinner and drinks. The trendy, minimalist vibe and welcoming staff make you feel right at home, and hearty menu options offer an array of traditional Japanese food with a bit of a twist. Fair portion sizes, a long list of sharable appetizers, and communal tables make Den and especially appealing alternative if you’re dining with a large group. Continue reading
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Tagged Acton Street, beer, Food, japanese food, king's cross, London, London Daily Photo, london photographer, Maddie Salters, Photography, restaurants, review, soup, street photography, udon, WC1, WC1X 9NA, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Healthy and Quick Italian-Japanese Fusion at Beiriso in Holborn
Recently opened Italian-Japanese fusion eatery, Beiriso, brings a tasty assortment of lunchtime and on-the-hoof dining options to the hectic streets of Holborn that’s bound to woo passers-by with affordable prices and a mostly health-conscious selection of food and drink. Continue reading
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Tagged Beiriso, Drink, Food, holborn, italian food, japanese food, London, Procter Street, restaurants, review, sushi, WC1, WC1V 6NX, zomato, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The World’s End Market: Fresh and Flavoursome Finesse on the King’s Road
I expected a very good – potentially even great – dining experience when I accepted an offer to review newly opened The World’s End Market. I didn’t expect to be wowed though. However, some of the dishes that Kemey and I tried on our Monday night visit did just that and delighted my unsuspecting palate. I was deeply impressed and can easily recommend this King’s Road eatery for anyone seeking quality meal simply prepared with locally or ethically sourced ingredients. Continue reading
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Tagged chelsea, cocktails, Drink, Food, king's road, London, restaurants, review, seafood, SW10, SW10 0LR, The World's End Market, wine, zomato, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The MacRib: Mega Meaty Americana at Joe’s Southern Kitchen
Up until last weekend, I would have filed Joe’s Southern Kitchen under that category of Central London restaurants that I’ve walked by innumerable times but never actually ventured inside. Heck, I can even remember when the place was called Navajo Joe’s. But when an offer came round to sample this Covent Garden stalwart’s new (and blatant “homage” to you-know-who’s limited offer you-know-what) MacRib sandwich, I reckoned it was time to give the place a go. I’m glad I did. Continue reading
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M Restaurants on Threadneedle Street, EC2
It was the last restaurant I visited in 2014 and the first one I’m reviewing in 2015 – appropriate enough for a finish or start to a great year of dining as any I reckon. My late night dinner at M – a newly opened and rather slick two-in-one restaurant plus wine bar combo just a stroll from Bank Station – pleased my palate with a menu full of tartare, tiradito and sashimi selections that didn’t leave me feeling raw. Continue reading
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Tagged bank station, city of london, cocktails, Drink, EC2, EC2 8HP, London, luxury, M, M Restaurants, raw, restaurants, sashimi, seafood, steak, tartare, threadneedle street, Threedneedle Walk, tiradito, wine, zomato, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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2014 – Best of the Best
Going back over of the best sights, bites and more from the past 12 months was a fun and fruitful exercise in counting my blessings and strive for more. I hope my series of Best of 2014 lists may assist you in making the most of your time in the months to come. Cheers for reading tikichris in 2014! Continue reading
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