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New Weekend Brunch Menu at Grand Trunk Road, South Woodford

Posted on 2022-02-05 by tikichris

South Woodford’s wonderful Grand Trunk Road has launched an excellent new weekend brunch menu that’s reasonably priced with a variety of flavoursome dishes and a bottomless drinks option. I’ve raved about Grand Trunk Road before. Back in 2017, when the … Continue reading →

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London’s Best Vegan Burgers of 2020

Posted on 2020-12-30 by tikichris

Dreaming of Veganuary? Or maybe you’re simple looking to change up your London dining routine and find some alternative eats in the new year? See if this ‘meat lover’s guide’ to vegan burgers helps you find what you’re taste buds … Continue reading →

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Review | Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made?

Posted on 2020-10-13 by tikichris

Can a film cause harm – or even death – to someone who watches it? Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made is a feature length film (purportedly) shot in the late 70s that is said to be cursed, with extremely … Continue reading →

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The Secret Behind El Pirata’s 25 Years in Mayfair  

Posted on 2019-07-01 by tikichris

Mayfair mainstay, El Pirata, recently celebrated 25 years of serving quality tapas in its lively Down Street setting. Continue reading →

Posted in Bars, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Travel, Wine | Tagged BARS, Down Street, Drink, El Pirata, mayfair, restaurants, reviews, spanish food, Travel, W1, W1J 7AQ, wine, wine bars | Leave a comment

Fancy Crab

Posted on 2019-06-09 by tikichris

Fancy Crab? Then consider clawing your way over to Marylebone for king crab and more seafood dishes. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Travel | Tagged crab, fancy crab, Food, King Crab, London, marylebone, restaurants, reviews, seafood, W1, W1U 3RD, wigmore street | Leave a comment

Kanada-Ya Adds Gyoza to the Menu

Posted on 2019-05-26 by tikichris

The tonkotsu ramen specialists at Kanada-Ya have added gyoza to the menu. Already a fan of all the other delectable morsels served at this Japan restaurant’s three London outlets, I was keen to have a taste of the most recent addition as soon as possible. Continue reading →

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Flexing Vegan | Halo Burger

Posted on 2019-05-24 by tikichris

Made with a Beyond Meat plant-based patty and topped with tangy BBQ sauce, smoked Gouda style cheese, crispy onion strips and mayo, Halo Burger’s Smoky Carolina BBQ burger is a treat! Continue reading →

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Chez Maiss Restaurant and Wine Bar, Hammersmith  

Posted on 2019-05-05 by tikichris

Newly opened Chez Maiss inside the Broadway Shopping Centre at Hammersmith Station was everything I had hoped to encounter when reviewing a restaurant. It’s a hidden gem in plain sight offering delicious food and drink in a convenient location. Continue reading →

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Viet Hoa Cafe & Mess | Lucky 13  

Posted on 2019-04-27 by tikichris

Among the bevy of Vietnamese eateries clustered along the Hoxton stretch of Kingsland Road is one that always has pleased my palate nightly every time I’ve visited: Viet Hoa Cafe & Mess. I’ve been dining there since 2006. Opened by two refugees, Viet Hoa was just a couple of years old at that time but still one of the first restaurants – if not actually the very first – to start out on what is now called “Pho Mile.” Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Lucky 13, Restaurants, Travel | Tagged Drink, E2, E2 8DP, east london, Food, hoxton, kingsland road, London, Lucky 13, restaurants, reviews, shoreditch, Travel, vietnamese food, Vietnamese restaurants | Leave a comment

Unsung Cities | Frankfurt am Main, Germany  

Posted on 2019-04-16 by tikichris

The fourth profile in my series about the unjustly Unsung Cities of the world is about forthright Frankfurt am Main. Continue reading →

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 Flexing Vegan | Temple of Seitan

Posted on 2019-03-22 by tikichris

Hail Seitan! I’m back with Flexing Vegan, a miniseries featuring reviews of eateries around London with vegan only menus. For my third flex, I’m having lunch in Hackney at Temple of Seitan. Continue reading →

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Stick & Bowl | Lucky 13

Posted on 2019-02-26 by tikichris

Stick & Bowl is a sliver of a restaurant set on the Kensington Gardens end of Kensington High Street for convenient eats during shopping expeditions, a meal after a walk in the park, or for a quick bite pre or post a show at Royal Albert Hall it can’t be beat. But there’s no need to drum up an excuse to visit this classic Chinese food takeaway. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Lucky 13, Restaurants, Travel | Tagged CHEAP EATS, chinese food, chinese restaurants, Drink, Food, kensington, Kensington High Street, London, Lucky 13, restaurants, reviews, Stick & Bowl, Stick and Bowl, Travel, W8, W8 5NP, west london | 2 Comments

Flexing Vegan | Sutton and Sons Vegan Chip Shop  

Posted on 2019-02-25 by tikichris

Sutton and Sons Vegan Chip Shop near Hackney Central Station does proper East End eats but with a vegan bend. Here “fish” is code for batter fried banana blossom, but chips are definitely still of the potato variety and done up right to please the palate of any Brit. Continue reading →

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Caffeo Solo & Milk | My Coffee with Melitta  

Posted on 2019-02-22 by tikichris

Having a good morning? My mornings have been great since I started brewing my coffee with a fully automated Melitta Caffeo Solo & Milk E953-102 coffeemaker. Continue reading →

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Good Stuff #86  

Posted on 2019-02-20 by tikichris

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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Poptata Street Fries at Boxpark Shoreditch

Posted on 2019-02-19 by tikichris

Purveyors of premium street fries, Poptata has been frying hand-cut British potatoes in sunflower oil and smothering them in a range of toppings and homemade sauces since 2015 at festivals across the country and a small but growing number of permanent locations throughout London. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Restaurants, Street Markets, Travel | Tagged BETHNAL GREEN ROAD, BOXPARK, BOXPARK SHOREDITCH, chips, E1, E1 6GY, east london, Food, french fries, fries, London, Poptata, reviews, shoreditch, street food, Street fries, street markets, Travel | Leave a comment

The Coal Shed, One Tower Bridge

Posted on 2019-02-16 by tikichris

With a “meat, fish, fire” mantra, The Coal Shed at One Tower Bridge aims to source native British breeds from small family run farms for its beef as well as sustainably and ethically caught fish and seafood from England’s south coast to fill its menu of big flavour, big portion dishes. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants, Wine | Tagged Coal Shed, cocktails, Crown Square, Drink, Food, London, One Tower Bridge, restaurants, reviews, SE1, SE1 2UP, steak, The Coal Shed, The Coal Shed London, tower bridge, Tower Bridge Road, Travel, wine | Leave a comment

Flexing Vegan | Mooshies London Vegan Burger Bar

Posted on 2019-02-11 by tikichris

Here’s my first Flexing Vegan review. It’s about the burger and fries at Mooshies, a vegan burger joint on Brick Lane. It’s a glowing review too. I really enjoyed my meal! Passing through Spitalfields recently, I was hankering a burger … Continue reading →

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Shimmer, Dazzle, Sparkle | Christian Dior at the V&A

Posted on 2019-02-11 by Judith Schrut

Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams is the Victoria and Albert Museum’s latest blockbuster show. Judith Schrut has been to view. Continue reading →

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Mandela: The Official Exhibition, 26 Leake Street, Waterloo

Posted on 2019-02-08 by tikichris

Mandela: The Official Exhibition premieres today (Friday 8 February) at 26 Leake Street next to Waterloo Station. The show invites visitors on a personal journey through the life and times of one of the world’s most recognised and admired activists and political leaders and celebrating his legacy. Continue reading →

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Bosphorus Kebabs | Lucky 13  

Posted on 2019-02-06 by tikichris

  When I first moved to London I lived in South Ken and passed by Bosphorus pretty regularly. The place always seemed to be doing a brisk business. When I inevitably dropped in to have a taste for myself I realised why so many folks flocked there so often. Prices were nice, portions were nicer and quality of meat and sauces were topnotch.    Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Lucky 13, Restaurants, Travel | Tagged Bosphorus Kebabs, CHEAP EATS, Food, kebabs, kensington, London, Lucky 13, old brompton road, restaurants, reviews, south kensington, SW7, SW7 3JS, Travel, west london | 2 Comments

Flexing Vegan

Posted on 2019-02-02 by tikichris

I’m rolling out a new series of restaurant reviews called Flexing Vegan. In it, I’m going to review eateries around London with vegan only menus, committing on them as an eater who loves meat and other animal-based foods but can … Continue reading →

Posted in Flexing Vegan, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged Flexing Vegan, Flexitarian, Food, London, restaurants, reviews, vegan, Vegan restaurants, vegetarian | 2 Comments

Review of Alita: Battle Angel

Posted on 2019-02-01 by tikichris

Last night I attended the IMAX 3D world preview of Alita: Battle Angel at Cineworld Cinema – London Leicester Square. The best bits of the film were an action-packed and visually stunning rollick but a few too many less than exciting lulls lingered in between. Continue reading →

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Icco Goodge Street | Lucky 13  

Posted on 2019-01-25 by tikichris

Does Icco do Best pizza in London? Not by my standards, but it’s not far off! I would say Icco probably serves the best priced pizza in London at a consistently high standard. Continue reading →

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London Art Openings | Pierre Bonnard and the Colour of Memory at Tate Modern

Posted on 2019-01-23 by Judith Schrut

To help us cope with the speed and stress of modern life, we’re encouraged to try slow cooking, slow tourism and slow living. Now, with its first show of the new year, Pierre Bonnard: the Colour of Memory, Tate Modern introduces us to the delightful concept of slow looking. I viewed the show, slowly, earlier this week and was completely smitten. Continue reading →

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BlacKkKlansman | Rakuten TV

Posted on 2019-01-20 by tikichris

When browsing the Rakuten TV website last week and noticing that BlacKkKlansman (not to mention a lot of other great choices and loads of piping hot new releases) was available to buy or rent, it was something of a revelation – like my movie loving yearnings were given a new lease on life.   Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Movies, Video | Tagged Adam Driver, Blackkklansman, Celebrities, cinema, Entertainment, film, John David Washington, Movies, reviews, Ron Stallworth, Spike Lee, Topher Grace, Video | Leave a comment

Roasting Plant Brings Javabot (and Great Tasting Coffee) to London Bridge

Posted on 2019-01-19 by tikichris

New York-based Roasting Plant Coffee opened its first roastery/cafe in London this week, bringing with it Javabot – an automated roasting system and sleek piece of cafe-theatre kit. Continue reading →

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Curry House CoCo Ichibanya

Posted on 2019-01-13 by tikichris

Japan’s largest and best known chain of curry houses, CoCo Ichibanya, has opened near Leicester Square. For a full-on dose of filling comfort food served with fiery heat, a visit to this legendary eatery’s first European outpost is a must. Continue reading →

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Lost Boys Pizza + Croque Monsieur Absinthe Bar Open in Camden

Posted on 2019-01-13 by tikichris

Lost Boys Pizza differentiates from other London pizzerias in two ways. One, it adds charcoal to its dough for distinctively dark pizza crusts with earthy flavour. Two, it exhibits hardcore fanboy love for 80s vampire flick, The Lost Boys. Continue reading →

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New Vegan Dishes at Coya

Posted on 2019-01-11 by tikichris

Under the guidance of Culinary Director Sanjay Dwivedi, upscale Latin American restaurant Coya has added a range of new plant-based dishes to its menu. Continue reading →

Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants | Tagged city of london, cocktails, coya, Coya Angel Court, Drink, EC2, EC2N 2AT, Food, London, peruvian food, restaurants, reviews, Sanjay Dwivedi, Throgmorton Street, vegan | Leave a comment

The Oystermen Seafood Bar & Kitchen

Posted on 2019-01-09 by tikichris

Heading over to The Oystermen for a friendly lunch earlier this week, I found the year and a half old eatery to be doing an even tastier job than before with an updated and broadened – but still exquisitely simple – menu. Continue reading →

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The Lebanese Bakery, Covent Garden

Posted on 2018-12-23 by tikichris

Just over half-a-year old the London branch (and only other outlet) of The Lebanese Bakery does a steady trade offering a menu of manousheh (flatbreads) and mouajjanet (“bite sized bakes”) to a mix of customers in its tidy Russell Street eatery with open kitchen and giant oven in full view. Continue reading →

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Zia Lucia – Boxpark Wembley, Pizzeria and Burrata Bar

Posted on 2018-12-22 by tikichris

Two locations are not enough for ambitious independent pizzeria, Zia Lucia. Now west Londoners can get a slice of the action with a third location now serving Neapolitan style pizzas from a wood-fired oven at Boxpark Wembley. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, London, Pizza, Restaurants | Tagged BOXPARK, Boxpark Wembley, Food, HA9, HA9 0NU, italian food, London, Olympic Way, pizza, restaurants, reviews, wembley, west london, Zia Lucia - Boxpark Wembley | 2 Comments

Sneak Peek of Alita: Battle Angel

Posted on 2018-12-12 by tikichris

How’s this for a Tuesday night: a world premiere 30 minute IMAX 3D sneak preview screening of scenes from the upcoming film Alita: Battle Angel at Cineworld in Leicester Square with an in-person intro from producer Jon Landau and director Robert Rodriguez followed by a Q&A with the pair afterwards? Continue reading →