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Win A Field Guide to Whisky by Hans Offringa
A Field Guide to Whisky: An Expert Compendium to Take Your Passion and Knowledge to the Next Level is a soon to be released 320-page hardcover book chocked full of colour photos, maps and all sorts of spirited knowledge for your enhanced drinking pleasure. Continue reading
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Tagged A Field Guide to Whisky, books, competition, Drink, free, freebies, Hans Offringa, RT to win, Shopping, twitter competition, whiskey, Whiskey book, whisky, Whisky book
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Good Stuff #66
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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Posted in Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, Shopping
Tagged Castledore Fowey Valley Cider, chocolate, cider, Coconut Jerky, Drink, Food, good stuff, IFE, IFE 2017, London, Malted Milk Chocolate, Malted Milk Chocolate Pot, MightyBee, MightyBee Coconut Jerky, Natural & Organic Products Europe, Pili nuts, Pots & Co, Pots & Co’s Malted Milk Chocolate Pot, Raw & Wild Activated Pili Nuts, Shopping, Tropicsoul, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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America’s Most Amazing Comic Book Shops (Miles Away)
The halcyon days of comic book shops may be long gone now that fans can purchase their favorite titles and collectibles online. But the feeling of browsing a comic book shop will never be replaced. Luckily a few gems still exist and are worth seeking out. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, Miles Away, Shopping, Travel, USA
Tagged Art, books, cheapoair, Comic Books, Miles Away, Shopping, Travel, USA
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Visiting Borough Market with Le Cordon Bleu’s Chef Emil Minev
Experiencing Borough Market with Le Cordon Bleu’s Culinary Arts Director, Chef Emil Minev, was a real eye opener – and a definite palate pleaser! Continue reading
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Tagged bloomsbury, Bloomsbury Square, borough, Borough High Street, borough market, Borough Market Cookhouse, borough wines, Borough Wines & Beers, chef, Chef Emil Minev, chefs, Drink, Emil Minev, Food, lamb, LE CORDON BLEU, Le Cordon Bleu London, London, recipes, Rhug Estate, SE1, SE1 1TL, Shopping, south london, southwark, Three Crown Square, Turnips Borough Market, WC1, WC1A 2LS, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Recipe: Norwegian Cod, Wild Garlic Miso and Barbecued Asparagus | #OhMyCod
Here’s a skrei-umptious recipe: cod with wild garlic miso and barbecued asparagus, compliments of Chef Robin Gill of The Dairy in Clapham via the Great British Chefs website. With the wild garlic and the asparagus, it makes a great dish for the mid spring feasting. Continue reading
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Tagged #CookSchoolGBC, #OhMyCod, Anthony Boyd, bloomsbury, Bloomsbury Square, Chef Anthony Boyd, Chef Robin Gill, chefs, cod, Cod recipes, fish, Fish recipes, Food, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, Great British Chefs Cook School, LE CORDON BLEU, Le Cordon Bleu London, London, Master Chef Anthony Boyd, norwegian cod, Oh My Cod, Recipe: Norwegian Cod, recipes, restaurants, Robin Gill, seafood, Shopping, Skrei recipes, SKREI®, tacos, The Dairy, tikichris recipes, WC1, WC1A 2LS, Wild Garlic Miso and Barbecued Asparagus, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Selection of Sweet Smelling Candy Lookalike Soaps from Prezzybox.com
I’ve teamed up with Prezzybox.com – the UK’s complete online gift solution – for a sweet little competition offering the chance to win a selection of candy lookalike (and smell-alike) soaps. Continue reading
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Recipe: Beer Batter Bacalao Tacos | #OhMyCod
Bacalao (aka salt cod) is smart way to preserve cod. It ups the flavour of the fish and gives it a nice, chunky texture too – perfect for frying and as a filler for tacos. Continue reading
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Les Deux Amies, a Crepe Reason to Visit Boxpark Croydon
Sweet or savoury, your crepe (or galette) will be made fresh and with a smile at Les Deux Amies. Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Good Cause, London, Restaurants, Shopping, Street Markets
Tagged BOXPARK, Boxpark Croydon, CR0, CR0 1LD, creperie, crepes, croydon, Drink, east croydon, Food, galettes, George Street, good cause, Les Deux Amies, London, Market Row, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, south london, street food, street markets, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Adam Rawson’s #Rawmen Pop-Up Ramen Bar
No noodling around here, Adam Rawson is back at Borough Wines & Beers’ Brewery Below with a “Rawmen” pop-up ramen bar. Continue reading
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Tagged #rawmen, Adam Rawson, beer, borough wines, Borough Wines & Beers, Brewery Below, chef Adam Rawson, De Beauvoir, DE BEAUVOIR TOWN, Drink, essex road, Food, islington, japanese food, London, N1, N1 3PD, POP UPS, pop-up, ramen, restaurants, reviews, sake, sakura, Shopping, The Brewery Below, Wne, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Bottle of Cloven Hoof Spiced Rum
Cloven Hoof spiced rum is a blend of dark rum from Guyana and lighter rum from Trinidad mixed with a range of spices such as clove, star anise, cassia and more. Interestingly, when you add a generous pinch of tikichris and there’s a chance you can win a bottle of this tasty libation for free. Continue reading
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Surprisingly Healthy Snacks for Any Party
Trying to find light meals that will fit each diet and nutrition needs of those attending your gathering can be difficult, especially if you know that more than one person struggles with dietary issues. Continue reading
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Louis XIII Pop-Up Boutique at Harrods
Luxury Cognac Louis XIII by Remy Martin has launched its first ever pop-up boutique and taken over five of Harrods’ Brompton Road window displays. Continue reading
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Tagged brompton road, cognac, Drink, harrods, Knighstsbridge, London, Louis XIII, Louis XIII Cognac, Louis XIII Pop-Up Boutique, luxury, POP UPS, reviews, Shopping, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a Personalised Box of Cereal from Nestlé’s Aisle of Wonder
Like your breakfast with a twist – and for free? Check out Nestlé Breakfast Cereals’ Aisle of Wonder pop-up and the giveaway collaboration we’ve blended up especially for tikichris readers. Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, Cereal, Cheerios, competition, E20, E20 1EJ, east london, Food, free, FREE BREAKFAST, freebies, London, Montfichet Road, Nestlé, Nestlé Breakfast Cereals, Nestlé Cereals, Olympic Park East London, POP UPS, RT to win, Shopping, Shredded Wheat, Shreddies, STRATFORD, twitter competition, westfield, WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Fine Drinking on a Budget: The Best Whiskey for a Great Price
Fine Drinking on a Budget: The Best Whiskey for a Great Price Continue reading
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Cognac Tasting at The Whisky Exchange
Cognac is perhaps the world’s most highly esteemed and least understood spirit. So the chance for a tasting with The Whisky Exchange buyer Dawn Davies MW at The Whisky Exchange’s Covent Garden flagship was one I relished. Continue reading
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Tagged armagnac, Bedford Street, Chateau de Lacquy, Chateau de Lacquy Armagnac, Chateau de Lacquy VSOP, cognac, covent garden, Drink, Frapin, Frapin Chateau de Fontpinot XO, Frapin Cognac, hine, Hine Cognac, Hine Rare VSOP, London, Prunier, Prunier 1986, Prunier Cognac, Shopping, The Whisky Exchange, WC2, WC2E 9HH, WHISKY EXCHANGE, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Recipe: Miso Butter Wings | #WingingIt
My recipe for miso butter chicken wings turned out even more delicious than I had hoped. Continue reading
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Spring Strawberries at StreetXO
Talk about a fruitful team up! The folks behind Seasonal Berries – a year-round campaign funded by British Summer Fruits and representing 98% of British berry growers – organised a spring fling lunch with edgy upscale Mayfair restaurant StreetXO to demonstrate the vibrant versatility of the much adored but seldom tampered with strawberry. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Shopping
Tagged BARS, Chef David Muñoz, cocktails, David Muñoz, Drink, Food, HAUTE CUISINE, London, luxury, mayfair, Old Burlington Street, restaurants, reviews, Seasonal Berries, Shopping, spanish food, Spanish strawberries, Strawberries, StreetXO, W1, W1S 2JR, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Pulp – Fun New Way to Learn about Wine
Pulp is a new startup for budding wine enthusiasts that wants to make you a wine expert at-home and at-ease … and at 50% off for tikichris readers. Continue reading
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Tagged 50% off, apps, discounts & special offers, discounts and special offers, Drink, promocode, pulp, pulp.wine, reviews, Shopping, tikichris special, voucher code, wine
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Win a Month’s Supply of Hippeas Organic Chickpea Puffs
You’ll find Hippeas at stockists such as Waitrose, As Nature Intended, Boots, Holland & Barrett, Ocado, Planet Organic, Superdrug, Whole Foods Market, W H Smith and more – including right at your front door for free if you’re the lucky reader who wins the month supply that Hippeas and I have teamed up to giveaway. Continue reading
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Good Stuff #65
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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Posted in Chocolate, Drink, Food, Good Stuff, London, London Daily Photo, Shopping
Tagged 31Dover, 31Dover.com, chocolate, Cloven Hoof, Cloven Hoof Rum, Drink, Food, good stuff, I Am Souper, London, Roots Collective, rum, Shopping, soup, Spiced rum, Valrhona, Valrhona Chocolate, Valrhona Orelys Blond Chocolate, Wellaby’s Simple Bakes
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Something’s Brewing (espressoCrazy)
Home baristas (and home baristas hopefuls) listen up! I’m planning to hone in on a theme for my next round of espressoCrazy blogging endeavours with a series of posts about coffee brewing methods and equipment. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, espressoCrazy, Food, Shopping
Tagged coffee, Coffee Brewing Methods, Drink, espressoCrazy, Food, illy, Shopping, Something's Brewing
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Appleton Estate Joy Anniversary Blend
Appleton Estate marks Joy Spence’s 20th anniversary as Master Blender, Joy Spence – the world’s first female master blender – with a limited edition 25-year-old rum named in her honour. And it is a Joy indeed to drink. Continue reading
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Sakura: Adam Rawson Japanese Pop-Up at Borough Wines & Beers
Sakura refers to the celebration of cherry blossoms in Japan. It’s also the name of a pop-up at the Essex Road outlet of Borough Wines & Beers featuring an outstanding assortment of dishes by Chef Adam Rawson paired with sake, beer, wine and cocktails – and like Japan’s famous cherry blossoms, this beautiful opportunity will be gone before you know it. Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Rawson, beer, borough wines, Borough Wines & Beers, Brewery Below, chef Adam Rawson, De Beauvoir, DE BEAUVOIR TOWN, Drink, essex road, Food, islington, japanese food, N1, N1 3PD, POP UPS, pop-up, restaurants, sake, sakura, Shopping, The Brewery Below, Wne, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Recipe: Skrei and Sanguinello | #OhMyCod
Here’s a simple recipe for a fish dish incorporating two sensational seasonals: skrei (Norwegian cod) and sanguinello (blood orange). Continue reading
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Win The Egglet Sleekster from Hotel Chocolat
British cocoa grower and chocolatier, Hotel Chocolat, has launched its 2017 Easter collection with a delectable range of chocolaty gifts to share with your special someone. Fancy a taste for free? Hop to it! Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, chocolate eggs, competition, dark chocolate, easter, easter eggs, Egglet Sleekster, fine chocolate, Food, free, free chocolate, freebies, Hotel Chocolat, milk chocolate, RT to win, Shopping, The Egglet Sleekster, twitter competition
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#Paolozzi: Art, Beer, Pizza
Art, beer and pizza! It’s a triumvirate adding up to a good time, especially when the art is amazing, the beer is refreshing and the pizza is yummy. Coinciding with the opening of the excellent Eduardo Paolozzi exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery, the Scottish born artist’s namesake beer – Paolozzi Lager – is making artful headway in London. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beer, contemporary art, Drink, E1, E1 1EW, E1 7QX, east london, Edinburgh Beer Factory, Eduardo Paolozzi, Food, galleries, lager, London, museums, Paolozzi, Paolozzi Beer, Paolozzi Lager, pizza, POP ART, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, The Stable, The Stable Whitechapel, The Whitechapel Refectory, whitechapel, WHITECHAPEL GALLERY, Whitechapel High Street, Whitechapel Road, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Gomo Energy
Go further with Gomo instant energy drinks for your body and your brain. Continue reading
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Good Stuff #64 | St Patrick’s Day Edition
Here’s my latest list of good stuff, in this case all in celebration of Irish drink with a sampling of quality beverages I had the pleasure of trying at a recent Spirit of Sharing tasting event hosted by Irish Ambassador Daniel Mulhall and Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, at the Irish Embassy in Belgravia. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Drink, Good Stuff, London, Shopping
Tagged beer, Bord Bia, Brehon Blonde, Brehon Brewhouse, Drink, Fruit wine, gin, Glendalough Distillery, Glendalough Seasonal Gin, good stuff, irish whiskey, liqueur, London, Móinéir Irish Fruit Wines, Muldoon, Muldoon Irish Whiskey Liqueur, Shopping, ST PATRICKS DAY, whiskey, wine, Writer's Tears, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Southern Italian Taste on Tour: Le Strade della Mozzarella
Le Strade della Mozzarella (“the streets of mozzarella” – LSDM for short) is an international tour showcasing Italian PDO Buffalo Mozzarella alongside other Southern Italian foods such tomatoes, pasta and extra-virgin olive oil. Continue reading
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Tagged Angelo Sabatelli, Baglioni Hotel, Baglioni Hotel London, cheese, Chef Angelo Sabatelli, Chef Roberto Petza, chefs, Food, Great Italian Chefs, hotels, italian cheese, italian food, Le Strade della Mozzarella, LSDM, LSDMLondon, luxury, Mozarella, PDO, restaurants, Roberto Petza, Shopping, Travel, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Raw Wine Week 2017
Raw Wine Week will make a splash this month across London with tastings, dinners, wine list takeovers, meet the producer events, parties and of course the Raw Wine Fair. Continue reading
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Win a Gluten Free Flavour Hamper from Schwartz
To celebrate the launch of Schwartz’s new range of gluten free sauces, gravies and mixes, I’ve teamed up with the brand to give my readers the chance to win a Gluten Free Flavour Hamper valued at £85. Continue reading
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Win an Old Fashioned Cocktail Kit from American-Whiskey.com
American-Whiskey.com is your all-in-one resource for discovering the delicious wonders of one of the State’s most awesome exports. I’ve teamed up with this handy site to offer one lucky reader the chance to win an Old Fashioned Cocktail Kit. Continue reading
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Gousto Recipe Boxes? Me Gusta!
Two of my tastier meals I had last week came compliments of flexible recipe box subscription service, Gousto, You known how these things work, right? You order online the meals you want and then have them delivered to you in a box with just enough of each raw ingredient – along with instructions – so you can cook the meals. Continue reading
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Tagged discounts & special offers, discounts and special offers, Food, food box subscriptions, food boxes, Freekeh, Gousto, Gousto.co.uk, halloumi, London, promo code, promocode, Recipe box subscriptions, recipe subscription, recipes, recipes boxes, Shopping, tikichris special, voucher code
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Win the Complete Range of Vini & Bal’s Rustic Indian Curry Sauces
Feeling saucy? Yeah, me too. How about lucky? Then stick around for your chance to win the full range of rustic Indian curry sauces from Vini & Bal’s. Continue reading
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Good Stuff #63
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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Posted in Drink, Food, Good Stuff, Shopping, Travel
Tagged 31 Dover, 31Dover, 31Dover.com, cocktails, Control GX, Control GX Grey-Reducing Shampoo, Drink, Food, good stuff, Just for Men, Lanique, Lanique Rose Liqueur Spirit, olive oil, Penclic, Penclic K2 Mini Keyboard, Phew, Pomora Olive Oil, Shampoo, Shopping, Toilet spray, Travel, Vectair Systems
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