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Full Steam Ahead with the Royal Windsor Steam Express

Posted on 2019-04-12 by Judith Schrut

The Royal Windsor Steam Express will provide excursions to the historic city of Windsor by steam train three times daily on Tuesdays, while the Sunset Steam Express offers fabulous evening trips from London to the scenic hills, villages and downs of rural Surrey. Continue reading →

Posted in England, Food, London, Luxury, Travel | Tagged Judith Schrut, London, luxury, luxury travel, Pullman carriage, restaurant, steam train, surrey, train, Travel, WATERLOO STATION, windsor | Leave a comment

Good Stuff

Posted on 2014-09-06 by tikichris

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. Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Drink, England, Food, Good Stuff, London, Pizza, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel | Tagged bar, beer, Billie’s Cafe, breakfast, brighton, Brighton & Hove, burger, burgers, chicken, chicken burger, chicken korma, chicken madras, chicken tikka masala, city of london, currizzas, curry, Curry Dave, czech beer, DRAFT HOUSE, draft house pubs, draft house seething lane, england, fast food, Food, fried chicken, good stuff, hash, hashbrowns, Indian flatbread pizza, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, KFC UK, LDP, London, London blog, London Daily Photo, london photographer, naan, ocado, pilsner, Pilsner Urquell, Pilsner Urquell Tankovna, pizza, pub, Pulled Chicken, restaurants, seething lane, street photography, surrey, sweet potato with spinach, tank beer, Tankovna, Ultimate Burger, vegetarian, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 2 Comments

KFC Me: Clucking Off

Posted on 2014-05-20 by tikichris

I hope you’ve enjoyed reading my short series of posts about my “behind the scenes” visit to KFC HQ. Through KFC Me, I tried to add some nuance to the discussion about what it means to eat fast food and to get past the urban myths and corporate hype to tell the truth about what this global fast food peddler is and does. I don’t think the visit really changed my attitude toward the brand or that I will now begin patronising the restaurants on any sort of regular basis. But it is slightly more positive than it was before. Also, I am more aware of how KFC goes about its business and how those charged with expressing the KFC message perceive its image. There’s value in that, and I appreciate the folks at KFC for opening their doors (and kitchens) to me. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, KFC Me, London, Restaurants | Tagged animal welfare, chicken, colonel sanders, fast food, Food, free range chicken, fried chicken, Head of Communications & CSR for KFC UK & Ireland, Jenny Packwood, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, KFC Me, London, London blog, qsr, quick service restaurant, surrey, woking, yum brands, yum international, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

KFC Me: Fry Time

Posted on 2014-05-19 by tikichris

From the headquarters in Woking, we headed out to an actual KFC outlet near Heathrow where I tried my hand at cooking a few products and having a taste of some as well. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, KFC Me, London, Restaurants | Tagged animal welfare, chicken, chips, colonel sanders, fast food, Food, free range, free range chicken, french fries, fried chicken, fries, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, KFC Me, kfc secret recipe fries, KFC Supersweet Corn Cobette, London, London blog, natural enrichment, nutrition, original recipe, qsr, quick service restaurant, Red Tractor, Red Tractor Assurance, secret recipe fries, surrey, woking, yum brands, yum international, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 1 Comment

KFC Me: Finger Lickin’ What?

Posted on 2014-05-18 by tikichris

For me, the takeaway was this: the chicken you eat at KFC is to the same standard or above that which you get from a typical high street supermarket and probably a lot better than anything from one of the myriad copycat skanky chicken joints spread across the UK. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, KFC Me, London, Restaurants | Tagged animal welfare, chicken, colonel sanders, fast food, Food, free range, free range chicken, fried chicken, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, KFC Me, KFC Supersweet Corn Cobette, London, London blog, natural enrichment, nutrition, original recipe, qsr, quick service restaurant, Red Tractor, Red Tractor Assurance, surrey, woking, yum brands, yum international, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 4 Comments

KFC Me: The Good, the Bad, and the BBC

Posted on 2014-05-18 by tikichris

So it wasn’t just me invited to Woking. A couple of other bloggers – Heidi of Heidi Roberts Kitchen Talk came along as did Jan of A Glug of Oil. There was also a film crew with us – a couple of dudes working on a three-part “fly on the wall” documentary about KFC that’s due to air later this year on BBC One. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, KFC Me, London, Restaurants, Television | Tagged BBC, BBC One, BBC1, blog, chicken, colonel sanders, documentary, fast food, Food, fried chicken, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, KFC Me, London, London blog, original recipe, qsr, quick service restaurant, surrey, television, tv, woking, yum brands, yum international, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 1 Comment

KFC Me: Something to Cluck About?

Posted on 2014-05-17 by tikichris

… When an invitation recently came my way for a “behind the scenes” visit to KFC HQ in suburban London, I must admit my own secret recipe of childhood memories and cravings, blended with cynical adult ambivalence amounted to a heaping dish of intrigue and a quick RSVP to take up KFC’s PR wing on the offer. Soon enough I was on my way to Woking to visit the UK offices of Yum International (corporate group that owns KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell) for a talk and a tour and even the chance to have a go at frying up some chicken in an actual shop. Continue reading →

Posted in Food, KFC Me, London, Restaurants | Tagged chicken, colonel sanders, fast food, Food, fried chicken, kentucky fried chicken, kfc, KFC Me, London, London blog, original recipe, qsr, quick service restaurant, surrey, woking, yum brands, yum international, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | 2 Comments

London’s Best Beach Day Trips

Posted on 2012-11-20 by tikichris

London’s Best Day Trip Beaches  Wrapped up in the urban delights of a city break in London, it can be easy to forget this dynamic city is the capital of an island nation. Yes, you’re hardly more than a 50 mile drive away from heart of London to the sea. A day trip to one of south eastern England’s iconic seaside towns or beaches is a great way to have some fun anytime of year. Come the long daylight hours of summer, a visit to one of London’s nearest beaches is a mandatory excursion. Continue reading →

Posted in CheapOair, England, London, Restaurants, Travel | Tagged beaches, brighton, camber sands, cheapoair, england, essex, kent, London, margate, RYE, seaside towns, Southend-on-Sea, surrey, sussex, turner contemporary, whitstable | 1 Comment

2011 Highlights

Posted on 2011-12-15 by tikichris

Here’s a round up of all the things I blogged about this year and still have me thinking “yeah, that was awesome” as 2011 now comes to a close. The list isn’t about personal triumphs or such and there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Drink, Food, France, London, New York, Photography, Restaurants, Scotland, Travel | Tagged 2011, A LA CRUZ, AI WEIWEI, BISTRO DU VIN, blogging, blue, BLUEPRINT CAFE, brittany, Clerkenwell, copas turkeys, edinburgh, FENG SUSHI, haggis, Hansen & Lydersen, john lyden, johnny rotten, julie's hut, leith, martin wishart, new york, nunhead cemetery, nuno mendes, queen elizabeth II bridge, seafood, secretts, secretts of milford, sex pistols, SINGAPORE TAKEOUT, smoke salmon, somerset house, surrey, sushi, sussex, the corner room, the honours, west sussex, year in review | Leave a comment

Mercedes-Benz World (CheapOair)

Posted on 2011-10-06 by tikichris

Mercedes-Benz World CheapOair, October 06, 2011 Crazy about cars? Keen to connect with your inner race car driver? Or maybe you’re in need of a safe outlet to let loose some pent up road rage? Whether you simply hope to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cars, CheapOair, England, London, Travel | Tagged brooklands, cars, cheapoair, London, mercedes, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz World, racing, racing circuit, surrey, weymouth | 1 Comment

Exploring the Go Ape Tree-Top Obstacle Course at Alice Holt Forest in Surrey (OneTravel)

Posted on 2011-09-20 by tikichris

Exploring the Go Ape Tree-Top Obstacle Course at Alice Holt Forest in Surrey OneTravel, Sep 20, 2011 Looking to add a bit of outdoor adventure to your upcoming trip to London? Or maybe you live here in the “Big Smoke” … Continue reading →

Posted in England, London, Travel | Tagged alice holt forest, go ape, lonodon, OneTravel, outdoor activities in london, surrey, things to do in london, tree top obstacle course | Leave a comment

Sussex Seafood and Surrey Secret(t)s (Locally Sourced)

Posted on 2011-02-10 by tikichris

Sussex Seafood and Surrey Secret(t)s Locally Sourced, 10 February 2011 For little reason other than a tasty attempt to nullify the January blues with an impromptu feast among the company of good friends, a couple of mates and I headed … Continue reading →