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London Daily Photo: Tactful Parking?
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Photos: Albert Memorial (London Hotels Blog)
Photos: Albert Memorial London Hotels Blog, May 8th, 2009 At the southern entrance of Kensington Gardens (and not far at all from Hyde Park), this ornate and stately Gothic revival memorial adds a...
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London Daily Photo: High Street Kiss
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London Daily Photo: Blinders
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Plentiful Pancakes in Kensington on Shrove Tuesday (Londonist)
Plentiful Pancakes in Kensington on Shrove Tuesday Londonist, February 13, 2010 12:17 PM It’s not just Argentine ice cream and coffee bar, Freggo, that’ll be offering cakey, flat treats for free (with...
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Ask a Concierge: Tony Rossi, Concierge from Crowne Plaza London Kensington...
Ask a Concierge: Tony Rossi, Concierge from Crowne Plaza London Kensington Londonist, June 18, 2010 4:10 PM Starting out at the Holiday Inn Kensington which has recently relaunched as the Crowne Plaza...
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Chefspective: Prahlad Hegde, Executive Chef at Bombay Brasserie (Londonist)
Chefspective: Prahlad Hegde, Executive Chef at Bombay Brasserie Londonist, March 3, 2011 at 13:30 pm Long time Executive Chef at the well established Bombay Brasserie, Prahlad Hegde recently chatted...
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What’s for Lunch? Joe’s, SW3 (Londonist)
What’s for Lunch? Joe’s, SW3 Londonist, July 19, 2011 at 11:30 am Following a refurb and the intro of new executive chef Maria Elia (ex Whitechapel Gallery Dining Room and Delfina), the restaurant and...
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London’s Albert Memorial at Kensington Gardens (OneTravel)
London’s Albert Memorial at Kensington Gardens OneTravel, Mar 02, 2012 Officially titled the Prince Consort National Memorial, the 176 foot tall Albert Memorial features a golden statue of an enthroned...
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Science Museum Hosts the ‘Universe of Sound’: a Virtual Philharmonia...
This summer, the Science Museum in London will showcase the “Universe of Sound” – a major new digital installation which will see a virtual Philharmonia Orchestra taking up residence in the museum...
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Big Smoke BBQ at Whole Foods Market Kensington
Whole Foods Market’s flagship store in Kensington has redesigned its first floor to introduce some new restaurant “venues” and create more space for eat-in customers. I paid a lunchtime visit today...
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Ice Skating at the Natural History Museum #SpreadTheCheer
The folks from Starbucks kindly invited my “family” to a complimentary 50 minutes of skating at the Ice Rink at the Natural History Museum. Kemey and I had a blast (Winston, our cat and only other...
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Moreno at Baglioni: Playfully Exquisite Italian Fine Dining
One of the most noteworthy meals of the year as well as one of the better restaurants I’ve visited in quite some time, I thoroughly enjoyed my dinner last night at Moreno at Baglioni. This newly...
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10 Best London Restaurants of 2012
2012, what a delicious year for London! This city – this big old convoluted mess of a city – kept improving its flavour profile and coming up with new and better ways to offer locals and visitors...
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Moreno at Baglioni London Hotel Review (CDCLifestyle)
The newly launched Moreno at Baglioni restaurant situated inside Kensington’s lush Baglioni London Hotel sees two Michelin star Italian chef, Moreno Cedroni, share his avant garde Italian cuisine for...
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Michel Roux Jr Breakfast Event at Whole Foods Kensington, Monday 28 January
BBC 2’s Masterchef: The Professionals presenter, Michel Roux Jr, will appear at the Whole Foods Market in Kensington on Monday morning for a cooking demo, Q&A and book signing. Michel will be...
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Recipe: Michel Roux Jr’s Crushed Garlicky Rooster Potatoes in Their Skin
I had fun and learned a bit during Michel Roux Jr’s recent cooking demo at Whole Foods Market Kensington. Accompanied on stage by WFM head chef Gerry Beck, Roux worked his way through three tasty and...
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Sophisticated Indian Flavours at Zaika, Kensington High Street
Wow, I actually forgot to take my camera with me to a restaurant I was intent to review, and my iPhone pics just didn’t do my dinner justice in this case. So, forgive the shot compliments of Zaika as...
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Sophisticated Indian Flavours at Zaika Restaurant, London (OneTravel)
Head chef Navin Prasad’s kitchen delivers refined and delicate dishes that nonetheless check the boxes for filling and yummy. Case in point is the hearty yet dainty starter, pan-seared spiced scallops...
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Sophisticated Indian Flavours at Zaika (CDCLifestyle)
Dishes are as attractively presented as the setting and taste just as gorgeous. Head chef Navin Prasad’s kitchen delivers refined and delicate dishes that nonetheless check the boxes for filling and...
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Top Tips for Visiting London’s Natural History Museum (CheapOair)
London’s Natural History Museum is one of three museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington’s Museum Quarter. Constructed in the late 1800s the massive Victorian era, Romanesque Revival marvel...
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Afternoon Tea at the Kensington Palace Orangery
I recently had an old friend from high school visiting London from the States and found the afternoon tea at the Kensington Palace Orangery to provide an ideal opportunity for a catch up with...
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London’s First Tofu Bar at Naga, W8
West London Pan Asian restaurant, Naga, has recently launched London’s first dedicated tofu bar with a menu of inexpensive bar snacks and even a selection of tofu-based cocktails. I had a chance to...
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London Daily Photo: Bowling Green
I took this photo yesterday afternoon at Kensington Gardens bowling green during the launch party for the first vintage of award-winning Digby Fine English Sparkling Wine: 2009 Reserve Brut and 2009...
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Good Stuff and Great Taste at the Specialty & Fine Food Fair 2013
Here’s a quick list of just some of all the good stuff I came across this afternoon at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2013, the “UK’s largest showcase of fine food and drink”. The fair continues...
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25% Off Flying Burger Company Premium Burger Delivery
Back before all the festive season hoo-ha I had the pleasure of attending a launch party hosted by London’s newest burger delivery service, Flying Burger Company. I was really impressed with the...
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Theatre Review: The Golden Dragon at the Drayton Arms, SW5
Fancy a theatrical and thought provoking Thai/Chinese/Vietnamese takeaway? The Golden Dragon is a “dark modern tale of immigration” set in the kitchen of an East Asian restaurant as well as in the...
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Britain: One Million Years of the Human Story at London’s Natural History Museum
Last week I popped round to the Natural History Museum to catch the Britain: One Million Years of the Human Story exhibition and was so glad I did. It’s a great show chronicling human existence in...
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London Daily Photo: Kensington Church Street
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London Daily Photo: Pelham Street
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London Daily Photo: Kensington Church Street
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A Victorian Obsession: The Perez Simon Collection at Leighton House Museum
Recently opened with a run of more than four months, A Victorian Obsession: The Perez Simon Collection at Leighton House Museum brings rarely seen masterpieces of Victorian art belonging to the...
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London Daily Photo: Darwin
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Clearing up the Mystery of Blogging with the HMA at 17 June at Royal Garden...
Hey y’all. I’m just passing along the word about an upcoming seminar where I’ve been asked to sit as a member of a “panel comprising three accommodation providers and three highly influential bloggers...
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Hotel Marketing and the Mystery of Blogging
I had a great time speaking as a panellist at the Hotel Marketing Association’s recent Clearing up the Mystery of Blogging seminar at the Royal Garden Hotel. If I was able to share even a fraction of...
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London Daily Photo: Platform Garden
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View ArticleTheo’s Simple Italian, Earl’s Court
Newly opened Theo’s Simple Italian is Chef Theo Randall’s second restaurant, this one near Earl’s Court and tied to The Hotel Indigo. Like his eponymous restaurant at The Intercontinental, this venture...
View ArticleCalifornia: Designing Freedom at the Design Museum
The California: Designing Freedom exhibition at London’s Design Museum takes a look at America’s most populous state and its most popular contributions to design. Continue reading → The post...
View ArticleWinnie-the-Pooh: Something’s Warm and Fuzzy at the V&A
The wonderful Victoria & Albert Museum bares all with its big, new, clever exhibition, Winnie-the-Pooh: Discovering a Classic. Continue reading → The post Winnie-the-Pooh: Something’s Warm and...
View ArticleOcean Liners: Speed and Style | Full Steam Ahead at the V&A
Relive the ‘Golden Age’ of ocean travel at the Victoria & Albert Museum’s 2018 opening exhibition, Ocean Liners: Speed and Style. Continue reading → The post Ocean Liners: Speed and Style | Full...
View ArticleMahiki Kensington
I hadn’t been to a tiki bar in ages (a sad thought for a fella going by the online moniker of tikichris). So the invite to take a tipple and nibble at Mahiki’s new(ish) Kensington outpost was welcomed...
View Article50th Anniversary Screenings of 2001: A Space Odyssey at IMAX Science Museum
Kubrick masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey turns 50. To celebrate the cinematic milestone, the Science Museum will host a series of IMAX 15/70mm screenings of this classic science fiction flick....
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COMPETITION IS NOW OVER AND THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING TIKICHRIS. STILL KEEN TO ATTEND THE FRANCE SHOW? USE VOUCHER CODE TFSCOSB TO PURCHASE £3 TICKETS (REGULAR PRICE...
View ArticleBosphorus Kebabs | Lucky 13
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...
View ArticleStick & Bowl | Lucky 13
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...
View ArticleMary Quant at the V&A
"I don't have time to wait for Women's Lib," declared Mary Quant. Judith Schrut’s been to the V&A to see why Quant became a role model for a generation of women. Continue reading → The post Mary...
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