Based in Central London, Chris Osburn (aka tikichris) is a freelance writer, photographer, editor, and social media consultant. American by birth, Chris moved to London from the United States in 2001 but has called a variety of places home, including Manhattan and the Mozambican bush. ... http://www.juxtapoz.com Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:51:51 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 /19077-dining-beyond-zone-1-chilli-chutney-20-21-the-high-parade-streatham-high-road-sw16-1ex-londonist <p>Dining Beyond Zone 1: Chilli Chutney (20-21 The High Parade, Streatham High Road, SW16 1EX)<br /><br/>Londonist, March 19, 2010 1:50 PM</p><br/><p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4445643792_d5549b468e_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="IMG_0185" /></p><br/><p>Always keen to keep our readers posted on decent eats situated well beyond the shadow of Lord Nelson&#8217;s Column, we replied with an anticipant &#8216;yes&#8217; when invited down to Streatham to give Chilli Chutney&#8217;s LahoriRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:02:00 +0100 /19078-londona-s-first-sherry-bar-pepito-londonist <p>London&#8217;s First Sherry Bar: Pepito<br /><br/>Londonist, arch 19, 2010 12:00 PM</p><br/><p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4444616549_6b2acbb408_m.jpg" alt="DSC_6960" width="240" height="159" /></p><br/><p>A sherry bar in London? What a fino idea! And now it&#8217;s a reality. Opening today in that same secret courtyard as Spanish restaurant Camino (indeed, they share the same owner), Bar Pepito is a tiny place with a hefty list of 15 sherries, a delectable smattering of tapas and a rusRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:24:00 +0100 /19079-london-daily-photo-priority <p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2784/4322107884_9b98d03d42.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="LDP 2010.03.19 - Priority" /></p><br/><br /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/tikichris.wordpress.com/2567/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/tikichris.wordpress.com/2567/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/tikichris.wordpress.com/2567/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:55:00 +0100 /18995-test-driving-canona-s-powershot-sx210-is-at-mercedes-benz-world-qype-does-london <p>Test Driving Canon’s PowerShot SX210 IS at Mercedes-Benz World<br /><br/>Qype does London, March 18th 2010</p><br/><p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2761/4440677790_828972d42a_m.jpg" alt="IMG_0051" width="240" height="180" /></p><br/><p>Earlier this week, I was invited by Best Buy (yep, the US mega-chain retailer of electronics is to wash up on these shores) to attend the launch of Canon’s new PowerShot SX210 IS at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge for day of camera play and gawking at sleek autRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:54:00 +0100 /18996-london-daily-photo-bent-city <p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2729/4321369431_240efbaef5.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="LDP 2010.03.18 - Bent City" /></p><br/><br /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/tikichris.wordpress.com/2565/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/tikichris.wordpress.com/2565/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/tikichris.wordpress.com/2565/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:53:00 +0100 /18941-new-restaurant-review-santa-maria-pizzeria-londonist <p>New Restaurant Review: Santa Maria Pizzeria <br /><br/>Londonist, March 17, 2010 12:00 PM</p><br/><p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2736/4439418468_4eb617d9ef_m.jpg" alt="IMG_0151" width="240" height="180" /></p><br/><p>Londonist has seen the future, and it involves taking lots and lots of trips out to Ealing to devour Santa Maria&#8217;s delectable and authentic Neapolitan style pizzas.</p><br/><p>READ MY COMPLETE REVIEW:<br /><br/>New Restaurant Review: Santa Maria Pizzeria </p><br/><br /> <img alt="" bRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:21:00 +0100 /18942-london-daily-photo-whose-house <p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/4322085848_0b2def28d9.jpg" alt="LDP 2010.03.17 - Who's House" width="500" height="333" /></p><br/><br /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/tikichris.wordpress.com/2563/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/tikichris.wordpress.com/2563/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/tikichris.wordpress.com/2563/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.woRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:51:00 +0100 /18943-discovering-cooking-and-tasting-vietnamese-cuisine-with-pho-qype-does-london <p>Discovering, Cooking and Tasting Vietnamese Cuisine with Pho<br /><br/>Qype does London, March 17th 2010</p><br/><p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2722/4436192843_18e3e647d1_m.jpg" alt="DSC_6856" width="240" height="160" /></p><br/><p>Qype recently threw a friendly little food blogger get together at Pho, Great Titchfield Street’s friendly neighbourhood Vietnamese soup shack (and a stylish and popular shack at that!). I’d never been to this location but have long been a fan of Pho’s St John StrRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:38:00 +0100 /18909-review-2010-california-wine-tasting-londonist <p>Review: 2010 California Wine Tasting<br /><br/>Londonist, March 16, 2010 5:54 PM</p><br/><p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4435492324_ed1a5f230d_m.jpg" alt="DSC_6810" width="240" height="160" /></p><br/><p>Held at Lindley Hall with plenty of appreciated sunshine streaming through the Edwardian building&#8217;s large glass roof, yesterday&#8217;s annual trade-only California Wine Tasting presented 200 some odd wineries for the consideration of the UK market. With glass in hand, Londonist gaRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:59:00 +0100 /18889-london-daily-photo-monkeys <p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2688/4321366665_815e6c90c2.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="LDP 2010.03.16 - Monkeys" /></p><br/><br /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/tikichris.wordpress.com/2561/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/tikichris.wordpress.com/2561/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/tikichris.wordpress.com/2561/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordprRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:50:00 +0100 /18934-phorestauranta-s-event-w-qypedoeslondon-was-great-loved <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzcjb7HoHx1qzn9iko1_500.jpg" /><p>@phorestaurant’s event w @qypedoeslondon was great! Loved the condensed milk in the goodie bag!</p> chris.osburn@gmail.com Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:16:00 +0100 /18815-new-restaurant-review-aqua-nueva-londonist <p>New Restaurant Review: Aqua Nueva<br /><br/>Londonist, March 15, 2010 3:00 PM</p><br/><p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4432497803_32c3a79cef_m.jpg" alt="DSC_6757" width="240" height="161" /></p><br/><p>For the most part, Nueva&#8217;s menu impresses. On our visit, we started with an eloquently constructed huevo pochado con migas de pastor y consomé (poached egg with pancetta, paprika-fried breadcrumbs and beef consommé) which set our expectations for the rest of the meal scrumptiously higRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:19:00 +0100 /18816-london-daily-photo-a-fragilea <p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4321352435_eae410e542.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="LDP 2010.03.15 - &quot;Fragile&quot;" /></p><br/><br /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/tikichris.wordpress.com/2559/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/tikichris.wordpress.com/2559/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/tikichris.wordpress.com/2559/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://Read More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:48:00 +0100 /18799-london-daily-photo-alma <p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4321368785_255a44b2dd.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="LDP 2010.03.14 - Alma" /></p><br/><br /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/tikichris.wordpress.com/2557/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/tikichris.wordpress.com/2557/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/tikichris.wordpress.com/2557/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpressRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:25:00 +0100 /18800-london-daily-photo-nice-being-acknowledged-for-onea-s-personal-strengths <p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4321364267_bb402561fa.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="LDP 2010.03.13 - Nice Being Acknowledged for One's Personal Strengths" /></p><br/><br /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/tikichris.wordpress.com/2554/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/tikichris.wordpress.com/2554/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/tikichris.wordpress.com/2554/" /> <iRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:03:00 +0100 /18722-london-daily-photo-conk <p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4321363045_8e9d3e6816.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="LDP 2010.03.12 - Conk!" /></p><br/><br /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/tikichris.wordpress.com/2552/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/tikichris.wordpress.com/2552/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/tikichris.wordpress.com/2552/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpresRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:39:00 +0100 /18676-photos-semi-marathon-de-paris-march-2010 <p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4423844729_fcd6fbe2f3.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DSC_6636" /></p><br/><p>Photos now on Flickr from my weekend in Paris cheerleading for @emiana as she ran the 2010 half marathon in Paris:Semi-Marathon de Paris, March 2010 (Set)</p> chris.osburn@gmail.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:44:00 +0100 /18659-london-daily-photo-whatcha-smokina <p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4322096666_5af46f6d78.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="LDP 2010.03.11 - Whatcha Smokin'" /></p><br/><br /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/tikichris.wordpress.com/2549/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/tikichris.wordpress.com/2549/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/tikichris.wordpress.com/2549/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feedRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:38:00 +0100 /18606-london-daily-photo-whata-s-in-a-name <p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2764/4322095996_2ea2ddfac5.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="LDP 2010.03.10 - What's in a Name" /></p><br/><br /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/tikichris.wordpress.com/2547/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/tikichris.wordpress.com/2547/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/tikichris.wordpress.com/2547/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:35:00 +0100 /18554-london-daily-photo-griddled <p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2777/4322095242_c4dd165811.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="LDP 2010.03.09 - Griddled" /></p><br/><br /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/tikichris.wordpress.com/2545/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/tikichris.wordpress.com/2545/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/tikichris.wordpress.com/2545/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpRead More... chris.osburn@gmail.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:32:00 +0100