More Catching Up...
No apologies - even if there's one due. Let's get straight to the catch-up. I'll get to the baked cheesecake recipe one day soon, but trust me it's worth the wait...
One of the best value foodie experiences of recent weeks was at Thai Kitchen 101 in Ravenscourt Park. William had been raving about it for ages and, given his knowledge of all things Thai, that seemed like quite the endorsement. Funnily enough, I was heading out west to meet Will recently and was a little early, so thought a brief detour to the restaurant was in order. Then who should I run into on the same tube carriage but Will himself. Cue incredible value, delicious lunch, particularly the spicy Laotian Fish Salad...
Another standout - despite the silly "British Pounds" eccentricity of the menu - was the new restaurant in the vaults of St Pauls. A delightful summery salad of squid was excellent, the beef was so good I dived in before I could get the camera out while a pudding sadwich of ginger cake with honey ice cream is going to be in the year's top ten experiences. If I was the sort of tosser who'd do a top ten. Which, frankly, I probably am.
And dear God, I've not done any pics of Copenhagen either, have I? Gah, how did that happen? Admittedly a chunk of that might have been cost related - it's pocket-rapingly expensive - but there are some relative bargains to be had. Sadly we only got a glass of bubbly and some brillliant olive-like green peaches at The Paul
while interviewing Paul Cunningham himself: the budget didn't quite run to the £300+ dinner at his Michelin-starred gaff. Another time though. He's a bloody nice, very amusing bloke.
Instead of The Paul, we found ourselves in the, er, Brewpub. Sounds tacky and downmarket? It really wasn't. They do an excellent beer and food matching menu, and make all the beer themselves. A stew of pigs cheeks was particularly good...
We then headed slightly north to the lovely Skovshoved Hotel, a place of sea air, crumpled charm and lovely food such as this steak and these really rather excellent crispy chips.
One of the best value foodie experiences of recent weeks was at Thai Kitchen 101 in Ravenscourt Park. William had been raving about it for ages and, given his knowledge of all things Thai, that seemed like quite the endorsement. Funnily enough, I was heading out west to meet Will recently and was a little early, so thought a brief detour to the restaurant was in order. Then who should I run into on the same tube carriage but Will himself. Cue incredible value, delicious lunch, particularly the spicy Laotian Fish Salad...
Another standout - despite the silly "British Pounds" eccentricity of the menu - was the new restaurant in the vaults of St Pauls. A delightful summery salad of squid was excellent, the beef was so good I dived in before I could get the camera out while a pudding sadwich of ginger cake with honey ice cream is going to be in the year's top ten experiences. If I was the sort of tosser who'd do a top ten. Which, frankly, I probably am.
And dear God, I've not done any pics of Copenhagen either, have I? Gah, how did that happen? Admittedly a chunk of that might have been cost related - it's pocket-rapingly expensive - but there are some relative bargains to be had. Sadly we only got a glass of bubbly and some brillliant olive-like green peaches at The Paul
while interviewing Paul Cunningham himself: the budget didn't quite run to the £300+ dinner at his Michelin-starred gaff. Another time though. He's a bloody nice, very amusing bloke.
Instead of The Paul, we found ourselves in the, er, Brewpub. Sounds tacky and downmarket? It really wasn't. They do an excellent beer and food matching menu, and make all the beer themselves. A stew of pigs cheeks was particularly good...
We then headed slightly north to the lovely Skovshoved Hotel, a place of sea air, crumpled charm and lovely food such as this steak and these really rather excellent crispy chips.
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