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Breakfast @ Le Train Bleu, Paris, 26 Dec 2012 Operating since 1901, Le Train Bleu (named after the famous Calais-Mediterranée Express train) is a brasserie located in the hall of the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris.  Breakfast is nice but it’s the ceiling that really makes the place + there’s a rather skinny house cat lurking around (kinda fun although probably not really hygienic).  [photos stolen from various places on the web] Breakfast @ Le Train Bleu, Paris, 26 Dec 2012 Operating since 1901, Le Train Bleu (named after the famous Calais-Mediterranée Express train) is a brasserie located in the hall of the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris.  Breakfast is nice but it’s the ceiling that really makes the place + there’s a rather skinny house cat lurking around (kinda fun although probably not really hygienic).  [photos stolen from various places on the web] Breakfast @ Le Train Bleu, Paris, 26 Dec 2012 Operating since 1901, Le Train Bleu (named after the famous Calais-Mediterranée Express train) is a brasserie located in the hall of the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris.  Breakfast is nice but it’s the ceiling that really makes the place + there’s a rather skinny house cat lurking around (kinda fun although probably not really hygienic).  [photos stolen from various places on the web] Breakfast @ Le Train Bleu, Paris, 26 Dec 2012 Operating since 1901, Le Train Bleu (named after the famous Calais-Mediterranée Express train) is a brasserie located in the hall of the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris.  Breakfast is nice but it’s the ceiling that really makes the place + there’s a rather skinny house cat lurking around (kinda fun although probably not really hygienic).  [photos stolen from various places on the web] Breakfast @ Le Train Bleu, Paris, 26 Dec 2012 Operating since 1901, Le Train Bleu (named after the famous Calais-Mediterranée Express train) is a brasserie located in the hall of the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris.  Breakfast is nice but it’s the ceiling that really makes the place + there’s a rather skinny house cat lurking around (kinda fun although probably not really hygienic).  [photos stolen from various places on the web]

    Breakfast @ Le Train Bleu, Paris, 26 Dec 2012

    Operating since 1901, Le Train Bleu (named after the famous Calais-Mediterranée Express train) is a brasserie located in the hall of the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris. 

    Breakfast is nice but it’s the ceiling that really makes the place + there’s a rather skinny house cat lurking around (kinda fun although probably not really hygienic). 

    [photos stolen from various places on the web]

    The Bull & Last168 Highgate Road London NW5 1QS Tel: +44 (0)20 7267 3641 Had dinner by the fireplace in the upstairs dining room. Great atmosphere&decor (love the gigantic wall mounted animal heads) and sensational food. The Scotch eggs are really good but The Fox & Anchor do them even better / Although I haven’t tried it, apparently their beef tartare is excellent / The best roast venison I’ve ever tasted (best served pink) / their funky flavoured ice cream are surprisingly yummy (e.g Ferrero Rocher ice cream and popcorn ice cream are awesome). [photos stolen from the web with blatant copyright infringement] The Bull & Last168 Highgate Road London NW5 1QS Tel: +44 (0)20 7267 3641 Had dinner by the fireplace in the upstairs dining room. Great atmosphere&decor (love the gigantic wall mounted animal heads) and sensational food. The Scotch eggs are really good but The Fox & Anchor do them even better / Although I haven’t tried it, apparently their beef tartare is excellent / The best roast venison I’ve ever tasted (best served pink) / their funky flavoured ice cream are surprisingly yummy (e.g Ferrero Rocher ice cream and popcorn ice cream are awesome). [photos stolen from the web with blatant copyright infringement] The Bull & Last168 Highgate Road London NW5 1QS Tel: +44 (0)20 7267 3641 Had dinner by the fireplace in the upstairs dining room. Great atmosphere&decor (love the gigantic wall mounted animal heads) and sensational food. The Scotch eggs are really good but The Fox & Anchor do them even better / Although I haven’t tried it, apparently their beef tartare is excellent / The best roast venison I’ve ever tasted (best served pink) / their funky flavoured ice cream are surprisingly yummy (e.g Ferrero Rocher ice cream and popcorn ice cream are awesome). [photos stolen from the web with blatant copyright infringement] The Bull & Last168 Highgate Road London NW5 1QS Tel: +44 (0)20 7267 3641 Had dinner by the fireplace in the upstairs dining room. Great atmosphere&decor (love the gigantic wall mounted animal heads) and sensational food. The Scotch eggs are really good but The Fox & Anchor do them even better / Although I haven’t tried it, apparently their beef tartare is excellent / The best roast venison I’ve ever tasted (best served pink) / their funky flavoured ice cream are surprisingly yummy (e.g Ferrero Rocher ice cream and popcorn ice cream are awesome). [photos stolen from the web with blatant copyright infringement] The Bull & Last168 Highgate Road London NW5 1QS Tel: +44 (0)20 7267 3641 Had dinner by the fireplace in the upstairs dining room. Great atmosphere&decor (love the gigantic wall mounted animal heads) and sensational food. The Scotch eggs are really good but The Fox & Anchor do them even better / Although I haven’t tried it, apparently their beef tartare is excellent / The best roast venison I’ve ever tasted (best served pink) / their funky flavoured ice cream are surprisingly yummy (e.g Ferrero Rocher ice cream and popcorn ice cream are awesome). [photos stolen from the web with blatant copyright infringement] The Bull & Last168 Highgate Road London NW5 1QS Tel: +44 (0)20 7267 3641 Had dinner by the fireplace in the upstairs dining room. Great atmosphere&decor (love the gigantic wall mounted animal heads) and sensational food. The Scotch eggs are really good but The Fox & Anchor do them even better / Although I haven’t tried it, apparently their beef tartare is excellent / The best roast venison I’ve ever tasted (best served pink) / their funky flavoured ice cream are surprisingly yummy (e.g Ferrero Rocher ice cream and popcorn ice cream are awesome). [photos stolen from the web with blatant copyright infringement] The Bull & Last168 Highgate Road London NW5 1QS Tel: +44 (0)20 7267 3641 Had dinner by the fireplace in the upstairs dining room. Great atmosphere&decor (love the gigantic wall mounted animal heads) and sensational food. The Scotch eggs are really good but The Fox & Anchor do them even better / Although I haven’t tried it, apparently their beef tartare is excellent / The best roast venison I’ve ever tasted (best served pink) / their funky flavoured ice cream are surprisingly yummy (e.g Ferrero Rocher ice cream and popcorn ice cream are awesome). [photos stolen from the web with blatant copyright infringement] The Bull & Last168 Highgate Road London NW5 1QS Tel: +44 (0)20 7267 3641 Had dinner by the fireplace in the upstairs dining room. Great atmosphere&decor (love the gigantic wall mounted animal heads) and sensational food. The Scotch eggs are really good but The Fox & Anchor do them even better / Although I haven’t tried it, apparently their beef tartare is excellent / The best roast venison I’ve ever tasted (best served pink) / their funky flavoured ice cream are surprisingly yummy (e.g Ferrero Rocher ice cream and popcorn ice cream are awesome). [photos stolen from the web with blatant copyright infringement] The Bull & Last168 Highgate Road London NW5 1QS Tel: +44 (0)20 7267 3641 Had dinner by the fireplace in the upstairs dining room. Great atmosphere&decor (love the gigantic wall mounted animal heads) and sensational food. The Scotch eggs are really good but The Fox & Anchor do them even better / Although I haven’t tried it, apparently their beef tartare is excellent / The best roast venison I’ve ever tasted (best served pink) / their funky flavoured ice cream are surprisingly yummy (e.g Ferrero Rocher ice cream and popcorn ice cream are awesome). [photos stolen from the web with blatant copyright infringement]

      The Bull & Last
      168 Highgate Road 
      London NW5 1QS 
      Tel: +44 (0)20 7267 3641

      Had dinner by the fireplace in the upstairs dining room. Great atmosphere&decor (love the gigantic wall mounted animal heads) and sensational food.

      The Scotch eggs are really good but The Fox & Anchor do them even better / Although I haven’t tried it, apparently their beef tartare is excellent / The best roast venison I’ve ever tasted (best served pink) / their funky flavoured ice cream are surprisingly yummy (e.g Ferrero Rocher ice cream and popcorn ice cream are awesome).

      [photos stolen from the web with blatant copyright infringement]

      Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan, 17-20 Oct 2012 Once you’ve landed in Memanbetsu airport (north east of Hokkaido), take a bus to Abashiri (stops along the way include a prison and an elementary school, pretty much back to back) then the one-car train to Shari and another bus to Utoro. Once in Utoro, choose to stay in the kitch-looking Iruka inn for the seafood dinners, the view over the Sea of Okhotsk, its onsen, and most importantly for Miyuko & Yamamoto, the inn’s fab owners. Shiretoko Goko Lakes + brown bear sighting + foxy + Oshinkoshin Waterfall from the top + Miyuko & Yamamoto @ Iruka inn + seafood and ramen + the sea of old socks + Shiretoko Pass and its view of Mount Rausu and disputed Russian Japanese Kunashiri Island + watching the sunset from the top of Oronkoiwa Rock (the rock that is sitting there) + the boat trip we never took. Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan, 17-20 Oct 2012 Once you’ve landed in Memanbetsu airport (north east of Hokkaido), take a bus to Abashiri (stops along the way include a prison and an elementary school, pretty much back to back) then the one-car train to Shari and another bus to Utoro. Once in Utoro, choose to stay in the kitch-looking Iruka inn for the seafood dinners, the view over the Sea of Okhotsk, its onsen, and most importantly for Miyuko & Yamamoto, the inn’s fab owners. Shiretoko Goko Lakes + brown bear sighting + foxy + Oshinkoshin Waterfall from the top + Miyuko & Yamamoto @ Iruka inn + seafood and ramen + the sea of old socks + Shiretoko Pass and its view of Mount Rausu and disputed Russian Japanese Kunashiri Island + watching the sunset from the top of Oronkoiwa Rock (the rock that is sitting there) + the boat trip we never took. Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan, 17-20 Oct 2012 Once you’ve landed in Memanbetsu airport (north east of Hokkaido), take a bus to Abashiri (stops along the way include a prison and an elementary school, pretty much back to back) then the one-car train to Shari and another bus to Utoro. Once in Utoro, choose to stay in the kitch-looking Iruka inn for the seafood dinners, the view over the Sea of Okhotsk, its onsen, and most importantly for Miyuko & Yamamoto, the inn’s fab owners. Shiretoko Goko Lakes + brown bear sighting + foxy + Oshinkoshin Waterfall from the top + Miyuko & Yamamoto @ Iruka inn + seafood and ramen + the sea of old socks + Shiretoko Pass and its view of Mount Rausu and disputed Russian Japanese Kunashiri Island + watching the sunset from the top of Oronkoiwa Rock (the rock that is sitting there) + the boat trip we never took. Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan, 17-20 Oct 2012 Once you’ve landed in Memanbetsu airport (north east of Hokkaido), take a bus to Abashiri (stops along the way include a prison and an elementary school, pretty much back to back) then the one-car train to Shari and another bus to Utoro. Once in Utoro, choose to stay in the kitch-looking Iruka inn for the seafood dinners, the view over the Sea of Okhotsk, its onsen, and most importantly for Miyuko & Yamamoto, the inn’s fab owners. Shiretoko Goko Lakes + brown bear sighting + foxy + Oshinkoshin Waterfall from the top + Miyuko & Yamamoto @ Iruka inn + seafood and ramen + the sea of old socks + Shiretoko Pass and its view of Mount Rausu and disputed Russian Japanese Kunashiri Island + watching the sunset from the top of Oronkoiwa Rock (the rock that is sitting there) + the boat trip we never took. Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan, 17-20 Oct 2012 Once you’ve landed in Memanbetsu airport (north east of Hokkaido), take a bus to Abashiri (stops along the way include a prison and an elementary school, pretty much back to back) then the one-car train to Shari and another bus to Utoro. Once in Utoro, choose to stay in the kitch-looking Iruka inn for the seafood dinners, the view over the Sea of Okhotsk, its onsen, and most importantly for Miyuko & Yamamoto, the inn’s fab owners. Shiretoko Goko Lakes + brown bear sighting + foxy + Oshinkoshin Waterfall from the top + Miyuko & Yamamoto @ Iruka inn + seafood and ramen + the sea of old socks + Shiretoko Pass and its view of Mount Rausu and disputed Russian Japanese Kunashiri Island + watching the sunset from the top of Oronkoiwa Rock (the rock that is sitting there) + the boat trip we never took. Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan, 17-20 Oct 2012 Once you’ve landed in Memanbetsu airport (north east of Hokkaido), take a bus to Abashiri (stops along the way include a prison and an elementary school, pretty much back to back) then the one-car train to Shari and another bus to Utoro. Once in Utoro, choose to stay in the kitch-looking Iruka inn for the seafood dinners, the view over the Sea of Okhotsk, its onsen, and most importantly for Miyuko & Yamamoto, the inn’s fab owners. Shiretoko Goko Lakes + brown bear sighting + foxy + Oshinkoshin Waterfall from the top + Miyuko & Yamamoto @ Iruka inn + seafood and ramen + the sea of old socks + Shiretoko Pass and its view of Mount Rausu and disputed Russian Japanese Kunashiri Island + watching the sunset from the top of Oronkoiwa Rock (the rock that is sitting there) + the boat trip we never took. Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan, 17-20 Oct 2012 Once you’ve landed in Memanbetsu airport (north east of Hokkaido), take a bus to Abashiri (stops along the way include a prison and an elementary school, pretty much back to back) then the one-car train to Shari and another bus to Utoro. Once in Utoro, choose to stay in the kitch-looking Iruka inn for the seafood dinners, the view over the Sea of Okhotsk, its onsen, and most importantly for Miyuko & Yamamoto, the inn’s fab owners. Shiretoko Goko Lakes + brown bear sighting + foxy + Oshinkoshin Waterfall from the top + Miyuko & Yamamoto @ Iruka inn + seafood and ramen + the sea of old socks + Shiretoko Pass and its view of Mount Rausu and disputed Russian Japanese Kunashiri Island + watching the sunset from the top of Oronkoiwa Rock (the rock that is sitting there) + the boat trip we never took. Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan, 17-20 Oct 2012 Once you’ve landed in Memanbetsu airport (north east of Hokkaido), take a bus to Abashiri (stops along the way include a prison and an elementary school, pretty much back to back) then the one-car train to Shari and another bus to Utoro. Once in Utoro, choose to stay in the kitch-looking Iruka inn for the seafood dinners, the view over the Sea of Okhotsk, its onsen, and most importantly for Miyuko & Yamamoto, the inn’s fab owners. Shiretoko Goko Lakes + brown bear sighting + foxy + Oshinkoshin Waterfall from the top + Miyuko & Yamamoto @ Iruka inn + seafood and ramen + the sea of old socks + Shiretoko Pass and its view of Mount Rausu and disputed Russian Japanese Kunashiri Island + watching the sunset from the top of Oronkoiwa Rock (the rock that is sitting there) + the boat trip we never took. Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan, 17-20 Oct 2012 Once you’ve landed in Memanbetsu airport (north east of Hokkaido), take a bus to Abashiri (stops along the way include a prison and an elementary school, pretty much back to back) then the one-car train to Shari and another bus to Utoro. Once in Utoro, choose to stay in the kitch-looking Iruka inn for the seafood dinners, the view over the Sea of Okhotsk, its onsen, and most importantly for Miyuko & Yamamoto, the inn’s fab owners. Shiretoko Goko Lakes + brown bear sighting + foxy + Oshinkoshin Waterfall from the top + Miyuko & Yamamoto @ Iruka inn + seafood and ramen + the sea of old socks + Shiretoko Pass and its view of Mount Rausu and disputed Russian Japanese Kunashiri Island + watching the sunset from the top of Oronkoiwa Rock (the rock that is sitting there) + the boat trip we never took.

        Shiretoko, Hokkaido, Japan, 17-20 Oct 2012

        Once you’ve landed in Memanbetsu airport (north east of Hokkaido), take a bus to Abashiri (stops along the way include a prison and an elementary school, pretty much back to back) then the one-car train to Shari and another bus to Utoro. Once in Utoro, choose to stay in the kitch-looking Iruka inn for the seafood dinners, the view over the Sea of Okhotsk, its onsen, and most importantly for Miyuko & Yamamoto, the inn’s fab owners.

        Shiretoko Goko Lakes + brown bear sighting + foxy + Oshinkoshin Waterfall from the top + Miyuko & Yamamoto @ Iruka inn + seafood and ramen + the sea of old socks + Shiretoko Pass and its view of Mount Rausu and disputed Russian Japanese Kunashiri Island + watching the sunset from the top of Oronkoiwa Rock (the rock that is sitting there) + the boat trip we never took.

        Bar Nightjar 129 City RoadLondon EC1V 1JBUnited KingdomTel: +44 (0)20 7253 4101 Yet another Lodon speakeasy — they seem to be sprouting up all over town… Nightjar is a dark and cosy bar that offers a long long list of old fashioned cocktails, a lot of them whisky-based.  I’ve been there a couple of times now and tried quite a few of their drinks (all picked at random). One I particularly liked is the Kinloch Special… Kinloch Special: Cheddar cheese-matured monkey shoulderNightjar Pomelo JellyFig perfumeOolong infusionFresh squeezed lemon  [photo (c) Britta Jaschinski]

        Bar Nightjar

        129 City Road
        London EC1V 1JB
        United Kingdom
        Tel: +44 (0)20 7253 4101

        Yet another Lodon speakeasy — they seem to be sprouting up all over town…

        Nightjar is a dark and cosy bar that offers a long long list of old fashioned cocktails, a lot of them whisky-based. 

        I’ve been there a couple of times now and tried quite a few of their drinks (all picked at random). One I particularly liked is the Kinloch Special…

        Kinloch Special:

        Cheddar cheese-matured monkey shoulder
        Nightjar Pomelo Jelly
        Fig perfume
        Oolong infusion
        Fresh squeezed lemon 

        [photo (c) Britta Jaschinski]

        Sushi of Shiori144 Drummond StreetLondon NW1 2PA, UKTel: +44 (0)20 7388 9962  I’ve already blogged once about that sushi joint, but their food is so fucking awesome that it deserves a second post. Only nine seats in the house. Husband cooks, Wife serves. Their fish monger are the same peeps that supply restaurants like Nobu so they’re really serious about the quality and the freshness of their fish.  I love love love this place.  [I strongly recommend ordering one of the tasting menus — starting at £40 — bearing in mind that you’ll need to order it in advance] Sushi of Shiori144 Drummond StreetLondon NW1 2PA, UKTel: +44 (0)20 7388 9962  I’ve already blogged once about that sushi joint, but their food is so fucking awesome that it deserves a second post. Only nine seats in the house. Husband cooks, Wife serves. Their fish monger are the same peeps that supply restaurants like Nobu so they’re really serious about the quality and the freshness of their fish.  I love love love this place.  [I strongly recommend ordering one of the tasting menus — starting at £40 — bearing in mind that you’ll need to order it in advance] Sushi of Shiori144 Drummond StreetLondon NW1 2PA, UKTel: +44 (0)20 7388 9962  I’ve already blogged once about that sushi joint, but their food is so fucking awesome that it deserves a second post. Only nine seats in the house. Husband cooks, Wife serves. Their fish monger are the same peeps that supply restaurants like Nobu so they’re really serious about the quality and the freshness of their fish.  I love love love this place.  [I strongly recommend ordering one of the tasting menus — starting at £40 — bearing in mind that you’ll need to order it in advance] Sushi of Shiori144 Drummond StreetLondon NW1 2PA, UKTel: +44 (0)20 7388 9962  I’ve already blogged once about that sushi joint, but their food is so fucking awesome that it deserves a second post. Only nine seats in the house. Husband cooks, Wife serves. Their fish monger are the same peeps that supply restaurants like Nobu so they’re really serious about the quality and the freshness of their fish.  I love love love this place.  [I strongly recommend ordering one of the tasting menus — starting at £40 — bearing in mind that you’ll need to order it in advance]

          Sushi of Shiori
          144 Drummond Street
          London NW1 2PA, UK
          Tel: +44 (0)20 7388 9962 

          I’ve already blogged once about that sushi joint, but their food is so fucking awesome that it deserves a second post.

          Only nine seats in the house. Husband cooks, Wife serves. Their fish monger are the same peeps that supply restaurants like Nobu so they’re really serious about the quality and the freshness of their fish. 

          I love love love this place. 

          [I strongly recommend ordering one of the tasting menus — starting at £40 — bearing in mind that you’ll need to order it in advance]

          Noma: Staff Meal

          Nowness:

          What the Band of Chefs at the World’s Best Restaurant Cook for Each Other

          Danish photographer and filmmaker Simon Ladefoged captures a never-before-documented dimension of Noma, revealing what the chefs at the award-winning eatery cook for their own pre-service meal. Famed for artful Nordic dishes involving delicate, laborious work such as preening deep-fried moss and drying wafers of scallop, Copenhagen’s gastronomic mecca re-energizes its chefs with the daily ritual of a boisterous communal staff lunch, held at 5pm before the evening’s guests start pouring in. Granted exclusive access to the Noma kitchens, Ladefoged produced an aesthetic portrait of the 37-strong team, culled from 22 countries, carefully preparing what founder René Redzepi calls their “family meal.” “While filming I was amazed by two things—the number of chefs in the kitchen and the amount of energy they put into their staff lunch,” says the director. “Other restaurants will just grab something for lunch, but this is a really big thing at Noma, which shows a lot about the people who work there, the mentality and the way it’s run.” The family meal varies wildly depending on the nationality of the chef preparing it, ranging from burgers with home-made buns to traditional Israeli dishes or a Danish classic: frikadeller (AKA meatballs).

          About Noma: wiki:

          Noma is a two Michelin star restaurant run by chef René Redzepi in Copenhagen, Denmark. The name is a portmanteau of the two Danish words “nordisk” (Nordic) and “mad” (food), and the restaurant is known for its reinvention and interpretation of the Nordic Cuisine. In 2010, 2011 and 2012, it has been ranked as the Best Restaurant in the World by Restaurant

          Market (London, 26 May 2012)43 Parkway,London NW1 7PNTel: +44 (0)20 7267 9700 Still my favourite place to catch up on the New Yorker. I usually end up ordering desert just so I can read a bit longer.  (They have a fantastic vegetarian dish on their menu, right now: mushroom and leek pancake). Market (London, 26 May 2012)43 Parkway,London NW1 7PNTel: +44 (0)20 7267 9700 Still my favourite place to catch up on the New Yorker. I usually end up ordering desert just so I can read a bit longer.  (They have a fantastic vegetarian dish on their menu, right now: mushroom and leek pancake). Market (London, 26 May 2012)43 Parkway,London NW1 7PNTel: +44 (0)20 7267 9700 Still my favourite place to catch up on the New Yorker. I usually end up ordering desert just so I can read a bit longer.  (They have a fantastic vegetarian dish on their menu, right now: mushroom and leek pancake). Market (London, 26 May 2012)43 Parkway,London NW1 7PNTel: +44 (0)20 7267 9700 Still my favourite place to catch up on the New Yorker. I usually end up ordering desert just so I can read a bit longer.  (They have a fantastic vegetarian dish on their menu, right now: mushroom and leek pancake). Market (London, 26 May 2012)43 Parkway,London NW1 7PNTel: +44 (0)20 7267 9700 Still my favourite place to catch up on the New Yorker. I usually end up ordering desert just so I can read a bit longer.  (They have a fantastic vegetarian dish on their menu, right now: mushroom and leek pancake). Market (London, 26 May 2012)43 Parkway,London NW1 7PNTel: +44 (0)20 7267 9700 Still my favourite place to catch up on the New Yorker. I usually end up ordering desert just so I can read a bit longer.  (They have a fantastic vegetarian dish on their menu, right now: mushroom and leek pancake).

            Market (London, 26 May 2012)
            43 Parkway,
            London NW1 7PN
            Tel: +44 (0)20 7267 9700

            Still my favourite place to catch up on the New Yorker. I usually end up ordering desert just so I can read a bit longer. 

            (They have a fantastic vegetarian dish on their menu, right now: mushroom and leek pancake).

            Sushi of Shiori (London, 22 May 2012)144 Drummond StreetLondon NW1 2PA, UKTel: +44 (0)20 7388 9962  So today I had dinner at this tiny tiny Japanese restaurant (“tiny” = a grand total of seven seats: two tables of two & a counter that can fit three people), then I died and went to heaven. And guess what, heaven is actually a Japanese garden in spring, cherry blossoms and all.  … Could this be it: the best Japanese sushi joint in London? I want to say yes but that’d sound a bit too enthusiastic a bit too soon, so I’ll just leave the question open. But really, I want to say yes. Here’s what I had: I started with a plate of the sushis of the day. Then a friend in the know texted me a few recommendations, namely the Toro (the super fatty tuna…tip: the fattier, the paler), the scallops with truffles and the Wagyu (superstar cattle of Kobe). The sushis were scrumptious and went down way too quickly so to make the experience last longer I asked for the very last scoop of the Sakura sorbet they had left  (Sakura = cherry blossom. Here’s a nice touch: the sorbet is topped with actual cherry blossom bits, which believe it or not are rather tasty)… One scoop is just too minimalistic for a grown man such as me, so I went for a second desert: green tea ice cream. After that, it was hard not to feel that I was overstaying my welcome, so I forced myself to ask for the bill.  Sidenote: the people seating next to me — also first timers — were clearly as impressed with the food as I was, so much so in fact that they re-booked themselves for Thursday. I have to agree with them: Sushi of Shiori is definitely the sort of place one feels the need to go back to. A lot.  [My photos (above) are just too stupid. Instead, take a look at the restaurant’s own photo gallery => HERE] Sushi of Shiori (London, 22 May 2012)144 Drummond StreetLondon NW1 2PA, UKTel: +44 (0)20 7388 9962  So today I had dinner at this tiny tiny Japanese restaurant (“tiny” = a grand total of seven seats: two tables of two & a counter that can fit three people), then I died and went to heaven. And guess what, heaven is actually a Japanese garden in spring, cherry blossoms and all.  … Could this be it: the best Japanese sushi joint in London? I want to say yes but that’d sound a bit too enthusiastic a bit too soon, so I’ll just leave the question open. But really, I want to say yes. Here’s what I had: I started with a plate of the sushis of the day. Then a friend in the know texted me a few recommendations, namely the Toro (the super fatty tuna…tip: the fattier, the paler), the scallops with truffles and the Wagyu (superstar cattle of Kobe). The sushis were scrumptious and went down way too quickly so to make the experience last longer I asked for the very last scoop of the Sakura sorbet they had left  (Sakura = cherry blossom. Here’s a nice touch: the sorbet is topped with actual cherry blossom bits, which believe it or not are rather tasty)… One scoop is just too minimalistic for a grown man such as me, so I went for a second desert: green tea ice cream. After that, it was hard not to feel that I was overstaying my welcome, so I forced myself to ask for the bill.  Sidenote: the people seating next to me — also first timers — were clearly as impressed with the food as I was, so much so in fact that they re-booked themselves for Thursday. I have to agree with them: Sushi of Shiori is definitely the sort of place one feels the need to go back to. A lot.  [My photos (above) are just too stupid. Instead, take a look at the restaurant’s own photo gallery => HERE] Sushi of Shiori (London, 22 May 2012)144 Drummond StreetLondon NW1 2PA, UKTel: +44 (0)20 7388 9962  So today I had dinner at this tiny tiny Japanese restaurant (“tiny” = a grand total of seven seats: two tables of two & a counter that can fit three people), then I died and went to heaven. And guess what, heaven is actually a Japanese garden in spring, cherry blossoms and all.  … Could this be it: the best Japanese sushi joint in London? I want to say yes but that’d sound a bit too enthusiastic a bit too soon, so I’ll just leave the question open. But really, I want to say yes. Here’s what I had: I started with a plate of the sushis of the day. Then a friend in the know texted me a few recommendations, namely the Toro (the super fatty tuna…tip: the fattier, the paler), the scallops with truffles and the Wagyu (superstar cattle of Kobe). The sushis were scrumptious and went down way too quickly so to make the experience last longer I asked for the very last scoop of the Sakura sorbet they had left  (Sakura = cherry blossom. Here’s a nice touch: the sorbet is topped with actual cherry blossom bits, which believe it or not are rather tasty)… One scoop is just too minimalistic for a grown man such as me, so I went for a second desert: green tea ice cream. After that, it was hard not to feel that I was overstaying my welcome, so I forced myself to ask for the bill.  Sidenote: the people seating next to me — also first timers — were clearly as impressed with the food as I was, so much so in fact that they re-booked themselves for Thursday. I have to agree with them: Sushi of Shiori is definitely the sort of place one feels the need to go back to. A lot.  [My photos (above) are just too stupid. Instead, take a look at the restaurant’s own photo gallery => HERE] Sushi of Shiori (London, 22 May 2012)144 Drummond StreetLondon NW1 2PA, UKTel: +44 (0)20 7388 9962  So today I had dinner at this tiny tiny Japanese restaurant (“tiny” = a grand total of seven seats: two tables of two & a counter that can fit three people), then I died and went to heaven. And guess what, heaven is actually a Japanese garden in spring, cherry blossoms and all.  … Could this be it: the best Japanese sushi joint in London? I want to say yes but that’d sound a bit too enthusiastic a bit too soon, so I’ll just leave the question open. But really, I want to say yes. Here’s what I had: I started with a plate of the sushis of the day. Then a friend in the know texted me a few recommendations, namely the Toro (the super fatty tuna…tip: the fattier, the paler), the scallops with truffles and the Wagyu (superstar cattle of Kobe). The sushis were scrumptious and went down way too quickly so to make the experience last longer I asked for the very last scoop of the Sakura sorbet they had left  (Sakura = cherry blossom. Here’s a nice touch: the sorbet is topped with actual cherry blossom bits, which believe it or not are rather tasty)… One scoop is just too minimalistic for a grown man such as me, so I went for a second desert: green tea ice cream. After that, it was hard not to feel that I was overstaying my welcome, so I forced myself to ask for the bill.  Sidenote: the people seating next to me — also first timers — were clearly as impressed with the food as I was, so much so in fact that they re-booked themselves for Thursday. I have to agree with them: Sushi of Shiori is definitely the sort of place one feels the need to go back to. A lot.  [My photos (above) are just too stupid. Instead, take a look at the restaurant’s own photo gallery => HERE]

              Sushi of Shiori (London, 22 May 2012)
              144 Drummond Street
              London NW1 2PA, UK
              Tel: +44 (0)20 7388 9962 

              So today I had dinner at this tiny tiny Japanese restaurant (“tiny” = a grand total of seven seats: two tables of two & a counter that can fit three people), then I died and went to heaven. And guess what, heaven is actually a Japanese garden in spring, cherry blossoms and all. 

              … Could this be it: the best Japanese sushi joint in London? I want to say yes but that’d sound a bit too enthusiastic a bit too soon, so I’ll just leave the question open. But really, I want to say yes.

              Here’s what I had: I started with a plate of the sushis of the day. Then a friend in the know texted me a few recommendations, namely the Toro (the super fatty tuna…tip: the fattier, the paler), the scallops with truffles and the Wagyu (superstar cattle of Kobe).

              The sushis were scrumptious and went down way too quickly so to make the experience last longer I asked for the very last scoop of the Sakura sorbet they had left  (Sakura = cherry blossom. Here’s a nice touch: the sorbet is topped with actual cherry blossom bits, which believe it or not are rather tasty)… One scoop is just too minimalistic for a grown man such as me, so I went for a second desert: green tea ice cream. After that, it was hard not to feel that I was overstaying my welcome, so I forced myself to ask for the bill. 

              Sidenote: the people seating next to me — also first timers — were clearly as impressed with the food as I was, so much so in fact that they re-booked themselves for Thursday. I have to agree with them: Sushi of Shiori is definitely the sort of place one feels the need to go back to. A lot. 

              [My photos (above) are just too stupid. Instead, take a look at the restaurant’s own photo gallery => HERE]

              Hawksmoor Seven Dials (London, 15 May 2012) 11 Langley StreetLondon, WC2H 9JG Tel: +44 (0)20 7420 9390 I’ve been there a handful of times now, and each time I’m trying to get a decent pic …but it ain’t happening. Clearly.   … Anyway anyway, hands down the best Sunday Roast I’ve had in my 14 years of eating my way across London + they do a rather delectable bloody mary, its magic ingredient being a horseradish-infused gin.  Time Out’s glowing review => HERE Hawksmoor Seven Dials (London, 15 May 2012) 11 Langley StreetLondon, WC2H 9JG Tel: +44 (0)20 7420 9390 I’ve been there a handful of times now, and each time I’m trying to get a decent pic …but it ain’t happening. Clearly.   … Anyway anyway, hands down the best Sunday Roast I’ve had in my 14 years of eating my way across London + they do a rather delectable bloody mary, its magic ingredient being a horseradish-infused gin.  Time Out’s glowing review => HERE Hawksmoor Seven Dials (London, 15 May 2012) 11 Langley StreetLondon, WC2H 9JG Tel: +44 (0)20 7420 9390 I’ve been there a handful of times now, and each time I’m trying to get a decent pic …but it ain’t happening. Clearly.   … Anyway anyway, hands down the best Sunday Roast I’ve had in my 14 years of eating my way across London + they do a rather delectable bloody mary, its magic ingredient being a horseradish-infused gin.  Time Out’s glowing review => HERE

                Hawksmoor Seven Dials (London, 15 May 2012)

                11 Langley Street
                London, WC2H 9JG

                Tel: +44 (0)20 7420 9390

                I’ve been there a handful of times now, and each time I’m trying to get a decent pic …but it ain’t happening. Clearly.  

                … Anyway anyway, hands down the best Sunday Roast I’ve had in my 14 years of eating my way across London + they do a rather delectable bloody mary, its magic ingredient being a horseradish-infused gin. 

                Time Out’s glowing review => HERE