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Snowed in and working on my lectures, classes, getting bored, I caught myself going through London photos…. Spending most of my time in my favorite restaurants, The River Cafe photos took me back to last summer. River Cafe is one of … Continue reading
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Walking down Bermondsey Street, hands full after hitting Borough Market, we were desperatelly hungry and a little bit beaten, just a little. I read a lot about chef Jose Pizarro, been following him from Brindisa days, happy that he got his own … Continue reading
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London chic, in the middle of Soho, on the corner of Wardour street, Paul A. young shop offers you more than a sweet tooth. It is pure pleasure, sinful and you want more! Truffles made from real champagne, caramel and … Continue reading
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London has its ways, and when it comes to displays, I think Fortnum & Mason says it all…
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After we were greeted, taken to our table, introduced with our menus, we were ready! We, can eat, and we did. We had 4 starters, 2 main course, 1 salad, a bottle of cider, a beer. You may not find it much but if you consider the animal fat we had, it was huge.
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One sentence is enough for Monmouth. My coffee temple! Every time I am in London, it is my first stop, then I am ready to hit London! I have a black drip coffee, sit on the small bench in the … Continue reading
Little green corner shop. A-in-the-middle-of-Chinatown- hidden-gem. One of the many reasons to return London over and over again.
Years ago, we ended there on a wet London day. We were cold and wanted something to sooth us up, physically and mentally. Then we saw this little window display, where a woman making hand dumplings, filling and folding it quickly and on to another one.
We entered through the green door. I stood by the Chinese woman while she was doing her thing and I am doing mine, smelling the filling and taking pictures at the same time. She did not mind at all. Lovely. The dumplings were being filled with pork meat, ginger, scallions, garlic! What else do we need? We ordered one portion each, and a soup to wash them down. The soup was made with vegetable broth, a big bunch of bok choy and egg noodles.
The dumplings are the reason. The sense and sensibility. The perfect kiss.
Pork and preserved cabbage, the smoothies, vegetable pan fried dumplings are worth a try, but we always stick with steamed pork dumplings. And London and rain…
Address: 4-8 Newport Place, Chinatown, London WC2H 7JP
Phone: (020) 7287 9708
Service Hours: Mon-Wed10.30am-8.30pm, Thur-Sun10.30am-9.30pm
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I can not write enough about my one and only Borough Market. The place. The only place I want to return every year. And I do. We choose a Friday for the flight and when land to mother London, we … Continue reading