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Dinner with the Belgian could have been anywhere. We like good quality food, local source, and specialities of a region. He also spent time in Portugal while I came back to the US after finishing school in Reading. So we picked a Portuguese place based on his experience living in Lisbon, our location in London [...] Going on the recommendation of Phil and some of his breakfast club friends, we checked out Princi in Soho for its pastries. Actually, we had a list of places to check out and if we found ourselves in the neighborhood, we’d stop in. Very opportunistic. We were still satisfied with the fabulous lunch we’d had [...] It’s been a year now where my travels have become wonderful culinary adventures (first being New York). Yet, I don’t make specific plans for noted places, or do a heavy amount of research beforehand. I put my trust in people and their recommendations once I get there. Great opportunities fall into my lap, or maybe [...] Drummond Street has been known for vegetarian Indian food and desserts for as long as I can remember. If I found myself with an Underground Travelcard, it was nice to make the trek up here for a cheap meal, ideally a thali of several curries, rice, naan and dessert. Or a dosa. It was an [...] Aside from attending Mac’s wedding, I used this trip to England to catch up with a few friends from my Kew days. Raphael’s one of them, although he now works under the umbrella of the British Museum. Both of us have left our former professions based on this whole “allergy to poverty” situation. We headed [...] If Shakespeare were around today, he would be protesting – eloquently – to the council at all these commercial businesses overrunning the quiet residential neighborhood his home was once in. Then again, these businesses wouldn’t even be here if it weren’t for him. So nevermind, I guess. The childhood home of William Shakespeare is now [...] Our B&B in Stratford was a cute little place called the Curtain Call. Although I dropped the luggage off there en-route to the wedding reception, and then we limped up to the room somewhere in the middle of the night, I didn’t get much of a look at the place until the following morning. It [...] |
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