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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Although I'm a big fan of meat, the meal I had at </span><a href="http://www.acornvegetariankitchen.co.uk/" target="_blank">Acorn Vegetarian Kitchen</a> in Bath <span style="font-family: inherit;">was a strong contender to sway me to give it up. The way flavour is held in the dishes is so satisfying it's hard to believe it's healthy. The ingredients are locally sourced, skilfully cooked and presented beautifully. An absolute treat! </span></div>
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Of the starters we chose the pat<span style="background-color: #fefefe; color: #222222; font-size: inherit; line-height: 20px; text-align: center;">é </span>stood out by far. Size definitely doesn't matter when it tastes that good. The cauliflower dish tasted as good as it looks. The lemon gel was a nice touch to make it more refreshing and break up the earthy flavour of the cauliflower. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I samples some of the mushroom dish above. The potato gallette was cooked in such a way it could've passed for a serving of pork belly with a thin layer of crackling. (With a bit of imagination anyway).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Flippin' heck, this was glorious. So many flavours happening but working well together. The pumpkin was a hearty, creamy centre piece, the sprouts and the pearl barley bringing crunchy earthy tones while the pickled mustard injected sharp bursts of enjoyment for the </span>taste buds<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span><br />
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<span data-reactid=".y.0.1.0.1.0.0.1.0.0.0:0.1.2:1.$text0:0:$text0:0"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I would like to apologise for the almost fire that broke out when a serviette had a dispute with the candle on the table. Totally </span>unnecessary behaviour. But thank you to the waiter who expertly put out the flames and diffused the situation. (Sorry). </span></div>
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The result of the dispute.</div>
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I've been saving my pennies and waiting for the right meal to spend them on, and by golly this was the place for spending them. <a href="http://sketch.london/venue_Gallery_David_Shrigley.php?menu=1" target="_blank">The Gallery</a> at Sketch. The meeting of art and dining dovetails beautifully in the entirely pink interior lined with hundreds of pieces of art created especially for the restaurant by David Shrigley. The framed pictures encapsulate Shrigley's risible style but the highlight had to be the ceramic tablewear making the whole experience quite playful. </div>
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To start, I chose a risotto which could either be ordered as a starter or main. It worked well to kick off the meal as it was, inevitably, quite rich with the creamy Gorgonzola. Although saying that I'm sure I'd polish it off as a main. </div>
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The parsnip velouté with black truffle, soft egg yolk looked a bit like posh baby food and was a perfect combination of smooth and velvety. The waiter delivered the plate with a detailed explanation that the egg had been cooked at a specific temperature (I want to say 63 degrees?) so that the yolk and white were exactly the same consistency! </div>
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The mains were delightful and rich with flavour. The pork fillet melted in the mouth but had a thin potato disc to provide some crunch. There was also a refreshing chicory salad to balance out the intense black pudding and brandy cream sauce.<br />
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The sirloin was lovely a rare in the centre although cooled down quite quickly. The sprouts were smoky and had some bite to them but the best part of the dish had to be the truffled chestnut cream. There was only a small amount on the plate but it had such depth of flavour there needn't be much of it. Another nice touch was that the accompanying sauce came in a jug which said 'THE TRUTH'. Quite.<br />
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Galician sirloin, truffled
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<br />PalAtTablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18072367569716704010noreply@blogger.com0Mayfair, London W1S 2XG, UK51.512881500000013 -0.14173849999997451.512572500000012 -0.14236899999997402 51.513190500000015 -0.141107999999974tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113826607197345173.post-20473242080890277802015-04-22T20:29:00.000+01:002015-04-22T21:27:23.509+01:00Brixton Village: A Taster<b>[Originally written in 2013]</b><br />
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The charm and appeal of Brixton Market with its local shops and eateries in recent years causing a stir in the now named Brixton Village. However, rises in rent costs of the Granville Arcade mean some retailers and restaurants are under threat of closing.<br />
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As well as the market combining a wonderful hodgepodge of vintage shops, grocers, cash and carry, streetfood vans, fish market stalls (and a guy selling crammed stacks of reggae CDs from a tiny whole in a brick wall), Brixton Village is home to some wonderful cafes and restaurants of various cuisines, from American to Spanish to Chinese, such as <a href="http://mamalan.co.uk/">Mama Lan</a>'s corner cafe selling Beijing inspired dumplings. (The pork ones are particularly worth ordering. They quite literally <i>burst</i> with juicy flavour when you bite into them).<br />
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You probably already know that Brixton is an exciting place to eat some incredible food at reasonable prices. If you don't, then this is simply a taster to whet your appetite. It' mostly photos to be honest...and speaking of honesty, let's start with burgers.<br />
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One place which proves to be a favourite among visitors is <a href="http://www.honestburgers.co.uk/">Honest Burgers</a>. This restaurant (both in Brixton and Soho) has had much acclaim and rightly so. The simple menu offering a few topping options is all that is needed for the soft meaty goodness in the toasted glazed soft bun.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">How the heck I've not been in here before is beyond me. A brilliant deli in The Royal Arcade that stocks floor to ceiling treats from an excellent cheese counter featuring Red Devil Snowdonia cheese, to classic pick n mix sweets, to intriguing preserves and chutneys, to colourful pasta to, an array of spices, to Italian, Spanish, German and Polish Charcuterie...I could go on. It's hard not to get carried away and buy most of the shop but I would recommend this tasty wild boar <em style="background-color: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">pâté</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px;"> </span>with red wine and cranberries. </span></div>
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<i> Wally's has various Christmas related products in at the moment, with assorted mustards, wines, chutneys (including goosebery & mint!) so it's a great place to buy some Christmas presents. </i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This <em style="background-color: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">café</em>, tucked away within the Morgan Arcade, has been tipped as an excellent barista by <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/food-drink/the-50-best-coffee-shops-1903388.html?action=gallery&ino=47">newspapers </a>and <a href="http://gourmetgorro.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/plan-coffee-shop-cardiff-review.html">bloggers </a>alike. However, I didn't go for coffee this time. Instead I went for lunch. The Welsh burger has recently been added to their menu and I hope it stays there. Accompanied by sautéed potatoes, salad, homemade coleslaw and salsa; this rustic beef patty housed in a cibatta roll was delicious! </span></div>
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So after being back home in London over the summer I've ventured back to Cardiff for my second year of University. After packing the car, travelling and unpacking everything again, food - and lots of it - was very much in order.<br />
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Just down the road from my new house is the <a href="http://www.kamalounge.co.uk/?page_id=12">Kama Lounge, Noodle Bar</a>. I've been here a few times now and think it deserves a little accolade for being a damn good place to get hefty but extremely tasty portions of rice or noddle dishes for a fiver.<br />
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The food isn't stodgy like your average take-away joint which is handy because these guys also do home deliveries/take away.<br />
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You can pick and choose the ingredients, sauces, type of rice or noodles or get set boxes.<br />
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In particular the Schezeun noodles, Singapore noodles and Thai green curry rice dishes are worth ordering.<br />
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<i>Thai green curry with jasmine rice</i></div>
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The decor inside the bar-come-restaurant is a bit hodge-podge-charm and the staff are laid back but very helpful. I would say that it is more often than not visited by students who would rather avoid the fast food outlets littering the streets of Cathays but it's perfectly suitable for non students who like a good meal too.</div>
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I finally got around to dining at <a href="http://www.gauchorestaurants.co.uk/">Gaucho</a>. More specifically, the Richmond branch. </div>
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Three words I can think of to sum up the experience are: <i>indulgence, accomplished and cordial. </i></div>
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A thoroughly enjoyable meal which is a must if you enjoy a well prepared steak. It is on the dear side and a slight niggle is that you have to buy the accompanying sauce for your steak. However, once you taste the food any concern about value is forgotten. </div>
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Complimentary breads. Soda bread and parmesan rolls with salt, pepper and vinaigrette </div>
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Chorizo sausage. Argentine chorizo: a combination of pork and beef and grilled Romero pepper</div>
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What about <b>The Steak</b> then?</div>
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Medallions of Lomo Fillet steak, 225g</div>
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Bife De Lomo Fillet steak, 300g</div>
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King prawn cocktail</div>
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Poached egg, asparagus and guacamole tart</div>
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Roasted breast of Goosnargh duck breast with yellow beets, rhubarb paste and wine reduction</div>
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Beef Wellington. Enough said.</div>
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Newlyn monkfish curry</div>
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<br />PalAtTablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18072367569716704010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113826607197345173.post-55741660575798390632012-08-21T20:42:00.001+01:002012-08-25T15:14:29.827+01:00Foodies Festival, BatterseaSome photos from the excellent <a href="http://www.foodiesfestival.com/">The Foodies Festival</a> in Battersea.<br />
Check out their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FoodiesFestival">Facebook page</a> too for other people's awesome photos.<br />
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Bloodshot vodka Bloody Mary's. Fantastic! </div>
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The mains were generously portioned in comparison to the starters and with an average cost of £13 per dish, ideal value. I had the New York strip Abergavenny steak, as recommended by the waitress, and rightly so. Verging on the side of sirloin and crossed with a T-bone steak this cut had less fat and less chew than the other rib eye and porterhouse options. The hand cut chips had a seriously good crunchy skin and fluffy centre, yet they did seem a tad dry. The cut of meat itself was cooked to medium-rare perfection and definitely worth ordering if you are steak fan. </div>
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Other dishes we ordered were the whole bream, the roast chicken and lamb steak on the bone. The lamb was a little tough but otherwise tasted incredible, accompanied by kidneys. I've not acquired the taste for kidneys, however, if <i>you're</i> keen on the renal round things, they were apparently well cooked, blushing with pink centres.<br />
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Today I had lunch in the newly opened Ramon's New York Deli in Cathays, Cardiff: the recent addition to the family run greasy spoon, Ramon's of the same area. Keeping the family business going, Gareth Badman (son of Ramon's owner Robin) has caught on to a winner. It's simply an American deli that offers hunks of well cooked and juicy meat encased in the form of a sandwich, wrap or burger. Or bare! Naughty...</div>
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The deli sandwiches are an absolute steal at £3.50 each and they will fill a whole and probably push aside your internal organs to try and make more room. Check out the beast that is the Reuben: beef, pastrami, cheese and sauerkraut. </div>
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There's no messing with any salad in the sandwiches. The lolly, lolly sloice o' <em style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;">bœuf </em>speaks for itself! [Points to any Adam and Joe Black Squadron/Podcats out there.] Yes, the ingredients will possibly bring on a coronary just looking at them, but there's something satisfying about getting your chops round a greasy slab of beef, right? Even more so when it has been cooked perfectly without a hint of dryness, sat inside freshly made bread. I had the Chicago deli sandwich: beef with cheese, gravy and Tiger sauce (a horseradish mayonnaise). This is a typical condiment to pair with pit beef in some US restaurants...or at least the one in an episode of Man v. Food. Not sure I'd want to go anywhere near 'The Raven' at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgahS72Ixcc&noredirect=1">Chaps Charcoal Restaurant</a>! *go to 5mins in*</div>
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I've come across the popular and renowned New York Deli in the Morgan Arcade in the centre of town which hones in the the more traditional US deli, attracting locals, visitors and tourists. Whereas, with Ramon's deli located close by to pubs and bars such as The Vulcan, Gassy Jacks and Koko Gorillaz, I suspect it will be more of a hot spot for students, as its fry-up alternative is. I just wonder if they can maintain the incredible portions once popularity strikes. Let's hope so!</div>
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The menu comprises an impressive selection of black, green, white, fruit, oolong, rooibos and puerh teas. We ordered pots of the vanilla black tea, jasmine pearl green tea and, as it's approaching Christmas, a pot of Waterloo Christmas tea was a must.<br />
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The elderflower and gooseberry cake was pretty sizeable with sweet and light whipped cream sandwiched between fluffy sponge. Bliss.<br />
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If you're not one for tea, coffee is given as much attention and you can order lunch too. As for my visit, when it hit 4pm the place filled up with people enjoying a hefty Afternoon Tea. It's no secret that I am a BIG fan of Afternoon Teas, therefore I shall be heading back there to devour the plentiful treats! I've also heard that around Christmas time last year they had a harpist in the house(!) and they might be making another appearance this year which would be a lovely touch. <br />
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<br />PalAtTablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18072367569716704010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113826607197345173.post-33253218250061653992011-10-17T20:19:00.000+01:002011-10-18T16:40:10.225+01:00Hello Stranger...First of all, I'd like to apologise for the lack of posts recently. Poor form, I agree. But I have a (valid) reason...<br />
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In September I moved to Cardiff to pursue a new career and have gone back to University to train as an Optometrist. (A huge jump from being a radio producer!!) Which means two things for this here blog.<br />
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and b. Although I've moved, I'm going to get involved in hunting down great places to eat and drink in Cardiff on a budget and share tips/recipes for cooking cheap meals. Essentially my Bargain Bite feature but in Cardiff!<br />
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I could get used to this Afternoon Tea thing...especially when having it at superb value!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.beasofbloomsbury.com/44T/index">Bea's of Blomsbury</a> has been a hotspot for anyone who adores tea and all things baking since it opened in 2008, and it has sadly taken me this long to treat myself to a visit. Put the violins away I hear you say, so let's not dwell on my tardiness to the party, the main thing for me to stress is that if you haven't yet been along for a cuppa and lunch/a pastry/sweet treat, you are missing out! If you have been, then I'm sure you too have been won over by Bea's.</span> </div>
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It has a small and elegant interior with various dainty decorations and kitchenware and characterful crockery. It epitomises a tea party with a modern and charming panache. </div>
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Although you can come here for a variety of drinks and foods I went for the full Afternoon Tea for £15 per head (an option of tea and scones is available for £6 per head). They say their afternoon tea is their 'take on a British institution' and here's why. Firstly, we were each served three mini sandwiches with different fillings. There is an alternative if you are vegetarian. </div>
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The ingredients are fresh, and evenly balanced to enhance the flavours. My favourite was definitely the ham and brie sandwich which had a hit of wholegrain mustard underneath the ham. </div>
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As the waitress placed the cake stand before us my heart and stomach leapt. Such a beautiful selection of crafted delights. On the bottom tier were scones with the strawberry jam and clotted cream as well as some passionfruit marshmallow. And the top tier was embellished with pistachio and chocolate macarons, meringue balls, brownies, blondies and blueberry and banoffee cupcakes. Heaven.</div>
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There is a room available to hire for parties and Bea's of Bloomsbury also host baking lessons and special events. One of which is their Mad Hatter's Tea Party on 20th August with the promise of all you can "Eat Me" Bailey trifles, jam tarts, cupcakes and baked goods galore along with "Drink Me" tea. I'm sure it will be suitably jaunty! </div>
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I was planning on making some blueberry muffins from the recipe in the Hummingbird Bakery book. However, the recipe uses buttermilk and I was having no luck finding it anywhere...Waitrose, Sainsburys, M&S, Asda! So I decided to experiment and replace said buttermilk with low fat Greek yoghurt. <span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Gimme some muffin</i></span>.<br />
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360g plain flour<br />
370g caster sugar<br />
1 tsp salt<br />
1 1/2 tsp baking powder<br />
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda<br />
1 large free range egg<br />
4 heaped tablespoons of low fat Greek yoghurt<br />
1/2 tsp vanilla extract<br />
50g unsalted butter<br />
250g blueberries<br />
A sprinkle of oats<br />
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<b>Makes 12 muffins. Line the muffin tray(s) with muffin cases.</b><br />
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<b>Mix together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda in an electric mixer on a slow speed. </b><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span">Yeah, it's juvenile! But if you noticed the muffin puns for song titles with the word 'love' in, do a fist pump. Or feel free to add your own puns!</span></i><br />
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The other week my good friend Puja (also known to the Twitter world as <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/mopicide">@Mopicide</a>) invited me out for lunch at <a href="http://www.roast-restaurant.com/index.html#">Roast</a>.<br />
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It was a much deserved treat for the both of us, and the perfect setting to enjoy the views and food while having a catch up. As I've mentioned before, (when I came to Roast for their <a href="http://palattable.blogspot.com/2010/09/breakfast-at-roast-borough.html">Full Borough breakfast</a>), the restaurant is stunning, with floor to ceiling French windows looking over Borough market. (Despite sticking out among the shirts of the City on their lunch meetings, we managed to have a relaxing 2 hour lunch with no rush to be moved along for preparation for evening service.) *Air punch*</div>
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In the lead up to my visit I kept on looking over the menu in anticipation to help decide on what to order. But that all went out of the window when I walked past another table where someone had just been served the grilled Wester Ross salmon. That was it. Sold. In my tummy please! Yes, I flirted with the idea of looking over the menu (again) and considered the slow roast Wicks Manor pork belly...the crispy Goosnargh chicken breast...the daily special of roast rib of Welsh black beef. But I had already made up my mind. Salmon was the one. The one I planned to devour.<br />
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Grilled Wester Ross salmon with cucumber, fennel, chilli and yoghurt</div>
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Heritage tomato salad with red onions and rapeseed oil</div>
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Buttermilk baked custard and strawberry mess with honeycomb using pasteurised cows milk and vegetable rennet, </div>
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Along King Street in Ravenscourt Park, there are a number of great independent restaurants and eateries such as Lola and Simon (Argentinian), Indian Zing (Indian), Anarkali (Indian) and Saigon Saigon (Vietnamese), and among them is a bright little cafe called Upsy Daisy Bakery. </div>
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With a simple design of creams and yellows against white and blue crockery, there are no gimmicks, just clean cut food and drink. The produce is sourced locally and where possible are organic, including all of their wines. </div>
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On my visit for lunch I went for a bacon and avocado sandwich which had large sized coarse rashers of bacon along with fresh avocado, tomato and lettuce. The organic white bread was fluffy apart from the crusts which were, well, crusty. </div>
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I also got won over by one of the cupcakes, the fudge caramel cupcake in fact. The smaller end of the scale in terms of size, but that' fine because the flavour was quite intense in the frosting as well as a little caramel ganache inside the sponge. </div>
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The service was friendly, helpful and relaxed as well. I think most afternoons it is probably acquainted with yummy mummies but there was a group of friends meeting up and a few singletons like myself with only one small table of mums and one child, so don't feel put off. Heck there was even an old bloke with a cuppa reading his paper. Although, he didn't appreciate me taking the photos of the bakery as he felt I'd encroached his personal space, and LITERALLY shooed me away - with hand gestures - which made me feel awkward! But I guess when you're not used to that bizarre breed of bloggers cropping up and taking snaps most places you eat out at, then it must seem quite alien. </div>
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The newly opened <a href="http://www.teanamu.com/teahouse/">Chaya Teahouse</a> is perfect for (as cliche as it sounds) relaxing and just as importantly, drinking beautifully infused Chinese artisan teas. There is a ridiculous amount of white, red, black and green tea combinations all designed and made by creator, Pei Wang.</div>
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We ordered the <i>Tea of The Week</i>: Organic Snow Bud white tea and the Ba Bao 8 Treasures tea (which had a special 9th ingredient on the day!) The Snow Bud is stunning, refreshing and one to drink at a lower temperature in order to appreciate its flavour; and the 8 Treasures changed each time we topped up the water - from floral and nutty to fruity notes. </div>
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As we were invited to stay and relax Pei made up some extra teas to sample including a white tea with Jasmine and his "mistake tea" which was an accidental stumble across a combination of his Organic Golden Monkey (black tea) and Organic Emperor pu erh 2008 (red tea). Both of which were lovely. </div>
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There is a small selection of food on the menu (all hand-made by Pei) but they are great snacks to eat along side the teas. We had the vegetarian char siu puffs (which are based on pork dim sum) and the berry nutty chocolate fudge as well as a scone with rose petal jam, which was unbelievably tasty!! We were also given some clementine almond cakes on the house.</div>
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At the weekend Pei held the first Chaya Teahouse MedTEAtation in which a small group of people met up in the Koyoto Garden at Holland Park to perform the Chinese tea ritual...from what I understand the purpose is to forget about trivial everyday things (like Twitter/Facebook/phones) and concentrate solely on the tea; making it and sharing it with the other people in the group. I was unable to go along this time round, but plan to go to the next one on 19th June. (I think the MedTEAtation event happens once a month on a Sunday). To get an idea of what it'd be like check out <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150315155098782.422100.196349733781">Teanamu's Facebook photos</a>.</div>
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It's been open for a week and <a href="http://palattable.blogspot.com/2010/03/breakfast-club-angel.html">The Breakfast Club</a>'s Speakeasy cocktail bar,<a href="http://themayorofscaredycattown.com/"> The Mayor of Scaredy Cat Town</a>, behind the Smeg fridge, Spitalfields, is a MUST!<br />
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<a href="http://www.the-commissary.co.uk/index.php">The Commissary Bar & Restaurant</a> is joined onto <a href="http://www.holborn-studios.co.uk/">Holborn Studios</a> on Eagle Wharf Road alongside Regent's canal. When the weather is behaving it's a great place to head for lunch and sit outside on the dock. <br />
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Because there are various different projects and shoots happening at the studios it's likely you'll spot some celebrities (or if you're lucky, some vaguely recognizable people). While sitting out on the dock, The Arctic Monkeys were sat a few tables away enjoying a quiet break from (I presume) a photo shoot. I'm afraid I didn't have the nerve to ask for a photo so instead of the Arctic Monkeys, you can have this one. </div>
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and a little video from their 4th album <i>Suck It And See</i>...</div>
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I managed to kill two birds with one stone and combine this month's Bargain Bite with British Pie Week!<br />
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The <a href="http://www.punchtavern.com/punch-tavern-whatson.phphttp://">Punch Tavern</a> in Fleet Street is a pub mostly inhabited by city workers by the looks of it but if you're heading along for some food it is worth enduring it. For a Thursday night it wasn't too busy and by about 8:30 it was comfortably full of a more manageable mix of people. </div>
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This pub has won a number of awards and most recently won a 'People's Choice Award' for their chicken and fennel pies. (As well as a few more for different recipes in 2010) So it seemed a great place to head down to for British Pie Week. Usually the Punch Tavern offer a chosen dish on the menu for £5 on a weekly basis, and seeing as they're known for their pies plus it being a special week for the cases of saucy, chunky comfort food, it was surely a match made in heaven. </div>
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There was a different meat or veg pie option each day of the week. Friday is the day they offer the award winning chicken and fennel pie, but when I went along steak & ale pie was on the menu and I can never pass up this combination. So steak and ale pie it was. </div>
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The pie was served on a mound of mashed potato and accompanied by carrot, broccoli and cauliflower. The gravy was almost fruity but still savory enough to match the gravy in the pie. The pastry was shortcrust rather than the showy puff variety which made it all the more appealing. It encased the filling the whole way round, so you don't feel cheated like with ones in ramekins topped with a lid of puff pastry. You know, a bit like when a woman takes off her padded bra and the reality isn't quite what was expected? Yeah, that.</div>
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The pastry itself was lovely and crisp the whole way round, with no soggy bottom! The only thing that was a bit of a let down was that I initially presumed the pies were made on site, but they're actually brought in from suppliers. There was even a questionnaire to fill in about the quality of said pies and whether they were worth purchasing in supermarkets. I think they were made by Dee's Pies - so watch this space if they appear on the shelves.<span class="Apple-style-span"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span">*</span></i> </b></span>Despite this, the pie was great all the same and the filling was packed with juicy and tender chunks (and I mean chunks) of meat. I was expecting the portions or size of the dish to be smaller as it was on offer, but it was very generous and rather filling (no pun intended this time), especially just for five quid. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><i>* It's ok don't panic! Dee's pies are made in-house, fresh every day. (Thanks for the update, Dave). This makes it all the more impressive and worth visiting the Punch Tavern to try out the pies!</i></span></div>
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The pub on the whole had a relaxed atmosphere and quite grand Victorian decor. They do a range of events from a pub quiz to poker evening to wine tasting as well. A table next to us had a fold-out poker table and were casually playing in the corner with platters of food. Oh - and they show various sports events on their TVs as well, which is always an added bonus for a pub. </div>
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All in all the Punch Tavern is a really good pub with a hearty and tasty menu. Prices are reasonable, the staff are friendly and attentive and they do great classic British pies!</div>
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<br /></div>PalAtTablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18072367569716704010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113826607197345173.post-9429961138736638502011-02-10T21:55:00.013+00:002011-02-10T22:50:30.800+00:00Bargain Bite! - Dotori<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hnbFgnTMCoo/TVRqleJP8EI/AAAAAAAAAfk/wlk7SYrFLA0/s1600/Dotori_prawns1.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k6SYFWDIC0Q/TVRqhyvt04I/AAAAAAAAAfc/w_d7aQc65VY/s1600/Dotori_front.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k6SYFWDIC0Q/TVRqhyvt04I/AAAAAAAAAfc/w_d7aQc65VY/s400/Dotori_front.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572195767754281858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div>It's not normally the best idea to eat directly around Finsbury Park station (best to wander further along Stroud Green or towards Highbury). But there is a saving grace. Just at the end of Stroud Green Road, right by the bus station, is a modest Korean restaurant called Dotori. <div><br /></div><div>I've tweeted about this place a fair bit - and it was 5th place in my <a href="http://www.toptable.com/feature/?id=2517">Top Ten London Restaurants of 2010</a> - but it warrants a spot on the blog for three very simple reasons:</div><div><br /></div><div>1) The flavours in the dishes are beautifully balanced.</div><div>2) The portions are very generous (if you have the chilli calamari you'll know what I mean).</div><div>3) It is great value for money.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SBhrg0qoGeI/TVRqY2SVxMI/AAAAAAAAAfM/LVog1IFHcoc/s400/Dotori_calamari.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572195614085989570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>At first the menu looks a bit ambitious because of the amount of options they offer. But each time I've been they have delivered gorgeous food without fail. Dotori do the traditional stone pot Bibimbap dishes, a huge selection of sushi plates, bento, soups, noodle dishes and stews. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BlgWtGqs-SE/TVRqtkJYMOI/AAAAAAAAAf0/AkfaYD0UslM/s400/Dotori_salmon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572195969993814242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wsVkErVpIK8/TVRqelzPUQI/AAAAAAAAAfU/g9tpYL1CzyM/s400/Dotori_fishstew.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572195712739791106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div>The king prawn and vegetable tempura is comforting, sizeable and the batter on the king prawns is so light and crispy it makes the dish filling but not stodgy. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-if0htrXcBaU/TVRqo1eDK_I/AAAAAAAAAfs/liZVozqgveE/s400/Dotori_prawns2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572195888744573938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>The restaurant is quite tiny. I think they take bookings but if there's two or three of you, you can usually get a table pretty swiftly. Or if you're going solo - even better. There's some stalls to perch at by the window. The staff are friendly, efficient and happy to help. There's also an added bonus of fresh orange segments to cleanse your palette when the bill comes. Nice touch! </div><div><br /></div><div>Go and visit Dotori if you're stuck for somewhere to grab a bite near Finsbury Park, you'll be pleased when you do! </div><div><br /></div>PalAtTablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18072367569716704010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113826607197345173.post-30835624170825156892011-01-28T17:14:00.006+00:002011-01-28T17:35:27.530+00:00Cheesecake-marbled brownies<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">It was my day off today, and to treat myself I wanted to make brownies. So I had a scan for alternative recipes and came across this one by Smitten Kitchen. If you are a food lover and don't follow Deb's blog - what's wrong with you?! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">She's always posting some amazing recipes, and I especially love the ones for a sweet tooth.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >This is a quick and simple recipe and doesn't require much brain power so there's no excuse not to give it a go. Head to <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/09/cheesecake-swirled-brownies/#comment-565081">Smitten Kitchen to view the recipe</a>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Here's how mine turned out...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SYWUDtzI_Jk/TUL6nyuH07I/AAAAAAAAAew/cq7E_hyhOMk/s400/Cheesecake_brownie1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567287650920420274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SYWUDtzI_Jk/TUL6uHA1d_I/AAAAAAAAAe4/8r0uby2K3Nw/s400/Cheesecake_brownie2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567287759446833138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SYWUDtzI_Jk/TUL9Ufvi1XI/AAAAAAAAAfA/Valqa2Eyoh8/s400/cheesecake_brownie3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567290617943479666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div>PalAtTablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18072367569716704010noreply@blogger.com0