Chocolate Bars from Chocolate Bar

My coworker surprised me with a pretty bag of chocolates today. Look at all these fun flavors- a crunchy peanut one (the texture is amazing!), a PBJ one, a marshmallow flourless cake one, a salty pretzel one and a mint cookies and cream one! I only tried the first three, and so far, so amazing!

And All Is Always Now

.... and also isn't.

Electronic Wedding

I may have to get married in this Gildes Deacon creation (Spring/Summer 2009).
Perhaps in a dimly lit arcade, surrounded by robo-flower girls?
Anyone who would support a long-winded walk down a yellow daisy trailed maze for an aisle to this song, can have my hand in marriage.

Little Georgia Cafe

Another hit was had for breakfast yesterday morning at Little Georgia in Haggerston (87 Goldsmith's Row, London E2 8QR). I had the Aladzi, Georgian pancakes with yogurt, fruit and cinnamon, and Motek had the Pelmeni, which were meat filled dumplings with yogurt, mint and a side of ajika, a spicy paste. Motek also got a spicy carrot salad which I gladly finished off. It reminded me a lot of one I make with raisins and pine nuts. Their fresh juices are also out of this world.

Now and Rodin

Rodin. St. John the Baptist, 1879-80; Victoria & Albert Museum.

Ambika

Take It!

... Take Another Little Pizza, My Heart, Now Baybeh! If you happen to stop by Story Deli in Shoreditch, beware- you're in for a really special treat. We had the pumpkin goat cheese pizza with olives and peppers, and the roasted aubergine one as well. Warm, beautiful ambiance, sweet people and mouthwatering food- the kind you want to keep tasting well after your belly is full.

Better Tate Than Never

Even after a late wake up, I got to stroll around the River Thames and into the Tate Modern. Funny enough, I only know like 6 people that are in London right now, and I happened to run into one very lovely one at the Gerhard Richter exhibit (which was amazing). I left the museum, where I pretty much spent the day, in one of those hazes where your reality becomes an array of fancy illusions, and everything, including nearby construction sites begins to feel like a heavy wonder. Being surrounded by unfamiliar setting certainly aids the sensation. Such a euphoria had to be followed up with a satisfying dinner, which was definitely had at Amalfi with my dear hostess where we ate yummy goat brie crostinis, a spicy sausage pizza and a pumpkin-pancetta risotto. For dessert, a decadent cheesecake with cardamom crust, pistachios and a strawberry glaze drizzled for some fruity flavor. Yam-yammm....

Shoreditch

Happy Boxing Day!
Lucky for us, Albion was the only place open today- not a bad option...

Broadway Market

Let's get ingredients for dinnertime... Across London Fields and into Broadway Market we go.