Two weeks ago, Jon and I celebrated our (seventh!) wedding anniversary at the Square. Because it was a weeknight and we were likely to order the tasting menu, Jon made our booking at the ungodly-early hour of 6:30 pm. If there’s anything that makes me feel old, it’s dining out before 8 pm, and sure [...]
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The Square, Mayfair
Posted in Everyday in London, London Eating on May 25, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Byron Burgers, Islington
Posted in Everyday in London, Islington, London Eating, tagged American cheese, American in London, BlogSherpa, burgers in London, Byron, England, Islington restaurants, London, milkshakes on May 18, 2010 | 7 Comments »
There are lots of foods I miss from the US – New York-style pizza, bagels, General Tso’s chicken – but burgers don’t make the list of things I miss most. It’s not that burgers in London are so fantastic, but at least they show up here in a form that’s better than say, bagels, do, [...]
Pizza and Pasta in Rome
Posted in Everyday in London, Italy, Travel, tagged Antico Forno la Stelletta, BlogSherpa, Da Baffetto, Dal Paino, Forno Campo de' Fiori, Italy, La Montecarlo, osterias in Rome, Pizzeria Lenonina, pizzerias in Rome, Ristorante Maccheroni, Rome on May 13, 2010 | 22 Comments »
Two weeks ago, Jon and I took my visiting-from-America parents to Rome for the first May bank holiday. We spent four sunny, warm days there, and because my parents aren’t keen on time-consuming, expensive meals, Rome was the perfect destination because of how wonderfully you can eat in its many pizzerias and osterias. Overall, everything [...]
Whitstable Oyster Fishery Restaurant, Whitstable (and some Canterbury thrown in)
Posted in Everyday in London, Travel, tagged BlogSherpa, Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral, daytrips from London, England, London, London Daytrips, The Sportsman, Whitstable, Whitstable Oyster Fishery on May 4, 2010 | 11 Comments »
A week ago, summer had finally arrived in London, as had my parents, in town for a week-long visit. So Jon and I thought we’d take a day trip to Canterbury with a lunch break at nearby Whitstable. Things were off to a good start on the high-speed train from St. Pancras to [...]
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