Eating out: Hawksmoor burgers
As lovely as these were, I think I’m a fan of the simple, no-fuss, juicy burgers from Shake Shack. Apologies for the terribly fuzzy photos. I was a bit excited by all the burger-ness.
^ Fuzzy Hawksmoor burger.
October 2011
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Eating out: Dishoom Sunday brunch
^ Dishoom brunch.
^ Bombay breakfast bake.
^ Bombay omelette.
^ Egg naan roll with chilli jam.
^ Fruit roomali: light roti, seasonal fruit, mascarpone and honey.
^ Chai chocolate.
Last lunch at Charlotte's Place
Thanks for all the delicious times Charlotte’s Place! I will miss you muchly.
^ Porky terrine.
^ Porky terrine.
^ Goat’s cheese.
^ Roast Cornish pollock maybe?
^ Mushroom risotto.
^ Berry panna cotta.
^ Cheese board.
Last bit of baking. Banana loaf.
^ Last bit of baking in the house before we shipped everything.
The only chilli that survived my green fingers. It was HOT.
New York Eating Part 6
Continuing our African theme, we went for a lovely brunch at Madiba in Brooklyn.
^ Brunch at Madiba South African restaurant.
^ Mmm, monkey gland sauce.
^ Lamb sosatie. Juicy lamb cubes, onions, apricots and peppers, in a curry chutney with yellow rice and raisins.
^ Smooch flat white.
^ Fort Greene farmer’s market.
^ Best margaritas evar.
^ Sevilla Spanish.
^ Lemon sole.
^ Seafood paella.
^ A bit on the rubbery side and not super smooth, but nice all the same.
New York Eating Part 5
My first Liberian cuisine at Maima in Queens — it was amazing. The flavours were spicy, deep and oh-so-satisfying. There was a crab dish as well, but it was so spicy that one taste of it sent me into a frenzy and I couldn’t operate my camera.
^ Chicken gravy with African herbs fried or roasted in Maima’s special sauce.
^ Can’t remember what this was, but it was delish!.
^ Fried plantain.
^ The awesomely named fufu.
^ Soup with seafood bits and possibly stomach of some animal.
^ Roasted meats with a tangy sauce.
^ Meat and rice goodness.
New York Eating Part 4
^ Terrace Bagel bagel. More cream cheese than bagel. Phwooaaar.
^ Bourbon bacon brownie from Cupcakeland Bakery.
^ Spicy beef Hunanese takeaway.
^ Weird tapioca (?) pork dish.
^ Yum spicy chicken dish.
New York Eating Part 3
^ Dylan’s Candy Bar.
^ Baker’s muffin from The City Bakery. Massive. Cinnamon-y. Delish.
^ The famous Momofuku pork buns.
^ Broccoli salad – smoked bluefish vinaigrette.
^ My first Korean BBQ in years.
^ Bubble tea.
New York Eating Part 2
^ Post-hurricane big breakkie!
^ Amorino Gelato.
^ Mmmmm…
^ They are famous for their flower-shaped scoops.
^ Pretty.
^ Grand Central Market.
^ Grand Central Market cheese.
^ Cute! Pity they weren’t open.
New York Eating Part 1
It was often too hot for me to really work up an appetite, but I did get a few choice meals in.
^ The best burger I’ve had so far. I think I must just like simple burgers.. I preferred theses to Hawksmoors’ (tasty as Hawksmoors’ were!). Juicy patty, yummy flavours.
^ Cafe Piccolo.
^ Cafe Piccolo gelato. Perfect thing to have on the 29C day..
^ Dins!
^ T makes choc croissants.
Eating out: Riding House Cafe
The four of us pretty much ordered one of EVERYTHING from the menu. Good times!
^ The Riding House Cafe.
^ Savoury.
^ Sweets.
^ Pipérade, anchovy, basil.
^ Sea bass ceviche, lime, chilli.
^ Clams, shallots, chilli, parsley, white wine.
^ Chicory, pear, radish, gorgonzola.
^ Goats curd, figs, honey.
^ Beetroot carpaccio, sheeps ricotta, merlot vinaigrette.
^ Grilled hanger steak, white bean purée, truffle oil, shallots.
^ Slow roasted pork belly, cumin, salt.
^ Another simple but amazing dish — chantenay carrots.
^ Can’t remember what these croquette things were but they were gooood…
^ Veal & pork sausage, lentils, mustard, sage.
^ Chermoula spiced poussin, jalapeno, lemon.
^ Roast butternut squash with chilli and sage. Looks simple, but it was gorgeous.
^ Creme Caramel with hazelnut biscotti.
^ Rich, gooey, dreamy.
^ Hot fudge sundae.
The Riding House Café
43-51 Great Titchfield St, London W1W 7PQ
020.7927.0840
Eating in: deep south dining a la L & P
^ Paul’s delish, squidgy cornbread.
^ Yummy and refreshing ginger wine cocktail.
^ Lea’s amazing mac ‘n’ cheese.
^ Kale! I’ll miss kale when I’m back in NZ.
^ Mmm.. sticky ribs..
^ The grand ensemble.
^ And to finish off… soul-warming apple crumble.
Helsinki snacking
^ Bagel-y goodness from a Finnish bagel chain.
^ Sweet times.
^ Last licorice ice cream.
Dinner at Harald's
^ Harald’s.
^ Poetic Harald’s menu.
^ Poetic Harald’s menu.
^ Poetic Harald’s menu.
^ Harald’s desserts.
^ Bread appetiser with melted butter.
^ Cheesy, creamy soup.
^ Meat-tastic goodness.
^ Happy Hilda’s Secret. Quark pudding served with roasted almonds from the Kingdom of Romiro, jam made from raspberries, apples and cloudberries and Kolattu Farm cheese fried with cane sugar.
^ Smoked apple a la Eyjafjall. Mildly smoked apple with maple syrup, gooseberry sorbet and fir sprout jelly.
Archipelago eats
^ Yummy bread.
^ More seafood soup goodness.
^ Delicious rabbit.
Just kidding.. this white bundle of fluff was part of Pupulandia — Bunny Land.
Traditional Finnish feasting
^ Karelian pie! There’s something deeply comforting about this carb-on-carb, shell-like thing. It’s almost cheesy, but it’s not. Best eaten warm with slabs of butter.
^ Hernekeitto (pea soup) Thursdays! Pea soup always goes with pancakes.
^ Leipajuusto cheese. A little sweet. A little salty. A little squidgy. Dreamy cheese. Especially when heated a little. I like how it squeaks a bit when you chew it.
^ Leipajuusto cheese with a berry jam.
^ Pannukakku (pancake) with apple jam.
Finnish cinnamon bun love
^ Korvapuusti — bigger than your face Finnamon bun.
Rauma eats & elk balls
^ Delicious licorice ice cream.
^ Topseilvellinki (fruit and barley soup) with kiisseli (pancake). Traditional Rauma cuisine. The “topsail” part comes from the days when ship boys were bribed with this soup to climb to the top of the masts.
^ Seafood soup.
^ Metre-long sweeties.
^ Dinner back in Turku. Elk meatballs with ligonberry sauce. Homemade, y’all — it’s all in how you roll the balls. (I did the rolling).
BBQs and blood
^ Mid-trek BBQ break in the middle of the forest.
^ Creamy cheesy potatoes.
^ Blood pancakes!
^ Blood pancakes with ligonberry jam and cheesy potatoes.
^ Vadelmarahka. Whipped raspberry quark dessert. Sooo goood..
