Tag: London
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Virgin Clubhouse at London Heathrow
First time flying first class on Virgin. This was quite a treat at Heathrow. First, we were able to get dropped off at the separate check-in and security for first class passengers; Virgin calls this their Upper Class Wing. We basically pulled up and porters helped us with our luggage. There was no line for…
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Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
My wife and I ate here for our last meal in London. We’ve been watching Hell’s Kitchen since season 1, so we were interested to try one of his flagship restaurants (I have eaten at some of his restaurants in Vegas, the latest being Hell’s Kitchen which was very meh). There was their regular tasting…
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Great Court Restaurant at the British Museum
We did a bit of museum-ing in the morning and then had lunch at the restaurant so we could get our strength back to see more of the museum. Andrea made reservations and pre-paid for 2-courses. The pre-pay was a modest £21. For starters, Andrea went withe charred eggplant with apricot harissa and I went…
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Darjeeling Express
This was a restaurant Trisha was interested in going to and we were definitely game. We started with the Chicken Momos, Puchkas, and Chili Cheese Toastie. The momos were more shaped like pot stickers rather than the round momos that I’m used to seeing, so there was a bit more dough than I’m used to…
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Searcys Brasserie & Champagne Bar
Trisha took us the St. Pancras International station, not to catch an international train, but do a bit of shopping and sight seeing in the nearby area. We had just finished watching Season 4 of Slow Horses where most of the action took place in the surrounding area, in this station, and at this champagne…
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The Parakeet
Trisha had been wanting to eat here for the Sunday roast, esp. since there is a large sirloin that needs more than 1 person to consume. That being said, we ordered more than the three of us would be able to eat, but that’s the way we roll. We ordered cocktails to start. For starters,…
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Baccarat Bar at Harrods
We were getting thirsty from all of our shopping so we dropped in to the Baccarat Bar. We all had various types of martinis. Andrea had a one with olives, Trisha with a lemon twist, and I ordered the Greyscale which had apple eud-de-vie and cider curry leaf vermouth. A nice refreshing break, for sure!…
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Harrods Food and Dining Halls
After our fantastic lunch at CORE by Clare Smyth, we headed over to Harrods to do some shopping. One of our first stops was the food halls. The only thing we were really looking to purchase was some chocolate (for gifts and some for personal consumption of course!). But it was amazing to see how…
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CORE by Clare Smyth
We had first heard of Clare Smyth and CORE from Season 20 of Top Chef International All Stars, more specifically episode 9 for restaurant wars. It was also very memorable because of the chef’s table where the judges sat which gives you an open view of the nearby kitchen. We also happened to watch the…
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The Cedar Restaurant
Had dinner at the local Lebanese restaurant in Trisha’s neighborhood of West Hampstead. We had quite a feast, which is part of the fun eating out as a group since we can order a big variety of dishes (granted we over-ordered, but this just meant leftovers for later). Andrea and I both started off with…