Tag: London
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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
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Tate Modern Restaurant
A quick lunch at the Tate Modern. Since our reservation was well after noon, all the window tables were taken and we were about 3 rows away, but it was still a nice view of the area around the Thames. I ordered a wedge salad for us to share. I know iceberg lettuce has no
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The Holly Bush
Andrea and I walked around a bit Hampstead and wanted to go to a pub. So we went to The Holly Bush (which we would later see it shown briefly in Notting Hill when we rewatched it). The bar was packed, but we lucked out and ended up in this little nook in the bar.
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INÉ
We were in Hampstead so went to this place that Trisha liked. I was kind of glad to get a lighter meal and Japanese is always a good go to for me. It was a cold day, so nice to start with some miso. I ordered the salmon maki to start, Andrea ordered the vegetable
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Bébé Bob
After spending our afternoon at the AIRE Ancient Baths soaking in the baths and getting massages, we headed for dinner here at Bébé Bob. Trisha had eaten here before and since she knows we love caviar, this was a fun place to go for dinner. We started with a round of Bébé Lyan Martini’s (ice
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Gymkhana
This was our first meal on our recent trip to London. For better or worse, we were eating out on New Year’s Eve. We did schedule this early since we didn’t really want to be out into the evening. We had cocktails at Gymkhana’s sister cocktail lounge, 42, beforehand. There was a special NYE tasting
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42
Gynkhana notified me via e-mail that they also had a cocktail lounge that we could book before or after our dinner. We didn’t want to deal with the NYE crowd afterward, so we made a reservation for before our dinner. We arrived just a few minutes before our reservation and the staff hadn’t quite finished
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Coach & Horses
This was a place Trisha had wanted to try, so we did! I had the Monkey 47 (gin, lavender and cranberry) and Trisha and Andrea had the Grey Goose and soda. The drinks were very weak (i.e. couldn’t taste much alcohol), but Trisha explained that the liquor was served in 25ml amounts. In any case,
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The Rivoli Bar at the Ritz London
For our first outing here in London, we took the tube to Mayfair and walked around there a bit. We eventually got “thirsty” and stopped in at the Ritz to grab a drink at their bar. Quite a few people at the Ritz were dressed up and here for afternoon tea. Trisha ordered the Serenity