It is no news to those who follow my Instagram feed that recently (well, it’s been over 9 months actually) I have been drinking a lot of caffeine, mostly when walking, occasionally bored out of my head, the dog and the baby in the pram. Since baby O was one week old, I have been ‘going out for coffee’, usually meeting my best friend after a gym class (when I am lucky enough to manage one), my NCT friends (4…
A few months ago I came across news on another new opening not far from where we live. An Italian restaurant, with butcher and bakery, under the railway arches by Union Street. We were unable to book during the soft opening at 50% off but we visited soon after… and have already become regulars! Needless to say we really like Macellaio RC. We make all the dry ageing process in house, reaching between six and nine weeks of dry ageing…
“There’s never been a classic movie made in Bruges until now. (In Bruges, 2008) Since the summer’s long way down and back, I love using our car for long or short car trips. We can take the dog, we can explore and avoid airport queues. For Easter this year, we opted to cross the channel again, and spend a couple of days in the historic town of Bruges. I had only visited for a few hours many years ago, and…
Having a dog changed my life. It really did, in a way that I would not have expected; I did not grow up with pets and was not interested in having one. It was @bmcboy that decided at one point some three years ago to try having a dog, since he grew up in the countryside with Labradors. He choose a breed that would be suitable not only for a first time owner like me, but also to a small London…
***this restaurant has since closed down*** A few months ago I stumbled upon a curiously named Instagram account; it sounded ‘milanese’ to me, and they had some photos of food, of course, and an empty railway arch. I started following them and became quite interested in their progress into a fully-fledged Italian deli in East London. Being a little out of the way for us, southerners, I had not managed to visit yet since their opening in September. So when…