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A meal at pizzeria O’ver, Southwark

A meal at pizzeria O’ver, Southwark

Blink and you’ll miss it! Indeed, I had to ask a friend to explain where O’ver was, as even driving past each afternoon, I had not even noticed this new, bright and a little anonymous pizzeria that opened less than two months ago on Southwark Street.  Combining the very best regional ingredients with traditional recipes, ‘O ver is the first restaurant in the UK to use the unique ingredient of Pure Sea Water. Living near Waterloo, pizza and ice cream is…

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A meal or two at Pulia, London

A meal or two at Pulia, London

***this restaurant has since closed down*** Pulia is a newcomer to the London scene, having opened their first site outside of Italy only a few months ago in one of the capital’s main food hotspots, Borough Market. I had walked past one day with Amber and always meant to come back to try their offering. The occasion presented itself when, via Twitter, I was invited over for a sunday lunch after missing out on a bloggers’ evening while on holiday….

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And… breathe! Alcoholic Architecture by Bompas & Parr

And… breathe! Alcoholic Architecture by Bompas & Parr

The word Medieval was enough to get me hooked; then the words alcohol and breathable had me completely sold. I am referring to the latest venture by my favourite food magicians Bompas & Parr. Launching 31st July, the installation is a quirky descent through dimly lit stairways to the underbelly of Borough market. Here a small bar is set up, decorated by skulls and stained glass windows of saintly depictions, where visitors are invited to wear waterproof ponchos and sip on…

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A meal and a book at Roast, Borough Market

A meal and a book at Roast, Borough Market

I have been familiar with Roast for ages. Roast was opened by restaurant entrepreneur Iqbal Wahhab in 2005 to bring the best of British food back on the plate, literally. I dined here shortly after it opened, and found it ok but nothing more, I confess.  I came back about a year ago for a morning ‘ladies who breakfast’ session with my friend Hot and Chilli, and loved it. Roast was back! So I followed up with another breakfast recently…

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