Billingsgate Fish Market

Morning person? Then,you have got to head out to London's best fish market: Billingsgate, during saturdays. It opens around 4 in the morning and it is the place where all chefs from restaurants in London go to buy seafood for their menu. 

In order to bring something with you home I advice you to be there before 6.30. 

 

I went there this saturday and came home with 2 kilos of crayfish for £9. A true bargain, however be sure to scrutinize what ever you are buying. I could only make use of less than a fourth of what I bought sincethe rest  of them were dead when arriving home. However this could be due to the amount of time it took us to cook them from the time we got home. A bit too much dill were used otherwise they turned out great. Beer, salt and samphire (an edible plant that grows along coastlands) where put in to give flavour. We even managed to get hold of Skåne schnaps at Scandinavian Kitchen.

Change of plan

I have decided to turn this blog in to a website focusing on London rather than myself. 

From now on I will treat the blog as a website where blog readers can find tips of cool London hang outs, the tastiest London food and the best shops and bars in the city.

Whoopies from Hummingbird Bakery on Portobello Road

Hope you will enjoy!

Outside the office

I now work as a receptionist at The Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane. I got lovely collegues and am located in the middle of the vibrant area of Brick Lane which is crowded with interesting people and cool bars, shops and Cafés. The Old Truman owns most of the venues around brick lane and at the events office, where i work, we arranges events in these venues. Anything from Absolut Vodka who is hosting an interactive event for the public on one of the yards, to shooting films on roof tops or hosting pop-up shops in the boutiques.

On my way to work: Mini Frapuccino sample

 Having lunch while listening to these guys on a square close buy

From insidie one of the industrial locations we offer

I work Sundays, which is amazing since all the food markets in  the area are up and running. 

Lunch: spring rolls and freshly squeezed watermelon, strawberry and apple juice

 One of the markets Truman hosts. Amazing clothes for reasonable prices.

Juice from my new favourite hang out. Apple and ginger flavoured. Can't remember the name of the place now, on Brick Lane though.

Afternoon tea with a view

We went to National Portrait Gallery and enjoyed an amazing session of Afternoon Tea, with a lovely view of London Eye, Trafalgar Square and Big Ben

Notting hill carnival and mini pancakes in Camden

Notting Hill Carnival is on every year and is basically a huge street festival in the area around Notting Hill. Stages put up in the streets, bloody mary sold out of apartments, parade and all with a caribean feel to it

 Jerk chicken

 Bloody Mary's

 Unbelievably tasty pancakes in Camden

They were drained in nutella, nuts and coco

South Bank with B

Tate Modern

I went to Tate Modern in order to watch the much talked about, Damien Hirst, exhibition. Once there I found out it costed a fortune (with my limited budget anyway) to get in. BUT I did get to see some cool stuff without paying so the visit was definitely worth the while.

How can art change society? Click to enlarge.

 St. Pauls Cathedral 

The Olympic rings hanging down from Tower bridge