Sunday in London

I miss Sundays in London the most! In Switzerland people spend Sundays at home preparing for the working week ahead. Maybe that is a slight exaggeration, but sometimes it feels like that when I walk around the empty streets of Zurich.
In London friends meet up, wander around the markets together or go to the pub for a lovely roast lunch, a glass of wine and hung over conversation. Or people cook a roast at home for family and friends. In London Sunday is about enjoying a day off and spending time with loved ones.

Sunday lunch at the Lansdowne Pub in Primrose Hill

www.thelansdownepub.co.uk

My first visit to Whole Foods

I'm a sucker for big beautiful stores with long display cases full of gorgeous food. It was about time that I went to a Whole Foods Market. Of course I immediately got carried away and bought a big box full of salads and veggies and meats. I spent hours staring at the colourful cupcakes and fresh breads. But at the same time I felt slightly sickened by this gluttonous overload of food

I'm not convinced you can really call your produce natural and organic when you've flown it in all the way from Chile and Argentina. Who needs blueberries and strawberries in Winter?

 http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/

Salty chilli squid

Vietnamese salty chilli squid might just be my favourite dish ever! Unfortunately not to be found in Zurich. So when I'm in London I have to eat salty chilli squid at least once, preferably at Cay Tre on Old Street, my favourite Vietnamese restaurant where I had lunch every day for months on end when I was working round the corner.

http://www.vietnamesekitchen.co.uk/caytre/

London food and flower markets (Columbia Flower Market, Broadway Market)

London shop windows and vitrines (Bethnal Green and Hackney)

Breakfast at Raoul's Cafe (Talbot Road, London)

 

Amazing Acai Juice!

 Delicious Eggs Benedict with both spinach and ham - what a way to start the day!

Eggs Florentine with Bechamel sauce and parmesan...

Ottolenghi!

I just came back from a weekend in London where I finally went to Ottolenghi. I was introduced to his cook books a few months ago and I've obsessively been cooking his recipes since.