Sunday, 19 November 2017
My Annual Winter Wonderland Visit
Christmas is nearly here! So I had to fit my yearly Winter Wonderland visit in. My girls and I have been going for the past 4 years and kept up traditions by going at the weekend. We mainly avoid all the rides/stalls etc. and just head straight to the Bavarian Village for the live music, atmosphere and of course the steins. This year didn't disappoint, our favourite singer Joseph was up on stage and entertaining the crowd. It's such a fun festive place to visit. Above is a photo of my friend Anna and I.
Find out about Winter Wonderland here
Wednesday, 8 November 2017
Christmas is starting at Liberty London
How beautiful is the outside of Liberty London! I was walking past the other day and took these photos of the flower shop. How cute is the postbox! Check it out if you're in the area.
Sophie xx
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
KERB turned 5!
KERB streetfood market is one of my favourite places to visit. So when I found out they were hosting a birthday party for turning 5 I had to get myself a ticket. We celebrated at under the canopy at Kings Cross where a number of traders, both old and new, came together for what they called 'a big old knees up'. There wasn't just food traders at this party, but also DJ's and a brilliant live music performance from Dat Bass (a hip hop brass band)!
Here's the food that we enjoyed (all at £5 a dish)
Bleecker x BAO: two of THE BIGGEST street food titans in London go head to head with the “blao” / “bao-urger” surprise
Decatur London x Project Sandwichh: the “NYC Bodega store deli” The Ribman x Oh My Dog: “The Rib Dog” heritage breed franks piled high with Ribman’s signature HF hot sauce smothered meatSheng High x Greedy Khao: Thai-Chinese “Khao soi guo tie dumplings"Vicky's Donuts x Blu Top Ice Cream: ice cream donut panini toasties (!)Club Mexicana x @dosadeli vindaloo vegan jackfruit burritoMother Clucker x White Men Can't Jerken: WMCJ brine, MC floured fried jerk chickenTACO DAVE x Cyprus Kitchen ‘Pita Hombre’ Cypriot-Mexican Kimchinary x BBQ Dreamz: “Korean – Filipino BBQ fusion” Anna Mae's x The Piadina Project: mac ‘n cheese piadinas (no surprises there)Nonna's Gelato x Capish?: Neapolitan choc ice station
My favourite had to be the Bleeker x BAO creation - burgers will forever be my weakness.
Bring on the 6th Birthday celebration next year!
Photos above by: Dan Robb (more found here - https://www.facebook.com/events/343336186115858/?active_tab=about)
Thursday, 19 October 2017
Searcys at the Gherkin
Based on the 39th and 40th floors of The Gherkin is Searcys, a private members club. Up there is an elegant cocktail bar and fine dining restaurant with a panoramic view of London. I got the opportunity to visit the venue as I was hosting an event with work there. I'm a big fan of visiting high rises in London and seeing the views and this one was unique. Although the building isn't that high, it offers a view that you don't get from the other buildings (The Shard, Sky Garden, Sales Force Tower).
The rooms we hired were decorated beautifully and our guests got to experience the view during their dinner.
I also got to eat in the member's lounge while our event was taking place. I had the steak with egg and fries. It was so yummy. If you ever organise events I'd highly recommend using Searcys. They also have 'Open nights' available to the public, as well as special pop up events so you don't have to be a member to visit. Here's more info on the venue.
Monday, 16 October 2017
My first visit to a Pumpkin Patch
At the farm, there's a field filled with growing pumpkins that you can explore. There's also a pumpkin patch area where you can pick your pumpkins, enjoy homemade ice creams, have a coffee and there's a play area for children. There were lots of families there, but also many couples who were visiting.
It was such a fun Sunday afternoon activity, and I now own three little pumpkins that are decorating my flat.
Thursday, 12 October 2017
Top of the Rock - NYC
Visiting the Top of the Rock and seeing the view over NYC was high up on my bucket list of things to do while we were in the city and it didn't disappoint. Having arrived just the day before, we were pretty jet lagged. We woke up at 6am and thought we'd better get ready and go straight out. Leaving our hotel at 7am we decided to head to the Rockafella centre and be the first in line to go up. We grabbed some breakfast at a nearby cafe and got to the line for when it opened at 8am. This was a great idea as there was literally no line. I didn't know whether to pre-book tickets before we arrived in the city but it ended up that the line for people with pre-booked tickets was longer than for those without!
We got the standard tickets which cost $34 each and went straight up in the lift. The view was incredible. You can see the whole city from the top. One side you get the view of central park and the other of the Empire State Building and One World Trade Centre. I'd highly recommend to visit!
Thursday, 5 October 2017
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Harlem, New York City
If you love barbeque food you need to check out Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Harlem, New York. We went on our first night in New York and it didn't disappoint. The menu is firmly rooted in the traditions of southern barbecue. We'd actually booked to go here before we even arrived in New York. Charlie had done some research into restaurants and stumbled across it on trip advisor. It's rated a 4.5 and is number 59 of 9,431 restaurants in New York City so we had to try it out. I'd recommend booking a table as when we arrived it was super busy!
There are a number of locations for this restaurant but the one we went to is based in Harlem. We travelled from our hotel (near Times Square) on the subway. Nearly everyone i've said that too has been like "OMG you got on the subway and went to Harlem!"...Yes we did, and I felt totally safe the entire time. Is that weird? I don't think it is. It took us about 30 mins door to door.
When we got inside the restaurant it was buzzing. Lots of locals, families and groups of friends all enjoying the atmosphere and eating delicious barbecue food. Our table wasn't quite ready so we went for a drink at the bar first. When we got seated we ordered our food, we knew that portion sizes were usually big in the US so we decided to order some chicken wings to start and then had 1/4 rack of ribs with two sides each. Food was delicious, service was great and it was really reasonable with the bill coming to around $60 including beers and service charge.
After the dinner we headed on the subway back to times square to get to our hotel. I'd really recommend visiting Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, I'm sure we'll be back again.
(Photo from Dinosaur Bar-B-Que)
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