Food

I back this 100%. I would like to add a carnitas burrito from Taqueria Cancún and a tofu ranchero* super burrito from Pancho Villa into the conversation.

While we are at it, I should mention that the south-west corner of Dolores Park and a can of Oly complements any of these options nicely.

Evidence of a solid day.

stupid homesickness thread

• Used to be vegetarian. This is the best one of these in that town.
  
  
  

I love the Veg burrito from El Buen Sabor on 18 and Guerrero

What's your best lunch at Borough Market?

I used to think it was the Chorizo Double, but today, Ginger Pig Sausage Roll (£3.50 for the regular, £4 for the special - today it's sweet chilli - AYEmazing) with a bag of organic mixed leaves from Chegworth Valley (£2.50 for a big bag which I'm keeping for dinner).

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That would fill me up for about an hour. Not a proper lunch and it cost you £6.50 by the sound of it. Bag of rocket and a sausage roll from Tesco would be £2.50 and you wouldn't have to queue for an hour.

that's a weeks worth of snossage rolls at yer Gregg's.

That's about the size of a rounders ball and as dense as the centre of a black hole. You don't feel hungry after a GP sausage block.

No queue and it's huge. Would hurt if it was chucked at your head.
£2.50 salad would easily portion to 4.
This ain't no tesco or greggs, this is the gp

Tasting menu for lunch at Roka.

burp

Double Brindisa Sandwich, obvs.

What's your best lunch at Borough Market?

I used to think it was the Chorizo Double, but today, Ginger Pig Sausage Roll (£3.50 for the regular, £4 for the special - today it's sweet chilli - AYEmazing) with a bag of organic mixed leaves from Chegworth Valley (£2.50 for a big bag which I'm keeping for dinner).

A roll with bubble, sausage and egg at Maria's Market Cafe, tea, and any russet apples I can pick up on the way back.

Unfortunately for my wallet and arteries Borough is about 5 minutes from the office.

Maria's now you're talking. Liver bap is excellent.

Picked up 4 Chorizo for £2.11 and 2 chili cajun lamb sausages for £1.38 from East London Sausage Company. Also popped into the spar and picked up a pot of chili bacon jam.

It was lush. Sausages very rich, so two were perfect.

I saw bacon jam in Tescos; I'd assumed it was a super esoteric niche thing till now.

Brining some pork belly for dinner tomorrow, got a chili on the hob to go in the freezer for the week, and then knocking up a curry that will do tonight and lunches at work.

This evening was the first time in a long time I had time to cook properly.
Been surviving off tuna, eggs, salad and microwavable soup for a while.
I've missed eating things that taste nice.
Also so much cheaper.

http://www.the-dairy.co.uk/ <-- fucking awesome, in spite of it being in (spits) clapham.

http://www.themodernpantry.co.uk/ <-- waste of a £100 worth of scratch card winnings. cntz.

Anywhere that thinks they have to tell you what 'modern' and 'pantry' mean on the website are probably pretentious cunts...

Went to the Modern Pantry on Sat for their afternoon tea.

Really great food.
Mostato was fucking delicious, despite being hungover, I could have easily sunk a bottle.
Moscato D'Asti 'Bricco Quaglia' 2011,. La Spinetta. Piedmont, Italy.
Tea Library was a wank.

Service was terrible. Absolutely lacking.

Has anyone got anything to say about Hoi Polloi at the Ace Hotel on Shoreditch Highe Street? Considering booking it for a birthday gift in December.

Went to the Modern Pantry on Sat for their afternoon tea.

Really great food.
Mostato was fucking delicious, despite being hungover, I could have easily sunk a bottle.
Moscato D'Asti 'Bricco Quaglia' 2011,. La Spinetta. Piedmont, Italy.
Tea Library was a wank.

Service was terrible. Absolutely lacking.

How was the pastry selection? What did you eat?

I actually had awesome service there when i went, really nice bloke. Although he did mistake a granita for a gratin.

Problem was the girl who was supposed to tell us what everything was, struggled...
"Er, this is a sandwich, a sweet scone, a savory, brownies..." So awkward that we were like "oh ok. thanks"

Three layer mini ciabatta sandwiches - salmon, avocado, cress
Three layer mini ciabatta sandwiches - goats cheese, peppers
Sun-dried tomato mini-scones with cream cheese and chutney
Sweet scone - pistachio(?) with cream, crusted with brown sugar, I don't really remember this because I inhaled it!
Mini passion-fruit panacotta
Chocolate brownies with cherries - perfect texture
Something else I'm forgetting...or maybe not...

is this at that modern pantry shitcastle? i've had better pub food. in a wetherspoons.

Ooh, Wetherspoons! Might head there for lunch now...
#oldstreet #arseholeoflondon

I now have 7 leeks in the house. Any ideas on what to do with them? Did leek and got cheese quiche last week, so that's out

Classic would be leek and potato soup.
Or caramelise them as you would onions.
Or just chuck em in where you'd put onions.
Or http://farm-direct.com/category/497-bacon-and-leek-cake.aspx?
Or make little rosti like things...

I love leeks, underused deliciousness. I sometimes just boil them up and add butter, and thats about perfect.

Or burn them with fire.

I hate leeks.

do u even?