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There was no dinner Friday night as we were too full from the tea. We attended a magic show since my nephew is into performing card tricks. Here are some pre-show mocktails and a cocktail And more cocktails that my husband and nephew ordered at the interval. Martini and Manhattan, I believe. After the show, we went around the corner to a pub so interested parties could obtain a beer Saturday we went to a breakfast spot around the corner from our hotel on our way to touristy stuff. Goat cheese croissant and iced latte Avocado toast We did the guided Globe theater tour for my niece. She loved it I took a picture of this band we heard playing on our walk along the river, because their name amused me. The Chalamets. I guess they do have his floppy hair 😂 A truly terrible iced latte before braving the British Museum Then my sister and niece split off to go get fish and chips and attend a musical (shiver). My niece sent a picture of her fish and chips for this report My husband, nephew and I went to a nearby Indian restaurant at my nephew’s request, Tamarind Two cocktails and a mocktail Chaat Paneer cooked in the tandoor A spicy green Goan chicken curry, methi paneer, and a lamb curry, with naan and rice Nephew ordered a coffee jelly for dessert. Husband and I were too full Post dinner coffee (me) and espresso martini (nephew) Then back to the hotel to wait for my niece and sister in the lovely lobby Crazy drink my nephew ordered that came in a smoke filled dome and a ginger mocktail for me Niece and nephew loved their quick visit to London and have asked to return already. We are off to the airport to fly to Paris. Will continue this report over on that board.

Yes, we made a reservation, because we are a larger party, but I imagine they take walk ins as well.

I am back in London for the weekend before heading to Paris for a week. My sister, niece and nephew are with us also this time. This is a combination Christmas gift for the three of them, as my niece and nephew have not been to either location before. The pub around the corner from our hotel seemed rather busy when we arrived. After doing touristy stuff like Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, park walks, etc. in the afternoon, we had dinner at the Savoy Grill. It was very dark so no menu pictures. My niece and I don’t drink, so we ordered a raspberry sour mocktail. It was very tasty Everyone else had cocktails and wine. I could not get pictures of everything because it was too dark. This was my smoked haddock soufflé appetizer. Very rich, but delicious A couple of people had steak tartare. Nephew and husband both ordered the beef wellington sister had sea bass Niece had a ribeye And I had the Dover sole, which was outstanding Niece ordered the crepes Suzette for dessert after she smelled them being cooked for the table behind us We also ordered a chocolate soufflé and a sticky toffee pudding for the table to share Today we did more touristy stuff like Tower of London, boat tour etc. Then we headed to Fortnum and Mason for tea. We ordered the afternoon tea, which was this tower of food. Per person! Smoked trout, cucumber, egg, and coronation chicken sandwiches plain and currant scones with clotted cream and jam And desserts. They were a lemon tart, a blueberry loaf, a rose eclair, a rhubarb mousse, and the egg in the middle tasted like lemon curd. Each person got unlimited sandwiches, two scones, and an entire plate of desserts served at the outset. You could have extras of anything you wanted as well. We could not come close to finishing the original portions. So of course, they brought us out a whole plate of macarons and gave us a box of extra macarons to take home as well. I will not be eating again any time soon 😂

Thanks! Will check it out. We are only here through Sunday afternoon, but don’t have anything else booked for dinners yet

Sounds delicious! We are in the lounge waiting to board now. We are going to London for a few days first. Our London schedule is pretty packed with tourist stuff, and our Paris plans are, shall we say, more fluid. I will report on where we end up eating in both cities.

Some weekend dinners. Fluffy egg and cheddar sandwich with arugula and bacon Fish tacos. I dredged the fish pieces in spices and wondra flour and pan seared them rather than deep frying it. Linguini with clams

Chicken katzu with cucumber salad, rice, and some orange wedges just because there is so much citrus in the house right now!

Pureed winter squash and potato soup with some crispy roasted mushrooms added at the end for texture.

Thank you very much! I will look into all of these today. I really appreciate your help.

So, rememberer how I said early in my last report that I was going to plan the dining for our April visit much more tightly? Well, that did not happen. We are leaving next week and I have exactly one dinner booked. I'm traveling with my nephew, who has an anaphylactic allergy to crustaceans, which makes things little more complicated. We have an apartment in the 16th this visit, and will probably be eating at home at least some of the time. We are going to London for a few days before going to Paris, but the London part is all settled. If anyone has any last minute suggestions for Paris restaurants, preferably on the more casual/bistro end of things, I am all ears! We are definitely not looking for multi Michelin starred experiences this time. The only thing everyone has told me that they want to eat is "lots of bread, really good cheese, and tasty food". So helpful... 🙂 Thanks!

Ramen noodle bowls with the leftover cabbage from the prior evening's stir fry, oyster mushrooms, cilantro, and a big spoon of chili crunch to spice it up

I had a package of chicken thighs that I ground up and a big green cabbage to sell to the group, so both got used over the last couple of nights. Tuesday we had chicken tinga tacos And last night we had stir-fried chicken and cabbage with fish sauce butter with rice, adapted from a recipe for stir fried pork that I found on NY Times Cooking. Leftovers of the stir fry will be resurrected in a noodle bowl for tonight's dinner. And thankfully we are supposedly not getting cabbage in today's CSA delivery.

No cook dinner: wedge of brie, hunk of bread, arugula salad with strawberries and blueberries Fish and chips another night

A few recents. Potato chowder Arancini with tomato and spinach sauce Spaghetti with meyer lemons and bay scallops

Sir fried noodles with bok choy, broccoli and scallions, with an egg on top