Showing posts with label london. Show all posts
Showing posts with label london. Show all posts

london - the cool kids

Londoners: i don't envy your food or your infrastructure, but i am still jealous of the way you are

things i love about london

borough market was crazy at the weekend, but i did enjoy taking a look around. i'd definitely go with a huge shopping basket if i lived there.


the vegetables were gorgeous, if a bit pricey


everyone talks about how london's dining scene has really improved. with a few exceptions, though, they're still best at doing the traditional things like pies, bangers+mash, and smoked fish. i also had some very good cheese on this trip. (below: la fromagerie in marylebone)


scones with clotted cream and jam are my favorite. and what's better than traditional afternoon tea service at claridge's? well, how about waking up to the smell of butter and discovering that your friend has just taken some scones out of the oven, just in time for breakfast?

the new saatchi gallery

The latest show at the Saatchi Gallery (The Empire Strikes Back -- Indian Art Today) was awesomely curated. My favorites were Subodh Gupta's U.F.O. using Indian brass water pots (above) and Huma Mulji's Arabian Delight (bottom), a taxidermy camel that's meant to be a humorous comment on perceptions of Pakistan.   



hackney, london


after marrakech, it was london. my mind was still clinging to the bright colors of marrakech... which might be why my camera was so drawn to this gentleman's scarf.