I went to a film preview on Wednesday with my friend Hannah who i used to work with. The film was called "Life as we know it" and it was really good - a romantic comedy with a lot of laughs and a tear or two. Go and see it!
After the movie we went for a catch up at Boheme Kitchen & Bar in Soho over a bottle of wine and some nibbles.
They had a very yummy platter menu where you pick 3 items for £14 or 5 items for £20. We decided to go for a platter with 3 choices: mini burgers, spicy sausages and corn fritters. All of it was lovely and i would go back again for more!
A couple of colleagues from Dallas came over to London for a few days and we went out to Cantina Laredo for lunch. Cantina Laredo is a new upmarket Mexican restaurant in Covent Garden which i have wanted to try for a while.
I really like the fact that they make the guacamole at your table to share which is fun and you can then decide how chunky or smooth/ hot or mild you want it to be. You get corn chips and 2 types of salsas with your guacamole order.
I went for a "Enchilada Veracruz" (with chicken and spinach) for my main which was very nice but looked a bit scruffy (for it being an upmarket mexican restaurant - being picky here). It also could have done with some spice but i just used the salsa sauces that came with the chips. I would definately like to go back again and be a bit more adventurous with the menu - maybe for dinner.
My friend Karin asked me to join her and her 9 year old daughter, Emely, for a shopping day in central London for Emely's birthday. So we met up in the morning at the Nordic bakery for a swedish cinnamon bun and some coffee to start the day before hitting the shops including every child's idea of heaven.. Hamley's.
I had booked us in for lunch at Inamo's thinking that Emely would find it fun. Inamo is a Japanese restaurant that i have reviewed before with a futuristic way of ordering. Each diner basically have a computer screen projected onto their place setting and you can click through the dishes and then click to order. You can also change the "table cloth" with different moodlights..and you can play games - perfect for kids when they get bored during lunch!;-)
My last visit had me raving about the place but this time i was not as convinced. We were seated in the basement since it was full on the ground floor.. the basement was very dark with a fierce airconditioning (think gale wind) and i asked them to turn it down but not much changed. Some of the food also came out a tad cold (amazing presentation though).
We had a large selection of dishes to share and everything was nice. The highlight was the creme brulee.. to die for!! the letdown dish was the springrolls which were very strange - i do not recommend them.
I would go back again on the 50% off deal .. and i keep dreaming about the creme brulee..
