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Restaurants"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Restaurant Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soho restaurants"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Six by Nico, Fitzrovia "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b-VmMKQhNkE/X33oAgfCraI/AAAAAAAANIo/xFWL_Vlqs_QjLM0IjtlvkB6aI_4l_idhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/duck-duck-goose-six-by-nico.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1280\" data-original-width\u003d\"1280\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b-VmMKQhNkE/X33oAgfCraI/AAAAAAAANIo/xFWL_Vlqs_QjLM0IjtlvkB6aI_4l_idhwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/duck-duck-goose-six-by-nico.jpg\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;If you’ve not heard of \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2020/09/11/six-by-nico-in-fitzrovia-rediscover-your-inner-child-with-unpretentious-yet-indulgent-dining-restaurant-review/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eSix by Nico coming to London\u003c/a\u003e, then I imagine you’ve been living under a rock. Despite launching in London under pretty testing times, it appears to have taken it by storm with a busy schedule and a pretty constant flow of insta pics.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eThe premise of Six by Nico is simple; ‘experience a brand new six course tasting menu every 6 weeks - each one themed upon a different place or\u0026nbsp; memory, from Chef Nico Simeone.’\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ePriced at £35 for 6-courses, with the wine pairing sitting at £33, it presents a reasonable mid-week dining experience at a much lower price bracket than your traditional tasting menu.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eThe venue is super central, located on Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia, which made for an easy journey there. As you enter the process is slick, with everyone being pretty efficient (and covid safe) from the offset. Interior wise it’s nice - pretty simple, nothing too fancy - and it doesn’t present the stuffiness (some) higher brow places can which can sometimes feel intimidating.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eYou’re presented with the option of vegetarian or meat - but if you have dietary requirements it’s simple to swap out one course, for example they catered for my friend who is pregnant fantastically.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eWithin 5 minutes of deciding on a menu; the first course arrives. I had expected this - it’s no surprise that the churn of customers needs to be high to offer 6-courses at £35. The first course was\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Lasagne -Crispy Lasagne / Ox Cheek Ragu / Parmesan Espuma \u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e- one of my favourite courses, it was tasty and, to be honest, a bit of a comfort dish.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-51dGrPbuTpc/X33oH_kf3EI/AAAAAAAANIs/vOnnkow40rYdT2GxMBEXwew_a6njx8KHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/lasagne-six-by-nico.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1280\" data-original-width\u003d\"1280\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-51dGrPbuTpc/X33oH_kf3EI/AAAAAAAANIs/vOnnkow40rYdT2GxMBEXwew_a6njx8KHgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/lasagne-six-by-nico.jpg\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eOur second course was fish fingers. As one of my childhood favourites, I was excited for the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFish Fingers - Salmon Tartare / Kohlrabi / Lime Gel / Pepper Dulse / Shaoshing Dressing\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e - and rightly so. This dish for me was right on the money, providing the light but yet powerful flavours it did. A real stand-out dish.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eThen we went onto \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEggy Soldiers - Cacklebean Egg / Brown Butter \u0026amp; Celeriac Espuma / Celeriac Soldier / Lovage\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e - and I’d be doing myself an injustice if I didn’t mention that I dislike eggs. But I tried it, and I didn’t hate it. My friends, much more experienced egg eaters, assured me that it was - in fact - rather tasty.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--avAcpsuw2o/X33oNTLHB-I/AAAAAAAANIw/BsZHaLu7REkN0JMsmdB8s8VVB1V6VT7qACLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/fish-fingers-six-by-nico.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1280\" data-original-width\u003d\"1280\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--avAcpsuw2o/X33oNTLHB-I/AAAAAAAANIw/BsZHaLu7REkN0JMsmdB8s8VVB1V6VT7qACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/fish-fingers-six-by-nico.jpg\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eAnother favourite turned tasting menu; \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMac ‘n’ Cheese - Truffle Mac’n’Cheese / Cauliflower / Aged Cheddar / Gherkin Ketchup\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e. This was a tasty dish - it wasn’t a wow dish, but it was nice. I think for me, I associate macaroni cheese with comfort. With hangovers. With being at home. So there’s no way I could dislike it, but I wasn’t wowed.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eThe final savoury course was \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDuck, Duck, Goose! - XO Duck Breast / Leg Bonbon / Gnocchi / Pumpkin \u0026amp; Black Garlic Emulsion\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e. This was my least favourite course, it was still tasty but the flavours were perhaps mismatched for me. What I cannot fault is the presentation, it really was rather incredible and I think their attention to detail was fantastic.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T7_UFQ-YK0M/X33oTTVJ9XI/AAAAAAAANI4/s7KBkIaJPpg-ttU6yrNHLVu-MgpboSpiQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/Eggy-soldiers-six-by-nico.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1280\" data-original-width\u003d\"1280\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T7_UFQ-YK0M/X33oTTVJ9XI/AAAAAAAANI4/s7KBkIaJPpg-ttU6yrNHLVu-MgpboSpiQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/Eggy-soldiers-six-by-nico.jpg\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eThe last - and only sweet course - was my absolute favourite \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRING-A-RING-A-ROSES - Savarin Creme / Raspberry / Lychee / Rose\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e. I have a sweet tooth - but ehmeerghad, this appealed to it perfectly. It was light, fresh - but yet so sweet. Of all the dishes, I felt this showed the most potential and I loved every bite...so much in fact I have no pictures of it.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Xvy5Y9BG5o/X33oYoLnJNI/AAAAAAAANJA/w47YUEYVZKwp6zimEZDkWFebTMJkjRjUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/mac-n-cheese-six-by-nico.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1280\" data-original-width\u003d\"1280\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Xvy5Y9BG5o/X33oYoLnJNI/AAAAAAAANJA/w47YUEYVZKwp6zimEZDkWFebTMJkjRjUgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/mac-n-cheese-six-by-nico.jpg\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eSix by Nico is a perfect example of how to bring tasting menus to the masses. The food is nice, there is obvious skill within the kitchen but it isn’t your fancy 1* restaurant...and it doesn’t need to be because what it does is fit for purpose entirely.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eIt is, what I would describe, as an entry-level tasting and at an incredibly reasonable price. If you’re frequenting the top Michelin starred places in London (er, jealous) then you’re not going to come away and disclose “it’s the best meal I’ve ever had”, but you’ll no doubt nod to the skill that they do show and how seamlessly they deliver something than can be so complex.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eSo give it a try - and see what you think! It’s a great, different night out that provides a bit more of a thrill than a standard night out.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e-\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.sixbynico.co.uk/london/booking/\"\u003ehttps://www.sixbynico.co.uk/london/booking/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e41 Charlotte St, Fitzrovia, London W1T 1RR\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.ourldnlife.com/feeds/6896100473158544428/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.ourldnlife.com/2020/10/six-by-nico-fitzrovia.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6326008086876232355/posts/default/6896100473158544428"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6326008086876232355/posts/default/6896100473158544428"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.ourldnlife.com/2020/10/six-by-nico-fitzrovia.html","title":"Six by Nico, Fitzrovia "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"kbj"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227820428968844214"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b-VmMKQhNkE/X33oAgfCraI/AAAAAAAANIo/xFWL_Vlqs_QjLM0IjtlvkB6aI_4l_idhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s72-w640-c-h640/duck-duck-goose-six-by-nico.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326008086876232355.post-8816311805703616554"},"published":{"$t":"2020-08-04T15:40:00.008+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-27T15:47:03.295+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Restaurants"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Southwark Restaurants"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Restaurant Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Restaurant Blogger"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bar Douro, Southwark"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7hsjlSrKeho/XylybRvB8SI/AAAAAAAAM1A/ivQz_HIdIVUqHk5UJk4QnkRMh4YL6sUfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1199/BarDouro2.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1199\" data-original-width\u003d\"1199\" height\u003d\"800\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7hsjlSrKeho/XylybRvB8SI/AAAAAAAAM1A/ivQz_HIdIVUqHk5UJk4QnkRMh4YL6sUfQCLcBGAsYHQ/w800-h800/BarDouro2.jpg\" width\u003d\"800\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eBar Douro is located in Southwark, within Flat Iron Square, and specializes in Portugese tapas. I went to Portugal just over a year ago, splitting my time there between Porto and Lisbon...and it was one of my favourite places I’ve visited.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb id\u003d\"docs-internal-guid-36bd2d96-7fff-cfa8-5d26-b3d0489a1a07\" style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eWhen there, I ate, and \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eate\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e. Much like in Spain, I became obsessed with the relaxed way of eating (later times, no real rush or necessity to get there) - and of course, the port.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eSo when an ex-colleague mentioned Bar Douro to me, I’d wanted to go straight away. It took me a while to get there; often falling back on restaurants I knew and loved. But finally, a couple of weeks ago I finally went.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eNestled in between the arches, Bar Douro is dimly lit with a nice buzz as you walk in. It’s small and cosy, with seating around the bar that hosts a mixture of friends and couples alike. Naturally, 90% of those dining had many glasses of wine and naturally I felt like I’d fit right in.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eSeated immediately, we sat in front of the ovens (which is something I am always a fan of) and could see the chefs plating various delicious looking plates. The menu is small and simple, broken down in sections; snacks, garden (veggie), seafood and meat. It’s recommended you have around 6-7 between two, initially I thought this wouldn’t be nearly enough (oink), but the waiter reassured me and plied me with the wine we’d ordered.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eFrom the snack section we opted for crispy polenta, smoked portugese sausage croquettes and salt cod fritters. Then from the rest of the menu we opted for garlic punched potatoes, octopus with sweet potato and lamb rump with kale.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zc99rZEej8Q/XylyN8Q50wI/AAAAAAAAM08/0uBf1GH_jeo1l3oje_4YTpF9lrKipvozQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1199/BarDouro1.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; white-space: normal;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1199\" data-original-width\u003d\"1199\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zc99rZEej8Q/XylyN8Q50wI/AAAAAAAAM08/0uBf1GH_jeo1l3oje_4YTpF9lrKipvozQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/BarDouro1.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eWe opted for a bottle of Meio Qeuijo, a full-bodied red that was rather smooth, after debating whether to opt for one of their sparkling wines. Their wine list is extensive, in both options and price, ranging from around £25 through to £145 in terms of wine, and obviously a little more for their port offerings, which were again extensive and one of the better selections I’ve seen in my time in London.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eThe food came quickly; starting with the snacks first. The smoked sausage croquettes were exceptional; simple flavours combined to make a little bite of heaven. Salt cod fritters - again something I discovered whilst in Portugal, and unfortunately then something I came to crave whilst hungover - were full of flavour, complemented with a peppery sauce that had a nice kick to it.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eThe rest of the food came out at a nice pace; the octopus came first and lived up to the expectations. Octopus is one of my favourite things, but definitely one of those I’d never attempt to cook at my flat so it’s always a...treat? It was meaty, paired well with the sweet potato; my only critique being that it would have paired nicely with something sweet in addition to the sweet potato.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kna85AaWYvw/XylyNmhIQKI/AAAAAAAAM04/8oCsNe1EKWgKD7bedj136CCeeUWDdasbQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/BarDouro3.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1200\" data-original-width\u003d\"1200\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kna85AaWYvw/XylyNmhIQKI/AAAAAAAAM04/8oCsNe1EKWgKD7bedj136CCeeUWDdasbQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/BarDouro3.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eThe lamb and potatoes came last; by this point we were both surprisingly full, but welcomed more food naturally as the ganets we both are. One perk of putting on weight is definitely this new found ability to truly put away copious amounts of food.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eThe lamb was great in flavour, a little dry in texture, but worked well with the garlic punched potatoes and finished off the meal nicely. I’d been hyping myself up for the pastel de nata and a port for the entire day, but actually after all the food I’d found myself too full to even entertain the thought - which is not something I thought I’d been saying. In fact, I’d nearly started a row with my other half when he suggested I’d ordered too much…\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eIn total, the meal came to £70 including all food, drinks and service. If you live or work in the area, you can get a Bankside Buzz Card which gives you a 10% discount at Bar Douro all week.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eOverall, I’d totally recommend this cute restaurant for a casual meal out, a meet-up with a friend or even a date night.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eYou can book here:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.bardouro.co.uk/london-bridge\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003ehttps://www.bardouro.co.uk/london-bridge\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"MsoNormal\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e35B, Arch, 85B Southwark Bridge Rd, London SE1 0NQ\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2LiBmOCf9c4/XmEea_g7tgI/AAAAAAAAMx0/uo6_9zuOZpg1-L0MY0Z_m7e9XPZlgQwCACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/FLOUR-AND-GRAPE.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1280\" data-original-width\u003d\"1280\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2LiBmOCf9c4/XmEea_g7tgI/AAAAAAAAMx0/uo6_9zuOZpg1-L0MY0Z_m7e9XPZlgQwCACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/FLOUR-AND-GRAPE.jpg\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eOne thing I cannot live without, other than my new inhaler, is pasta. Call me cliche, but honestly it’s one of those that every time someone says:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb id\u003d\"docs-internal-guid-bed2c765-7fff-eaeb-71d2-53c355f78b5c\" style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e“Would you rather die or give-up pasta?”\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eI know the answer immediately. In fact my addiction is SO strong, that despite the clear signs I am obviously intolerant to gluten, I still continue to eat it around 5 times a week. And I beg the question again, \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: #ff9900; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ewhy do the things we love most hurt us the most?\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eAnd one of my favourite places for pasta in London is, as the title suggests, \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlour \u0026amp; Grape.\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eLocated at the bottom of buzzy Bermondsey Street, Flour \u0026amp; Grape is an\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e intimate restaurant with a fairly small cover\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e. As you arrive, you’ll see people making pasta in the window and creating their brilliant menu. When you enter, it’s candle lit with a nice feel - one that reminds me a lot of New York - and instantly you feel calm, collected...and \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003etotally ready for a glass of wine\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eThankfully, you’re in luck as they offer a great wine list with some great, and reasonable, options. Or if you’d prefer a gin and tonic, they’ve \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003egot a gin bar downstairs \u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003ewhich you can visit before or after your meal...and even try their gin flight.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JIE91EkmCvA/XmEdUugFhNI/AAAAAAAAMxs/Tq9PA-lXMvYxqd4F8fJOnbYY2X4yD_NXQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Flour-and-Grape-Bermondsey-pasta.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1068\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JIE91EkmCvA/XmEdUugFhNI/AAAAAAAAMxs/Tq9PA-lXMvYxqd4F8fJOnbYY2X4yD_NXQCEwYBhgL/s640/Flour-and-Grape-Bermondsey-pasta.jpg\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eSo back to pasta...you can’t book for dinners, but you can for lunches, and the wait can often be long. In fact, they have been known to be\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e fully booked before 7pm\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e in busier times. If you don’t want to head there you can always sign-up to the walk-in app and book a table there.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eIn the restaurant, you’re seated on a \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003esharing table or private table,\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e depending on availability, and you’re given 90 minutes. I totally get the reasoning for this but it does mean it’s not a long-term evening plan.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eThe menu is simple and cheap - but brilliant. \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003eDishes can vary from £8-12\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e, and the portion sizes are more than enough. The pappardelle (a slow cooked ragu) or the Tortelloni (roasted pork shoulder with sage butter) are winners for me and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had them, but between my best friend and I we’ve inhaled most of the menu.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-46ZFIlo-Rn4/XmEdUsNYc7I/AAAAAAAAMxw/yUYavexlB4AyVtwh5hbMmW-Wp14wWa-KACEwYBhgL/s1600/FlourandGrape-Bermondsey.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1280\" data-original-width\u003d\"1024\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-46ZFIlo-Rn4/XmEdUsNYc7I/AAAAAAAAMxw/yUYavexlB4AyVtwh5hbMmW-Wp14wWa-KACEwYBhgL/s640/FlourandGrape-Bermondsey.jpg\" width\u003d\"512\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eThey will often do specials which vary a lot and I've seen plenty of different ones; a few months ago they did \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003ea fantastic shrimp and tomato pasta \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003ewhich just had the most incredible flavour. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan face\u003d\"\"\u003ePersonally, \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eI always enjoy something sweet after dinner; and Flour \u0026amp; Grape provide the goods in the form of \u003cb style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003edessert wine...\u003c/b\u003e\u003ci style\u003d\"color: orange; font-weight: bold;\"\u003ewhich totally counts as a dessert right? \u003c/i\u003eIf you are perhaps a little more sensible than myself, then \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eIf you’re \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003elooking for a cheap, chilled out pasta location in the SE1 \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003earea then I could not recommend this enough. Padella is great, I’m not knocking it, but it’s become a tourist hotspot with huge queues and filling up even quicker than Flour \u0026amp; Grape. This is however a fantastic alternative with brilliant food, a great atmosphere and significantly less people...perfect.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eBuon\u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #222222; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAppetito.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange; font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange; font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e214 Bermondsey St, SE1 3TQ\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.flourandgrape.com/\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange; font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehttps://www.flourandgrape.com/\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; 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"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GGOTxErsX7A/XmEO_poTZ3I/AAAAAAAAMwM/AwDfbstlmN8ktrrI28FEaG2zHN5-5l6QwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/KBJ.PNG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"779\" data-original-width\u003d\"891\" height\u003d\"558\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GGOTxErsX7A/XmEO_poTZ3I/AAAAAAAAMwM/AwDfbstlmN8ktrrI28FEaG2zHN5-5l6QwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/KBJ.PNG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange; font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange; font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange; font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuess who’s back...back again.\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb id\u003d\"docs-internal-guid-a47635f7-7fff-f58b-0413-de334dca3a1a\" style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIt’s been a long time since I’ve blogged anything on here - I guess you could say I’ve been lazy, and actually in part you’d be completely right. I think anyone who blogs on the side, or as a full-time career to be honest, will confirm it’s definitely a labour of love. Mustering up the energy to come home after a 9/10 hour day, to open yet another screen, to write yet more content...I must say, I’ve been following more of a \u003c/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e“\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003epass me the wine\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e” routine in the last year.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eBut it’s not totally down to being lazy. This blog has been a London based blog for many years, focusing on the city and where to eat, drink...date. You’ve got to love the things you write about right? Well I certainly think so.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eAnd truthfully, I’ve not been loving London much in the last 12-18 months. I’ve found the city isolating and lonely, I’ve found the rat race draining to the point of physical and mental exhaustion, and I’ve come to hate\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e the changing attitudes of people that live here that have undoubtedly come to my attention\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e in the wake of various political upheavals. I've had periods of feeling down for weeks on end, to being so happy that thinking about this just became an after thought, always a \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e\"I should probably pop something on there.\"\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eSo whilst when I first moved, I’d spend every last penny I had on eating out here, \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003efinding new places to drink or exciting things to do\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e, I’ve come to spend all of my money on going abroad. Sacrificing my life here to spend a weekend elsewhere, in a bid to make life seem a little less shit. And when I’ve been in London, I’ve gone to my favourite 4 places,\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e knocked back several bottles of wine and repeat.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ywLs8-M9ghQ/XmEPee_1GNI/AAAAAAAAMwU/FmErpZJXQ6EVnXut-BNghlJRaUWekK-bgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/London.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1100\" data-original-width\u003d\"1125\" height\u003d\"624\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ywLs8-M9ghQ/XmEPee_1GNI/AAAAAAAAMwU/FmErpZJXQ6EVnXut-BNghlJRaUWekK-bgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/London.jpg\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eI just sort of\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e lost that will to explore where I live\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e in lieu of exploring the rest of the world, and in so my “passion”, if you will, for blogging and sharing this stuff. Maybe it would be an Instagram here, or a tweet there, but no real desire to put anything into it.\u0026nbsp;I \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003ekind of just existed in London,\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e rather than actually living and enjoying it.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eBut then I kind of remember that \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003ehaving a blog titled London does not limit me to just London\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e, it doesn’t mean I can’t share the other things I love doing, or the various other countries I’ve \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003etraveled\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e. London is an \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eepicentre\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e of culture, but it also is\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e one of the best connected cities in the world\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e that permits for global travel...and that’s part of its beauty.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eCombined with this, and the fact that in the last 3 months I’ve started \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003eto remember why I love London \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003eagain. I’ve been eating out more, booked restaurants and wanted to venture out of my favourite 4 spots in favour of seeing more of the place I call home.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb style\u003d\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003eSo welcome back, if you’re still here, and this time it’s going to be a little bit of everything!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-81ahbhPT0UQ/XmEPi0_ytII/AAAAAAAAMwY/g8Fk51-8W_4vQ7rYFxIU4i-sSvA6kpliQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/London1.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1106\" data-original-width\u003d\"1125\" height\u003d\"628\" src\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-81ahbhPT0UQ/XmEPi0_ytII/AAAAAAAAMwY/g8Fk51-8W_4vQ7rYFxIU4i-sSvA6kpliQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/London1.jpg\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.ourldnlife.com/feeds/5319498128713233367/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.ourldnlife.com/2020/03/guess-whos-backback-again.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6326008086876232355/posts/default/5319498128713233367"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6326008086876232355/posts/default/5319498128713233367"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.ourldnlife.com/2020/03/guess-whos-backback-again.html","title":"Guess who's back...back again. "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"kbj"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227820428968844214"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GGOTxErsX7A/XmEO_poTZ3I/AAAAAAAAMwM/AwDfbstlmN8ktrrI28FEaG2zHN5-5l6QwCLcBGAsYHQ/s72-c/KBJ.PNG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326008086876232355.post-8280813301831664839"},"published":{"$t":"2018-10-01T21:03:00.005+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-27T15:47:35.156+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"homepage post"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"london"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Creating the Perfect Dinner Party: La Belle Assiette "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c2QMaY14xrs/W7J8wHSKVuI/AAAAAAAAMos/74Zb7gd-a7gxTg0dnvfA9aoDBV4wogJ5QCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_1640.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c2QMaY14xrs/W7J8wHSKVuI/AAAAAAAAMos/74Zb7gd-a7gxTg0dnvfA9aoDBV4wogJ5QCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_1640.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7nRUR9jojPI/W7J8q2ArVDI/AAAAAAAAMog/mn6qs04In7o602fG8d677D_-nD_20HVFwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_1637.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7nRUR9jojPI/W7J8q2ArVDI/AAAAAAAAMog/mn6qs04In7o602fG8d677D_-nD_20HVFwCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_1637.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003eI’d never considered myself one to have a private chef over - in fact, I actually love hosting and cooking for people. It’s the simple things - I love having a reason to have people round given I live alone, so hosting is a favourite of mine and trying recipes is great fun.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBut when the opportunity arose, I couldn’t turn it down and curiosity definitely got the better of me.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLa Belle Assiette was founded to make entertaining at home truly enjoyable. They bring talented chefs into your kitchen so you can enjoy hosting dinners, without the stress of cooking or cleaning. The concept of having someone I didn’t know come and cook was a little unnerving - until I met Bonita who was the chef for the evening.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003eInstantly any reservations I had were gone with Bonita making me feel super comfortable with her friendly nature and chatty approach.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHer menu was entirely vegan, which I try to avoid meat as much as I can so this was great, and was largely a sharing meal with a real focus on produce which was in season, and even from the her allotment providing vegetables that were truly fresh.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWe’d discussed the menu beforehand, ensuring neither my guests nor myself had any dietary requirements and Bonita decided on a menu. To start it would be butternut squash, red lentil and coconut soup with a sweetcorn fritter and burnt chilli jam.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kHyTCK67uyA/W7J8rKTZ3uI/AAAAAAAAMo8/UdZ-zC6UVfY0fBvblu6DDpXKdQ7S13gEACEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_1639.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kHyTCK67uyA/W7J8rKTZ3uI/AAAAAAAAMo8/UdZ-zC6UVfY0fBvblu6DDpXKdQ7S13gEACEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_1639.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dEBMfVeHP9o/W7J8q5K8h7I/AAAAAAAAMo4/ZQABJEJofGEqezLQOhINnMGcpHYN5WaAwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_1638.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dEBMfVeHP9o/W7J8q5K8h7I/AAAAAAAAMo4/ZQABJEJofGEqezLQOhINnMGcpHYN5WaAwCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_1638.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWe’d then move onto butter beans, burst tomatoes, garlic and black pepper courgettes, gremolata and aioli, cauliflower and red pepper olive oil hummus, watercress and rocket shallots and crumbs and then pitta bread and pickles.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003eTo finish a warm chocolate brownie with boozy blackberries and coconut yoghurt.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAll I had to do was set the table, invite the guests and relax. The entire menu was incredible, tasty and worked incredibly well with Bonita talking us through each course, how it was made and answering any questions we had. A personal favourite? Garlic and black pepper courgettes - truly some of the freshest food I have ever eaten with just the most incredible flavours.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWhen we had finished, and believe me we were all so incredibly full as portion sizes are generous, Bonita had tidied everything away leaving nothing for me to do...a welcomed treat after many times having to tidy up after!\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe entire evening, from start to finish, was seamlessly easy, enjoyable and a breath of fresh air. It’s something I’d truly recommend to take away the stress from you so you can enjoy your evening.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eLa Belle Assiette from £39 to £89 per person, depending on the menu, and provides everything you could need.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIf you want to book your own chef, please head to: \u003ca href\u003d\"https://labelleassiette.co.uk/\"\u003ehttps://labelleassiette.co.uk/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cTPE-LoSUzg/W7J82YBN7wI/AAAAAAAAMpA/LT1BI4klPiMOy0xjebIBhDlDPBuRF0xcQCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_1610.JPG\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1600\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" height\u003d\"640\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cTPE-LoSUzg/W7J82YBN7wI/AAAAAAAAMpA/LT1BI4klPiMOy0xjebIBhDlDPBuRF0xcQCEwYBhgL/s640/IMG_1610.JPG\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"rtl\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.ourldnlife.com/feeds/8280813301831664839/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.ourldnlife.com/2018/10/the-perfect-dinner-party-la-belle.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6326008086876232355/posts/default/8280813301831664839"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6326008086876232355/posts/default/8280813301831664839"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.ourldnlife.com/2018/10/the-perfect-dinner-party-la-belle.html","title":"Creating the Perfect Dinner Party: La Belle Assiette "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"kbj"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227820428968844214"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c2QMaY14xrs/W7J8wHSKVuI/AAAAAAAAMos/74Zb7gd-a7gxTg0dnvfA9aoDBV4wogJ5QCEwYBhgL/s72-c/IMG_1640.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}}]}});