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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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text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bjjgRNLaz6o/XmERg05SBJI/AAAAAAAAMw8/44BG0QNeTC8lHD-h0EiJBQkeEv-QskvtACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Johnny%2BStephens%2BPhotography%2B-D82A3014.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://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bjjgRNLaz6o/XmERg05SBJI/AAAAAAAAMw8/44BG0QNeTC8lHD-h0EiJBQkeEv-QskvtACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Johnny%2BStephens%2BPhotography%2B-D82A3014.jpg\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb id\u003d\"docs-internal-guid-4b6e8dbd-7fff-60bd-6d08-b2e4f3debc62\" 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;\"\u003eIt’s my second year celebrating \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHouse of Holi at Cinnamon Kitchen\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e - and it’s officially not my last. Don’t ask me why - but whenever I think of this evening, I always put it with Lizzo’s good as hell. Possibly because I totally think the lyrics are “I throw my hands up” instead of “I do my hair toss” but...potato potato.\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/-CtqVaFtcZSo/XmERfClOm6I/AAAAAAAAMxU/FrG3brH_xiIU4yjSfYu9V7jAwvwl8fWxACEwYBhgL/s1600/Johnny%2BStephens%2BPhotography%2B-D82A2538.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://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CtqVaFtcZSo/XmERfClOm6I/AAAAAAAAMxU/FrG3brH_xiIU4yjSfYu9V7jAwvwl8fWxACEwYBhgL/s640/Johnny%2BStephens%2BPhotography%2B-D82A2538.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\"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; 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\u003eAnyway...\u003c/b\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;\"\u003eHouse of Holi is Cinnamon Kitchen’s iconic \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003epower-paint throwing pop-up\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e that is held near Liverpool Street. The event is arguably one of London’s funnest events, with it almost feeling like you fall back to your child-like state as you throw paint around with no care in the world.\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; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003eVivek Singh\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e, owner of Cinnamon Kitchen, speaks of the celebration of Holi in such a passionate way. \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoli is a festival of friendship, love, forgiveness - nothing in anger. \u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003eAnd the bright colours throw around all evening do nothing but solidify his thoughts. It truly is one of the happiest celebrations in London.\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;\"\u003eIt’s here again,\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e for the 6th time, from 4th-15th March\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e, and you can play with friends or strangers alike. As I said this was my second time doing this - and I can confirm getting yourself home via public transport is no less hilarious than it was last year.\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;\"\u003eTo make the event even more epic this year, \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranklin \u0026amp; Sons\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e, award-winning premium soft drinks, soda’s, tonics and mixers, will be popping up on the terrace throughout the festival. As one of my favourite drinks brands, and the brand that kept me\u0026nbsp; going whilst I dabbled with being Teetotal, it’s the perfect combination.\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/-zE4uWcbTwQw/XmERfGkt_iI/AAAAAAAAMxY/FfyWvCY3zLcitp-NUVM6FG1ev8yEnfAIQCEwYBhgL/s1600/Johnny%2BStephens%2BPhotography%2B-D82A2260.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://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zE4uWcbTwQw/XmERfGkt_iI/AAAAAAAAMxY/FfyWvCY3zLcitp-NUVM6FG1ev8yEnfAIQCEwYBhgL/s640/Johnny%2BStephens%2BPhotography%2B-D82A2260.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 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 Franklin \u0026amp; Sons, you can of course \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003eeat in Cinnamon Kitchen\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e, which provides fantastic Indian food with a British twist. \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;\"\u003e\u003cspan face\u003d\"\"\u003eAnd in addition to having a blast, and totally covering yourself in every colour possible,\u0026nbsp; this year Cinnamon Kitchen are giving back; create your own colourful artwork on canvas in the \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003epaint pod, from £5. All proceeds from the paintings and £1 from every Holi menu will be donated to Find Your Feet, helping families in Africa and Asia build a life free from hunger.\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;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003eMy only advice? Don’t wear expensive light green suede shoes like I did last year. They will get totally ruined.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\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;\"\u003eEnjoy!\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 style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: arial;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\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\"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;\"\u003ePlay Holi tickets are priced at £12 per person, \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: orange;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.designmynight.com/london/bars/liverpool-street/cinnamon-kitchen/play-holi-inthe-city-3\" style\u003d\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003ehttps://www.designmynight.com/london/bars/liverpool-street/cinnamon-kitchen/play-holi-inthe-city-3\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"line-height: 1.38; 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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"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6326008086876232355.post-3335530548261402547"},"published":{"$t":"2018-07-16T19:30:00.003+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-27T15:40:19.203+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lifestyle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"homepage post"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"renting in London"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle Blog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"how to find a flatmate in london"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"London Lifestyle"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Renting in London: Does the Ideal Flatmate exist? "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ctable align\u003d\"center\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" class\u003d\"tr-caption-container\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yJ9FZwh1VYM/WKoc8vEc0OI/AAAAAAAAMXc/CBg4q-KByH42myiLQ1RvbPn47zZUQ5fBgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/IMG_0826.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yJ9FZwh1VYM/WKoc8vEc0OI/AAAAAAAAMXc/CBg4q-KByH42myiLQ1RvbPn47zZUQ5fBgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/IMG_0826.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class\u003d\"tr-caption\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eMe at one of the many dinner parties we hosted\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eWhen I was young, naïve and unaware, I used to picture myself living in an insane flat, in Central London, completely on my own by the age of 23 without a care in the world.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: georgia; font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\"\u003eI’d watched\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBridget Jones Diary\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;over a hundred times, where she has a spacious flat in Borough Market on a seemingly low budget, and people moaning about London being expensive must be mad.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: georgia; font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eIt’s funny because when you’re young, you’ve really no concept of money at all and these things seem completely possible. In films, we’ve seen the likes of BJ be able to afford to live in a flat which in reality would be about £3,000 per month to rent, or across the pond, Carrie Bradshaw lives in an incredible apartment in Manhattan on a writers budget…\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eThe reality, both in London and across the pond, is that the most viable option for people moving to the city is having a flat share.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eI moved when I was 19 to a city I didn’t know, with no job and little stability – and it was finding the perfect place which gave me a level of stability. It was also a case that I had initially moved with a boyfriend so when I found myself in this amazing city, I actually had no friends in London. They were still at home so it wasn’t going to be a case of moving in with my friends from home when things took a turn for the worst and I found myself needing to move out.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\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://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fm0MThNtWW0/WOPBLMRi21I/AAAAAAAAMcQ/fgsa9e4VuJwgOStx97Z_PhLNs5gz95pDgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/IMG_1166%2B2.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"1067\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fm0MThNtWW0/WOPBLMRi21I/AAAAAAAAMcQ/fgsa9e4VuJwgOStx97Z_PhLNs5gz95pDgCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/IMG_1166%2B2.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eBut eventually, I moved into a great place in Tooting Bec with two complete strangers thinking we’d rarely talk, it would be marginally uncomfortable and perhaps, at times, awkward. I had no experience in the house share world... but after all, you’re living with strangers – right?\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eIn fact – it couldn’t have been more different. I moved in with two people who I didn’t know from someone walking down the road, and weirdly they quickly became my lifelines in a city that can be so lonely.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eThese two flatmates quickly became two friends, two friends quickly became a friendship group of people all across London from different walks of life. I met people who worked in large corporations, people who were writers, freelancers, actors, singers…and it was amazing, eye-opening and just incredibly welcoming.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eWeekday nights were spent binge watching anything from Love Island to Black Mirror, weekends were spent hosting dinner parties or wine \u0026amp; cheese nights and the gaps in between were spent chilling with each other, and eventually with the friends I’d made through these people.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\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://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0cnRK_fduBU/WOPBNHo4HWI/AAAAAAAAMcQ/KC2-SaAgq1YXTL5dJ7RhcRuIG5-gWSzrQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/TheLondonSkyline.0001.png\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" data-original-height\u003d\"900\" data-original-width\u003d\"1600\" src\u003d\"https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0cnRK_fduBU/WOPBNHo4HWI/AAAAAAAAMcQ/KC2-SaAgq1YXTL5dJ7RhcRuIG5-gWSzrQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/TheLondonSkyline.0001.png\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eIn fact, my best friend is a friend of my former housemate’s best friend and since we met at a house party, which essentially was me queuing for the toilet to be sick after having too much lethal punch and dragging her in with me despite not really knowing her, we’ve been great friends and I fully expect to be friends for life.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eBeing part of a house share was actually miles from the hell I’d imagine, and actually became the first time in London I’d felt “at home away from home”. They were the people there for you if you’d been through yet another fuck boy, the people who you can go to the local with to do a pub quiz or go for a run with, the ones you can have a quick dinner with after a particularly stressful day.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eIn fact when I found out my ex had cheated on me, the first thing I did was go upstairs, wake up my housemate and cry to him. Because when you're in a flat share, there is always someone there.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eAnd that evening, both of my housemates put their plans on hold in order for us all to go out to the local pub. It's funny because you meet these strangers, you meet their families (I have met the families of all of my previous housemates) and their friends, and some how they just become part of your life, and within time it becomes hard to remember what life was like without these people.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eAnd whilst now, I live on my own and love it, I have days where I miss coming home to people, having a laugh and the spontaneous nights out. I have days where I miss all the fun of having a sleepover, but the benefit of having your own space.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eIt is truly one of the best experiences – and it’s not just me that thinks this, nor is my experience a singular one. And I can also appreciate that some aren't great - but on the whole they are.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eIn a conversation recently, we discussed house shares and what the benefits are...\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNot only do you always have someone with shampoo or body wash if you run out, but you also always have someone to natter to or completely ignore\"\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eBut it doesn't just whittle down to that. A house share for me really was the place I found a \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ehome away from home\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e, a family of strangers and the fundamentals behind 80% of my friendships.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: georgia; font-size: 14.6667px;\"\u003eSo whilst they may leave dirty dishes occasionally, use the washing machine when you want to or use your milk - you could end up making a friend for life, and that's worth every penny.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e___________________________________________________________________________\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003eThis post was sponsored by \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.idealflatmate.co.uk/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIdeal Flatmate\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. 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