Thursday 30 April 2015

Pattern Clash

Shirt / & Other Stories
Dress / Marimekko for H&M
Shoes / Nike

Tuesday 28 April 2015

Black & White Kicks

Trainers / Saucony Originals

Monday 27 April 2015

Fruity Fresh

Top / Lazy Oaf ( Get it here)
Skirt / H&M
Shoes / Kat Maconie

Thursday 23 April 2015

Coral Coord

Coord / Motel
Chain / H&M
Trainers / Nike

Monday 20 April 2015

So Pink, So Poor

Jacket / Lazy Oaf ( get it here)
Shirt  / Topshop
Jeans / Rokit
Shoes / Zara

Thursday 16 April 2015

Shirt-Dress

Hat / Mu Du
Shirt / Monki
Bag / Monki
Shoes / Office

Monday 13 April 2015

21st Century Cheerleader

Hat / Topshop
T-shirt / Monki
Jacket / ASOS
Skirt / Antipodium
Shoes / Converse

Thursday 9 April 2015

Black Velvet

Hat / Mu Du
Dress / Cos
Shoes / Urban Outfitters

Wednesday 8 April 2015

London Favourites Worth Revisiting


Sometimes it's not about discovering the newest and hottest place in town but instead returning to an old favourite that is still as good as on it's first day of opening. Chicken Shop is exactly such a place. I lost count how many times I stuffed myself absolutely silly with their delicious free range rotisserie chicken, crinkle cut chips, incredible aioli mayo and of course the insane apple pie served there, more often than not waddling rather than walking the short distance from their original branch in Kentish Town to my flat at the time in Chalk Farm. Sadly with moving East the distance to get there became a little too long and far up the Northern line, especially considering the many eating out opportunities basically now in my front yard, which meant my last trip there had been over a year ago. Luckily I wasn't the only none North Londoner that discovered the goodness of Chicken shop which finally resulted in a few more branches popping up over the last year including ones in Holborn, Tooting and (to my joy) Whitchapel! 

Having raved about it for so long it was only fitting that me and my new flatmate made a little pilgrimage there to celebrate Easter and boy was it as good as I remembered! Though I prefer the interior of the Kentish Town branch ( here the space is small and a constantly opening front door right by the seating area can make it feel a little unwelcome and cold), the food was as on all my previous visits flawless and the service attentive to a level you only barely receive in London. Prices have also remained the same which isn't a given with growing popularity and  are at that more than reasonable (our meal with a bottle of wine, a whole chicken, three sides and two desserts coming to £65 with service). 

We couldn't stop eating despite trying to save space for dessert and especially as someone that is basically a pescetarian (this in fact my white first meat in about a year) I can vouch for the quality of the chicken, rightly the star of the show here. Last but definitely not least was of course the apple pie and though a classic and simple dish here it is the perfect dessert, served out of a pie form that if you are lucky enough/ time your visit right you may be left to demolish with. Add ice cream and of course a good dash of cream from the jug (!) served alongside it and you can mop up all pie goodness, from the buttery and crunchy crust to the beautifully spiced apple filling. I am not usually a fan of fruit desserts but there are few things in life that are more comforting than this little slice of happiness and one of the top 5 desserts I have had in my time. Yes, it is an indulgent meal and you probably won't be hungry for the next day or so but Chicken Shop is a must try for anyone that hasn't been, especially now that you don't have to go all the way to Kentish Town to enjoy it.

Ben's Cookies

Ben's cookies is another one of those trusted foodie favourites, like an old friend, at an instant able to unearth fond memories of your first taste of their ooey, gooey and quite frankly addictive cookies. Indeed it was on a day trip with my parents aged 12 to the Natural History museum when I first got my teeth into the rich, slightly under backed and, if your are lucky, still warm dough, surrounded by huge chunks of chocolate. I had of course had cookies before but this was something else - the godfather of all cookies -  that made you want to keep on eating even if one barely manages a second cookie in a sitting with all the butter and sugar undoubtedly involved. These taste like the recipe you'd like your grandma to be the owner off as a kind of family heirloom to pass through the generations and as much as one can try ( and there are many online attempts) it seems  almost impossible for the novice at home  to recreate a Ben's cookie.


Perhaps it's not only about the cookie itself, choosing your desired flavours ( for me white chocolate & cranberry and dark chocolate all the way) whilst taking in the freshly baked scent filling the air and drooling over the end result on show in their glass counter display before going home and carefully opening the distinctive red box, may be as much part of the experience as eating the actual ( and of course absolutely brilliant) cookie, in a way allowing us to be that slightly over excited child we were at our first encounter with Ben once in a while. 


Of course even if you haven't had a Ben's cookies in your life so far and have way past even your teenage years I can still only urge you to go tomorrow because after all we are never to old to let our inner child out once in a while especially if it means having the best damn cookie in town. 

Monday 6 April 2015

Buttoned Up

Hat / Topshop
Earrings / H&M
Jacket / Pull & Bear
Shirt / Uniqlo
Skirt / ASOS
Shoes / ASOS

Wednesday 1 April 2015

Pink Sequins

Hat / Mu Du
Jumper / Topshop
Dress / ASOS
Shoes / Kat Maconie