brixton village vs chili & cornbread home cooking challenge
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Appreciating how lucky we are to call this great city our home for some time,
there are still places we haven't explored yet, so we made a list to make sure we will
visit most of them. Being tourists in our own city to see more.
It's easy to fall into your daily routines and sticking around your own neighborhood,
especially when you are working a lot and lived in a city a couple of years.
It's important to see everything with fresh eyes from time to time and to step out.
We explored the Brixton Village where you can find the best pizza in the whole of London at Franco Manca.
It's all organic sour dough pizza, you have to try! We loved the atmosphere in the night markets,
and beside tasting the most delicious pizza ever, we saw so many places around there, that we would like to try.
We found an not spectacular looking gelato place for desert, which had the best ice cream I have had in London. Laboratoria Artigianale del Buon Gelato, or LAB G , where Giovanni Giovinazzo makes best ice creams outside of Italy.
We will be back.
At home we have been cooking with friends, a way too big vegetarian chili with homemade cornbread.
A papaya salad, fresh salsa and guacamole and tortilla chips as side and a lime/kiwi cheesecake for desert.
I am still stuffed, days later!
Our friend Sadie, doesn't like cooking but somehow managed this challenge and served us this most amazing dinner. The cornbread turned into floor-bread when she dropped the burned loaf but the taste was incredible. Thanks Sadie.
Oh yes, we will miss our friends and this house!
Dave just took off for a weeks business trip to Sydney taking an extra suitcase of things already down there. A very lucky coincidence.
I guess I am subconsciously more stressed about the move than I would like to admit , cause I have had real trouble sleeping this week, which made every day a bit of a struggle.
Some yoga and no coffee this week will fix me hopefully.
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That pie looks incredible. No coffee, whaaaa?
ReplyDeletethose lamps are amazing! and the village looks really nice!...love the pics!
ReplyDeleteyour expeditions throughout London look so delicious, I need to have a snack after looking at the marvelous pics. it is such a great experience to do that with a city you have been living in for some time. guests do that with me sometimes; bring me to see places with a fresh eye. I love that about hosting. and dear, don't worry too much about those sleepless nights. probably it's part of the journey, even when it feels bittersweet. embrace it! xx
ReplyDeleteMmm, it's like a fabulous food tour of London! That cheesecake looks amazing. I love anything with lime.
ReplyDeletewe're having a chili cookoff with some friends in the coming weeks!
ReplyDeletei've also been having some trouble with insomnia for a little while now, so i feel your pain. i'm definitely not looking to move thousands of miles away though, so your stresses outweigh mine :) good luck with everything.
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wow chili cookoff! sounds fun.
DeleteAww, floor bread. It's okay, five second rule right?
ReplyDeleteI like that: 5 second rule! Haven't heard that before.
DeleteAwn I hope you sleep better this week! I hate when out subconscious insists on getting worried when we feel like we're not XD When I was 16 I "lived" in London for a month and my hostmother's house was in Brixton! It was so cool! o/
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photographs!
ReplyDeleteI love the sound of chilli followed by cheesecake! Sounds delicious!
That kiwi dessert looks up my alley. My mouth is watering.
ReplyDeleteI so need to heed your sentiment and venture out off our little island* more. That pizza looks yum! Kellie xx
ReplyDelete*not technically an island.
I am a sucker for a good pizza! If I ever make it out to London, I'll have to try Franco Manca! xo
ReplyDeleteI think playing tourist in your own city is the best! Especially when food is involved :) You totally have me craving pizza & gelato right now!
ReplyDeleteSuch good food! Hah, I wouldn't believe your friend Sadie doesn't like cooking... all looks (and sounds) amazing. And cheers to yoga this week.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Good times had with friends, for sure. That cornbread on the floor picture is sad, though a little funny too!
ReplyDeleteI know, we were all laughing, it was SO funny when it happened.
Deletelooks like you've been having a great week! i suppose if i were about to move overseas i'd make the most of it as well and try all the different restaurants & hang out with friends you won't get a chance to see for a while too. :)
ReplyDeleteOh my, all this fabulous food make me want to eat something!!
ReplyDeleteHave a relaxing and fun end of the week!!
So you are moving from or have moved from Australia TO London or vice versa?
ReplyDeleteThis area in London you wrote about seems so amazing, I want to be there, my heart beats for europe so deeply! I am always looking for the best pizza, and gelato.
Do you knit or just your friend? OH and I have an AMAZING vegan chili recipe if you'd like it:)
xoxo
We are moving from London to Sydney. So the move is coming up in a few weeks.
DeleteAbout knitting: I really want to learn it but haven't gotten round to it.
It's so cool though.
The food looks delicious! ;)
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of being a tourist in your own city. My husband and I did that recently when we decided to do a staycation rather than a vacation. We took the time to explore different parts of the city, try new restaraunts and see local attractions. We had such a great time.
ReplyDeleteI live in San Francisco so touring my own city is heaven! The food in this post is awesome...
ReplyDeleteYour blog just gets cuter by the second. Absolutely adore all of these images, and that food looks incredible!
ReplyDeletexo TJ
the food looks amazing! and you have an extremely wonderful blog, i just read through a lot of older post and loved them!
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mmm this made me hungry! i hope the transition to australia goes smoothly for you both. you have many wonderful adventures together, and many more to come :)
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your life is seriously amazing. and that kiwi is making my mouth water!
ReplyDeleteStunning pics! :))
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Lovely pics... and YUM, I want that pizza & ice cream!! Makes me happy :D
ReplyDeleteOh Brixton! When I lived in London I worked on Coldharbour lane. I don't remember it looking quite so cool, but the winter light probably never helped.
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of being a tourist in your own city, such a great way to explore different places right round the corner. x
Lovely pics, as usual!
ReplyDeleteRe. move to Sydney, it's perfectly normal to be stressed..it is a HUGE change! Hope the yoga and caffeine free days help! (Though you must know that we do excellent coffees in Australia, right?)
ohhhhhh I know! I can't wait for all the excellent food and coffees!
Deletethis is so wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI love feelings of excitement, but usually affects on my sleeping life too. so I couldn't possibly survive without Yoga.
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I would not think the pal Sadie doesn't such as food preparation... all seems (as well as sounds) amazing. And also all the best for you to yoga this week.
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