Food
This was my first trip to the famous EAT. restaurant that Rachel was obsessed with. I don’t usually like deli style turkey, but this sandwhich was pretty good. I think it was the cranberry sauce that made it work. There was also plenty of rocket on there. The crisps were good too, salt and vinegar crisps are always good.
After walking almost all the way down Cowley Road during the annual Cowley Road Carnival, and just when Stu was at his breaking point for the amount of my curry-quest related whining, we found it. This chicken curry was pretty decent, the chicken could have been a bit more moist, but the flavour and spicy level were spot on.
I didn’t think they could make descent Mexican food in Europe, but they do! Taste wise, this was the best meal I have eaten since I borded the plane in Chicago. The Mission is just like Chipotle, but the flavours are slightly different. I ordered the same thing I would get at Chipotle, and I think I like The Mission more. When the guy was done adding stuff to my burrito, he sort of massaged it all around, mixing everything together. What a good idea, someone should forward that to Chipotle. Good dinner.
Lamb doner kebab with raw onion, cabbage, and chili sauce, all in a warm pita. I ate this one out of my lap on a bench in a tiny square. The lamb doner was balanced nicely with the freshness of the raw veg, and the spicyness of the chili sauce. For only £3, it was a pretty decent take away meal.
Fish and chips, a small mixed greens salad. For my first ever fish and chips in England, this one was pretty good. The fish was flaky and perfectly cooked inside it’s crunchy shell of fried batter. The chips were not so good, a little dry. But the tarter sauce was home made and awesome. The salad was a nice touch of freshness on a plate otherwise piled high with friedness.
King prawn (shrimp) and rocket (arugula) sandwhich, apple juice to drink. For a premade sandwhich coming out of a grocery store, this one was not half bad. It was a kind of prawn salad like tuna salad, it had onions and celery, and mayonnaise. Where we would say salad, they just call it a “prawn mayonnaise.” Where in America can we get a premade grocery store sandwhich with shrimp and arugula on it?
Chicken and mushroom pasty, with 500 mils of Dr. Pepper. More of a snack than a real lunch, but I was on the go. The pastry was flaky and well seasoned, lots of herbs in the sauce. The Dr. Pepper was cold and refreshing.
Salmon filet, roasted potatoes, cabbage and greens, pear, plums, strawberries and cream for dessert. Not a terrible dinner, the strawberries and cream were well tasty.
Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. 