Food is something I take very seriously. I very rarely share food, and if I do share it with you, you are very special to me. If I let you taste it, it's because it must be tasted by someone else other than me. The United Kingdom has some unique foods its known for, and I think London does a pretty good job of representing that, as well as just having so many delicious other foods to eat and places to go. Where did I go? Well, I always ate breakfast at the hotel, which was not bad for hotel food. A classic English spread along with breads and cheeses and juice and cereal that looked like bird food. For my dinners I visited places such as: Juju's Bar and Stage, The Culpepper, Poppies, Burger King, Angus Steakhouse, and The Inn of Court and Balans Soho Society (Our group dinners). My favorites out of those were, Juju’s, The Culpepper, and Balans Soho Society. Jujus was more of a bar than a restaurant. What is unique about Juju’s is that each month, the cook changes, and therefore, so does the food, as well dancing and different events every night. The Culpepper was a pub, a restaurant, and a hotel! While most of the furniture seemed mismatched and very vintage and distressed, everything blended together perfectly to create a warm harmony in my heart. I think the drinks helped me warm up a little too. I had a Disco Sour which was strong but delicious. With my drink, I ordered a goat cheese and root vegetable filled pastry with more vegetables on the side, so actually mostly healthy. Then, I said to myself, “I have to try something I know I'd probably hate and is a British staple”. Black pudding. The actual thought of it is absolutely disgusting. Pork blood. I ordered the fried black pudding, and when It finally came time to bite into it and taste it, it was surprisingly not terrible. Didn’t taste like blood at all. It was creamy and got most of its flavor from the sweet chili sauce that it came with and I happened to dip it into. Balans Soho Society was the fanciest dinner that I had. It also happened to be our farewell group dinner, so it was nice to have so many people eating with me. It’s never fun to eat alone. I ordered myself a glass of prosecco as a toast to myself for getting through the trip in one piece, I was proud of myself and everyone else there. For my dinner I ordered a small plate of cauliflower risotto with caramelized goat cheese, and a large plate of stuffed pork belly. The cauliflower risotto was amazingly creamy and delicious, but filling, and could’ve used more goat cheese to add more flavor. The pork belly was disappointing, but still delicious. Overall, the food was delicious, and the atmosphere made it even better. I ordered myself another drink called a Rosemary Colins, and didn’t realize that it was happy hour, so I was happy to receive to drinks to finish off my dinner.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorSamantha Salvemini, 19, Film and Moving Image major with a Producing and Writing Minor at Stevenson University Archives
May 2019
Categories |