Photo by alalsacienneI'm so excited! I booked my ticket to London for a two week stay this summer. I'm not sure what's on the agenda yet, but I'm looking forward to trolling the aisles of the supermarkets - Waitrose, Sainsbury, Budgens, etc.
I caught 28 Days Later - an excellent zombie movie, and I'm not a zombie fan - on TV the other day. The scene where the four heroes loot a Budgens market reminded me of all the fun I had going up and down the aisles of the grocery stores in the UK. I was there a few years ago on a whirlwind tour of gardens - woo, school was rough.
I found that the UK has the best pre-made sandwiches that you can grab from coolers at markets and convenience stores. I would never do such a thing in the US. Many times I would eat from the grocery instead of going to a restaurant. They do lovely things like put watercress on sandwiches! I also love eating the curry flavored snacks and the foreign candy. I generally just enjoy looking at foods I've never seen.
Hopefully I'll be able to report on my feedings and finds. What I don't care to find myself feeding on is a full English breakfast. English cooking manages to be both simultaneously dull and foul. Stick to the markets.
Now, if I could just find someone to pay me to travel and eat.
3 comments:
You've got to go to Eat and Two Veg! It's soooo yummy. My husband and I went there twice while we were in London last fall- once for breakfast and once for dinner. You can even get vegetarian bangers and mash. Really yummy. There was also a good vegetarian Indian restaurant around the corner. Both are in Marylebone High Street area.
I am so jealous!!! I used to live in London for some time and I miss the abundance of sandwiches and wraps that were so popular. YUM! Sainsbury's had the best ones. Have fun...I hope to have a return trip to London in the next 2 years.
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll take any tips or ideas on places to go.
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