One of the best things about London is all the Markets. When i first got here LC, Lo and I decided to go to a different market every weekend. Unfortunately i started working weekends but luckily my job is just oppisite the sunday up markets and around the corner from the Spittafields markets and brick lane (i can go every weekend!).
One of my fav markets thus far is definitely the Burough market. Just south of the river from monument the Borough markets are a fantastic food market packed to the brim with delicious hot food, sweet delights and farm fresh produce. If you're in the mood you could have a buffalo burger, sample some ridiculously blue cheese or purchase a flounder (ugliest of all fishes).
Apparently a scene from Harry Potter was filmed around here. Its not hard to imagine, these buildings are so old and have a lot of character. There is a tuble line that runs above so every few minutes a roar and shacke hits the market!
Monmouth is one of the better known roasting houses in London producing a bean which far outshines much of what London had before they arrived. Apparently coffee culture in London only hit about 10 years ago, before that it was mostly just tea. Now there is a huge amount of starbucks, pret and EAT chains and a small pool of antipodean coffee houses. Places like Square Mile, Tina We Salute You, Nude Espresso (where I work) and Monmouth are making the effort to make Londons new found coffee culture a GOOD coffee culture, fighting the machine that is Starbucks et al.
Also, they do this amazing filter coffee thing where they put the coffee in this cup like device with a hole in the bottom and it drips through into the cup. Its really nice. Sometimes i really appreciate the subtleties of filter or plunger coffee- espresso can sometimes bring so much overt flavour. Plus the first time i had it was after an extreme good coffee drought.
These are the goodies i took home with me! Yummy owl shaped cookies and delicious vanilla tea. YUM!
