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To the butchers and back.

Happy World Bicycle Day!

Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru- Les Fournières, Domaine du Pavillon Albert Bichot 2020.

The usual shit (and it’s still mooing).

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#worldbicycleday #steakandchips #steakfrites #ribeye #instasteak

#winepairing #wine #instawine #vin #vinho #wein #vino #Frenchwine #vindefrance #aloxecorton #bourgogne #vindebourgogne #pinotnoir #jancisglass

#eeeeeats #instafood #londonfood #londoneats

Wednesday.

Heading towards Phoenix Cycles because of Brompton’s overly fragile 4-speed system. Gear 1 stuck on 2, and the latter stutters between 2 and 3. Fucking infuriating!

Chablis Mont de Milieu Drouhin Vaudon 2017. Excellent value at £29.

Big plate noodles.

With wontons and meatballs (both homemade natch).

Almost all the Cantonese restaurants in the UK would serve the soup version, because I was born in Malaysia I prefer the dry version.

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#wonton #cantonesefood #雲吞麺 #云吞面 #撈麵

#捞面

#winepairing #wine #instawine #vin #vinho #wein #vino #vindefrance #Frenchwine #chablis #chardonnay #premiercru #jancisglass

#eeeeeats #instafood #londoneats #londonfood

The sun in London, 20C.

Music on the move.

Victoria.

Back to the same area as yesterday.

Galão.

Vinho branco de pressão.

Peixe espada preto frito or fried black scabbard.

The testament.

Plus the gentle damage.

And it’s also that time of the year again. #粽子

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#pescatarian #instafish #portuguesefood

#wine #instawine #vin #vinho #wein #vino #vinhoverde #vinhoportugues #portuguesewine

#eeeeeats #instafood #londoneats #londonfood

Saturday. 20C.

Music on the move.

The neighbourhood.

Estimable Pinot Noir from the keg.

THE burger-

Dexter beef, cheddar cheese, chips and a dill pickle.

Bloodfire, I actually did quite well considering I’m not the greatest lover of either carbs or pickles. Bless!

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#cheeseburger #instaburger #pubfood #pubgrub #stockwell

#winepairing #wine #instawine #vin #vinho #wein #vino #Frenchwine #vindefrance #pinotnoir

#eeeeeats #instafood #londonfood #londoneats

Full English in Kensal Rise. 15C.

My neighbourhood.

Set 1 breakfast with toasts and tea, £8.95.

95% of greasy spoons in London serve shite sausages that are essentially ‘condoms stuffed with the richest abattoir slurry’ and this place was no exception. Yes, I’m utterly shameless and callous when It comes to eating revolting foods.

Fantastic Côte de Beaune from my employer’s rival.

牛仔 (cowboy) and a shedload of tomatoes. + one of the best condiments in the world, English mustard.

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#englishbreakfast #fryup #englishfood #fullenglish #veal #vealchop

#winepairing #wine #instawine #vin #vinho #wein #vino #Frenchwine #vindefrance #bourgogne #pinotnoir #vindebourgogne #beaune #jancisglass

#eeeeeats #instafood #londoneats #londonfood

Breakfast in London.

Music on the move.

Lovely jubbly spring morning. 16C.

As mentioned elsewhere you simply cannot get this in either Singapore or Malaysia because it’s quite simply forbidden.

Double Sausage and Egg McMuffin.

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#mcmuffin #mcdonalds #breakfast #hashbrown

#eeeeeats #instafood #londonfood #londoneats

Leicester Square.

Dim sum with elusive daughter at London Chinatown restaurant. Came here because it was one of the very few places that had alfresco dining (15C), mediocre food but the service was excellent for a Chinese restaurant.

Fromages et Morgon. Le Beaujolais has one of the friendliest and warmest services in town.

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#dimsum #dumplings #chinesefood #cantonesefood

#eeeeeats

#winepairing #wine #instawine #vin #vinho #wein #vino #vindefrance #Frenchwine #vinfrancais #vinfrançais #beaujolais #morgon

#instafood #londonfood #londoneats

Chez Charlie. 18C.

Music on the move.

Blackfriars Bridge.

The price for these two plant-based patties is about the same as two premium beef patties, and the latter being a lot less processed.

Top-notch supermarket claret.

Yum.

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#burger #cheeseburger #meatfree #vegetarian #plantbased

#wine #instawine #vin #vinho #wein #vino #vindebordeaux #Frenchwine #vindefrance #claret #Bordeaux #margaux #boydcantenac #grandvin #jancisglass

#eeeeeats #instafood #londoneats #londonfood

Long live the King! (Photo courtesy of https://gg.govt.nz/image-galleries/official-portraits)

I’m not exactly a monarchist, but I’m at least a bit prim and proper.

Coronation chicken and chilled Morgon.

Easy recipe despite the need for patience when poaching the chicken. Don’t like apricots but sultanas are fine.

Sandwich love.

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#coronationchicken #sandwich #coronation

#winepairing #wine #instawine #vin #vinho #wein #vino #vindefrance #Frenchwine #vinfrancais #vinfrançais #beaujolais #morgon #gamay #jancisglass

Farringdon, 15C.

Music on the move.

Slow bike ride today at old fart pace.

Lunch at an institution-

Glass of organic Adobe Reserva Pinot Noir, £6.20.

Rare onglet and co., £21.00.

Beef and asparagus are one of those foods that can be consumed cold, just as well this dish didn’t come with any chips.

There’s obviously no love for cabbage and rocket.

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#steak #onglet #asparagus #pubgrub #pubfood #farringdon

#wine #instawine #vin #vinho #wein #vino #winepairing #pinotnoir #chileanwine

#eeeeeats #instafood #londoneats #londonfood

Saturday etc. Sunny 16C.

Music on the move.

Of all the plain Jane dishes this is my favourite-

Bacalhau à lagareiro (cod in olive oil) and large glasses of Portuguese bubbly. Plus caffeine.

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#portuguesefood #instafish #pescatarian

#bacalhaualagareiro #bacalhau #cod

#winepairing #wine #instawine #vin #vinho #wein #vino #vinhodepressão #vinhoportugues #portuguesewine

#eeeeeats #instafood #londonfood #londoneats

Highgate lunch, 10C.

Where elusive daughter was born.

This climb was punishing enough for an old git like yours truly.

About 134m above sea level and for the love of god I’m still alive!

Frozen Margarita.

English asparagus with a fried egg and Parmesan.

Francesco Rinaldi Barolo ‘Cannubi’ 2017.

Cornish lamb cutlets, more asparagus, garden peas, Jersey Royals and salsa verde.

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#asparagus #lamb #pubfood #pubgrub

#winepairing #wine #instawine #vin #vinho #wein #vino #Italianwine #vinoitaliano #viniitaliani #Barolo #margarita #cannubi

#eeeeeats #instafood #londonfood #londoneats

Sunday indolence.

As I’ve mentioned before, one of the perks at work is you get to keep the salvaged bottles from a dropped box of grape juice.

Good plonk.

One of life's most misunderstood foods.

I ate a lot of what’s on that plate whilst at uni. Actually Spam was too expensive for an impoverished student so I had to stick to more affordable and inferior brands like Tulip or Princes instead.

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#spam #luncheonmeat #午餐肉

#winepairing #instawine #wein #vinho #wine #vino #winepairing #Italianwine #vinoitaliano #gavi #gavidigavi #cortese

For my sins…

Clos Saint Michel, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rhône 2020.

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#burger #cheeseburger

#instawine #wein #vinho #wine #vino #winepairing #vindefrance #Frenchwine #vinfrancais #chateauneufdupape #GSM #cdp #jancisglass

Midweek tedium.

Music on the move.

Breakfast in Bloomsbury and haircut in Fitzrovia.

Cave de Lugny Les Charmes Mâcon-Lugny 2021.

豉油皇炒面 or soy sauce noodles with quick-cooked albacore.

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#chowmein #noodles #chinesefood #tuna #豉油皇炒面

#winepairing #wine #instawine #vin #vinho #wein #vino #Frenchwine #vindefrance #chardonnay #bourgogne #burgundy #Maconnais #maconlugny

Sunday lunch in Stockwell.

Music on the move.

Alfresco lunch, 15C.

Galão.

Vinho branco de pressão.

Roast veal with double carbs. And salad.

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#portuguesefood #cozinhaportuguesa #veal #roastveal

#wine #instawine #vin #vinho #wein #vino #vinhoverde #vinhoportugues #portuguesewine

#eeeeeats #instafood #londonfood #londoneats

Picked up the newly serviced williamoranje from one of London’s best Brompton dealers.

Yes I had the rear rack reinstalled because I’m such a time-waster!

Lunch at the best neighbourhood restaurant in W2.

Sancerre, Vincent Delaporte Silex 2021. This was a delightful young Pinot Noir.

New season asparagus and roasted hazelnuts. I eat little or no rabbit food but English asparagus are an exception.

Devilled lamb's kidneys and mash. Perfectly executed and spiced.

Rice pudding and jam. Because old habits die hard.

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#britishfood #asparagus #offal #ricepudding

#winepairing #instawine #wine #vino #wein #vinho #Frenchwine #vindefrance #sancerre #pinotnoir #sancerrerouge

#eeeeeats #instafood #londonfood #londoneats