It's all about food and a day trip to the sea

Having 3 days off in London is a novelty, and probably not one that will wear off anytime soon! This bank holiday was lots of fun and somehow turned out to revolve around food without me even trying.

To kick it all off I met Ana, Becky & Laura in the East End after work on Friday for drinks at Hawksmoor (excellent cocktails) and a bite to eat at a new Mexican joint called Boho Mexica.

The next day Sia and I tucked into brunch while we wandered around Borough Market: famous bubble & squeak (thanks to Mum for the tip), comte on fresh bread, freshly squeezed juice and prosecco.

On Saturday night we went out for dinner to a relatively new Italian restaurant in town called Bocca di Lupo that I've been wanting to try since it opened but tables are hard to come by. We wrangled two seats at the Chef's Counter and dined on:
Lamb prosciutto with pecorino and broad beans
Nettle & chard panzotti with walnut sauce
Rum baba with pineapple & whipped cream.

The food was excellent although my dessert was obscenely big and a bit of a let down. We swung by Nat & Dave's place for an after dinner drink to end the night.

The sun was out on Sunday which was a happy coincidence given we were headed to the coastline and British oyster mecca, Whitstable. It is a quaint little town with one of the better ocean frontages I've seen in Blighty. We had a lovely day wandering around and sitting in the sun - and blustering wind. Lunch was at a fantastic little place called Wheelers that serves all manner of seafood at less than a dozen tables and with all of its original decor. Again we squeezed in at the counter (this is the best seat in the house though) and ate fresh seafood including the tastiest oysters I've ever tried.

Not having eaten for all of 12 hours, Sia made french toast on Monday morning (yay, not at work!) and we went to the Imperial War Museum. I had no idea it was so big... obviously necessary to fit in the constant wars we've been having since 1914. I find the repercussions of war 'at home' very interesting, and am obviously obsessed by food (!) so the exhibition on The Ministry of Food's 'Dig for Victory' campaign was a particular highlight.

And today... back to the Kings Road.