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M was also for Mexican: Mexico! (Part 1)

While this doesn’t count towards my “London dining adventure,” the food eaten during my trip to Mexico in December/January can’t go unwritten! This will be part one of four (that makes it sound fancy, right?) on a series of posts … Continue reading

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M is for Moroccan: Original Tagines

Well, hello! Happy New Year (if you can say that in February.) My new year brings a resolution to eat at two ‘letters’ per month, which I’ve already failed. Hey ho. M for Moroccan might not seem like the most … Continue reading

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L is for Lebanese: Yalla Yalla

Here’s a new EATabetical (and general life) rule. Eat with locals. A couple of weeks ago, Pete and I ate at Yalla Yalla (“hurry! hurry!”), a restaurant serving Beirut street food, with Nael, a colleague of Pete’s from Lebanon. And … Continue reading

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K is for Kazakh and Kyrgyz: Pasha Kazakh/Kyrgyz House

Pasha is exactly what I had in mind when I began EATabetical. Walking into Pasha Hotel in Camberwell, I felt as if I had temporarily exited London and entered some unknown Central Asian territory. Really I was just wandering down … Continue reading

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J is for Jamaican: Bamboula

Did you do your part for Goatober? I did. Let me explain. Apparently, October (in the States) was “No Goat Left Behind” month. According to their website, “No Goat Left Behind is a serious project intended to introduce goat as a … Continue reading

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Billingsgate Fish Market

I love fish markets. I get it from my dad, who used to make us wake up at 5am during any vacation near an ocean to go check out men selling fish. I used to think it was crazy, but … Continue reading

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I is for Iranian: Patogh

The point of EATabetical, I suppose, is going to restaurants that perhaps don’t feel like England. Well, instead of going a a restaurant that feels foreign for this letter, we went to an entire street. The Southern end of Edgware … Continue reading

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Well, if Andrew Zimmern says so…

Today, Andrew Zimmern was in town filming for his web series Appetite for Life.  I’ll write more about that later, but I couldn’t wait to post this video.   Now when I get back to London, I’ll have to get better … Continue reading

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Cooking curry

(Note: I promise ‘I is for…” will be soon, and it won’t be Indian. I’m stalling for time because I’m busy and poor and need to locate an Indonesian restaurant, unless something else pulls ahead- go vote!) Indian food is hands-down … Continue reading

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Trying something new…

Because it’s unfeasible to eat out everyday (I’m poor and believe it or not, busy), I’ve been thinking of ways to be able to update this blog more regularly, I’m going to start adding some non-restaurant review, but still relevant, … Continue reading

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