OPEN EVERYDAY FOR BREAKFAST
As it turns out, the whole world doesn’t sleep ’til midday. Some even want to eat before then. To address this issue, we are now opening from 9am at weekends and, from 21st May, on weekdays for early birds, insomniacs & over-eggcited individuals.
LUNCH SPECIALS
THUR 17th May
2 courses- £14
Spice cauliflower soup, curry oil- 5.3
Grilled pollock, rocket & miso – 6.1
Chargrilled pork fillet, pickled vegetables & teriyaki glaze – 6.3
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Batternut squash arancini, gorgonzola, tomato sauce - 10.9
Pan fried mackerel, samphire, pickled fennel & carrot purée - 11.4
Chargrilled bavette, chips & béarnaise - 13.1
the little room
Parties & private dining
Sometimes you just want to close the door. Whether it’s to discuss hush-hush business deals or simply keep a group of animated friends at bay, we’re happy to leave you to it in our Little Room. We have a range of menus to suit every event – from meeting to dinner party – and a dedicated events department to make it happen.
ON THE SUBJECT OF BRUNCH
“It’s not quite breakfast, it’s not quite lunch, but it comes with a slice of cantaloupe at the end. You don’t get completely what you would at breakfast, but you get a good meal.”
- as said Jacques to Marge, the Simpsons, Season 1.
We make no promises of cantaloupe at the end, but we can assure you of a quick bite over the weekend papers or a lazy afternoon with many a Bloody Mary.
CURIOCITY
Around town
In the period of high-intensity London excitement that spring/summer 2012 is turning out to be, it’s important to be reminded of the little things that really make this town superstar. Curiocity is a wee map of eccentricities, oddities and coincidences to guide you around London on micro-journeys and colossal expeditions.
Issue B out now for less than bus fare (£2). Stockist details & extra online fun here.
One of my favorite things #lattelove
18 May 2012 | 4:22 am
THE SELBY IS IN YOUR PLACE
favourite blogs
Todd Selby’s project offers an insider’s view of creative people in their homes; it’s like peeking through the window when someone’s not looking. Beautifully designed homes, of course, but it goes much deeper into what makes people tick, their quirks and inspirations.
Don’t miss his Edible Selby shoots either – foodie heaven – where he seeks out all the most fascinating people in food and drink around the world. www.theselby.com
Kitchen hours
Mon – Fri
Lunch: 12pm – 3pm
Dinner: 6pm – 10pm
Saturday
Breakfast: 9am – 2pm
Brunch: 12pm – 4pm
Dinner: 6pm – 10pm
Sunday
Breakfast: 9am – 2pm
Brunch: 12pm – 5pm
Dinner: 6pm – 9.30pm
Simple things
The Gianelli family has been baking some the finest, authentic Italian sour doughs in Bermondsey for over 40 years – and we’re fortunate to be just across the road.
One more from #bw series taken in 2010 in #edmonton #alberta #canada
17 May 2012 | 9:00 pm
CABIN PORN
Reading material
The true wonder of the internet is not that it allows endless exchange of information, free speech and cat pictures, but rather a meeting place for obsessives worldwide.
There’s nothing like a quick lunchtime browse through pictures of every desolately-placed cabin across the planet to make you drift off into a heady lull of fairytale and lost world utopia.
HOLY GHOST ZINE
Reading material
An artist-run collective with an online gallery space launched by photographers Matthew Ritson and Alexander Mcluckie in 2008. Featuring works submitted worldwide, the organisation curates the blog, real-life exhibitions and a beautifully presented hardcopy zine of emerging talent.
UDDERBELLY, FROM THUR 5 APRIL
SE1 insiders' list
Our favourite summertime-ish indoor / outdoor pursuit came to an abrupt end last year when none of us realised the upside-down purple cow was only going to be around until July or so. Just as we were getting into the swing of it.
This time round, we’re on it from the get-go and will be parking ourselves up at Udderbelly from the time it arrives for an ever better programme of events from Shlomo’s Vocal Orchestra to Frisky & Mannish and Abandoman. And of course, the best spot for outdoor drinking along the Thames and miraculously devoid of the ant-swarm of Southbank tourists.
By Hungerford Bridge – from 5th April - what’s on
LONDON PHOTO FESTIVAL, MAY 16-19th
SE1 insiders' guide
For three days, The Crypt opposite Borough Station hosts the second London Photo Festival for an open-to-all celebration of photography under this year’s theme ‘Your London’. It’s free to get in and photos are all up for sale so should be a great opportunity to nab some work by budding shutter-fiends.
THE HAIRY APE, 'TIL 9TH JUNE
SE1 insiders' guide
Under the arches at London Bridge, the Southwark Playhouse bring us a dark tale of 1920s New York where the brutish, coal-shovelling Yank is exposed to an irreconcilably different universe when he meets the daughter of a wealthy industrialist.
Tickets from £10. More info here.
Danger zone #northbeach #ruasf #15romolo #cocktaillove
17 April 2012 | 10:34 am
no room for dessert
Sometimes even the most carefree of us feel pressured to forego dessert. Thankfully, coffee is exempt, as are digestifs, so a cocktail which embodies all these formidable after-dinner indulgences escapes the same fate of restraint dessert so often suffers. It’s definitely not cheating.
Tiramisu
after dinner cocktails
If you don’t want to stick around after dinner, make one of our favourite nightcaps at home.
25ml Patron XO coffee tequila
10ml Baileys
10ml Frangelico
10ml Kahlua
30ml Espresso
5ml Vanilla gomme
Top with double cream
Shake all the ingredients with lots of ice. Strain into a chilled coupette or martini glass. Garnish with chocolate powder and three coffee beans.
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