Bird Doughnuts

December 24, 2014

You might recall my post regarding Bird earlier this year. I haven't yet been back to try other things on the menu. However, I have stopped by a couple of times to grab a coffee and a glazed doughnut (okay maybe a couple) from their 'Doughnut Hatch'. Their doughnuts are truly amazing and unique - no fuss, loads of flavours and the perfect size (i.e. very big).

Every day they have a variety of different flavours such as coconut, cinnamon, vanilla, chocolate... sold in the restaurant or from their' Doughnut Hatch' until they are sold out which they generally are.

Where
Bird
42/44 Kingsland Road
E2 8DA
London

Trade

December 23, 2014

This place has it all - great coffee, fantastic location, amazing staff and delicious food - not to mention the incredible sandwiches. We had the pulled pork and coleslaw bun and the Turkey, pastrami and Swiss cheese with spicy mayo bun. Both were absolutely incredible and it was a hard choice because quite frankly the whole menu looked delicious.

Where
Trade
47, Commercial Street
E1 6BD
London

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DF / Mexico

November 24, 2014

DF / Mexico is the new cool place in town serve some of the best burritos and tortillas I have had in a while.

They serve four kinds of food - NYC tortas, an homage to Mexico and NY fusion, soft corn tortillas perfectly seasoned, seriously perfect burritos and DIY Mexican boards. See the full menu here. All of the above are served and filled with either chicken, steak, fish or pork. There are also loads of sides to chose from - we definitely would suggest the lightly dusted chilli fries with chipotle sauce (which is to die for).

I took the fish tortillas and they were simply perfect. The panko crumbed cod was delicious (and cooked to perfection) and served with crunchy salad/red slaw and extremely good salsa (that chipotle mayo again), topped with a drizzle of lime all tucked into two soft tortillas.

The restaurant is hassle free and has a fast food vibe to whereby you order from a machine, pick up your 'all you can drink' drinks and simply wait for your food to arrive. If there are just two of you I recommend you sit near the window for a good session of 'people watching'.

Where
DF / Mexico
Old Truman Brewery
Hanbury Street
London

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Pop-ups in November

November 9, 2014

Viva La Pizza: The Art Of The Pizza Box

A showcase of some of the most weird and wonderful pizza boxes from around the world, presented by world-record holding pizza box collector, author and all-round pizza expert Scott Wiener in association with hungryhouse.co.uk.

The Art of the Brick

A giant lego art expo, what more can you ask for. The expo features "over 75 art sculptures created from more than a million LEGO® bricks by US artist Nathan Sawaya and having already attracted millions of visitors worldwide, The Art of the Brick has been proclaimed by CNN as one of the ‘world’s 10 must-see exhibitions." I have heard mixed things about the expo but if you are in London between now and NY's eve it is probably worth a small detour.

Website: http://artofthebrick.co.uk/

Even Better Baking Boutique

Dr. Oetker Even Better Baking Pop Up Boutique is now open and selling every cake mix you can think off, as well as sprinkles and everything else you need when baking. They are also offering a whole series of masterclasses and demonstrations.

Website: http://evenbetterbaking.oetker.co.uk/