Merry Christmas

This isn't my window...

But Santa come here too.

My Christmas lunch; Roast beef cooked for four hours.

Merry Christmas!

Monk fish

Monk fish with white miso paste source. A Japanese dinner day before Christmas.

A Dinner

Today's main dish is a basil & mozzarella chicken with Pasto penne.

Winter 2010

We are getting use to see this snow view in London this winter.

Back garden is totally covered by heavy snow

100 years

I wanted to have a soup, then I got this ultra classic Heinz tomato soup. Actually, it was my first time to try this famous soup. It wasn't one for me. It's too plain and nothing special but I realized the important point to keep same taste for 100 years. That is so plain, very standard and not special, so people keep having it without any doubt. Sometime we like adventure but at same time we also feel comfortable to same thing; basic. We all have some balance of those two different side for a lot of subjects but also in food. That's my thought of today.

Clams

I was looking for clam in different super markets but I finally found it in local fishmonger.

Clam should be leave in salt water for them to put sand out before use it.

I simply made Vongole with clam.

Smell of garlic is very delicious...

Here is my dinner tonight. I can't wait to make a clam soup next time. Clam gives very good aroma and taste.

Hojicha

It's always exciting when I open new tea box. Each tea company and each year has signature taste. This is tea from kagaboucha (http://www.kagaboucha.co.jp). Hojicha which is brown tea(roasted green tea)and specially this is made by tea branches. This is very prestige tea as our emperor drinks this tea too.

Wine house

Stop at Vats wine bar (http://www.vatswinebar.com) while our adventure(we thought for a break but end up as final destination of the day as this place is very cozy and we had a grass of champagne followed by a bottle of CHATEAU LUCAS 2007; Lussac St. Emilion. Great night.

OUT of TOWN

I went to adventure around EC1 with E. We both like wondering around and to find independent shops, some secret places, good food shops and restaurants. Sometime in local sometime in town sometime out of town. Today E brought me to New shop/coffee/bar in EC1 called out of town(www.outoftown.com) located back street of Clarkenwell road.

Very small hidden place combine Cafe, bar and shop(Mainly English old vintage items). Feels like i come to someones house. Would be nice to do this kind of lacal shop/restaurant with full of tasrty food in future!

There is a big wooden table at center of the shop where cafe space is.

My branch croque-monsieur

Snow day in London

This year real winter come to London earlier. We had snow!

Dogs are happy with snow

I had a gift which is great for this cold weather; Garlic escargot!!

Looks great! I just put it to oven.

Garlicky escargot is feeling of winter.