Day 7: Food Market Mecca on Maltby Street
While our next stop was intended to be the expansive Burroughs Market back across the Thames, the site of pillowing smoke threads and amazing aromas led us down the street a little further. At the chalkboard sign announcing the “Maltby Street Market,” we pushed our way into the ant hill entry of an alley, flowing…
Day 7: In Love with a London Dry, Tasting at Jensen’s Bermondsey Distillery
Following the advice of Mr. Mariotti from Evan’s and Peel, we sought out Jensen Distillery in Bermondsey, a district just south of the Thame from Central London. Touted as a foodie paradise, we were soon to see why. The Jubilee tube line dropped us with a few blocks affording a pretty walk through the residential…
Day 7: First Morning Tube Misadventures in London
With only a limited time in London, we wanted to waste none of it in seeking our hearts desire: Gin. However, before we started the days tippling, it seemed only civilized to find a little bite of breakfast. We stopped by Fulham favorite, Chairs & Coffee, where I could could not resist grabbing an avocado…
Day 6: Behind the Bookcase at Evans & Peel
When we added London to our itinerary, we knew it was a diversion dedicated to our love of the Cocktail. Research and inquiries among friends solicited quite an exhaustive list of destinations ranging from the hidden, to classic and upscale/refined. One thing was clear from the beginning: 2 days would be far from enough to…
Day 6: Quirky Casual Charm at Del’Aziz
When searching for dinner our internet and host inquiries turned up one common suggestion: Del’Aziz, a Mediterranean bistro around the block. Our first stroll down the main drag in Fulham showed plenty of promise for the neighborhood with fresh markets and one of the most beautiful butcher counters I’d ever seen–almost all completely in gleaming…
Day 6: Slán Ireland & Hello London!
Dropping off our chariot, we made it to the Dublin airport in good time to stop for a drink at the airport. A more perfect place could not be found than “Chocolate Bar,” the chic airport bar in Dublin where they run minis of Moet & Chandon and decadent dessert muffins round on a conveyor…
Day 6: Farm Fresh Breakfast at Temple Bar Saturday Market
For our last morning in town, we loaded our bags into the Golf and set back for Temple Bar. Every Saturday the Meeting House Square is home for a fresh market and it was one of the very last things on my Ireland bucket list. The Market may be on the modest side but featured…
Day 5: Peculiar Drinking Parlours of Peruke & Periwig
My earlier research of Dublin cocktail bars had yielded one suggestion I could not resist. Named like a shopfront out of Harry Potter, Peruke & Periwig is the sister bar of Vintage Cocktail Club–our beloved locale from a few nights prior. Near Trinity University, we hiked a few blocks over and first found a seat…
Day 5: Feeling the Heat at Fade Street Social
Getting a bit hungry after our light breakfast, me maybe more so than Matt (with two Guinness in him), we found our way to Fade Street Social–a find from Instagram. Offering two seating experiences from the one location, one can opt for finer dining in the GastroBar restaurant or another at the Tapas Bar, we…
Day 5: Beholding the Guinness Brewery Experience
While it seems to be a common theme for distilleries and breweries to designate their tour an “Experience,” I can hardly believe any achieve that as aptly as the Guinness Storehouse at St. James Gate. And one certainly hopes that it might be when handing over the 20€ per person for entry. But it did…
Day 5: Light Breakfast at the Pepper Pot
We slept in on Saturday, mercifully, and resolved to make the day an easy one. Since we had slept in a little late for some of the Brunch venues I’d bookmarked, Matt took up to gauntlet to find us some breakfast. Tracing our steps from the days before, we went towards Trinity and followed the…
POACHED OAK 