One of the best things about being in London
is that it's flooded with amazing places to eat, with even more opening each
day!
I like to think of myself as a bit of an
amateur ‘foodie’. Always looking for
exciting and delicious places to eat, and never afraid to try something
daring. Lucky for me, my Aunt and Uncle
are expert foodie’s and have shown me some great places already, Ottolenghi
being one of them.
Ottolenghi is a creative, contemporary
café/deli, offering a huge selection of tasty, Mediterranean styled food
daily. Their range of freshly baked
pastries and cakes were displayed in a gorgeous, overflowing tower in their
front window, immediately drawing in crowds of people; but it doesn’t stop
there. Inside is an arrangement of
brightly coloured and appetizing salads across the counter with a selection of
cooked/cold meats, tarts, quiches and pies beside.
I thought, “This is my kind of
buffet.” The way it works at Ottolenghi,
is you choose a ’Main’, which can being any of the meats, pies, tarts, quiches,
etc., and either two or three salads to accompany it. A completely new take on the traditional
buffet style café; the staff come to you to serve your dish as you decide.
On my trip to Ottolenghi I chose to have a
piece of the free-range chicken with date molasses, red pepper, onion and garlic as my main, along with some roast aubergine with sorrel yogurt sauce, radishes, roasted pecans, lemon zest and mixed herbs, and also roast sweet potato with peanut sauce, Aleppo chilli, coriander, spicy peanuts and spring onion. The food was
exceptional!
To indulge just a little bit more,
afterwards I treated myself to one of their chocolate almond tea cakes, which
was just as amazing, with a deliciously decadent center – just the way I like
it!
Excuse the poor quality photos.
