{"id":499,"date":"2017-09-09T06:56:48","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T06:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saranoonan.com\/?p=499"},"modified":"2017-09-09T06:56:48","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T06:56:48","slug":"london-day-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saranoonan.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/09\/london-day-12\/","title":{"rendered":"London: Day 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

We woke up and I debated whether or not I was up for everything I had planned. I went back and forth on this, and then decided to just give it a go and see how far I could make it.<\/p>\n

First up was a Street Art walking tour through East London. Our tour guide, a graffiti artist, showed us numerous pieces of work throughout the city, and explained why people \u201ctag\u201d and what those bubble letters are all about (it\u2019s a progression of art\u2026. And also to learn how to control the spray paint can!). We saw some really cool stuff. Eventually the pouring rain put an end to the walk and we headed back through the neighborhood for lunch.<\/p>\n

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During the tour, we spotted a taco place, so we backed track. We shared a tray of tacos and chips and guacamole. Definitely not as good as our beloved Lone Star at home, but it hit the spot and it was indoors and out of the rain.<\/p>\n

After lunch we headed to Kensington Palace. This a bite size museum \u2013 and I\u2019m so glad it was! We wandered through rooms built in the 17th and 18th centuries, and heard the other side\u00a0of the Protestant vs. Catholic monarchy from the English. At the end of the palace tour, you have the opportunity to go through an exhibit of Princess Diana\u2019s clothing. Definitely recommend. It was interesting to read about everything she wore, how her fashion evolved over time and the designers she worked with.<\/p>\n

By the time we finished, it was around 3 pm, and so we decided to head back to our AirBnb to rest up a bit before dinner. I made reservations at the Kitchen Table \u2013 because how could I pass up the opportunity to go again?! This was one of the restaurants we went to during our honeymoon three years ago. The concept is simple: the chef and his team picks and forages everything, buys meat fresh, etc. and the menu changes daily. It is at minimum a 12 course menu. We had 15 last night.<\/p>\n

I tried to capture everything down that they told us about each course, but I definitely missed some ingredients. That being said\u2026 you\u2019ll get the idea!<\/p>\n

Shrimp \u2013 served raw with slightly dried tomatoes that were marinated in brains of shrimp and shisho
\nRadish – potato puff servied with pur\u00e9ed yeast, dill and homemade ketchup, thinly sliced radishes, confit lemon zest and fresh dill
\nKale \u2013 young kale dressed in salted anchovies dressing, sourdough bread crumbs and confit lemon zest
\nChicken – chicken skin cracker with rosemary mascarpone and bacon jam (the only repeat from three years ago \u2013 it\u2019s a pretty popular item!)
\nParker house \u2013 rolls served with beef fat onion butter and shaved summer truffle
\nGreen beans – cut and chargrilled served on top of peppered yogurt and salad of unripe strawberries and a granita made from vinegar marinated with lemon
\nScallop – hand dived scallop brushed with teriyaki and torched served with pickled rhubarb and pickled rhubarb juice, fig leaf oil, cucumber and sesame seeds
\nSquid \u2013 served with roasted shellfish sauce, sweet corn, zucchini and tarragon butter
\nLobster – Cornish lobster cooked with oil made from lobster head and seared and smoked with juniper branch; served on top of grapefruit confit, roasted beets and raw ginger
\nBONUS Duck – liver parfait with garlic ketchup, duck leg tartar, mushrooms and raw chestnuts
\nDuck – aged four weeks and browned in its own fat served with sauce made from bones, fresh elderberries and shallots and grilled spring onion
\nF\u00f8nix \u2013 a Norwegian blue cheese shaved on top of a red onion tartlet
\nBeetroot – cooked into a marmalade served on top of sweet woodroof ice cream, a syrup infused with sweet woodruff and sweet woodruff granita
\nRaspberry – meringue seasoned with peppercorn and charred, milk ice cream and fresh tarragon leaf oil served with fresh raspberries and a raspberry vinegar sauce
\nBlackberry \u2013 take on a trifle with blackberry jelly, raw blackberry with cream infused with blackberry alcohol, white chocolate shavings and ice cream
\nCanele \u2013 the famous French dessert, but I had caramel ice cream
\nHerbal tea with herbs from the garden<\/p>\n

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Green beans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Scallops<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Raspberries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As always, highly recommend. It\u2019s pricey, but it\u2019s an amazingly unique experience. They also do a fabulous job with food allergies!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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