On a complete spur of the moment, the Englishman and I decided to go on a pub crawl last night. He'd been going on and on about the fact that I'd not finished The Knowledge (this self-imposed task involves visiting every pub in the area) and thought last night was good as any to finally achieve my … [Read more...]
Best Fish & Chips ever in North London
Last night, after the Six Nations Rugby, we couldn't be bothered to cook and decided to sample the fish and chips we'd heard a lot about in Muswell Hill. Toffs, on The Broadway is supposed to serve North London's best fish supper, so that's where we headed.Doing our usual 'fly-past' check, the place … [Read more...]
The Crouch End Knowledge: The Queens
From the outside this pub looks far too large to be any good, and it took some emotional blackmail type of comment from the Englishman to even get me through the door, 'But we said, we'd to try all the pubs!'The thing was that as soon as I'd written the first post about The Maynard Arms, promising … [Read more...]
Sick bed update
Yesterday I had a small operation under local anaesthetic which means that I have to rest for a few days, not operate heavy machinery, or sign legal documents (!) for 24 hours. (So I've resisted the urge to drive a digger.) I'm also not allowed to do any heavy lifting, or exercise for four to six … [Read more...]
London Life: a pub crawl and Jin Kichi in Hampstead
I've been meaning to write about this fantastic Japanese restaurant in Hampstead for a long time, but somehow just haven't got round to it. It's very popular and it's almost impossible to get a table there these days, so I guess I didn't think it needed any more pr either.But then last Saturday, … [Read more...]
