Jerez via Spitalfields (Londonist)

Jerez (with its Lovely Sherry and Tapas!) via Spitalfields
Chris Osburn, Food & Drink Editor
Londonist
August 13, 2008










If you’ve ever wondered which sherry goes best with, say, poached chicken with Serrano ham stuffed with walnut and pecorino pesto … or … how to add a bit of twist to a glass of cream sherry, the Discovery Bar is just the spot for you to indulge a little and learn a lot (or visa versa).

Read the complete Sherry and Tapas post on Londonist.

Lamenting the Loss of Bubba's

The other day I cut through Spitalfields Market and it hit me - no more Bubba's. Bubba's was one of my favourite restaurants in London and where I chose to spend Thanksgiving when I wasn't headed back to the States. I'm bummed. The New Old Spitalfields Market looks like it's gonna be too squeaky clean and homogenized for my tastes. Although, I am withholding judgement until I can properly explore the market.





















Here's a post from another blog that I just came across, discussing the 'sterilization' of Spitalfields:

On Spitalfields
by Paul Mison
more chaff
Jun 18, 2008 at 10:45 PM

More than the people, though, the spaces have changed. As I've said, half the market's gone, although the shell of it around the edges has been retained. The businesses there haven't, though; the family-run pizzerias replaced by SF-based chain makeup stores and expensive Soho bakeries. The worst, though, is that even inside the old market, the character has been almost entirely sterilised away.

Click here for complete post.

Happy Christmas from ontoLondon

Christmas at Spitalfields
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Daily Photo - Spitalfields Nativity

Spitalfields Nativity
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