Spoilt for choice for Roman style pizza at Pixxa

Spotted Pixxa when I was in Farringdon so checked it out.
They specialize in Roman style pizza which are rectangular slices of pizza found in Rome.

There were so many choices hence I decided to revisit another day for it.

Went back on a Monday lunch when it was nice and quiet and got the 3 slice deal for £10.95.

After choosing my slices, I thought they just give it to you but it goes in the oven once more so they are piping hot.

I got settled and started to take photos as usual when I heard these crunching noises from the guy opposite.

It was then I realized how thin and crispy the pizza base was which was my liking because I am extreme when it comes to the pizza base; it has to be thin and crispy or thick and bready, there is not in between!

The three flavours I got were the artichoke and nduja, potato and rosemary, sausage and scamorza.

I started with the potato and rosemary first because it had the lightest taste, the first bite was impressive because of the pizza base which was thin and airy like pan de cristal/glass bread.

Then there was the fluffy yet crispy potato which was crushed/crumbled to cover the pizza evenly.

The other two pizzas were both equally good but the artichoke and nduja was probably my favourite because of the pairing and the spicy kick from the nduja.

The sausage and Scamorza with onions was another lovely combo but somehow, I am loyal to the English pork sausage so nothing quite beats it.

Overall, I was impressed as the pizzas were not too oily or heavy to give you that bloated feeling.

They are also doing a pizza challenge where you eat 6 slices but I didn't realize the slices were that big so it doesn't quite seem possible!

Will definitely return when I am feeling peckish because you can just get them by the slice.

The guy there was really friendly and there is an upstairs as well which I didn't know on the first visit.

The ambiance upstairs was so relaxing that you could stay there all day.

Syrian treats at Al Noor bakery

I am so glad this new Syrian bakery opened, the sweet and savoury bakery items are so affordable.

It reminds me of Basil Bakery (basil broasted) in North London as they serve pickles with the bakery.

Most of the range are just £1 each so I got to try almost everything which comes with salad and pickles.

Overall, I felt that most of the bakery items tasted to similar to Hong Kong bread with a sweetish aftertaste to it except for the Zaatar bread which was my favourite.

I loved their zaatar because the rosemary was not too overwhelming and you can really taste the freshly squeeze lemon on it.

The Syrian bread with puck spread (cheese alternative) was a bit like dairylea cheese spread.

Last but not least, the Olives and onions was another tasty one with finely chopped green olives and onion filling hence moreish.

Basil bakery Syrian

Discovered this unassuming place because of their silky houmous.
Just from the name Basil bakery, one would have thought it was going to be Italian but it turns out to be Syrian.

I ordered the hummus chicken sharwarma which came with bread and pickles.

To my surprise, it was only £5.

The hummus was really silky and velvety like cream drizzled with some sort of sauce.

I found the chicken a bit dry so I should have just had the plain houmous.

Overall, the food was amazing.

At the time of dining, this place was called BASIL but the name has now changed to Basil and Broasted.

The Ice Cream Project by Anya Hindmarch returns with more exciting flavours

I am so glad the The Ice Cream Project by Anya Hindmarch returns with more exciting flavours this year!!

Nine new flavours have joined with some from last year like Heinz Ketchup, Kellogg's coco pops and Kikkoman soy sauce.

The new flavours are:
Branston - "Mellow cheddar cheese with the ‘chunky, crunchy bite’ of Branston"
Birds Eye Petits Pois sorbet

Blue Dragon Original Sweet Chilli 
Warburtons Crumpets  
Ambrosia Rice Pudding 
Maldon Salt - "Maldon sea salt flakes and dark chocolate shavings"
Kellogg’s rice Krispies 
Mcvitie’s Digestives with the sweet and salty crunch of the digestive biscuit
Ribena sorbet.

To kick off, I got Branstons, Birds eye petit pois, Warburtons crumpets and Ambrosia rice pudding.

I started with Branstons and peas first.

The Branstons was to my liking as it was 100% savoury and cheesy with fine crunchy pieces of pickle followed by some onion. 

The peas sorbet was a little disappointing because it was just sweet, I was hoping for some mint to make it a bit more relatable but probably more relatable to the Asian palette as they have this sweet red bean dessert which is literally red beans in a sweet liquid.

Warburtons was enjoyable because I liked the crumpets pieces.

The Ambrosia rice pudding was to my liking as it was creamy with bits of rice in ice cream form.

A big well done to Amanda and the team at Granny Gothards!

Tea with the tide

A nice little tea room on Southend pier which was the one featured on Jamie and Jimmy's show on Channel 4.

I thought I was the only person experiencing unengaging attitude but from the google review two weeks ago there was a similar experience.

After ordering a cake, we were not given a fork or anything so had to ask for one.

The cake selection they had was evidently from Costco.

Surprisingly good meal at Giggling , Harpenden

Giggling Squid is one of those restaurants that you will remember because of the name.
The first time I came across it was in Wimbledon so just acknowledged it was a Thai restaurant and forgot about it because I don't often go there.
You will find them everywhere but not in Central London.
Finally tried them in St Albans and I got the best surprise.
It was much better than the proper Thai places.
I actually enjoyed it because the ambience was lovely, it had that English setting, the attire of the staff looked nice.
For drinks, obviously Jasmine tea is the best pairing but they had English tea as well and it was a proper loose leaf tea.
Food wise, it was really difficult to choose because everything was good so ended up getting the drunken ribs.
I know it is the usual slow cooked ribs with meat that literally comes off the bones but the sauce was just as amazing.
It was flavourful but the herbs and spiciness was not as harsh as the ones you get at those Thai places.
The morning glory was to my liking as well and not garlicky.
The puffed rice looked like...........
But to summarize, would definitely return as there are too many things to try.

Peach bubble tea from HiTea, St Albans, The Maltings

To be honest, I am not a fan of bubble tea but got to try the peach bubble tea at HiTea.

The only thing I liked was their cake selection because they had traybakes, scones, cookies and brownies which are items you would want with tea.

Anyway, tried the peach bubble tea which was too syrupy for my liking and the milk and flavouring tasted like it was made from milk powder.