Turkish Menemen at The Green Fingers

Finally tried Turkish Menemen at The Green Fingers which was a little different from what I've seen at Cafes in London.
The ones in London seem to have less sauce and topped with feta.
The menemen at this place was quite nice and tasted like a spiced ratatouille without aubergines with green peppers and onions and scrambled egg.
A light and healthy option for lunch.
The bread that came with it was tasty spiced with onion seeds.

The Tempeh man at Leather Lane

The Tempeh man is a legend at Leather Lane market since 2013 and possibly the longest serving stall there.
Although I have always wanted to try, finally tried it this week because the restaurant I wanted to go was closed.
I've only tried the fried ones from Indonesia, supermarket ones in UK, Tempeh curry and the trending Tempeh crisps.
It was late when I got there but gutted I didn't arrive 10 mins later when it was reduced like Berwick Markets in Soho.
As expected it was delicious because I liked the tomato cumin flavours paired with my favourite fluffy based rice.
There was some punchy sauce on the rice which made it even more appetizing.
The texture reminds me Mexican refried beans with chunks in it.

School cakes from Cake Magic

A nice school cake from cakemagic.
Lovely vanilla taste, moist cake texture and sweet icing.
Interestingly I think I could taste coconut in the icing.
The only minor issue was the dense chewier area which can be seen a darker colour.
I'm not a baker so I wouldn't know what caused it.

Chicken and rice from Hot Pizza & Grill, Purley

Tried this place because it was new, they do pizzas and chicken.
The chicken was grilled chicken tender pieces but I felt it was a bit dry, not from the grill but it was originally dry, however the rice was amazing.
At 7.99 a bit pricey compared to my usual at Selekt chicken in West Croydon.

Pistachio lassi from Saburi, Harrow

It was my first time coming across pistachio lassi it so had to try.
The lassi was lovely and thick but unfortunately too sweet.
I should have bought some natural lassi to dilute the sweetness instead of throwing it away.

According to online platforms, there is also a cashew lassi.
Also spotted was bread pakora [battered toast].

They had a lemon in a glass of water which is good will to the business.

The hot milkshake unbelieva-bar by COSTA COFFEE

Costa coffee have launched these new Hot milkshakes for a while now, after trying them the salted caramel is definitely my favourite because coffee gives it a nice balance to the sweetness.

There are two other flavours: chocolate hazelnut and white chocolate strawberry.

The unbeliva-bar was a fun immersive experience with quirky facts and interactive games with some photo spots.

Salted caramel remains my favourite!

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Lunch at Botinica Hall

Botinica Hall is new at Clapham Junction where the former Debenhams department store was.
It is more like a social place where you can dine and work with plugs and wifi etc.
Service was slow especially at the end when you are waiting for the bill.
I suppose the menu was reasonable but I made the wrong choice that day, I got the Italian po boy which was pizza dough style and the bombollini.
The vegetarian options are actually quite good like the nduja gnocchi.
The bombollin was really disappointing, they looked nothing like mini doughnuts and were dusted with so much sugar that it defeated the purpose of the nutella.
It was similar to those Chinese doughnuts but nicer because it wasn't so eggy and soggy while too dark for my liking.