Build your own cheese box by Grape & Fig

Build your own cheese box by Grape & Fig.

I love cheese especially with nuts, berries, chutneys and all that.
Enter Grape & Fig, a bar where you can build your own cheese box for £12.50.
The cheese and complementing range is impressive so what's not to like especially when you get to choose most of it.
First, you choose three cheeses, then the condiments/relish.
There are cheese samples which help you decide.
I was going to choose the honey because I saw a honeycomb chunk featured on their instagram but it didn't seem to be there so I got the mustard.

The fresh cherry wasn't seen either so it is probably seasonal.
All their condiments are from Tiptree.
Basically you progress from the left to right of the cabinet with antipasti, nuts, dried fruit etc.
The dried golden sultanas looked stunning compared to the ones I've seen, so I had to have them.
Figs are sliced to order, hence looking fresh and perfect.
Last but not least, they garnish the box with edible flowers.
As you can imagine, each bite was heaven, a bit of this and a bit of that.
#ssglondoneats

Pret's Almond bakewell slice and new finds

Pret have launched a new menu and I was captivated by the peach bakewell slice.

The rest are just satay and Thai inspired bowls and wraps.

The peach bakewell as nice as expected because of the dried peach and jam but a bit too buttery for my liking.

Free cone day 2023 at Ben & Jerry's

Every year, there is a free ice cream day aka free cone day at Ben & Jerry's.I was town so got my free cherry garcia ice cream.

Free cone day 2024 at Ben & Jerry's

Every year, there is a free ice cream day aka free cone day at Ben & Jerry's.
I was town so got my free cherry garcia ice cream.

Sheeryakh ice cream

Since last year, I have been meaning to try Sheeryakh which is Afghan ice cream.
It has this stunning presentation like a tall pile of ice cream.

Several visits to Watani in Ilford failed because it was closed or did not open.

The other branches are in the West or North which requires effort.

Finally visited Sundaes gelato harrow which had it, the video and photo at the shop front seemed to show what I wanted.

The Sheeryakh here did not contain rose like the other places which was good.

Anyway, ordered Breakfast tea, Afghan Green tea and Sheeryakh.

Just a quick comment on drinks, the Breakfast tea tasted more like Chai and the Green tea was much palatable minus the cardamom.

The Sheeryakh was disappointing in terms of presentation because it came in the form of scoop in drizzled in milk and clotted cream.

The menu is confusing because the photo at the shop window shows how the Sheeryakh normally looks if you google it while the picture on the menu was the scoops same as the one I received.

Afghan dinner at Masa

Along this stretch, there are two Afghan restaurants, Masa and Mazar but we chose Mazar.

The menu is the usual with meats, dumplings and a few similar to Indian offerings like spinach, spinach potatoes but spelt in a different way.

We had the meat and veg dumplings, both were tasty but I felt the meat was more satisfying while the veg was underfilled.

Both plates, all the dumplings were stuck together when served so you end up breaking up.

The spinach was nice but it was spicy and it tasted like canned spinach.

Other than that, it was good and service was friendly.