Georgian Chakapuli lamb and tarragon soup at aba ra

There are not many Georgian restaurants about so had to try aba ra.

The menu here is dumplings, soups and khachapuri (cheese filled bread).

Since, I have already tried kinkali dumplings elsewhere, I got the Chakapuli lamb soup.

Chakapuli is a soup made with stewed lamb, unripe sour plums, tarragon, and herbs.

Here they include a chilli which makes it moreish but if you have an allergy to green chillis then you are buggered.
Anyway, this soup was amazing as it was really flavourful especially with tarragon.
The sour plums went well with tarragon just like lemon and tarragon pairing.
The bread on top is also the star of the show because when you put it in the soup, it does not go soggy but still has that chew to it.
Eating the bread on its own is a bit like pizza base that is chewy.
It was relatable to Persian food because the sour plum element is similar to dried limes.
It also reminds me of Shaanxi lamb soup where they put stale pieces of pitta to soften it up and make it more wholesome.

Wendy's wraps, chicken burger and chicken nuggets

Wendy's is famous for burgers does surprisingly nice wrap which have onions and gherkins in them.
Adding optional extra avocado and grated cheese made it even more delicious.
The grilled chicken thigh burger was a bit tough which shouldn't be.

Gyozas from Mugen

Mugen, a small joint on Cowcross Street selling Asian and Japanese grab and go.

To be honest, the competition is fierce because there are two other similar joints next to it like Abokado and Honi Poke.

I didn't get the sushi because the ones at Honi Poke were to my liking so I tried the gyozas.

Unfortunately, I didn't quite like them because they were a bit salty and mushy but the chicken on is the better of them all.

The chives are strong and the texture was a bit too mushy.

Drinks with pink sunnies and paper fans at Drake and Morgan

I was captivated here on a sunny day because there were pink sunglasses and paper fans on the bar tables at Drake & Morgan.
Browsing the menu, it was not as expensive as I thought, a drink was only three pounds so I got the turmeric lemon.

Overall, it was a nice experience but couldn't quite taste the turmeric in the drink.

Pandan desserts and drinks at The Leaf, Shoreditch 小叶子

The Leaf, which specializes in drinks and desserts were a success at Holborn food hub that they have branched out to Gravesend and Shoreditch.
I was overwhelmed by the drink choices as it was not just bubble tea!
They had two long drink lists for avocado and pistachio!!
It was really hard deciding between avocado and pistachio but luckily I spotted this avocado and pistachio drink and swapped the caramel pearls for my favourite pandan jelly!!!
The drink was really good so I finished it which was rare.
With a pistachio drink, one would expect it to be made with pistachio powder but it contained chunky crushed pistachio nuts and then you got this savoury avocado which was heaven.
Overall, pistachio and avocado were a good pairing because they were both savoury.
My favourite pandan jelly was lush and not too sweet so definitely ordering this drink again.
Also tried the peanut milk because they ran out of the chestnut milk and it was interesting and nothing like peanut butter.
For dessert, we had the pandan and grass jelly tofu pudding which was lush and not too sweet.
I would have been happy with just the pandan jelly.

A year later, they have opened in Shoreditch, so gave them a visit.

As it was newly opened, most of the stuff was not available so I just had the pandan tofu which was quite nice.

You could really taste the soy in the tofu with a hint of pandan.

The menu at the shop has a few typos though.

Newly opened EL&N Deli & Bakery in July at Covent Gardens

Tried it one evening and the pastry was good as well as the tea selection from Metz.
The fresh focaccias selection looked good as well as the cakes which reminded me of Leto.
I had the raspberry squiggle which was like a pain au chocolat with chocolate folded in and one side which makes it look like red velvet.
Last three pics from @squarecrumpets