Emilia's Crafted Pasta at St Katherines Dock

How can one not love Pasta!
I was recommended Emilia's Crafted Pasta many years ago but finally made it because of Galeón Andalucía, a replica of the 17th century Spanish galleon is now at St Katherines Dock.

Emilia's Crafted Pasta opened in 2016, the same year as Padella with the concept of serving affordable pasta.

Overall, everything was good and I liked the way they you can change the pasta.

Would love to revisit but all their locations are a bit off the radar!

Prix Fix Menu at Table Du Marche

Dined at Table Du Marche as we were in the area.

It was lunch, so the Prix Fix menu was offered so we ordered:

Gravalax, avocado, pickled fennel, rocket, sour cream.

Steamed mussels with garlic, shallots, parsley, white wine & cream

Pan-fried calfs liver, caramelised onion & red wine jus, chive mashed potato

Portions are big compared to other French restaurants and I found their food to be on the buttery and heavy side especially for the creamy mussel sauce and the mashed potatoes.

Other than that, it was all good except the gravalax contained the grey part from the cut and some of the calf's liver was near the arteries which made it chewy.

Stunning and delicious cakes from Cake Stories

Cake Stories is a really memorable brand because all their baked goodies look fantastic and they really stand out.

I still remember them from last year and this year they have some stunning cakes that really pop out especially the cherry bomb.

It's pumpkin season so time for pumpkin spice.

There so many choices that there is something for everyone.

Obviously, they know the cake trend which offerings like pistachio, cherry bakewell as well as traditional choices like carrot cake.

I was so lucky to get my hands on the pumpkin spice and the cherry bomb which were really comforting especially the pumpkin spice.

The texture and taste of the cake was seriously soft and light.

The stunning cherry bomb has an ingenious cherry base to satisfy your cherry craving as well as the cherry one top.

Most their stores are in Newcastle but you can get them through the letterbox by ordering Letterbox Bakes or Letterbox Brownios.

@cakestoriesbakes

Chips and curry sauce at Fish n Flame, Finchley high road

Fish and chips, a rare offering as chippies disappear in the city.
This was in North London.
Anyway, very comforting but something tasted funny, not sure if it was the sauce of chips but it got masked away when you ate it together.

Pie Mash and Comic heroes at Piecaramba! Winchester

Pie Mash and Comic heroes.

Spotted this quirky restaurant in Winchester serving pie mash with traditional liquer or gravy so had to visit. 

As well as Winchester, there is another branch in Southampton.

Pies come with a choice of mustard or cheesy mash which is just like Mother Mash. 

You can also get crispy onions just like pieminister when they had the mothership at their restaurant before it closed. 

Overall everything was delicious especially the gravy which had a rich chicken taste. 

The beef in the pie was a little dry and the cheesy mash was a let down because there was no cheese taste at all. 

If you've tried it at Mother Mash you will know how cheesy it should be. 

Somehow, I felt that the kids pies would have been fantastic as well because they fillings like sausage and beans, cheese and tomato, chicken in gravy etc and all their pies are inspired by comic characters.

The pie pastry they use is short crust which you can smell when you go in the restaurant.

Last but not least the builders tea was a really satisfying 500ml cuppa and the tea bag is so strong that it does not get diluted in that big mug!

Traditionally, you eat pie mash with spoon and fork but there were no spoons in the utensil bucket but you can request for spoons which they have.

The decor has to be mentioned as well especially the toilet with a lightsaber toilet roll holder, lightsaber lighting and a darth vadar hand dryer.

@piecarambauk

#ssgpml #piemash

Souffle Pancakes at Fuwa Fuwa

Currently there are only three places serving souffle pancakes in London: Coffee Addict, fuwa fuwa and Hefaure.
Souffle pancakes have been trending for quite a long time from Japan, however I have had my fair share of these jiggly soft fluffy egg white pancakes.

The ones in Asia are rather boring paired with butter, fruit and syrups or over the top with gold leaf.

Enter, Coffee Addict and fuwa fuwa which conforms more to the UK palatte with flavours like biscoff, chocolate etc.

Souffle pancakes are egg white based hence they are delicate easily tainted by the slightest oil or unpleasant odours from the grill.

This was another reason why I stopped eating souffle pancakes because you get this unpleasant oil or grilled taste to them.

They are quite time consuming as the whipping takes a while to get it to a meringue like consistency which makes sense that they do them in big batches to save time.

My first experience at fuwa fuwa was really good as the souffle pancakes were clean, jiggly and soft, free from that unpleasant grill taste.

Tried the original which is simple and delicious as you get to appreciate the taste of the souffle pancake.

Looking at souffle pancake, there is possibly some cake mixture in there as it hold wells and there is a sponge like texture that can be seen if you look closely.

Overall, I would recommend trying.

The tea here is quite fancy, served on a pearlescent cloud like saucer.

#ssglondoneats

Possibly the first ube souffle pancake at Coffee Addict, Victoria, London

Souffle pancakes have been trending for quite a long time from Japan, however I have had my fair share of these jiggly soft fluffy egg white pancakes.

The toppings and pairings are rather boring these days with butter, fruit and syrups or over the top with gold leaf.

Enter, Coffee Addict which takes souffle pancakes to the next level with possibly the first ube souffle pancake and savoury options.

Souffle pancakes are egg white based hence they are delicate easily tainted by the slightest oil or unpleasant odours from the grill.

This was another reason why I stopped eating souffle pancakes because you get this unpleasant old oil or grilled taste to them.

On the first visit to Coffee Addict, I was impressed because the pancakes tasted how they should however on the second visit on a busier day, there was an unpleasant oily taste on the pancakes.

Aside from the inconsistency, I appreciate the souffle choice at Coffee Addict since it is not mango, matcha and conforms more to the UK palatte.

Tried three sweet and one savoury pancake.

The ube pancake which is purple was also a bit disappointing because it was on the savoury side.

I was a bit disappointed with the savoury pancake because it was not 100%, the souffle base was sweet and the truffle was a bit like petrol.