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 cardamon.

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.

France: Gazpacho at Pret A Manger

When going abroad, as well as searching for local restaurants to try I always like to check out international chains like McDonald's, KFC etc.

McDonald's review coming but here is Pret first.
Pret is France is definitely worth checking out, I thought we had it all in UK but they have much more offerings like the gazpacho, not one but two to choose from.

Then there are houmous bowls, salmon bowls with black rice to protein bowls.

I loved the way how they have used glass bowls and cups to display the food and beverages which can then be reused.

The staff at the counter was from UK which made it even more welcoming but everything is labelled in English so it's not a problem and growing up in the UK, French is compulsory at school.

Left with the gazpacho which was seriously refreshing and moreish on a hot summers day.

Salmon avocado at Beppe's Cafe

Beppe's, a lovely old caff in Farringdon.I have always wanted to visit this cafe so finally did when I was in the area.
The decor takes you back in time and there are many old money paper notes at the back.
I had the salmon, avocado with black pudding which turned out really nice especially the salmon.
The avocado was more like guacamole as it was a tad spicy but went well with the salmon and black pudding.
I liked the way, they garnished it with their unique side which makes them different.