FRIDAY

Ribbed Long Sleeve Top - Topshop
Waistcoat and necklace - H&M
Silk Mix Joggers and Heels - Topshop



Chicken Pie!
When I made this pie the other night I made sure there was a generous portion for my lunch and seperated the pastry to prevent it from turning completely sodden. With a little help of the canteen upstairs it was heated to crispy perfection and voila, pie as if it were fresh outta the oven, with a good dose of veg in the form of roast squash, cabbage and spinach.



THURSDAY

PU biker - Topshop
Batik tee - from market in Antigua
Turned up jeans - thrifted from NYC
Faux ponyskin ink wedges - Topshop
Necklaces from chazza shops

Roast Squash, Bulgar wheat and Feta Salad
A salad that reads as the above but with the addition of rocket and homemade babaganoush. Fairly simple to make; soften whole aubergines over hob's open flame, scrape the flesh out and blitz with tahini, olive oil, lots of lemon juice, garlic and seasoning.

WEDNESDAY

Wool mix shirt - East End thrift store
PU leggings - a Topshop staple
 Khaki boots - Kurt Geiger
Burnt Red Bag - Topshop 

Mish Mashed Left Over Curry
Beef was sweated down in a lemony spiced mix and onion slithers added. The curry was actually some homemade daal with some cauliflower and spinach added in with extra cumin and corriander. The bread was a quick diy flatbread; simply plain flour, water and seasoning mixed until forms a ball I like to add in carraway or fennel seeds for extra flavour then get a saucepan sizzling and toast them off.



TUESDAY



Cobweb Knit - Topshop
Sheer Slit Midi - H&M
Boots - Acne
Necklace - Urban Outfitters

Lamb and Homemade Taboulleh and Pickled Cabbage
Last night was roast lamb night, very traditional potatoes etc but todays guise couldnt have been anymore different. Flinged into the Med with red cabbage easily pickled in white wine vinegar and sugar and bulgar wheat mixed with heaps of parsley, deseeded and chopped tomatoes, crushed garlic, lemon juice and a generous dash of olive oil. Oh and some salad leaves!



MONDAY

So, it's been a while but here is the first day of a week of lunches and outfits. This has become a bit of a default outfit, skinny indigo jeans, white tee, converse but add a geomtric patterned kimono et voila!



 Kimono - Vintage Tee - Urban Outfitters
Jeans - Topshop Leighs
Converse
New ring - Ottoman hands
Gold cluster ring - mums
Bangles - gift and Banana Republic

Chilli Con Carne
It is Monday so an easy lunch, from the freezer stash a portion of chilli with leftover rice,
with drizzles of sour cream, mature cheddar shavings and a good squeeze of lime!

Pitt Cue Co. Parks Up

Sun, lingering nights and smoky wafts of barbecue makes summer. Last year the first proper contender to the smoking and barbecue emporiums of the Deep South parked up for the season on the Southbank. A glorious shiny silver carriage with a giant pig emblem, the Pitt Cue Co. had arrived to whet our taste buds but left shortly leaving the hoards pining for more. Up until mid last week I had in filled my dreams of juicy strips of pulled pork with a ridiculous amount of Triple D viewing instead, but lo and behold confirmation of a permanent shop set up for the PCC came and saved me from salivating at my TV screen.

The gleaming van of pure goodness.
Pulled pork smoked over hickory, homemade beans, creamy slaw and charred soda bread for mopping.

Genuine love for the smoker and tasty meat results brought Jamie Berger and Tom Adams to set up a mobile eatery and now a restaurant. The menu reads like an extended version of last summer’s, pulled pork and brisket as a standard but also a changing cut of steak, sausages and more unexpected smoked cuts like oxtail and cheek. From memory the meat was super succulent as you would expect from being smoked for hours, with the undesirable gristly bits in the meat literally breaking down into sugars, but the beauty of it came also from the sides as well and the quality of the meat (all pigs used were Gloucester Old Spots.)

Pure deliciousness - pulled pork

Traditional accompaniments are of course coleslaw which when served out of the van was a lusciously creamy and cumin-y spiced but this is being traded in for a more punchy sounding version with fennel and onions steeped in vinegar and pepped up with fresh herbs. Others include turtle baked beans and pickles as a standard. Plus the much loved pickle back and skin is there to stay; a shot of whiskey, pickle brine chaser and curls of crackling to be consumed in that order.

Pickle back and skin

Needless to say I am beside myself that I can now relive those summer nights in just a couple of weeks, and will be able to do so for the foreseeable future. 1 Newburgh Street has now become my new favourite address in London, and for just a tenner for a meal or a take away bun for £6.50 I can predict I will not be the only one. Hurrah for the pig, the smoker and the Pitt Cue Co!



Pre Fall 2012: A Supreme Dose of Chanel Love

The festive period was a glorious blur of excess, but inbetween port swizzling and bird basting I flicked through the new looks pre fall presented only to be mesmerised by the latest offer from the Lagerfeld. The entire show and backdrop was magical; towering colourful treats and rose petal scattered sand was a maharaja worthy setting and metallic oyster legs, entwined pearl tweed, dreadlocks dripping in strands of jewels all added up to a perfect uniform for exploring India, the Chanel way. I loved the mixed tones of opulence, discreet yet meticulous tonal embroidery but balanced with obvious clusters of gems.The traditional indian palette had a monochrome take over in a new a form of layered organza and sheers with a nod to brights, but the most beautiful eye popping kind...

Photos from Olivia da Costa of Please! and style.com