Day 26: McKerel

A day of waiting, and rushing.

Breakfast

• Challenge compliant muffin (thank goodness for these babies)

Lunch

Spent the morning in the V&A, most of it queuing for tickets for the Hollywood Costume exhibition.  Nice one.

No tickets available until later in the day, but late opening tonight, so booked that for after my course.

[not in 'til 2pm today due to an exemption I have]

Wondered on down to Holborn, and found somewhere to have lunch nearby where my course is.  The menu looked good (I'd been past a few times before), and it was well busy with suits.

For me the choice was either mackerel, or stuffed courgette.  The stuffed courgette of course running the risk of some kind of sneaky grain and/or cheese (I am very much au fait with the usual stuffings in these things).  I went for the mackerel.  

• Smoked mackerel fillet
• Roasted veggies

Despite being a pub, I happily went for the ol soda water and fresh lime.  Good job they brought that out quick, because our food order was forgotten..  Why does that always (only?) happen when you have somewhere to be..?

Got through the afternoon's lectures and made our way back to the V&A.  Stopped on that street (Exhibition Road?) with all the little french cafes with tables on the street.  Coffee calling.

Entering a gorgeous french bakery/coffee shop might seem like a bad idea on this challenge, but I wasn't really bothered about any of the grain-based goods.  Enjoyed a lovely steaming bowl (yep, really. ingenious!) of delicious black coffee.

Ooooff.  C'est delicieux, mademouiselle!

[cheeky fingers on hot scone NOT mine]

Tea

Another rush.  We waited for our ex housemate, who went AWOL (drinks with new colleagues at new job, forgot to check phone..??), which meant by the time it got to tea, it was pretty late.

We sauntered into a Japanese restaurant close to his house, and ordered, stat.

• Ramen: beansprouts, chilli, tofu, peppers, onions, bok choi, coriander, lime, coconut milk, lemongrass, rice noodles

They also gave us on the house:

• 3 pieces of tuna sashimi

Oh and I had a glass of wine.

2 blackmarks...  I am bad.  But honest.

schlurrping the noodle... who me..?

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