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Yosma

A TURKISH MEYHANE, MANGAL & RAKI BAR INSPIRED BY THE STREETS OF ISTANBUL.

I love Turkish food and eat it often; so it was an absolute delight to find a restaurant in Baker Street that doesn’t do generic Turkish food but excellent  Turkish food with a twist.  Every dish melted in the mouth from the bread and humous to the lamb dumplings.  Even the salad was amazing.  Mouthwatering, with excellent ingredients where I could taste the quality. This is a true find for Turkish cuisine.  Beautifully presented and served with a smile. Easily the best Turkish inspired restaurant I have eaten at in London thus far.

http://www.yosma.london/

A short stay in Paris

Double Rainbow

Double the rainbow.

Double the rainbow.

I had to share this.  Probably the biggest rainbow I have seen and i was just around the corner.  Made me smile during a dreary day.

Serpentine Pavillion

I wouldn’t normally post something to say don’t bother, as I like to focus on the positive, but this is how they have made the new structure look on their website.  I was very excited and planned a day around it.
Serpentine

And this is what it looks like.  And I was VERY DISAPPOINTED.  Spend money better elsewhere. I know art is down to the individual but one definitely worth missing.  A big paper mache mess.

Serpentine 2

Sanderson Hotel – Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

 

Cakes in Wonderland

Cakes in Wonderland

 

Like Cake?  Like Tea?   Look at it people.  Look at it.  Whoever got to be the pastry chef at the Sanderson must have wept with joy when they said ‘ Let’s do Alice in Wonderland, just use your imagination.’ Every sandwich is rolled into a tube of different colours.  Every cake is delicious and cleverly crafted from marshmallow toadstools to carrot shaped meringue.  There are an amazing selection of teas on offer that are far from the norm but all delicious.  And if you fancy it a cheeky glass of champagne can be added too.

I’ve been put off by the idea of Afternoon teas before as they can be snooty, stingy and just full of people dressed up for a cuppa for no other reason then to blankly stare at each other, wondering why they paid so much.  But this one is worth it.  We went as part of a baby shower and they let us lounge for a good few hours.  Londoners and Tourists Unite.

Marvellous Mystery of  how they got the Passion Fruit dessert in the bottle.

Marvellous Mystery of how they got the Passion Fruit dessert in the bottle.