Negozio Classica

154 Regents Park Road,
Primrose Hill,
London,
NW1 8XN

W and I needed to find a place for an early dinner and this is one of her favorite Italian spots in her neighborhood, so off we went. Aside from snacking on some fabulous Parmesan (which, by the way, is one of my new favorite cheeses to eat on its own - I keep forgetting how good it is, NOT grated onto things), I had this amazing bundle of food, wrapped up in thin slices of courgette. Since there is no online menu I can't find out what exactly it was I ordered. Apologies for my lack of memory and for the hideous picture above, all I can say is that it was so tasty that I couldn't resist blogging it anyway.

Canelé

On a walk through Primrose Hill, A and I spotted these mini canelés outside Shepherd Foods on Regent's Park Road. The French woman selling them noticed us drooling and said they were three for a pound, so we quickly caved in. They were gone in an instant, but left this wonderful slightly burnt caramelly and orangey taste in the mouth afterwards. It's a good thing we only got three - I could have stood in front of the entire dish and hoovered it all up. I will be keeping an eye out for these in Paris...

P.S. Happy Birthday A!