With my maternity leave I’m making the most of midweek brunching and generally hanging out in cafes drinking tea and eating cake.
Haberdashery, Crouch End
My Old Dutch
Emporium Tea Rooms
I visited these tea rooms with an offer from Groupon, saw the deal and thought I’d try it out.
It’s a really cute cafe with a main room and a side room that is used for parties and classes of various kinds. When I arrived at around 12pm it was quite quiet, which was perfect for having a good girls catch up. The place did get busier with a mixture of families and couples coming in for a range of refreshments.
Tapped and Packed
Chinese New Year 2012
Chinese New Year in London is a fantastic atmosphere, the restaurants are buzzing, the streets are full of dragons and performers and so much street food. Lots of restaurants set up stalls on the streets to sell their wares to hungry passers by who don’t want to stand and que for a table.
This year I saw one restaurant giving out free prawn toast to those who were queing outside thier restaurant, which I think is a lovely jesture and great at keeping the customers wanting more.
These are just a few pictures I took this year of Chinatown during the festivities.