I might be getting ahead of myself – but so far my London weather experience has been great! I have had 4 days of rain, and other than that it has been mostly sunny (now I will jinx it, but its true!).
I have had a wonderful time exploring parks and in general walking down the leafy streets of my neighborhood. Somehow, through some Darwinian process Roses and Honeysuckle are still in bloom. While their days are nearly over, the fact that I saw Roses and honeysuckle in OCTOBER amazes me. That is some efficiency that other English things (sinks) could learn from, but more on that later.
The rest of this post is an aside to my travel news (which is going swimmingly I might add). It will be devoted so something I love next to traveling, eating. So first a rant, because don’t get me wrong, I love Michael Pollan as much as the next ex-eatser/foodie…but isn’t he getting a little full of himself? I thought that Omnivore’s Dilemna was eye opening and a fantastic read. I thought that his second book, In Defense of Food, followed Omnivore’s nicely and made good sense. But now Pollan is releasing a third book that seems to do the exact same things as the others? Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual is scheduled to come out in January. Maybe my problem is that I am being pessimistic, maybe I haven’t properly researched his newest topic – but I am strained to see what new things he can give us. Though I will still buy it and read it. I’m just throwing that out there.
In my 3rd leg of the stool (eating and enjoyment) food experiences in London so far I am confused as to the status of the “food movement.” Certainly there are not many locally grown goods, because England doesn’t have that sort of geographic capability. Though in all of the major chain coffee shops – Starbucks, Café Nero, Costa – there are signs for fairtrade coffee, rainforest alliance coffee or some other array of certification systems. There are also delicious sandwich shops offering “fresh” food – though I haven’t done my research yet to see whose food is actually the freshest (my favorite is EAT, but we will see if htat changes post-google). One of the best meals (despite a home-cooked meal at a family friends’ home) was at my new yoga studio. A spicy green lentil and coconut soup was scrumptious and tasted like “goodness.” I was a very happy camper in my down-dogs and sun salutations.
Just some food for thought…
In Love,
Lauren
PS – I also recognize that the last post was foodie-like too. It’s just the way things are, don’t judge.
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