So due to this volcanic ash thing, we’ve been ‘snowed in’ in London and have had to cancel our gastronomical adventure in Lyon. Ah, no Saint Marcellin or salted caramel chocolate. But we’re planning a Chinatown grocery trip and perhaps a Dorie cookie extravaganza to make up for it.
Want to join in on the cupcake vs the new cupcake (macaroons or whoopie pies?) debate? Personally, the ease of eating something is not a determining factor for me, the taste and texture – in which I find cupcakes and macaroons to be preferable – are more imperative.
Saturday:
Farmers markets: Acton, Ealing, Notting Hill, Pimlico Road, Twickenham, Wimbledon Park
ACTON
9am – 1pm
Location: Public square on Acton High Street / King Street
Tube: Acton Town & Ealing Common
EALING
9 am – 1pm
Leeland Rd, West Ealing
Rail: West Ealing
Buses 207, 607, 208, E8, 83
NOTTING HILL
9am – 1pm
Car park behind Waterstones, access via Kensington Place
Tube: Notting Hill Gate
Buses: 12, 27, 28, 52, 70, 94, 328.
PIMLICO ROAD
9am – 1pm
Orange Square, corner of Pimlico Road and Ebury St,
Tube: Sloane Square
Buses 211, 11 & 239
TWICKENHAM
9am – 1pm
Holly Road Car Park, Holly Rd, off King St, Twickenham TW1
Rail: Twickenham
Buses: 33 490 H22 R68 R70
WIMBLEDON PARK
9am – 1pm
Wimbledon Park First School, Havana Road
Tube: Wimbledon Park
Buses: 156
Also:
Go for a major hangover breakfast/brunch at Pizza East.
As a major believer in mushroom picking, I think this is totally great – go on a mushroom walk in Hampstead with Fungitobewith.
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Sunday:
Farmers markets: Blackheath, Clapham, Islington, Marylebone, Queens Park, Walthamstow
BLACKHEATH
10am – 2pm
Blackheath Rail Station Car Park, 2 Blackheath Village
Rail: Blackheath
Buses: 54, 89, 108, 202, 380.
CLAPHAM
10 am – 2pm
Bonneville Primary School, Bonneville Gardens SW4
Tube: Clapham South Tube
ISLINGTON
10am – 2pm
William Tyndale School
Richmond Grove N1
Just behind Islington Town Hall on Upper St
Buses 43, 30.
MARYLEBONE
10am – 2pm
Cramer Street Car park, Just off Marylebone High Street
Tube: Baker Street or Bond Street
PECKHAM
9.30am – 1.30pm
Peckham Square, Peckham High Street
Buses: 12, 36, 171, 345
Rail: Peckham Rye or Queens Road
QUEENS PARK
10am – 2pm
Location: Salusbury Primary School, Salusbury Road
Tube/Rail: Queens Park, Brondesbury Park
WALTHAMSTOW
10am – 2pm
Town Square by Selbourne Walk Shopping Centre, off the High Street, Walthamstow E17
Tube: Walthamstow Central
Also:
Spend a lazy afternoon reading, drinking coffee or having philosophical conversations at the Candid Cafe.
Hi Ksenia!! I thought I’d drop you a line and say i’m addicted at see what you next cooking adventure is. Also i love the picture with this post. I want it on my wall. Hope all is well.
Aw, thanks, Sabah! Happy that you’re reading : )
My vote is for macaroons – same argument – sheer texture alone wins it for the macaroon (mm taste that chewiness!). Although minus one for the pastel colors – its Easter colors and I won’t have it. Strange – pastels seem so very un-Parisienne.
Did you go on that Dorie cookie extravaganza?
No, we didn’t get a chance to. The weather was too nice and we were outdoors (eating) a lot.
I agree in principle, but now it’s ingrained in terms of macaroon colors – I can’t for the life of me imagine one in black/grey/white. Maaaaybe navy. With little white crispy ‘pearls’.
It’s true – and how would you know what flavor it is? The color assists with the deduction – although I never would have guessed passionfruit as I bit into one orange macaroon today. Delicious though!
oooh passionfruit. It’s true though – new colors, new flavors and that’s never a bad thing!