After a 20 mile training run traversing London from one end to the other -- a visit to my old flat in West London and a glorious trip through Hyde Park, on through Central London and back out to the East End, we went for brunch at The Breakfast Club. Nope nothing to do with the Molly Ringwald 1980s film but a fun hipster-y brunch joint popular with the East-Ender crowd...Poached eggs, avocado, fresh chili peppers, smoked salmon on multi-grain toast, plenty of protein post run!
Next up a trip to the mecca of British and Irish cheeses in Covent Garden, Neal's Yard Dairy of course! Looking for a good Cheddar or a Stilton or perhaps a Cheshire? You can find it there! Me - I decided on England's answer to my beloved soft-ripened goat's milk cheese crafted by Joe Bennet at Highfields Farm Fairy in Tamworth in the Staffordshire region of England. Unpasteurized goat's milk from Saaen-Toggenburg goats aged and crafted into a thin flat brick of chalky, milky, lactic, citrusy goodness. Round and full bodied but yet light and grassy. A great example of the raw English terroir formed into a unique cheese for England and a great example of British cheesemaking!
After a meander around Covent Garden and a catchup with an old friend, dinner at Byron Burger in Hoxton Square with friends -- a fantastically fresh Nicoise salad with a glass of Malbec was the perfect end to the day and my time in London.
Tomorrow, it is time to return home.
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