What have I been up to?

Posted by Krista on May 3, 2009
What ive been doing
Nash House in Stratford-upon-Avon

I promise my Rome series will come to an end soon and I'll get back to blogging about London restaurants. In the meantime, inspired by Sam over at Becks & Posh, here's what I've been up to…
  • Hanging out at Lunar House in East Croydon, with a break for lunch at Le Cassoulet while waiting for my Indefinite Leave to Remain visa.
  • Listening to the Fleet Foxes.
  • Thinking and rethinking buying a flat.
  • Booking flights to die Schweiz, Barcelona, and Chicago.
  • Watching Season 1 of Mad Men on DVD. Hooked!
  • Saying goodbye to Julie over dinner at The Ivy
  • Celebrating my birthday with Crispy Duck at Crispy Duck in Gerrard Street .
  • Having drinks and snacks with Rutton and his ladyfriend on the rooftop deck at The East Room.
  • Getting some Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon with Gerry and Ben, marching with a parade (serendipitously, with British soldiers, newly arrived home from Iraq), and then constructing our own little pub crawl.
  • Having great margaritas and an okay dinner at Mestizo, the Mexican in Euston, with Gerry and Ben.
  • Enjoying a nice lie-in on Sunday.

And what I haven't been doing…

  • Eating carbs.
  • Writing about The Ivy.
  • Writing about Crispy Duck.
  • Running.

And what I need to be doing…

  • Running.
  • Taking more photos.
  • Studying for my WSET exam

8 Responses to “What have I been up to?”

  1. A Girl Has To Eat
    May 03, 2009

    Happy birthday! I hope you have a great day. I look forward to reading about the restaurants you try in Barcelona and chicago.


  2. Dan
    May 03, 2009

    Crispy Duck’s Crispy Duck can turn one against Chinese food for good, I think. Is that why you’re not writing it up perhaps?


  3. Krista
    May 03, 2009

    Actually, we had a pretty OK meal at Crispy Duck. I wish they had cut up the
    duck in front of us though. Thing was, it was my birthday. I was more off
    duty than I normally am. No photos, no nothing.


  4. Gourmet Chick
    May 05, 2009

    Buying a flat wow! Surely studying for a WSET exam is brilliant fun or does it actually involve work rather than just copious amounts of drinking?


  5. marmitelover
    May 06, 2009

    Would be interested to hear about your meal at Mestizo. I was supposed to go there on a date. Unfortunately I had a car crash on the way to the date and therefore never made it.
    (Full account, if you interested, here:http://travelswithmyteenager.blogspot.com/2008/12/48-hours.html)
    I’m always on the look out for the perfect Margarita


  6. Krista
    May 06, 2009

    Food was eh, to be honest. Margaritas were good. Pricey. Would have been
    better with the chunky salt.


  7. Caitlin
    May 08, 2009

    Hello Krista, Happy Birthday! Sounds like you have been enjoying life, well done! I didn’t know you are doing your WSET, are you doing the diploma? I have the final scary evil exam coming up, 12 wines blind! Yikes! Hope to see you somewhere soon!

    x Caitlin


  8. bestmanever
    May 26, 2009

    Unusual angle on food, enjoyed pics and blog. I met you at London Bloggers today.



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