Rui's trip back to London

I went to London 2 Fridays ago. We flew from Haneda to London. It took 11 hours on ANA. We had Paella for dinner. I saw Captain America , Hunger Games and more. 

We stayed in Hilton near the airport for 1 night, then we went to an apartment near my old school. After that  my mum went to see her old friend and me, my dad and my brother went to shopping in Brent Cross. We bought books, a school uniform for my school. 

In my best day I went to my old school and surprised all of my class. They were very  happy to see me. At school I played and watched a movie. I was very happy to see my friends again. After that We did barbecue with are class because it was end of year. I also had sleep over with my best friends. We went to a park and played football. 

We went to Harrods for some shopping but it was so so so boring ! Nandos was better. English food is rubbish compared to Japanese. 

I want to come back to London soon because my best friend is there. I enjoyed my trip a lot !

(Written by Rui on his cool iPad mini!)

Cornish pasties - how to

I have an ongoing sparring match with my Thursday evening students at NHK (some of whom I have been teaching for an entire decade now) about the quality of English food, hence the occasional 'food porn' postings here. Allow me my indulgences?

Cornish pasties done properly are crumbly, peppery meat & potato delights. All I have to do now is get my THICK local butcher to understand what 'skirt' is (in reference to beef rather than high school girls) and I can have a go myself - doesn't look hard does it?

English food porn - St. Pancras

 If you think English food is crap - a common misconception - and only the Frogs can do this kind of thing with flair...cop an eyeful of this. The restaurant is in the St. Pancras Hotel in central London. Not flashy, just oozing quiet, confident, culinary competence! Put it on your "must visit" list!