Invisible Shoe Series - Andreia Chaves

ANDREA CHAVES

5 Pollen Street - Not so discreet when it becomes popular!

Fallin' for Fendi - SS 2011

Improvised Spaghetti dish

This dish came about randomly as I knew I wanted to discover other ways to utilise leeks other than in soups.

Ingredients:
Sausages of choice (preferably beef/pork)
Spaghetti
Leeks (cut into long thin slices-similar to width of spaghetti)
Pasta/tomato sauce

1) Boil spaghetti in water with salt
2) Remove meat from casing then mince in pan. Add leeks & sauce immediately to allow the flavours to blend. Ready when meat is well cooked.
3) Drain spaghetti & drizzle with olive oil.

Meal is ready in 3 simple steps.

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Miike Snow & Polpo

It was at the famous Polpo that I found my BA fashion show catwalk song.  Miike Snow's tracks were playing in the restaurant at my first visit there a month after it's opening.  The fun restaurant/bar staff wrote the artist's name down and it officially found space in my Ipod.  I love sitting at the bar for dinner and watching my bf chatting away with the staff.  They always remember him because he orders everything from the menu, sometimes twice.

This time we stuck with some favorites and tried some of the new:

New time will be Polpetto.

Howling for more

Bocca di Lupo in Soho continues to impress me with their ever changing fancy descriptive menu and the amazing chefs behind the bar. I enjoy sitting at bars of restaurants (if available) because, as a customer, you are priveledge to watch how quick and precise these chefs can be. The chefs at Bocca di Lupo so happen to also be Italian (some Portuguese) and they are painting a picture with their cooking.

There's no point of ordering dishes of food you could whip up yourself (unless you don't cook at all). I always choose a few interesting dishes to excite my tastebuds. This time it will have to be the courgette flower. It's slightly crispy on the outside from the quick dip in hot oil but the flower itself just melts in your mouth with the slightest natural taste of sweetness. The chefs are not only great with their timing on cooking but also creating the delicate rich sauces that seal the tastes of rather simple dishes. The red wine selection has just enough variety to compliment the food.