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@mjbnj0001
One last thought. I am guessing you ate hutspot at "D' Vijff Vlieten" an iconic continental restaurant in central Amsterdam that also serves some dutch food.
I couldn't possibly remember the name. The street it was on had a small rise which was distinct as far as I remember (or maybe that's a memory trick, as I am typing this, I am remembering climbing some outside stairs to get into it as opposed to the really flat entries most other building had).
I worked for two different firms for my 3 trips. One was a Big 4, one was a computer manufacturer who has since "eclipsed" (pun intended). Seems like an age ago now.
Best regards.
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I couldn't possibly remember the name. The street it was on had a small rise which was distinct as far as I remember (or maybe that's a memory trick, as I am typing this, I am remembering climbing some outside stairs to get into it as opposed to the really flat entries most other building had).
I worked for two different firms for my 3 trips. One was a Big 4, one was a computer manufacturer who has since "eclipsed" (pun intended). Seems like an age ago now.
Best regards.
Could this be it? It is the only Amsterdam restaurant I know of that is both posh and serves dutch food.
https://www.cool-cities.com/dvijff-vlieghen-6431/1 -
Our Friday night dinner out, our ritual that the hubby thinks makes the weekend feel longer. We went to a new Sicilian in the neighbourhood.
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I couldn't possibly remember the name. The street it was on had a small rise which was distinct as far as I remember (or maybe that's a memory trick, as I am typing this, I am remembering climbing some outside stairs to get into it as opposed to the really flat entries most other building had).
I worked for two different firms for my 3 trips. One was a Big 4, one was a computer manufacturer who has since "eclipsed" (pun intended). Seems like an age ago now.
Best regards.
Could this be it? It is the only Amsterdam restaurant I know of that is both posh and serves dutch food.
https://www.cool-cities.com/dvijff-vlieghen-6431/
Looks vaguely familiar ... as I said, it's been almost 30 years, and a lot of water has gone under the bridge since then, LOL. One thing this conversation has clarified ... I think I may be superimposing the memory of the fine Italian restaurant's exterior we went to, which was on a little rise with steps and a tiny lawn (as my memory tells me) on the "hutspot" place which might be this. Or not. Or I can be conjuring memories like some do when inquired about events long past. At 70yo, I can easily be accused of that, LOL. Unfortunately, we downsized into a retirement home last year, and in doing so, I purged all my old daytimers. I could've answered the question in a moment of searching.
Since you're in London, I won't start talking about my dining experiences there ...
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Met up with a girlfriend for dim sum in Chinatown and some shopping.
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I've been trying to replicate stuff we ate in Thailand on our December vacation. Chicken with garlic and pepper, cucumber with store bought asian sesame dressing could be easily made in the time it took to make the rice.
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@mjbnj0001
Of course I am curious about what London restaurant you remember after 30 years.1 -
@mjbnj0001
Of course I am curious about what London restaurant you remember after 30 years.
Well, ok. 3 trips, 2 for a Big 4, 1 with a now-gone computer manufacturer (same pattern as Netherlands).
1st trip, stayed in Lambeth, had a heads-down working week with the locals, who all went home at night leaving me to explore with a list of suggestions, which I actually liked doing. For lunches they were all grab-food addicts of the prete-a-manger nearby. Got a lot of walking around town in and learned the underground a bit. End of week, the PIC and other principals dropped in and we had an elegant Indian in a modern restaurant in Regent Street (the curved street, or is that Oxford?). Upstairs, very 1990s modern with Indian furnishings, very classy. Name forgotten. My solo evening meals were all pretty standard stuff, some pub, some restaurant, mix of cuisines. I did try a Beef Wellington to compare against my grandmother's holiday version. "When in London ...," after all, LOL.
The one name I remember, since it's easy, was 2nd trip, a weeklong program conference where we all booked into the Christopher Wren House in Windsor, sort of captives to the place, but a nice venue. Good all around. Made an evening escape to a local pub built in 1400s where I finally learned the proper secrets of scotch as tutored by my team. Being from the States, they were convinced I had a deficient education on the topic. It's funny, I don't remember the hotel meals of the week as much as the overall setting.
3rd trip I managed to bring my family as it was spring school break. Company booked me into a hotel in Kensington, and I upgraded to a room for us all. Meals were nondescript but interesting, in several geo areas where i'd meet them, as I had gotten them oriented to the underground on the 1st day, Sunday - everything from a pizza shop near where we were seeing "Lion King" later that night, chip shops, Italian, Indian, etc. - food, other than for just eating, wasn't their top priority, as the kids were about 15 and 12 at the time. It was more important for my younger to try and run into the wall at King's Cross to see if she were a muggle, LOL, than get a posh dinner. I worked Mon-Fri noon, while they took in the town during the workdays, and I joined for the evening activities. Friday afternoon was my pick, and as the firm's office was in the monument district, I selected British Museum for the afternoon (yes, I am a nerd), with something nonmemorable for dinner. Saturday we went to Greenwich (did I mention we're sailors, celestial navigators and otherwise maritime nerds) and got obligatory family photos of one foot in each hemisphere at the Prime Meridian. Dinner was ordinary out there. Sunday it was airplane food.
I know I missed the best of London dining (or at least "better"), but I had thought there'd be another trip. There wasn't.
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About 300gr veg, chicken breast marinated in spices, sambal, yogurt and honey, few tomatoes in oil, and couscous. Served with a big dollop of spiced skyr. Good amount of fibre and 42gr of protein. Rather very low fat if it wasn't for the tomatoes in oil.
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Thai deep fried whole seabass with tamarind sauce, salmon tataki/tiradito, stir fried bok choi, thai pomelo salad, brown rice. If you butterfly the fish, it is flat enough that you need less than 300ml of oil to deep fry the whole fish in a wok. I butterfly from the belly side seeing as I buy my fish from the supermarket which has already been gutted via a belly side incision.
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Big breakfast before errands and the gym: scrambled eggs+egg whites, oatmeal, and tea.3 -
Friday night I went to the new Mexican restaurant in the neighborhood. I left work in a down mood so it was a Great start to the weekend.5 -
@yirara
I love your crockery.
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Unfortunately a single item. Had dinner in a hotel room once from this bowl. Went to my work the next day, had dinner around there, returned to hotel, packed stuff, left next morning. Back home I found the bowl, cleaned and all in my suitcase. 😅 I can't even... 4 -
Still trying out stuff we ate on vacation in Thailand last December. Gai yang experiment freezing drumsticks in the marinade where defrosting overnight in marinade yielded similar results to marinating overnight. Some very easy streetfood staples. The Thai omelette with minced pork that the hubby often ordered because he would be certain it would not be spicy. Thai stir fried cabbage with garlic and fish sauce and some cucumber salad with ready made sesame dressing. Brown rice.
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Hubby was a little tired of Thai so I defrosted some celeriac soup, vodka sauce and meatballs.
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Tonight was air fryer tandoori chicken legs with saag bhaji, lentil masala, and Bucket of Fruit.
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Chicken parm with broccoli. Roast everything in an oven at 430 degree Fahrenheit. 15 minutes. Easy.
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celeriac is not too common here. at least in my circles. i just perused a bunch of recipes for celeriac soup ... do you have a sharable one? or recommend one as a "firstie"?
Celeriac in the UK is plentiful and dead cheap all winter. Here is the recipe I use. Instead of cooking chorizo, I just fried off thinly sliced eating chorizo sold as a cold cut like bacon, and drizzled the oil onto the soup and sprinkled in the chorizo. I added some chive instead of fried rosemary for colour. The soup freezes well.
https://www.olivemagazine.com/recipes/family/celeriac-soup-with-chorizo-oil/1 -
We ate SE Asian again. Nam prik ong is a warm pork and tomato dip for raw veg. Vietnamese cahn soup made with spinach on the side and a little pomelo salad. We hardly touched the rice. I discovered that raw celeriac is not to my taste.
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Udon with kakiage made from last night's leftover veg. Some Japanese omelet and albacore tuna tataki on the side.
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People post a lot of nice looking food, but I'm keeping it real. Smart Dogs (gross) on keto bread with unmelted mexi blend cheese and a giant pile of plain steamed broccoli. And a grapefruit, because that was a surely a complimentary flavor to the rest of the train wreck.
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Opening day of Baseball season in the USA. So…I grilled hot dogs and had a beer
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@Pleurodelinae27 I had to laugh at “Bird Light.” Too funny.1
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Friday is the evening the hubby wants to eat out as he is convinced it makes the weekend feel longer. Our bargain neighbourhood sushi place.
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A bit of food prep:
Savory protein oats with kale and mushrooms -- I reduced the oats and broth by half to reduce carbs, and will cut them down to 25% next time. (More kale & mushrooms, less oats.) This dish is easy to make, reheats well, and I found it quite delicious. A keeper, for sure! (I added a soft-boiled egg at serving time.)
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Quick snack: hummus with chipotle in adobo (I winged it) served on a piece of yellow bell pepper, with a sprinkling of smoked paprika. Yum!
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