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Clerkenwell

Hix Farringdon

I’ve been wanting to go to Hix for ages. It must be the only restaurant in Farringdon I haven’t been too, which is crazy considering how long it’s been there. So when I got a chance to go out for dinner in the area with a good friend I didn’t hesitate in booking.

It didn’t disapoint – I loved the inside of the restaurant – great decor, and a lovely looking bar. While they specialise in fish, it isn’t the only thing on the menu and I thoroughly recommend their ‘Heaven and Earth’ starter, which is a little ball of black-puddingy delight. I followed the starter with a beef flank and ale pie – minus the optional oysters, and we shared a gold chocolate mousse and new forest trifle.

I loved all of the food, and I especially loved the cute martini – which came with extra martini. Smooth and strong – exactly how it should be.

PS – I’ve even been back once already – and it was just as good the second time 🙂

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17th October 2016

Eat

10 things you learn when you go out alone

Well, I had a lovely time on my evening out alone. First, hairdressers, followed by dinner at Foxlow then cocktails at The Gibson. I didn’t read much of my book (I blame the lighting) and it was pretty hard to keep off my phone/IPad but I did have a nice relaxing time. As well as learning a few things:

The rest of the world is really bloody noisy when you’re on your own in a restaurant. Made me realise what a braying bunch of noise mongerers me and my friends must be.
You notice the speed at which you drink (first one, fast) and feel much more self conscious asking for a second (and third) drink than you do when you’re with someone else.
Putting your phone down is way harder than you think. Which means it’s way harder to be completely out of communication with other people.
It didn’t feel uncomfortable AT ALL. The restaurant was busy and I felt a bit apologetic asking for a table for 1, but only a bit. It didn’t feel like anyone was bothered.
I really don’t know what wine to order. I only drink white and when the 3 or so I know I like were not on the menu I was a bit flumoxed. Turns out Resiling is nice.
I was having such a nice time I wished I’d invited some friends along to share it. Which makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
You have to eat a whole desert. Which, ya know, isn’t a problem because chocolate with salted caramel is awesome. How did I not know this?
When there is sticky toffee pudding on the menu, most of the men in the restaurant will order it.
The bill is so much cheaper. Obviously.
It’s a bit like being invisible, in a good way. Not a superpower-good-way, but a quite nice people watching way.

It is Clerkenwell Design Week this week, so the whole area was buzzy, with people taking advantage of the shows, viewings and drinks parties.

: Table for 1

: Salted caramel chocolate

: Lovely bar

: Vintage shakers

: A chocolate coin

: Steak and salad

: In on the act

: Hello lover

26th May 2016

Live

Tuesday Thursday

Today I attended a Barnardo’s conference at the Royal College of Nursing in London. It was interesting, and nice to be going into the west end, rather than EC1 in the morning for a change. After the conference we went for a few drinks, as with Thrusday and Friday off work, Tuesday was our Thursday. We got the train home from Farringdon and were indoors by 9.45pm – pretty good going.

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3rd November 2015

Live

A weekend holiday

As a treat after such a tough and painful week, @madgie decided we would have a little London holiday for the weekend. We do this, usually spontaneously, once every Summer. We’ll book into a hotel – usually The Hoxton and chill out in London having fun. So this is what we did:

Drinks at The Artisan